State Licensing Information
i-Course is approved for continuing education by the major national home inspection association's and our home inspection courses are good in numerous additional states. We are not approved by all of the states for continuing education credit, so before signing up with i-Course please check to make sure that our courses qualify for your state if your state requires approved courses. You should verify this information with your state board if you are unsure. Even if we are not approved in your state you may find that your professional association requires more than the state minimum number of credits. If this is the case, i-Course is a great option to get the additional continuing education credits you need. Every effort is made to keep this page's information correct and the state pages up to date, however, if you notice that our pages are outdated or contain incorrect information, please let us know.
Association Continuing Education Requirements
- ASHI requires 20 CEs annually
- CREIA requires 30 CEUs annually
- NACHI requires 24 CECs annually
- NAHI requires 16 CEUs for CRI's, and 8 CEUs for regular and associate members.
Blue states are states we are waiting on approval from.
Red states are states we are not approved in, but our courses may still be good for the additional credits you need.
Alabama
Alabama home inspectors are licensed, however, there is no state requirement for continuing education. Our courses are good for your professional membership continuing education credits. 02/07 http://www.bc.state.al.us/HI%20Menu.htm
Alaska
Home inspectors in Alaska are licensed by the Division of Corporation and Professional Licensing under regulation of the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development. The state requires pre-licensing education and 8 hours of continuing education for the two year renewal period. We are approved by the Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development to provide continuing competency education for Alaska home inspectors. http://www.commerce.state.ak.us/occ/phin.htm
Arizona
80 hours are require to become a licensed home inspector, but there isn't any continuing education requirement for renewal. Since there is no continuing education requirement our courses are good for your professional membership continuing education requirements. http://www.btr.state.az.us/
Arkansas
14 hours of approved education. We are not currently approved. Since a maximum of four hours can be taken online we do not intend to become an Arkansas approved educational provider at this time. http://www.ahib.org/
Use i-Course for the extra hours beyond the state required 14 your professional association may require.
California
Home inspectors are not licensed (Other then the B&P code) in California. There is no education requirement.
Our courses are good for your professional continuing education credits. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/displaycode?section=bpc&group=07001-08000&file=7195-7199
Colorado
There is no current legislation covering home inspectors in Colorado. Our courses are good for your professional membership continuing education credits.
Connecticut
Home inspectors are licensed in Connecticut. Twenty (20) hours of continuing education are required in each two year continuing education period. We are approved by the State of Connecticut to offer education. http://www.ct.gov/dcp/cwp/view.asp?a=1624&Q=289862&PM=1
Delaware
There is no current legislation covering home inspectors in Delaware. Our courses are good for your professional membership continuing education credits.
District of Columbia
There is no current legislation covering home inspectors in the District of Columbia. Our courses are good for your professional membership continuing education credits.
Florida
On June 28, 2007, SB 2234 was passed which will require licensing for home inspectors. The bill doesn't take effect until July 1, 2010. There will be a requirement for pre-licensing education and it will also require 14 hours of continuing education every two years. No further information regarding education is available at this time.
The County of Charlotte has developed some home inspector requirements. There is no state or county educational requirements. Our courses are good for your professional membership continuing education credits.
Georgia
Georgia has passed a Trade Practice Act covering home inspections. The Act basically says you must provide a scope of work, do a visual inspection, and provide a written report. There are no continuing education requirements in Georgia. Our courses are good for your professional continuing education credits.
Hawaii
There is no current legislation covering home inspectors in Hawaii. Our courses are good for your professional continuing education credits.
Idaho
There is no current legislation covering home inspectors in Idaho. Our courses are good for your professional continuing education credits.
Illinois
Home inspectors are licensed in Illinois. 12 hours of approved education are required every two years. We are not an approved educational provider. 1/16/07 http://www.idfpr.com/dpr/re/HomeInspect.asp
Use i-Course for the extra hours beyond the state required 6 each year your association may require.
Indiana
Home inspectors are licensed in Indiana by the Professional Licensing Agency. The law has been in effect since 2005 and requires education for both licensing and renewal. 16 hours of approved education are required each year. We have been approved by the Indiana Home Inspectors Licensing Board as a CE Provider. http://www.in.gov/pla/bandc/home/
Iowa
There is no current legislation covering home inspectors in Iowa. Our courses are good for your professional continuing education credits.
