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Correct answer: A. 12 hours

Correct. 21 NCAC 58A .0110 specifies a 12-hour Broker-in-Charge Course as part of qualifying for BIC Eligible status.

• B: Incorrect. 30 hours corresponds to a single postlicensing course, not the BIC course.
• C: Incorrect. 45 hours is not the figure used for the BIC course.
• D: Incorrect. 90 hours describes the total postlicensing education requirement, not the BIC course specifically.

Correct answer: A. Completion of the 75-hour Broker Prelicensing Course

Correct. 21 NCAC 58A .0302 and G.S. § 93A-4(a) require completion of the 75-hour Broker Prelicensing Course before an applicant may sit for the license examination.

• B: Incorrect. A real estate degree can support a waiver of the classroom-hour requirement under 21 NCAC 58A .0304, but a degree alone is not the general rule and does not replace the exam or application process.
• C: Incorrect. NCREC has no experience-only pathway into initial licensure; unlicensed sales experience does not substitute for the prelicensing course.
• D: Incorrect. Sponsorship by a Broker-in-Charge is not part of the initial license application; BIC supervision applies after a provisional broker is licensed and affiliated with a firm.

Correct answer: B. Provisional Broker

Correct. Since April 1, 2006, NCREC has issued only the "broker" license, and a newly licensed individual holds provisional broker status until postlicensing education is completed.

• A: Incorrect. Broker-in-Charge is a designation earned later, requiring qualifying experience and the 12-hour BIC course; it is not the status assigned at initial licensure.
• C: Incorrect. Non-Resident Commercial Broker is a limited license category for certain out-of-state commercial practitioners, not the default status for a new in-state licensee.
• D: Incorrect. "Broker associate" is not an NCREC license classification used in North Carolina.

Correct answer: C. A transcript showing a real-estate-related degree, or a certificate of at least 75 hours of prelicensing instruction from another jurisdiction

Correct. 21 NCAC 58A .0304 allows a waiver upon proof of a real-estate-related degree or a certificate showing at least 75 classroom hours of equivalent prelicensing instruction completed elsewhere.

• A: Incorrect. Property management experience is not one of the documented waiver grounds listed in the rule.
• B: Incorrect. Trade association membership has no bearing on NCREC's education waiver, which is tied to academic transcripts or out-of-state coursework.
• D: Incorrect. Passing another state's exam alone, without documentation of qualifying coursework, does not satisfy the waiver rule.

Correct answer: D. Serving as a firm's Broker-in-Charge

Correct. 21 NCAC 58A .0110 bars a provisional broker from being designated Broker-in-Charge because BIC status requires qualifying experience and the 12-hour BIC course that a provisional broker has not yet completed.

• A: Incorrect. Provisional brokers may list property; the restriction that matters at the broker level concerns supervisory authority, not basic listing activity.
• B: Incorrect. Showing property to buyers is routine provisional broker activity performed under BIC supervision, not a prohibited act.
• C: Incorrect. Handling earnest money under supervision is expected provisional broker work, not something the rules bar them from.