Elective Courses

Besides the two special core courses offered by the Asheville Board of REALTORS®, you can choose from a number of very interesting and useful electives.

REMEMBER! You are responsible to track your own elective courses. Be sure you have a copy of your certificate of completion and send a copy to ABR to receive your credit.

The Western North Carolina Green Building Council often offers 4-hour courses that qualify for ECO-credit. Check their website to see what topics are coming up that interest you. Each course is usually worth 4-credit hours.

Warren Wilson College offers a number of environmental classes that qualify for credit.

The Cradle of Forestry sometimes offers a short course on Woodland Ownership.

The local NC State Extension Office offers a helpful course on Home Maintenance.

The REALTORS® Land Institute's Land 101 course is an elective.

There is an 8-hour HUD certified course in Lead-Safe Work Practices that qualifies for 4 credits.

NC State University offers a Conservation-Based Development Workshop.

The Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy offers Financial Strategies for Landowners: Advanced Seminar on Conservation Easements, Tax and Estate Planning.

RiverLink has a course on Sediment and Erosion Control/Stormwater.

Other environmental courses and seminars that are offered for professional credit for architects and engineers may count for ECO credit.

Relevant college level courses you have taken and achieved a grade of B or better may count for credit. Show ABR a copy of your transcripts.

You get one credit for one hour of elective course time, up to a maximum of four credits a day. So, if you take a three hour course, you'll get three credits. If you take a one-day course that lasts six hours, you'll get four credits. If you take a twelve hour elective that lasts two days, you'll get eight credits. The reason for this is to encourage you to take a variety of courses and not to get all your elective credits in the same area.

If you know of a course or seminar coming up that may qualify that isn't on our calendar, let us know about it as soon as possible so we can include.