Education

REAL ESTATE SCHOOL
CURRENT EDUCATION SCHEDULE
BECOME A BROKER
BECOME A SALESPERSON
CODE OF ETHICS TRAINING

REAL ESTATE SCHOOL

Education At NFCAR

As part of our pledge to ensure our member are the best, NFCAR operates the Northern Fairfield County Real Estate School.

The NFCAR Real Estate School is one of the largest and most successful in Fairfield County. We offer live classes in our Bethel CT location as well as on-line classes via this website. Our instructors are industry experts; they provide excellent instruction in residential and commercial real estate, and our topics are always timely and exciting.

On-site Education

On-site we offer: A Continuous Principles and Practices Course • Continuing Education for License Renewal •Courses for Broker Upgrade and a full Catalogue of Commercial Education and New Member Orientation.

For our current educational offerings click here

Continuing Education Requirements For Brokers and Salespersons

Am I required to complete CE?
All license holders must complete 12 Hours of CE 90 days PRIOR to your license renewal date. You are only exempt if you PASSED A CONNECTICUT LICENSING EXAM during the CE period. Effective with your 2024 renewal, per the Department of Consumber Protection, all continuing education must be completed 90-days prior to license renewal.

Brokers: 12 Hours of CE Credits completed on even numbered years by September 1st (90 days prior to license expiration date) Broker license will expire annually on November 30th
Salespersons: 12 Hours of CE Credits completed on even numbered years by March 1st (90 days prior to license expiration date) Salesperson’s license will expire annually on May 31st

What if I am a reciprocal license holder?
Connecticut DOES NOT EXEMPT ANYONE from completion of Connecticut specific continuing education. You must complete approved courses via a CT approved school and retain your certificates of completion for a minimum of 4 years.

What if my license is being held in a Referral Network?
All license holders must complete CE. Choosing to only utilize your license for referrals does NOT exempt you from Connecticut CE requirements.

For the 2024 renewal, the requirements are; 12 hours of continuing education; nine (9) elective credits/hours; plus three (3) mandatory credits/hours.

The three hour mandatory course is;

“CT Real Estate Agency Law”

“As a licensee, you must review and understand the laws regarding your CT license. Click here to review the laws

Online Education

Prefer to learn online, NFCAR has partnerships with some of the industry’s Top Online Providers

FOR BROKERS AND AGENTS

The CE Shop
The CE Shop specializes in online real estate education courses for realtors.
Visit The CE Shop

FOR APPRAISERS

VanEd
VanEd offers online courses to help satisfy the education requirements for Connecticut appraisers.
Visit VanEd

FOR BANKERS AND MORTGAGE BROKERS

Learn Mortgage
Offers a full national catalog of high-quality, NMLS-approved online courses in pre-licensing and continuing education, as well as CompuCram®, are their guaranteed exam prep tool
Visit LearnMortgage

Center for REALTOR® DevelopmentLive,”and “archived” webinars are featured enabling you to learn at any time from anywhere. You now have access to cutting-edge topics from the nation’s top real estate minds at your fingertips!
Visit Center for REALTOR® Development

Designation/Certification Programs
The National Association of REALTORS® and its affiliated Institutes, Societies, and Councils provide a wide-range of programs that help members increase their skills, proficiency, and knowledge. Designations and certifications acknowledging experience and expertise in various real estate sectors are awarded by NAR and each affiliated group upon completion of required courses. Areas of study include

Accredited Buyer’s Representative® / ABR®
Certified Commercial Investment Member / CCIM
Certified Real Estate Brokerage Manager / CRB
Certified Residential Specialist / CRS
As well as many more; for a complete list click here

For more information on NAR, Designation Programs click here
Visit NAR’s Designations & Certifications for more information

REALTOR® Safety Resources
Due to their frequent contact with strangers in various public and private locations, REALTORS® face more on-the-job risks than many other business professionals.

The REALTOR® organization on all levels is committed to helping you stay safe while working with prospects and clients. NAR has an expansive set of articles, tools, and resources to help inform and protect REALTORS®. Visit it often!
Visit NAR’s Safety Resources Site

Free Online Code of Ethics Training NAR offers a no-cost option to meet the REALTOR® Code of Ethics Training.
Visit NAR Online

“Your Success is Core to our Business.”

