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The Greater Harrisburg REALTORS® Institute is committed to assisting all REALTORS® in their real estate quest! These fully online, self paced courses allow you to complete your education whenever and wherever.

The online courses can be completed from the comfort of your home or business. Once registration and payment are complete, you have access to the course right away and it doesn’t expire for 6 months. You can stop and start the course at any point and it will remember where you left off.

Online Courses

Specific Course Information

Sales Person Pre-Licensing

Please note that GHRI classroom and online class payments and deposits are separate, and not interchangeable.

Final Exams: Once you have completed the online course material you are required to take an in-person final exam. There is a final exam for each Real Estate Fundamentals and Real Estate Practice. You will receive an email with instructions on how to schedule your exam and where to take your exam. The final exam must be completed within 90 days of course completion. Upon successful completion of both of the final exams, please visit PearsonVue for step-by-step instructions for scheduling your state licensing exams.

In order for an individual to sit for the Pennsylvania State Real Estate Commission’s real estate salesperson’s exam, the individual must be 18 years old and take and pass both the Real Estate Fundamentals (Recommended first course) and Real Estate Practice (Recommended second course) courses.  Fundamentals is 30 hours in length and Practice is 45. The requirements for each course are 80% attendance and a passing grade of 70% or above. The two courses may be taken in any order; however, we recommend that individuals take the Real Estate Fundamentals first. Both Real Estate Fundamentals and Real Estate Practice are comprehensive and intensive courses that will prepare individuals for the state real estate exam.

Continuing Education

Renewal Date: 5/31/2026 (Every even numbered year)

Hours Required: 14 hours

9 hours – elective hours

2 hours – Fair Housing

3 hours – Agency Relationships

Broker Licensure
  • Must be 21 years of age and have obtained a high school diploma or its equivalent
  • Must have at least three years experience as a licensed real estate salesperson
  • Complete 16 credits or 240 hours of instruction within 10 years prior to date of passing licensing exam.
  • Satisfy at least 200 points in experience. You can find the point system and LINK
    Note: points are awarded for full time employment wherein no other points can be earned.
  • Have successfully passed both the Pennsylvania and National portions of the Broker Real Estate Exam
  • Have completed, signed and submitted the licensing application provided by the Pennsylvania Real Estate Commission along with the required fee.

Must provide a minimum of 3 years of real estate experience by documenting 200 points using the following point system:

  1. Sale (Commercial or Residential)  – 5 points;
  2. Exclusive listing which sold (Commercial or Residential) – 5 points;
  3. Unsold exclusive listing (Commercial or Residential) – 1 point;
  4. Lease (Commercial) – 5 points;
  5. Lease (Residential) – 1 point;
  6. Property Management Assistance (Commercial or Residential) – 6 points/month.

For additional information on Broker Applicant experience requirements, please visit the PA State Real Estate Commission website.

New Licensee

New salespersons and agents licensed are required to take two modules either General and Residential or General and Commercial, as per the State Real Estate Commission, during the June 1, 2024 to May 31, 2026 CE cycle. The online courses can be completed from the comfort of your home or business. Once registration and payment are complete, you have access to the course right away and it doesn’t expire for 6 months. You can stop and start the course at any point and it will remember where you left off.

Professional Development

Jump Start your Real Estate Career with our online Professional Development training classes to help you with your daily business transactions.  Explore our selection of great informational sessions:  Budgeting, Long-Term Relationships, Building a Business Plan, Improving your Negotiation Skills, Building a Referral Network, Time Management, Sales Communication Strategies, Tax Planning, Technology Tools, and much more. 

Exam Prep

Registration

Online courses must be completed within 180 days of enrollment. You have 90 days to access and review the course content after you have completed the last lesson in a course. Refund policy once you have registered/purchased a course, there are no refunds. Please make sure you have read all of the necessary information before making your purchase!

*Before purchasing an online course, please verify the number of continuing education credits, and whether or not the course is approved by the PA State Real Estate Commission and the PA Certified Appraisal Board.

Designations

NAR partners with the Center for REALTOR® Development Online Learning and the CE shop to offer Continuing Education credits for some of the NAR Designations. Use the link below! Please select the designation that you are interested in, and click on PA for that designation to see if the online class is approved for CE credits in Pennsylvania.

nar designations & certifications

Customer Service and Technical Support

1-888-850-0751 or email: Support@TheCEShop.com

Monday-Friday 8 a.m.-10 p.m.  EST; Saturday-Sunday 10 a.m.-7 p.m. EST

Before you call

Please be prepared to explain your problem in detail and to have access to your computer.

When you place your call: In order to effectively troubleshoot your issue, our technicians begin the call by asking you a series of questions regarding your operating environment. We will need to know what type of computer you are using, the operating system you are using, the version number of your software, etc. Your call may be documented or monitored to help us maintain quality of service standards.

Chat support is also available through the online course. It will appear as an option on your screen while you’re logged on to the course.

If you have questions or concerns about course content, please contact the Greater Harrisburg REALTORS® Institute by phone at 717-364-3205 or via email at kim@ghar.realtor.