GRI Requirements
To earn your Graduate, REALTOR Institute (GRI) designation, you must earn 120 GRI credits within a five-year period. These credits are earned by completing the three Core Courses, the Required Electives, and the Open Electives — in any order. You must also be a REALTOR® in good standing.
GRI Requirements Worksheet to help you track your credits toward completing the GRI designation requirements.
Core Courses (36 credits)
Click on the course name for more information about each GRI Core Course. (You may take these courses in any order.)
- Risk Management (15 credits)
- Skill Building (15 credits)
- Systems and Tools (6 credits)
GRI Core Courses are added to the schedule throughout the year.
For the current list of upcoming GRI Core Courses, click here.
You Can Bundle Your GRI Core Courses for a GAR Scholarship
For GRI Core Courses (“Risk Management,” “Skill Building,” and “Systems and Tools”) taken in the same calendar year, you may combine the tuition fees and apply for one scholarship for the total tuition amount. The Scholarship Application Deadline will be determined based on the completion date of the last GRI Core Course taken during that calendar year in which you are applying for a scholarship. For additional GAR Scholarship information, click here.
- Required Electives are any NAR-affiliated designation / certification courses – click here for list. – 36 Credits
- GRI credit values equal Georgia CE credit values rounded up to the next whole credit. If no CE credit is granted, contact the GAR Professional Development at 470-990-7368 or
- For upcoming in-classroom and Livestream courses through our school, click here. To narrow your search to designation and certification courses only, use the Keyword “designation” or use the Filter by Category button of “Designations and Certifications.”
- Open Electives (Click here for Open Electives list) – 48 credits
- Click here for the Open Electives Transactions Affidavit form.
If you have completed a GRI Course prior to September 2016, contact the GAR Professional Development Department at 470-990-7368 or for possible alternative GRI requirements.
Please note: Effective for those who start working towards earning the GRI designation on or after July 1, 2011, all GRI requirements must be completed within a five-year period. (For those who started working on the GRI designation before July 1, 2011, the new GRI requirements used to finish earning the GRI designation must be completed within a five-year period.)
Once you have fulfilled all your GRI requirements, submit the completed GRI application (including documentation) to .
If your GRI application is approved, you will receive a “Congratulations” email with GRI designee resources information and a link to pay the $25 one-time application fee.
- Click here for the GRI Application form – New GRI Format.
- Click here for the GRI Application form – Combined New Format and 1 GRI Course from the Old Format.
- Click here for the GRI Application form – Combined New Format and 2 GRI Courses from the Old Format.
Affidavit Form for Transactions
Please note: Effective for those who start working towards earning the GRI designation on or after July 1, 2011, all GRI requirements must be completed within a five-year period. (For those who started working on the GRI designation before July 1, 2011, the new GRI requirements used to finish earning the GRI designation must be completed within a five-year period.)