CURRENT EDUCATION SCHEDULE

Real Estate Principles & Practices *HYBRID* Course
– Starts: January 9th
– Days: Tuesdays & Thursdays
– Time: 6:00pm – 9:00pm
– Ends: March 28th
– Price: $429
Click Here For The Registration Form

For information regarding Continuing Education classes we are offering, click here to access our calendar

BECOME A BROKER

Contact PSI for all questions regarding exams: (800) 733-9267.

Educational Requirements

The educational requirements for licensure as a Broker include:

60 Classroom hours of Real Estate Principles and Practices

15 Hour course in Real Estate Legal Compliance

15 Hour course in Real Estate Brokerage Principles and Practices

Two 15 Hour electives or:

Have successfully completed a cumulative total of at least 20 real estate transactions during the previous five years

Registration and Scheduling Procedures

All candidates for the Broker examinations must be preapproved by PSI BEFORE you register for or schedule your Broker examination. There is no pre-approval needed for the Continuing Education examination. Upon approval by PSI, you will be sent an Examination Eligibility Postcard, including instructions for scheduling the examination.

You may take the examination on an unlimited basis for up to one year from the date of eligibility.

You must pass both portions of the examination within one (1) year of eligibility.

If you do not pass both portions within one year, you must reapply with the PSI.

Examination Fee – $65

For first time testing, the fee is $65 for both examination portions, regardless if you take one or both examination portions. Examination retakes are $65 for both examination portions and $55 for one examination portion.

NOTE: REGISTRATION FEES ARE NOT REFUNDABLE OR TRANSFERABLE.

Internet Registrations

For the fastest and most convenient test scheduling process, PSI recommends that candidates register for their exams using the Internet. Candidates register online by accessing PSI’s registration website at www.psiexams.com. Internet registration is available 24 hours a day.

Log onto PSI’s website and create an account. Please enter your email address and first and last name. This information must match exactly with the information PSI has on file. Be sure to check the box next to “Check here to attempt to locate existing records for you in the system”

You will be asked to select the examination and enter your SS#. Your record will be found and you will now be ready to pay and schedule for the exam. Enter your zip code and a list of the testing sites closest to you will appear. Once you select the desired test site, available dates will appear. If you have problems contact PSI at (800) 733-9267 for help.

Telephone Scheduling

The second fastest method of scheduling is via the telephone with PSI’s Interactive Voice Response system (IVR) during non-business hours, or through live registrars during business hours. For telephone registration, you will need a valid VISA or MasterCard. Complete the Examination Registration Form, including your credit card number and expiration date, so that you will be prepared with all of the information needed to register by telephone.

Call (800) 733-9267, 24 hours a day and register using the Automated Registration System. Otherwise, PSI registrars are available Monday through Friday, between 7:30 am and 8:00 pm and Saturday, between 11:00 am and 5:00 pm, Eastern Time, to receive the information listed on your Examination Registration Form and schedule your appointment for the examination.

Standard Mail Registrations

Complete the PSI registration Form (found at the end of this bulletin), and mail, along with the appropriate examination fee(s) to PSI. Payment of fees can be made by money order or cashier’s check. Money orders or cashier’s checks should be made payable to PSI. Print your social security number on your cashier’s check or money order to ensure that your fees are properly assigned.

CASH IS NOT ACCEPTED.

PSI licensure: certification

3210 E Tropicana

Las Vegas, NV 89121

(800) 733-9267 · Fax (702) 932-2666

BE SURE TO READ ALL DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE COMPLETING THE EXAMINATION REGISTRATION FORMS. IMPROPERLY COMPLETED FORMS WILL BE RETURNED TO YOU UNPROCESSED.

Fax Registration

For Fax registration, you will need a valid VISA or MasterCard. Complete the Examination Registration Form, including your credit card number and expiration date. Fax the completed form to PSI (702) 932-2666. Fax registrations are accepted 24 hours a day. Please allow 4 business days to process your registration. After 4 business days, you may call PSI to schedule the examination(s), (800) 733-9267.

Canceling an Examination Appointment

You may cancel and reschedule an examination appointment without forfeiting your fee if your cancellation notice is received 2 days before the scheduled examination date. You may call PSI at (800) 733-9267. Please note that you may also use the automated system, using a touch-tone phone, 24 hours a day in order to cancel and reschedule your appointment.

Scheduling a Re-examination

It is not possible to make a new examination appointment on the same day you have taken an examination; this is due to processing and reporting scores.

