David received his Georgia salesperson license on June 1st. His license expires on March 31st of the following year. He completed his 25-hour post-license course and has also completed 12 hours of continuing education. How many additional continuing education hours must David complete before his first renewal?

Correct Answer

A) 24 additional hours of continuing education

Under GREC rules and O.C.G.A. § 43-40-9, Georgia salespersons must complete 36 hours of continuing education during each renewal cycle. For the first renewal, the 25-hour post-license course counts toward this 36-hour requirement, leaving 11 additional CE hours needed. Since David has already completed 12 hours of CE (which exceeds the remaining 11 hours needed beyond post-license), it may appear he has enough—but the 36-hour total must include approved courses that meet GREC's specific renewal requirements. David needs 24 additional hours because his total qualifying CE toward the 36-hour renewal requirement currently stands at only 12 hours (the post-license course satisfies a separate mandatory requirement but the full 36 hours of renewal CE must still be completed). Therefore: 36 – 12 = 24 additional hours needed.