Real estate agent license requirements by state

Includes $150 License Fee

Completion of the 60 clock hour salesperson prelicense course approved by the Commission.

Applicants must take and pass the salesperson license examination within 6 months of course completion.

August 31 of even years All licensees, both active and inactive, must file renewal forms and fees with the Commission on or before August 31 of the even years.

License Fee: $120.00

Complete 40 classroom hours of approved pre-licensing education.

Pass the appropriate exam. Apply for licensure within six months after passing the exam.

All Real Estate Licenses expire on January 31 of even-numbered years regardless of when first issued, except new licenses issued within 90 days of the expiration date will be issued to the next biennium.

License Fee | $50 | $125

90-hour Salesperson Pre-licensing Course Certificate

Salesperson Examination Score Report(s), received from Pearson at the time of passing your exam(s). Note: Applications must be submitted within one year of passing your exam(s) When applying for an Original License, this will be two exam score reports; one for General and one for State-Specific.

License renewal must occur on or before the last day of the month in which the license was issued. Renewals are for a two (2) year period.

Successfully complete sixty (60) classroom hours of real estate education of which thirty (30) classroom hours must be in the basic principles of real estate

Pass the licensure examination.

Renewal for the upcoming year must be completed by September 30th of the current year to avoid penalty.

Salesperson License Fee | $350

Successful completion of three college-level courses is required to qualify for a real estate salesperson examination: Each course approved by the Department of Real Estate is a minimum of 45 hours in length.

To obtain a real estate salesperson license, you must first qualify for and pass a written examination.

Licenses are issued for a four-year period and should be renewed prior to the expiration date listed on the license.

A total of 48 hours of classroom instruction in real estate law and real estate practice; A total of 48 hours of classroom instruction in understanding and preparation of Colorado real estate contracts; and A total of 72 hours of instruction related to the following areas of study: trust accounts and record keeping, real estate closings, legal issues, and practical applications.

Applicants must also pass an examination prepared by or under the supervision of the Commission or its designated contractor.

Once approved, a broker’s initial license expires on December 31 of the year that it was issued. Subsequently, licenses expire on December 31 of every third year after issuance.

Salesperson: $670.00 ($80 application fee*; $570 initial license fee; $20 guaranty fund fee)

Connecticut pre-license 60-hour Real Estate Principles and Practices course.

You must pass both portions of the examination within one (1) year of eligibility.

All real estate salesperson licenses expire on May 31st of every even-numbered year.

completed the 99-hour Delaware salesperson’s pre-licensing course.

passed the general and Delaware law portions of the salesperson’s examination.

Real Estate licenses and permits expire April 30 of even years (2020, 2022, etc.). This includes Broker, Associate Broker and Salesperson licenses, whether in active or inactive status, and all office permits.

Salesperson – $130.00

Complete 60-hour salesperson pre-licensing education from a DC Real Estate Commission-approved educational provider.

Passing scores on both the national & state (DC) portions of the Salesperson exam.

Salesperson Expiration Date: August 31; Renewal Year: Odd

The course or courses required for one to become initially licensed shall not exceed a total of 63 classroom hours of 50 minutes each, inclusive of examination, for a sales associate

The application shall expire 2 years after the date received if the applicant does not pass the appropriate examination. Additionally, if an applicant does not pass the licensing examination within 2 years after the successful course completion date, the applicant’s successful course completion is invalid for licensure.

Candidates for licensure must take a Commission approved examination and make a passing score

Renewal fees for the four year renewal period ... Unless renewal fees are paid, all licenses issued under the provisions of paragraph (1) of this Rule will lapse: (a) in the case of an individual license, on the last day of the month of the birthday of the individual licensee

Successfully complete a 60 hour Hawaii salesperson prelicensing course.

Pass the salesperson's license examination.

Licensees intending to renew their license on an active status by the renewal deadline of November 30 (even-numbered years) must complete 20 hours of approved continuing education courses during the biennium.

Individual Broker/Salesperson | $135 | $0

90 hours of prelicense education is required for a new salesperson license

If you fail one part but pass the other part, you have one year from the date you passed the first part to retake and pass the second part. Otherwise, you will have to retake both portions.

Current Licensees: The salesperson, broker, company, and branch office licenses are already 2-year licenses, but they are moving from end of birth month to birthday. 2026 Renewal (starting October 30): Licenses will expire in 2028 on the licensee's birth date. 2027 Renewal: Licenses will expire in 2029 on the licensee's birth date.

BROKER 75-HOUR PRE-LICENSE CURRICULUM

If first issued a Broker License on or after November 1, 2025 A license issued during this period will have an expiration date of 4/30/2028

Real Estate 90 Hour Pre-Licensure Course Providers

You must submit the original score sheet you received from Pearson VUE after passing the licensing examination.

License Renewals (due every 3 years)

A license fee of $125.