Missed Appointment or Late Cancellation

Your registration will be invalid, you will not be able to take the examination as scheduled, and you will forfeit your examination fee, if you:

Do not cancel your appointment 2 days before the schedule examination date;

Do not appear for your examination appointment;

Arrive after examination start time;

Do not present proper identification when you arrive for the examination.

Examination Site Locations

The PSI Real Estate Licensing examinations are administered at the examination centers listed below:

West Hartford, CT; Milford, CT; Auburn, CT; Boston, MA; Fall River, MA; West; & Springfield, MA

Reporting to the Examination Site

On the day of the examination, you should arrive at least 30 minutes before your appointment. This extra time is for signing, identification, and familiarizing you with the examination process. If you arrive late, you may not be admitted to the examination site and you will forfeit your examination registration fee.

Required Identification at the Examination Site

You must provide 2 forms of identification. One must be a VALID form of government issued identification (driver’s license, state ID, passport, military ID), which bears your signature and has your photograph. The second ID must have your signature and preprinted legal name. All identification provided must match the name on the Examination Registration Form and your Registration Confirmation Notice.

Contact PSI for all questions regarding exams: (800) 733-9267

BECOME A SALESPERSON

Educational Requirements

The educational requirement for a salesperson is a minimum of 60 classroom hours of Real Estate Principles and Practices.

Registration and Scheduling Procedures

All candidates for the Salesperson examinations must be – pre-approved by PSI BEFORE you register for or schedule your salesperson examination. Upon approval by PSI, you will be sent an Examination Eligibility Postcard, including instructions for scheduling the examination.

You may take the examination on an unlimited basis for up to one year from the date of eligibility.

You must pass both portions of the examination within one (1) year of eligibility.

If you do not pass both portions within one year, you must reapply with the PSI.

Examination Fee – $65

For first time testing, the fee is $65 for both examination portions, regardless if you take one or both examination portions.

Examination retakes are $65 for both examination portions and $55 for one examination portion.

NOTE: REGISTRATION FEES ARE NOT REFUNDABLE OR TRANSFERABLE.

Internet Registrations

You will be asked to select the examination and enter your SS#. Your record will be found, and you will now be ready to pay and schedule for the exam. Enter your zip code, and a list of the testing sites closest to you will appear. Once you select the desired test site, available dates will appear. If you have problems contact PSI at (800) 733-9267 for help.

Telephone Scheduling

The second fastest method of scheduling is via the telephone with PSI’s Interactive Voice Response system (IVR) during non-business hours or through live registrars during business hours. For telephone registration, you will need a valid VISA or MasterCard. Complete the Examination Registration Form, including your credit card number and expiration date, so that you will be prepared with all of the information needed to register by telephone.

Contact PSI for all questions regarding exams: (800) 733-9267.

Standard Mail Registrations

Complete the PSI registration form and application (found at the end of this bulletin), and mail, along with the appropriate use and examination fee(s) to PSI. Payment of fees can be made by VISA, MasterCard, company check, personal check, money order or cashier’s check, made payable to PSI. Print your name on the check or money order to ensure that your fees are properly assigned. CASH IS NOT ACCEPTED.

PSI licensure: certification

3210 E Tropicana Las Vegas, NV 89121

(800) 733-9267 · Fax (702) 932-2666

BE SURE TO READ ALL DIRECTIONS CAREFULLY BEFORE COMPLETING THE EXAMINATION REGISTRATION FORMS. IMPROPERLY COMPLETED FORMS WILL BE RETURNED TO YOU UNPROCESSED.

Fax Registration

For Fax registration, you will need a valid VISA or MasterCard. Complete the Examination Registration Form, including your credit card number and expiration date. Fax the completed form to PSI (702) 932-2666. Fax registrations are accepted 24 hours a day. Please allow four business days to process your registration. After four business days, you may call PSI to schedule the examination(s), (800) 733-9267.

Canceling an Examination Appointment

You may cancel and reschedule an examination appointment without forfeiting your fee if your cancellation notice is received two days before the scheduled examination date. You may call PSI at (800) 733-9267. Please note that you may also use the automated system, using a touch-tone phone, 24 hours a day to cancel and reschedule your appointment.

Scheduling a Re-examination

It is not possible to make a new examination appointment on the same day you have taken an examination; this is due to processing and reporting scores.

