Level Up Ethical Power

This course will help agents and brokers level up their ethical power by ensuring they understand the NAR Code of Ethics and the professional standards process. Students will engage with trivia, case studies, and scenarios to enhance their skills. Qualifies for NAR mandate for all REALTORS® to acquire at least 2.5 hours of continuous Code of Ethics training every three years.

The content covered in this course is:

1. Code of Ethics
2. Professional Standards
3. Ethics Enforcement
4. Arbitration
5. Grievance Committee
6. Code of Ethics Trivia, Case Studies, & Scenarios
   

Learning Objectives

At the conclusion of this course, students will be able to:

• Recall the history of the National Association of REALTORS® Code of Ethics
• Describe the structure and purpose of NAR’s Code of Ethics
• Outline and describe the professional standards, arbitration, and grievance processes
  
• Identify correct answers to trivia on the Code of Ethics
• Analyze in-depth case studies to describe how a Code of Ethics article was or was not violated and outline actions to avoid any violations of the specific article.
• Evaluate if briefly outlined real-world scenarios describe Code of Ethics violations
  

Per Missouri Real Estate Commission (MREC) rules, you must be present during each component of the module. You can not step away and allow the video to play without your presence.

After completing all components of the course, you will be required to pass a final exam with at least a 70% passing grade to receive credit for completing NAR Cycle 8 Code of Ethics requirement and to receive the Missouri CE credit. You have unlimited attempts to pass the final exam.

Instructor

Although this course is self-guided, you may contact the Missouri REALTORS® Director of Education, Dr. Blake Willoughby (blake@morealtor.com), if you have any questions or concerns about the course content.

Issuance of Credit

You will receive a digital Missouri continuing education completion certificate (PDF) after the completion of this course. This certificate can be printed or kept digitally with your records.

The Missouri REALTORS® (MR) will upload your CE course completion record to the MREC within 10 days of course completion. You do not need to send the course completion certificate to MREC unless requested to by the commission.

This course complies with all guidelines provided by the National Association of REALTORS®. However, official approval is determined by a state or local association of REALTORS®. Pleas check with applicable authorities to determine whether this course satisfies your educational requirements.

The MR will update your NAR member profile within 10 days of course completion to reflect completing NAR Cycle 8 Fair Housing requirements. You may still want to share a copy of the certificate to your local association too.