Complete a 60-hour pre-license course (live instruction or online learning hours) of real estate principles and practices from an approved provider. Complete the following three courses from an approved provider. 12-hours Buying Practices (live instruction only) 12-hours Listing Practices (live instruction only) 12-hours Developing Professionalism and Ethical Practices (live instruction only)

All applicants must successfully pass the state and national portions of the salesperson licensing examination.

The renewal period for all licenses that expire on December 31 begins on November 16.

attendance of a principles of real estate course, of not less than 30 hours of instruction ... attendance of a Kansas real estate practice course, of not less than 30 hours of instruction

Except as provided in K.S.A. 58-3040, and amendments thereto, each applicant for an original license shall be required to pass the general or national portion of the examination. ... Each applicant for an original license shall be required to pass the Kansas state portion of the examination. ... No license shall be issued on the basis of an examination if either or both portions of the examination were administered more than six months prior

Each license issued or renewed by the commission shall expire on a date determined in accordance with a schedule established by rules and regulations of the commission, which date shall be not more than two years from the date of issuance or renewal. ... Each license shall be renewable upon the filing of a renewal application on or before the expiration date.

Completion of the Kentucky 96-hour pre-license course or six (6) academic credit hours from a college or university in real estate courses

Proof of passing the sales associate licensing exam through PSI

Renewals for Licensees (Due by March 31st of every even numbered year)

ninety (90) hours of real estate education

You must pass the real estate salesperson licensing examination.

All licenses must be renewed by December 31 to avoid expiration. If your license was issued January 1 to August 31 you must renew prior to September 30 to avoid delinquent renewal fees. If your license was issued on or after September 1, you must renew no later than December 31, but you will not be subject to any delinquent fees.

This course, at a minimum, must be 55 hours in length

The applicant must appear at such time and place as the director may designate for the purpose of a written sales agent examination.

Sales agent licenses shall be issued for 2 years and may not be renewed. ... The commission may grant waivers to allow individuals to remain licensed as sales agents beyond the 2-year term

Salesperson License, Original (includes $20 GF payment): $98

An applicant shall pass an examination given by the Commission

Licenses are granted for a two-year term beginning on the date they were issued.

Complete 40 hours of real estate education

You need to score a minimum of 70% correct to pass.

Licenses are available for renewal 90 days before their expiration date. ... During a renewal year, your license needs to be renewed on your birthday.

Complete 40 hours of approved prelicensure education courses

Proof of receiving a passing score on the Real Estate Salesperson examination administered by PSI

no sooner than 90 days prior to the expiration date of current license. ... Renewal Cycle: 3 years

The license fee is $110.

There are three courses that you must successfully complete before you apply for a real estate salesperson license, known as "Course I," "Course II," and "Course III." Each course consists of 30 hours of instruction. You must successfully complete Course I before taking the salesperson's examination.

Pass the required state and national portions of the license exam. ... You must apply for your salesperson's license within one year of passing the examination.

real estate salespersons must complete 30 hours of real estate continuing education before their June 30 license renewal deadline, and at least 15 of those hours must be completed before the previous June 30.

Sixty (60) classroom hours of Real Estate courses

BOTH state and national portions must be passed in the SAME 2-month eligibility period.

on or before the expiration date of his license, or at a time directed by the commission ... The sixteen (16) clock hours’ course work requirement shall apply to each two-year license renewal

Salesperson......................................................... $40

48-hour pre-exam salesperson course ... complete the 24-hour Missouri Real Estate Practice Course (MREP) prior to submitting application for license

pass BOTH portions of the Missouri salesperson examination

salesperson, or inactive salesperson license shall expire September 30 in each even-numbered year.

Licensing Fees: $80.00

70 hours of approved pre-licensing education within the past 24 months

Must have passed the Montana Real Estate Salesperson Examination within the past 12 months.

The renewal deadline date (expiration date) for all Board of Realty Regulation licensees is October 31st of each year.

Salesperson Original License Fee (current year only) $90.00

CURRENT REQUIREMENT-96 HOURS TOTAL

Examination score of 75%

If your license was issued prior to November, you need to renew no later than November 30, to avoid paying a late fee.

Salesperson license: $140.00

A total of 120 hours is required

Pass Nevada State exam within last 12 months. b) Pass general exam within last 12 months. (Licensed out-of-state applicants are not required to take general exam if applying for equivalent license.)

original real estate licenses are valid for a one-year period ending on the last day of the month during which the license was obtained.

Salesperson license application processing and licensing: Initial, renewal, or reinstatement after expiration of license 2 years $99

40 hours of approved study

Has successfully completed an examination administered or approved by the commission

prior to the expiration date of the license

Salesperson $160

75-hour prelicensure course

pass the license examination

renew their license by the June 30, 2027 deadline

3-Year Associate Broker License $270

90 hours of education

Passage of the National Broker Exam & New Mexico Exam with a minimum score 75%

Every real estate license expires every three years on the last day of the month following the broker's birth month unless it is renewed on or before that date.

