ELECTIVE: Avoiding Ethical Pitfalls on Social Media- [VIRTUAL]
Wednesday, Sep 30, 2026 from 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM
CREDIT HOURS: 4 hours (NC Elective)
*As of July 1, 2024, if you're a non-resident with areal estate license in South Carolina, you now need to take CE courses that are specifically approved by South Carolina, rather than using CE courses from your home state to satisfy SC requirements. These courses need to be offered by SC-approved providers and meet the standards set by the South Carolina Real Estate Commission.
TUITION FEE(S): $50 (Members); $65 (Non-members)
COURSE DESCRIPTION: By the end of this course, you will be able to; 1. Identify key aspirational concepts found in the National Association of REALTORS® Code of Ethics Preamble. 2. Describe the concepts established in Articles 1, 12 & 15 and identify potential violations of the Code of Ethics specifically related to these articles and potential violations of corresponding North Carolina laws and North Carolina Real Estate Commission rules. 3. Analyze social media posts and determine whether or not a potential Code of Ethics violation exists. 4. Identify discriminatory speech and conduct that could violate article 10 of the Code of Ethics.
This course does satisfy the NAR Code of Ethics Requirement for Cycle 8: Jan 1, 2025 - December 31, 2027
COURSE MATERIALS: Course materials will be located in your Student Dashboard available for download via the Canopy Campus prior to start of course.
ATTENDANCE REQUIREMENT: Students are required to attend 90% of this class. Students cannot make up missed time due to lateness or absences. Students should ensure they can attend the required classroom hours before registering for a class. Students cannot use the allotted 10% to leave the class early.
COMPLETION & PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENT: Students will not receive credit for class time and participation if they fail to adhere to the policies outlined in our
Policies and Procedures Disclosure.
COURSE CANCELLATION & RESCHEDULING: Canopy Real Estate Institute reserves the right to cancel or reschedule courses that have not yet begun as needed. Our minimum enrollment requirement is ten (10) students. Students enrolled in a rescheduled or cancelled course that has not yet begun will be given a minimum of 24-hour notice of the cancellation or new course schedule. Students will have the option to reschedule [one-time] to another course or receive a full tuition refund, if applicable. Students who cannot attend the rescheduled course date(s) will forfeit their fee.
Canopy Real Estate Institute DOES NOT provide refunds for continuing education courses. You may withdraw from a course by giving written notice to the school prior to day of course. In such event, you will be rescheduled to a future course or registration placed on "hold" status. Courses due to transfers, rescheduling or registration "holds" must be completed on or before June 10 of the same license period and CANNOT be applied to another license period.
Have questions? Need help registering? Call our office at 704-372-2984 or email canopyreinstitute@canopyrealtors.com.