Course Hours & How They’re Counted

This course delivers the 60 clock hours of instruction required by the Alabama Real Estate Commission (AREC). Instructional time is composed of video instruction, reading, and assessments, and your activity is tracked by the learning platform to verify hours.

• Verified engagement. The platform logs all course activity; instructional hours are verified through sequential lesson progression and required assessment mastery at each step.
• Daily maximum: AREC grants credit for no more than 6 instructional hours per calendar day. Time beyond 6 hours in a day does not accelerate your completion.
• Practical minimum timeline: because of the daily cap, the course cannot be completed in fewer than 10 calendar days.

Your Course Access Period

Why six months? Real estate license law, Commission rules, and the state examination change over time. A defined access period ensures that every student completes their education on current material — consistent with standard practice among online real estate schools nationwide.

Extensions

Need more time? Extensions are available for purchase:

• 1-Month Extension — $39 — for students who just need a little more runway
• 3-Month Extension — $99 (a $117 value) — for students returning after a longer break
• Extensions may be purchased as needed and combined — but never beyond the absolute limit below.
• Absolute limit: AREC requires the course to be completed within one (1) year of enrollment. No extensions are available beyond that date — extensions may only carry your access up to the one-year mark.
• Extension fees are due at purchase and are non-refundable once the extension period begins.
• To purchase an extension, contact us at info@alabamarealestateclass.com or 205.822.9322 before your current access expires.

If your enrollment expires — or you reach the one-year AREC limit — without completing the course, you must re-enroll to continue. Progress from an expired enrollment cannot be applied toward the 60-hour requirement. (See our Refund & Cancellation Policy for the financial terms that apply.)

How You Progress

• Sequential learning: lessons unlock in order. You must complete each lesson’s topics and pass its quiz before moving to the next.
• Quiz mastery: each lesson quiz requires a score of at least 80%. Quizzes may be retaken; each attempt draws a fresh random selection of questions from the lesson’s question bank, and every question provides an explanation of the correct answer.
• Orientation acknowledgement: the course begins with a required orientation and acknowledgement confirming your identity and acceptance of course policies.

The Final Examination

• The course concludes with a proctored final examination. Proctoring procedures, scheduling, and identification requirements are described in the “Exam Proctoring and Instructions” lesson.
• A score of 80% or higher is required to pass — a standard we deliberately set above the state’s 70% minimum to ensure our graduates are genuinely exam-ready.
• Photo identification is verified before the examination begins.
• If you do not pass, you may retake the examination after reviewing course material; each attempt presents a different random selection of questions. Retakes must occur within your active access period.

After You Finish

• Upon passing the final exam, the School issues your certificate of completion and reports your completion as required for licensure.
• Plan your state exam promptly: Alabama requires you to take the state licensing examination within 6 months of completing this course.
• After passing the state exam, you apply for your temporary license (within 90 days) and must complete the 30-hour post-license course within your first year to receive your original license.

Interruptions & Hardship

If a documented hardship (medical emergency, military deployment, or similar) prevents you from completing within your access period, contact us before it expires. We will work with you in good faith within the limits AREC regulations allow, and extension fees may be waived for documented hardship at the School’s discretion.

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