In addition to providing a host of continuing education courses for real estate professionals, the REALTOR® Institute offers several programs that lead to professional designations offered through the National Association of REALTORS® or other specialty councils. Designation courses provide:

• skills training in a particular area of real estate practice
• add prestige to enhance your professional image
• increase your marketability and productivity
• expand referral networks

See below for requirements to earn the GRI designation.

GRI - Graduate REALTOR® Institute

Graduate, REALTOR® Institute, a National Association of REALTORS’® designation, is awarded by state REALTOR® associations to REALTORS® who have completed a 90-hour prescribed program of study that includes practical real estate training for the residential specialist.

In Mississippi the GRI program is provided only through the Mississippi REALTOR® Institute and the designation can be used only by members of the local, state and National Association of REALTORS®.

The Mississippi REALTOR® Institute’s GRI program also includes a path to two additional designation courses: Accredited Buyer Representative (ABR) and Seller Representation Specialist (SRS).

The Mississippi GRI program consists of three courses entitled GRI I, II and III.  REALTORS® who have previously met their Salesperson’s Post-license requirement may be exempt from completing GRI I by taking and passing the GRI I Challenge Exam and paying a processing fee of $100.  There are also designation courses than can be completed instead of GRI III.  Those courses are listed under the GRI III course description.  For other information on the GRI designation, contact Brinda Boutwell at bboutwell@realtorinstitute.org or at 601-932-9325. 

GRI I:
ROOKIE BOOT CAMP (satisfies the Salesperson’s Post License requirement).  Step 1 in New Agent training.  Provides new licensees their first skills training in the processes required to complete real estate transactions from prospecting to closing. Topics include:
Business Planning	Prospecting for Buyers & Sellers
Client interview processes	Financing methods and RESPA
Writing Contracts	Pricing Property & CMAs
Agency Relationships	Risk Management
Handling difficult transactions	Avoiding license law & ethics violations
Plus, a multitude of valuable business tools and resources provided by the Mississippi Association of  REALTORS®.
GRI II:
Also satisfies 30 hours of Broker Pre-Licensing: Topics include:
Real Estate Technology (4)	Brokerage Management (8)
Contract Minefields & Forms (8)	REALTOR® Code of Ethics (4) (satisfies the Quadrennial Code of Ethics Requirement)
Real Estate Finance (8)
GRI III:
Also satisfies 30 hours of Broker Pre-Licensing: Topics include:
Investment Analysis (12)	Risk Management (8)
Property Management (8)	Buyer Representation (4)
OR
In lieu of GRI III any combination of 30-hours or more of the following two classroom designation courses and the online courses listed below can be completed for GRI credit:
Classroom:
* Accredited Buyer Representative (ABR) - 16 Hours
* Seller Representation Specialist (SRS) - 14 Hours
*The ABR designation is offered through the Real Estate BUYER’S AGENT Council of the National Association of REALTORS®. The SRS designation is provided through the SRS Council.
Online:
Buyer Representation in Real Estate (6 Hours)
Diversity & Doing Business (6 Hours)
Environmental Issues in Your Real Estate Practice (6 Hours)
Property Management & Managing Risk (6 Hours)
Risk Management (6 Hours)

GRI Policies

REALTOR® membership and the completion of the 90-hour GRI program are required to earn the GRI designation.

In lieu of GRI III any combination of 30-hours or more of The Real Estate BUYER AGENT Council’s ABR course and the Seller Representation Specialist Council’s SRS course along with the online courses on page 3 can be completed for GRI credit.

GRI I, II and III do not carry CE credit; however, the ABR and SRS courses along with the online courses that can be taken instead of GRI III do carry CE credit.

REALTORS® who complete the entirety of the REALTOR® Institute’s 60-hour classroom Salesperson’s Pre-License program prior to 2007 can earn the designation by completing on GRI II. Beginning in 2007 all REALTORS® must complete the program as outlined above to earn the GRI designation.

Once the REALTOR® obtains the GRI certificate the GRI designation can be listed behind his/her name as follows: Jane Smith, GRI or Joe Smith, Graduate, REALTOR® Institute

Please contact Brinda Boutwell if you have any questions.