In order to earn NAR's Green Designation, the student must successfully complete the Core Course and one Green elective course.

NAR’s Green Designation Residential Elective course provides real estate professionals with knowledge and awareness of green building principles applied in residences so that they can guide buyer-clients in purchasing and retrofitting green homes as well as help sellers by listing and marketing green properties. The Course encourages the real estate professional to be an advocate for green principles in the design and use of homes and a positive force for creating sustainable communities.