PE: 1-Hour Connecticut

NMLS Course Number: 11201

Pre-Licensure Education Requirements

New state-licensed MLOs are required to complete 20 hours of NMLS-approved education. This education must include:

• 3 hours of Federal law
• 3 hours of ethics (which shall include fraud, consumer protection, and fair lending issues)
• 2 hours of non-traditional mortgage lending
• 2 hours of undefined education (referred to as electives)
• 1 hour of CT law.

Number of hours is 3/3/2/12/ + 1hr of CT law = 21

Connecticut has a requirement for 1 hour of instruction on state-specific laws which may be satisfied by either taking a CT. MLOs are advised that to comply with the SAFE Act’s “successive years” rule, they may not take the same CE course two years in a row. MLO’s are advised not to retake pre-licensure education (PE) unless directed to by a State Regulator. PE education does not count towards meeting annual CE requirements. comprehensive course or a state-specific elective course.