77 hours of approved qualifying education

Pass the NYS Real Estate Salesperson examination

Your license expiration date is printed on the license. You are eligible to renew your license three months prior to the expiration date.

at least 75 hours of instruction

If the results of any required competency examination and investigation of the applicant’s moral character and fitness shall be satisfactory to the Commission

all North Carolina broker licenses must be renewed by June 30, 2026, to remain active.

successfully completed at least ninety hours in courses of study approved by the commission

If the salesperson applicant passes one portion of the examination, national or state, the salesperson applicant shall not be required to repeat that portion of the examination if that applicant passes the remaining portion within twelve months from the date of the first examination.

Persons desiring to continue in business must make proper application for renewal on or before November fifteenth of each year in order for the respective license to be renewed on a timely basis for the following license period.

Forty hours of instruction in real estate practice; (b) Forty hours of instruction that includes the subjects of Ohio real estate law, municipal, state, and federal civil rights law, new case law on housing discrimination, desegregation issues, and methods of eliminating the effects of prior discrimination. … The requirements of this division do not apply to an applicant who is admitted to practice before the supreme court. … Ten hours of instruction in real estate appraisal; (d) Ten hours of instruction in real estate finance. … Division (F)(6)(c) of this section does not apply to any new applicant who holds a valid Ohio real estate appraiser license or certificate issued prior to the date of application for a real estate salesperson's license.

received a passing score on each portion of the salesperson's examination

shall be due on the licensee's birthday occurring immediately after the licensee's date of initial licensure and on the licensee's birthday every three years thereafter.

Provisionsal Sales Associate: $100.00

Complete an approved 90-hour pre-license salesperson course.

Provisionsal Sales Associate Exam / Sales Associate Exam - $75.00 (with booking discount)

Your renewal submission must be received prior to the expiration date regardless a holiday or weekend

Complete 150 hours of required broker pre-license education

Pass both sections of the broker license exam

You can renew your license in eLicense starting the first day of the month your license expires in.

$72.00 licensure fee

75 hours (5 credits) of basic real estate courses

score a passing grade on each part of the salesperson's licensing examination (National and PA State) within 3 years

Licenses expire May 31 of every even-numbered year

$140 made payable to “RI General Treasurer;”

45 hours of Pre-Licensing for salespersons education

The examination must be taken before applying to the Department of Business Regulation

All licenses expire every two (2) calendar years on the anniversary date it was issued.

$50 Initial Licensure fee

all applicants must complete 60 hours of classroom education, Unit I Fundamentals of Real Estate, and an additional 30 hours of classroom education, Unit II Advanced Real Estate Principle Course.

Successfully pass the national and state examinations.

Licensees not renewed by June 30th are now lapsed

Broker Associate 116-Hour Prelicensing Course

consists of two total parts – South Dakota state exam and the national exam

License renewals must be received by the commission by November 30.

TREC requires ninety (90) hours of pre-license education before obtaining an affiliate license.

The 60-hour Basic Principles of Real Estate course must be successfully completed prior to taking the exam

Affiliate Brokers and Brokers must pay a $50 late fee per month, up to 120 days, if renewing after their expiration date.

A sales agent applicant must complete 180 classroom hours

instructions for scheduling the state and/national exams

no later than the expiration date of your license to avoid additional fees.

Take 120 hours of approved education

Take and pass the Real Estate Sales Agent Exam within one year of completing the required pre-license curriculum and submit the license application within 90 days from the exam pass date.

A License expires if it is not renewed on or before the expiration date of the license.

40-hour pre-licensing course

Complete the state examination, which is available within the application. Upload your completed exam answer sheet within your online application.  Upload proof of passing the National Salesperson Examination. Applicants must have taken and passed the national exam within two years preceding the date of application submission.

Licenses shall be renewed every two years without examination and on payment of the required fees

complete 60 class/clock hours of a Board-approved Pre-License Course

pass the state and national portions of the examination

Licenses issued under this chapter for salespersons, brokers, and firms will expire two years from the last day of the month in which the licenses were issued, as indicated on the license

Get your original license * $233 $330

Complete 90 hours of approved real estate education

You must pass both the state and national exams within 6 months of each other, or you'll have to retake both exams.

Your renewal dates will be every 2 years from your issue date.

Salesperson License Fee: $75.00 for the initial and any subsequent license.

Complete 90-Hour Course Requirement

You have ninety (90) days to apply for a license once you pass the exams.

Online license renewal is available May 1st through June 30th each year.

94 Real Estate Salesperson Individual $75 $75 12/14/Even

Board-approved 72-hour Salesperson pre-license education program within 4 years of submitting the application for licensure.

All applicants are required to pass the Wisconsin Real Estate Salesperson examination. Contact Pearson to schedule an appointment to take the exam. The department only requires completion of the state exam. Scores are valid for 1 year.

12/14/Even

National Exam - Pass the National Exam for Salespersons. State Exam - Pass the State Exam for Salespersons.

Renewals must be completed by December 31, 2026.