State RegulationsNC specificDifficulty 2/5
A candidate preparing for the North Carolina Life examination asks what prelicensing education the state currently requires. Under G.S. 58-33-30(d)(1), the correct answer is:
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Why C is correct
Repealing legislation (S.L. 2025-45) removed the former 20-hour prelicensing education requirement, and current G.S. 58-33-30(d)(1) bars the Commissioner from requiring any specific course or number of hours. Approved provider courses remain available on a voluntary basis, so candidates may still study, but no mandated hours exist under current North Carolina law.
Why the other options are wrong
- A) Twenty hours was the historical requirement before repeal; it is no longer the law and can never be the keyed answer.
- B) No college degree of any kind is required for insurance licensure in North Carolina.
- D) The NCDOI does not operate a mandatory training program; provider courses are voluntary.
Memory hook
North Carolina repealed its PLE hours - the Commissioner cannot require any course or hours now.