Kansas
There is no current legislation covering home inspectors in Kansas. Our courses are good for your professional continuing education credits.
Kentucky
Kentucky requires that home inspectors be licensed. There are both pre-licensing and renewal education requirements. The state requires 14 hours of approved education for each license year. Kentucky is not accepting any additional online courses at this time. http://www.ohbc.ky.gov/licensing/homeinspection/
Use i-Course for the extra hours beyond the state required 14 your association may require.
Louisiana
Home Inspectors are licensed in Louisiana by the State Board of Home Inspectors. Both pre-licensing and continuing education are required. A minimum of 20 hours of approved education are required for each licensing period. In order to get Louisiana credit through us, you must sign up through The Building Inspection Institute. Click here to go to www.biii.net to obtain the necessary Louisiana CE Certificates for our courses. Click on "Training" then "Louisiana". Next scroll down and click the link that says "BIII C.E. Online Courses". You will not get Louisiana credit unless you sign up this way. http://www.lsbhi.state.la.us/
Maine
There is no current legislation covering home inspectors in Maine. Our courses are good for your professional continuing education credits.
Maryland
Home inspectors in Maryland are licensed as of January 1, 2008. Our courses are currently good for your professional continuing education credits. We will update the continuing education requirement when we get clarification. http://www.dllr.state.md.us/license/real_est_app/reareq.htm
Massachusetts
Massachusetts licenses home inspectors through the Board of Registration of Home Inspections. 24 hours of approved education are required for the 24 month period prior to each renewal date. We have sent in an application for approval, however, your state is a little backwards and they won't respond. 1/25/07 http://www.mass.gov/dpl/boards/hi/index.htm
Michigan
There is no current legislation covering home inspectors in Michigan. Our courses are good for your professional continuing education credits.
Minnesota
There is no current legislation covering home inspectors in Minnesota. Our courses are good for your professional continuing education credits.
Mississippi
Mississippi has required home inspectors to be licensed since July 2002. The state of Mississippi requires 20 hours of approved education every two years. We are approved by the Mississippi Home Inspector Regulatory Board to provide continuing education for Mississippi home inspectors. http://www.mrec.state.ms.us/default.asp?siteid=3
Missouri
There is no current legislation covering home inspectors in Missouri. Our courses are good for your professional continuing education credits.
Montana
Home inspectors are not licensed in Montana. A bill has been introduced (Jan 07), and it has been read in committee. There is a Trade Practice Act from 1999, but there is no continuing education requirement. Our courses are good for your professional continuing education credits. http://data.opi.state.mt.us/bills/BillHtml/SB0210.htm
Nebraska
There is no current legislation or regulation covering home inspectors in Nebraska. Our courses are good for your professional continuing education credits.
Nevada
Home inspectors are licensed in Nevada. There are pre-licensing educational requirements and 20 hours of approved education are required in the two years before the date of renewal. We are not approved by the State of Nevada. http://red.state.nv.us/IOS/ios_home.htm
Use i-Course for the extra hours beyond the state required 20 every two years your association may require.
New Hampshire
There is no current legislation covering home inspectors in New Hampshire. Our courses are good for your professional continuing education credits.
New Jersey
Home Inspectors are licensed in New Jersey. There are both pre-license and renewal education requirements. 40 hours of approved education are required every two years for renewal of a New Jersey Home Inspector license. i-Course has been approved by the New Jersey Home Inspection Advisory Committee to offer Continuing Competency courses for the biennial licensing period ending April 30, 2009. http://www.state.nj.us/lps/ca/nonmedical/hiac.htm
New Mexico
There is no current legislation covering home inspectors in New Mexico. Our courses are good for your professional continuing education credits.
New York
New York home inspectors have been required to be licensed since December 31, 2005. There are both pre-licensing education and renewal continuing education requirements. If your license expires on or before December 30, 2008 you need to complete 6 hours of continuing education. If your license expires after December 31, 2008 you need to complete 24 hours of continuing education. NY is not accepting online courses for continuing education at this time. http://www.dos.state.ny.us/lcns/homemain.htm
North Carolina
Home inspectors are licensed in North Carolina. There are pre-licensing requirements and 12 hours of approved education are required for renewal. We are not approved by North Carolina. http://www.ncdoi.com/OSFM/Engineering/hilb/engineering_hilb_home.asp
Use i-Course for the extra hours beyond the state required 12 your association may require.