Missed Appointment or Late Cancellation

Your registration will be invalid, you will not be able to take the examination as scheduled, and you will forfeit your examination fee if you:

Do not cancel your appointment two days before the schedule examination date;

Do not appear for your examination appointment;

Arrive after examination start time;

Do not present proper identification when you arrive for the examination.

Examination Site Locations

The PSI Real Estate Licensing examinations are administered at the examination centers listed below:

West Hartford, CT; Milford, CT; Auburn, CT Boston, MA Fall River, MA &

West Springfield, MA

Reporting to the Examination Site

On the day of the examination, you should arrive at least 30 minutes before your appointment. This extra time is for signing, identification, and familiarizing you with the examination process. If you arrive late, you may not be admitted to the examination site, and you will forfeit your examination registration fee.

Required Identification at the Examination Site

You must provide two forms of identification. One must be a VALID form of government-issued identification (driver’s license, state ID, passport, military ID), which bears your signature and has your photograph. The second ID must have your signature and preprinted legal name. All identification provided must match the name on the Examination Registration Form and your Registration Confirmation Notice.

Contact PSI for all questions regarding exams: (800) 733-9267

CODE OF ETHICS TRAINING

NAR mandates that all REALTOR^® and Appraiser members of the REALTOR^® organization must complete training on the NAR Code of Ethics as a requirement of membership. The training must meet the learning objectives and time requirements established by the National Association of REALTORS^® (NAR).

What Code of Ethics Training is required for New Members?

All new members must complete the required Code of Ethics training within the period specified in the governing documents. Code of Ethics training is part of the NFCAR New Member Orientation, which must be completed by new and returning members, per the NFCAR Bylaws. Code of Ethics programs sponsored by other providers will not be accepted as meeting the New Member Code of Ethics requirement.

What Code of Ethics Training is required for Existing Members?

Every three (3) years, all active REALTOR^® members (which included Appraisers) must complete a refresher training on the Code of Ethics as a requirement of membership. This training for existing members must meet the learning objectives and time requirements established by the National Association of REALTORS^® and be approved by the local association of the primary members.

Beginning January 1st, 2022 the cycle for completing the Code of Ethics training will be every three (3) years as follows:

January 1, 2022, to December 31, 2024

What happens if this requirement is not met by a member?

In early January, NAR will provide NFCAR with the names of members who have not met their Code of Ethics Training Requirement. Membership and all related services will be suspended for all members on that list until the requirement is met. Suspended members who do not meet the requirement by March 1 will be terminated.

What is NFCAR’s role in the Code of Ethics training process?

The local association (NFCAR) is authorized by NAR to determine which Code of Ethics training programs it will accept as meeting the learning objectives established by NAR.
The local association has responsibility for recording and transmitting all Code of Ethics training records for primary members of the National Association of REALTORS^®.
Per NAR directive, the local association must suspend any member who does not meet the Code of Ethics training requirement within the current quadrennial period.

How can you meet the Code of Ethics Training Requirement for Existing Members?

If you join/joined NFCAR within the current period (Jan 1, 2022 – Dec 31, 2024), the 3 CE Code of Ethics course provided during your New Member Orientation meets the requirement for the current three-year period ending December 31, 2024. Since you attended that class at NFCAR, your records are transmitted to NAR by NFCAR. No additional action is required by the member.

For existing members, NFCAR will accept copies of Connecticut CE certificates from registered Real Estates Schools as proof as meeting the NAR Code of Ethics Training Requirement for the period January 1, 2021, through December 31, 2024. Remember, only your local association has the authority to determine which classes meet the requirement.

How will NAR’s records be updated to indicate that you’ve met the training requirement?

The following information applies to primary members of NFCAR.

If you complete any of the classroom courses at NFCAR, your training record will automatically be updated and sent to NAR. No additional action is required.

If you complete any of the classroom courses approved by NFCAR, but delivered by a Connecticut approved school/sponsor other than NFCAR, you must submit a copy of your certificate of completion to NFCAR, so that NFCAR can transmit the record to NAR. Email your scanned certificate to jessica@NFCAR.com or FAX it to 203 792-9962.

If you complete the Free NAR Online course, NAR knows that you’ve completed the requirement and will notify your local Association – NFCAR. The Free NAR on line Course may not be eligible CT Credit, please contact NFCAR Membership for information jessica@NFCAR.com, or 203 744-7255

Phone:	203.744.7255
Fax:	203.792.9962