Indiana Real Estate CE Requirements, Explained
Last reviewed June 2026 against the official sources linked below. Requirements change — always confirm with your board before relying on them.
Total hours
36 hrs / 3-yr cycle
The catch
12 hrs every year
License year
July 1 - June 30
Issued by
Indiana Professional Licensing Agency (PLA)
Indiana everyone-is-a-broker setup looks like a relaxed three-year, 36-hour cycle on paper. The trap is the annual sub-rule buried inside it: 12 of those 36 hours must be completed every single license year, which runs July 1 to June 30. Treat it as a three-year sprint and you will fall behind in years one and two without realizing it.
Here is the full picture for Indiana brokers, with the every-year requirement called out because it is the thing the long cycle hides.
The base requirement: 36 hours, 12 each year
The Indiana Professional Licensing Agency, through the Indiana Real Estate Commission, requires active brokers to complete 36 hours of approved continuing education over each three-year license cycle. The part most people miss is that 12 of those hours must be completed during each individual license year (July 1 through June 30), not saved up for a final-year cram. Brokers in inactive or referral status are not required to complete CE while in that status.
Managing brokers and the extra requirement
- Brokers who are managing-broker eligible must dedicate 4 of their 12 annual hours to an approved managing broker course.
- Instructor permit holders similarly must spend 4 of their 12 hours on instructor-specific education.
- Approved subject areas include agency law, escrow and license law, ethics, environmental issues, and other Commission-approved real estate topics.
- New brokers licensed July 1, 2014 or later complete 30 hours of post-licensing education within the first two years, which can count toward the CE requirement.
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Indiana broker licenses renew on a three-year cycle, with the broad renewal window closing around the same period for everyone, and the expiration date confirmed in your PLA account. But the practical deadline is annual: 12 hours by the close of each July-to-June license year. Keep your certificates - the Commission can audit, and you want to be able to show the per-year breakdown, not just the three-year total.
How CredTally keeps this on autopilot
- Track the 36-hour total alongside three separate 12-hour annual goals - one per license year - so you see progress against each requirement, not just the overall cycle.
- Store each certificate the moment you finish a course, filed with the credit it proves in a private vault.
- Reminders at 90, 60, 30, and 7 days before each annual cutoff and your three-year renewal date - so the every-year rule never sneaks up on you.
- One-click export of a dated audit packet - summary plus every certificate - if the Commission asks.
- Licensed in Indiana plus another state, or also an appraiser or MLO? Every license sits on its own card with its own deadline in one dashboard.
Frequently asked questions
How many CE hours do Indiana real estate brokers need?
Thirty-six hours of approved continuing education over each three-year license cycle, with 12 of those hours required during each individual license year (July 1 through June 30).
Do I really have to do 12 hours every year in Indiana?
Yes. The 36-hour total is split into a mandatory 12 hours per license year. You cannot simply complete all 36 in the final year of the cycle.
What extra CE do Indiana managing brokers need?
Managing-broker-eligible brokers must complete 4 of their 12 annual hours in an approved managing broker course each year.
When does the Indiana license year run?
From July 1 to June 30. Your full license cycle is three of those years, ending on the expiration date shown in your PLA account.
Official sources
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