North Dakota
North Dakota home inspectors are licensed by the Secretary of State. There is no requirement for continuing education in North Dakota. Our courses are good for your professional continuing education credits. http://www.nd.gov/sos/homeinspector/
Ohio
There is no current legislation covering home inspectors in Ohio. Our courses are good for your professional continuing education credits.
Oklahoma
Home inspectors were required to be licensed in Oklahoma as of July 2003. Only five continuing education hours are required every 12 months. We are not an approved Oklahoma provider. 1/19/07 http://www.health.state.ok.us/program/ol/info.html
Use i-Course for the extra hours beyond the state required 5 your association may require.
Oregon
Home inspectors in Oregon are licensed by the Oregon Construction Contractors Board. Oregon requires 30 CEUs in the 24 months prior to your certification expiration date. We are approved by the Oregon Construction Contractors Board (CCB) to offer courses for Continuing Education and Up-front training for CCB eligibility points. http://www.oregon.gov/ccb
Pennsylvania
Home inspectors are self governed in Pennsylvania. There are no pre-licensing or continuing education requirements in Pennsylvania. Use i-Course home inspection classes for your professional memberships.
Rhode Island
Rhode Island licensed home inspectors under the Contractors' Registration Board in July 2001, however the license program is still pending due to lack of funding. Since Rhode Island's licensing law has not taken effect, you can use i-Course to maintain your professional membership continuing education requirements. http://www.crb.state.ri.us/inspectors.htm
South Carolina
Home inspectors are licensed in South Carolina through the Residential Builders Commission. There is a requirement for pre-licensing education depending on your experience, however, there is no current listed requirement for continuing education. http://www.llr.state.sc.us/POL/ResidentialBuilders/index.asp?file=HI.HTM
South Dakota
South Dakota home inspectors are licensed by the South Dakota Real Estate Commission. The state requires 24 hours of approved education every two years. We are not approved. 1/15/07 http://www.state.sd.us/sdrec/home_inspect/homeinspections.htm
Use i-Course for the extra hours beyond the state required 24 every two years your association may require.
Tennessee
Home inspectors are required to be licensed in the state of Tennessee as of April 18, 2005. Tennessee requires 32 hours of approved education every two years. http://www.state.tn.us/commerce/boards/hic/index.html
Texas
Texas home inspectors are licensed by the Texas Real Estate Commission. TREC requires 16 hours of approved education every year (32 for a two year license). We are not currently approved. http://www.trec.state.tx.us/inspector/default.asp
Use i-Course for the extra hours beyond the state required 16 your association may require.
Utah
There is no current legislation covering home inspectors in Utah. Our courses are good for your professional continuing education credits.
Vermont
There is no current legislation covering home inspectors in Vermont. Our courses are good for your professional continuing education credits.
Virginia
Home inspectors are governed in the Commonwealth of Virginia by the Virginia Certified Home Inspectors Regulations. While home inspectors are not licensed, you should have a certificate. There is no listed requirement for continuing education in Virginia. Our courses are good for your professional continuing education credits. http://www.state.va.us/dpor/asb_main.htm
Washington
The State of Washington does not license home inspectors. However, since a home inspection report may include conducive conditions, home inspectors in Washington should be licensed under the WSDA as a SPI. We are not approved by the state of Washington. 1/20/07 http://agr.wa.gov/PestFert/LicensingEd/CaSpiInfo.htm
West Virginia
Home inspectors in West Virginia are licensed by the West Virginia State Fire Commission and inspectors must be registered and certified to perform an inspection in the state. The regulations require pre-licensing education and 16 hours of approved education for renewal. The only requirement is that the 16 hours of education directly relates to health, life safety, construction and maintenance of residential properties. Since our courses deal with construction, health, and life safety, we feel that our courses are good for your state. Our conversation with an employee at the State Fire Marshall confirmed this information (though they were generally confused about your own state law). 1/20/07 http://www.wvahi.org/events/leg_update.htm
Wisconsin
Wisconsin home inspectors must be registered by the State of Wisconsin Department of Regulation and Licensing. The state requires 20 hours of continuing education every year. Pre approval of courses is not required. All courses must relate to home inspections. Our courses are all relevant to home inspection and are valid for Wisconsin. http://drl.wi.gov/prof/homi/cred.htm
Wyoming
There is no current legislation covering home inspectors in Wyoming. Our courses are good for your professional continuing education credits.