So, you want to pursue a real estate license in NC? Well, get ready to be #GoSchooled!

This course is the prerequisite to taking the state's real estate licensing exam. Upon successful completion of the course you will submit a license application and criminal background report. Upon approval by the NC Real Estate Commission, you'll be invited to take the real estate licensing exam. Upon passing the real estate licensing exam, a NC Real Estate Provisional Broker License will be issued which will allow you to affiliate with a Broker-in-Charge/brokerage firm and begin earning income as a real estate broker. All NC real estate brokers with provisional status must complete 90-hours of additional post-licensing education within 18-months of licensure in order to remove the provisional status.

Course Facilitation Method:

Live, in-person at the Go School Cary campus located at 201 Commonwealth Ct, Suite 100 in Cary, North Carolina.
Participants will need to have access to a laptop computer or tablet capable of connecting to wi-fi and a basic function calculator (no phones) to complete required assignments.

Textbook:

Modern Real Estate Practice in North Carolina, 11th ed. version published by Dearborn
You may order the textbook with your enrollment form and it will be provided on the first day of class.
Email info@goschool.biz to arrange for an earlier pickup.
To have the textbook shipped to you, order directly from the publisher via our online bookstore (search for the title).
An e-book version of the textbook is also available via the publisher.

Schedule:

Review the Dates Breakdown section above for complete schedule details.
This course will meet in-person each Monday/Wednesday, 5:30PM - 9:30PM from December 2nd through February 24th.
The proctored course exam will be administered in the classroom on the last two class days. Attendance is critical.

Attendance:

This course contains 88 hours of instruction and an end of course examination.
Per North Carolina Real Estate Commission rules, participants must attend at least 80% of all course hours and pass the course exam in order to receive course completion credit.
Students missing more than 18 instructional hours are ineligible for course completion credit.
Time missed cannot be made up.
Students should expect to spend an additional 10 to 15 hours minimum per week outside of class in order to fully prepare for the course and licensing exams.

Cancellation:

Students may cancel their enrollment up to 48-hours prior to the course start date and receive a refund minus a $75 cancellation fee.
No refunds are issued after this deadline.
Students may transfer their enrollment to a future course rather than cancelling. Any difference in the tuition fee may be owed.
Transfer requests must be submitted prior to the fourth class session of the student's current enrollment. No transfers may occur after this deadline.
Go School reserves the right to cancel an upcoming course due to instructor availability or low enrollment. In such cases a full refund is issued to the student or the student may transfer their enrollment to a future course.

Course Description:

The Broker Pre-licensing course is where all agents in North Carolina start. This course meets the standards established by the North Carolina Real Estate Commission for qualifying to take the NC real estate broker license exam. Topics studied include North Carolina license law, contracts and closings, agency relationships, property ownership, and land use control among many other pertinent topics. To review the course syllabus, click here

FAQs

For a list of frequently asked questions among pre-licensing students, click here
For complete details on the licensing process in NC, please review the Real Estate Licensing in North Carolina booklet
To review the school's Policy and Procedure Disclosure (PPD): https://bit.ly/PPD_April2026

Real Estate Pre-Licensing Course (in-person M/W evening schedule)