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C O U R S E I N F O R M A T I O N
COURSE FOR NEW AFFILIATE BROKERS
The Course for New Affiliate Brokers must be taken
prior to licensure. GNAR offers an Internet Course for
New Affiliates. Includes: Listings, Agency, Contracts,
Fair Housing, Anti-Trust, Laws, Rules and Policies of
the Tennessee Real Estate Commission, Property
Management, Ethics, Etiquette and Closing.
OFFICE AND BROKERAGE MANAGEMENT
COURSE FOR BROKER CANDIDATES
The 30-hour Office and Brokerage Management Course
is required for all Affiliate Brokers who want to sit
for the Broker's exam. The candidate for the Broker's
license must successfully complete the Office and
Brokerage Management Course prior to sitting for
the Broker's exam. GNAR does not offer this course.
Check with the Tennessee Real Estate Commission's
Education Dept. at 615-741-2273 for course providers.
TREC CORE 13/14 COURSE
TREC CORE 13/14 is a specific six-hour course
required by the Tennessee Real Estate Commission
of certain licensees in order to renew a license. Only
one TREC CORE course will count for credit in each
licensing cycle. GNAR offers the course in the
classroom and online.
For more information on who is required to complete
the TREC CORE contact the Tennessee Real Estate
Commission at 615-741-2273.
Agents who must complete continuing education must
take the TREC CORE course and elective hours for a
total of 16 hours. There are no substitutions for the
TREC CORE course. (Note: TREC CORE is not the
same as the Code of Ethics course.)
Topics for the TREC CORE 13/14 course are: TREC Law,
Rule and Policy Update; Agency; Advertising; Contracts;
Property Management.
SPECIAL NOTE:
Affiliate Brokers licensed before July 1, 1980 and
Brokers licensed before Jan. 1, 2005 are not required
to take the TREC CORE course.
CODE OF ETHICS REQUIRED BY THE
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS
The National Association of Realtors requires all
members of Realtor Associations to complete an
approved Code of Ethics course between Jan. 1, 2013
and Dec. 31, 2016. This "Quadrennial Code of Ethics"
requirement is for all Realtors whether or not you are
a Broker or an Affiliate Broker. You MUST take this
course even if you are "grandfathered" and the state
does not require that you take continuing education.
Completion of a minimum of 2.5 hours of approved
Code of Ethics training is a condition of Realtor
Association membership. You can't lose your real
estate license if you don't complete an ethics course.
However, Association bylaws require that Realtors
who do not complete the course by Dec. 31, 2016, be
suspended from membership and lose their Associa-
tion rights and privileges. Realtors who complete an
approved ethics course at a location other than their
local Association should send their Association a copy
of their course completion certificate.
Note: The Realtor Code of Ethics course is NOT
the same course as the Tennessee Real Estate
Commission's TREC CORE course which is required
for real estate license renewal by many agents.
WHO HAS MET THE REQUIREMENT
GNAR members who complete the GNAR Orientation on
or after Jan. 1, 2013, have met the current Quadrennial
Ethics requirement. Realtors who complete GRI 401:
Doing the Right Thing and Realtors who complete an
Association approved Code of Ethics course on or after
Jan. 1, 2013 have met the requirement. Realtors should
direct questions to their local Realtor Association.
AVAILABLE ETHICS COURSES ACCEPTED BY GNAR
FOR REALTOR ETHICS COURSE COMPLETION
FREE ONLINE ETHICS COURSE
A free 2.5 hour online Code of Ethics course is
available through the National Association of Realtors.
This course is for current GNAR members. (New GNAR
applicants are required to complete the New Member
Orientation in the GNAR classroom.) Call the GNAR
Membership Dept. for details. There is NO continuing
education credit for NAR's free online course. To access
the online course go to www.gnar.org click on the Real
Estate Education tab, then select Education Resources.
Choose the Quadrennial Realtor Ethics Training link
and select the Quadrennial Ethics Training course for
existing Realtors. You will need your nine digit NRDS
(National Realtor Database Systems) number, which
appears on the address label of your Realtor Magazine.
Call 800-874-6500 for technical support.
ONLINE KNOW THE CODE: REAL ESTATE ETHICS
COURSE WITH CONTINUING ED
FEE: $60
Access the online Ethics and Real Estate course with
6 hours of continuing education credit at www.gnar.org,
click on the Real Estate Education tab, then
choose Distance Learning. Select the RECampus link.
ONLINE CRACKING THE CODE OF
ETHICS COURSE WITH CONTINUING ED
FEE: $29
Access the online Cracking the Code of Ethics
course with 3 hours of continuing education credit at
www.gnar.org, click on the Real Estate Education tab,
then choose Distance Learning. Select The CEShop.
PAPER AND PENCIL ETHICS AND REAL ESTATE
COURSE WITH CONTINUING ED
FEE: $29
The Ethics for the Real Estate Professional course
meets the NAR Quadrennial Ethics requirement for
GNAR members, and is approved by the Tennessee
Real Estate Commission for 4 hours of continuing
education credit. Purchase at the GNAR Realtor Store.
CLASSROOM CODE OF ETHICS COURSE WITH
3 HOURS CONTINUING ED
FEE: GNAR MEMBERS: $30; ALL OTHERS: $55
The classroom Code of Ethics course at GNAR meets
the NAR Quadrennial Ethics requirement for GNAR
members, and is approved by the Tennessee Real
Estate Commission for 3 hours of continuing
education credit.
Applicants for GNAR membership must attend
New Member Orientation in the GNAR classroom
within three months of application. The GNAR
Orientation program is approved for the following
continuing education credit: 3 hours of ethics and
3 hours of risk management. The ethics portion
meets the National Association of Realtors
requirement that all Realtors complete an
approved ethics training between Jan. 1, 2013
and Dec. 31, 2016.
Orientation classes are held from 8:30 a.m. -
5 p.m. unless noted as night classes. Day
Orientation classes include lunch. Night
Orientation is held from 5 - 9 p.m. on two
consecutive nights and includes snack dinners.
You must attend 100-percent of the class.

ORIENTATION DATES:
January 27, 2014
February 24, 2014
March 24 - 25, 2014 (Night)
April 28, 2014
May 19, 2014
June 30, 2014
July 28, 2014
August 25, 2014
September 29, 2014
October 27 - 28, 2014 (Night)
November 24, 2014
NEW MEMBER ORIENTATION