BROKER IN CHARGE UPDATE CLASS 2020-2021

Additional Information

BIC Update Class is also referred to as the Broker in Charge Update Class 2020-2021.

BIC'S and BIC eligible brokers should* take the BIC Update Class and one commission-approved elective. is a four hour course that must be completed by all brokers-in-charge and brokers who have BIC-Eligible status and who wish to renew their licenses on active status on July 1, 2021, for the 2021-2022 license year.

Brokers-in-charge and brokers with BIC-Eligible status must take the BICUP course each year to satisfy the Update course requirement and to maintain BIC-Eligible status, as prescribed by Commission Rules 58A .1702. and 58A .0110.

This four (4) hour course will include 210 minutes of classroom instruction and 30 minutes of breaks. The 2020-2021 BICUP course topics are:

Fair Housing,
Contracts,
Cybersecurity,
Provisional Brokers on a Team,
Law and Rule Updates, and
Licensing and Education.

Per Commission rule 58A .1702, a licensee must take eight (8) hours of continuing education (CE) each year to maintain an active license, as follows:

Provisional Brokers and non-BIC Brokers must take the General Update course and one Commission-approved elective.
BICs and BIC-Eligible Brokers should* take the BICUP (Broker-in-Charge Update) course and one Commission-approved elective.

*A broker with BIC-Eligible status who takes the General Update course and an elective will maintain an Active license but will lose his/her BIC Eligible status and BIC designation.

Contact Encompass Real Estate School at 980-402-7172 to sign up or sign up online.