New salespersons complete 18 hours of post-license education within six months; ordinary CE first applies to the second active renewal.
60 hours
Pass the licensure examination.
Renewal for the upcoming year must be completed by September 30th of the current year to avoid penalty.
7 hours
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Arkansas Real Estate Commission
18 years old
Have reached the age of majority, eighteen (18).Official source
60 hours
Successfully complete sixty (60) classroom hours of real estate education of which thirty (30) classroom hours must be in the basic principles of real estateOfficial source
At least 30 of the 60 classroom hours must cover basic real estate principles.
sixty (60) classroom hours of real estate education of which thirty (30) classroom hours must be in the basic principles of real estateOfficial source
Pass the licensure examination.
Submit a salesperson application to the ARECOfficial source
Salesperson applicants currently licensed in another state may request a general-examination waiver, subject to the Commission's listed eligibility conditions.
A salesperson applicant currently licensed in another state and seeking licensure in Arkansas at the same level, may request a waiver of the GENERAL portion of the examination.Official source
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Open the official agency pageNew salespersons complete 18 hours of post-license education within six months; ordinary CE first applies to the second active renewal.
A new salesperson must complete the 18-hour AREC post-licensure course within 6 months* after the date the individual was initially licensed. Satisfaction of your continuing education requirement will first be required upon your second active license renewal after you are licensed.Official source
Renewal for the upcoming year must be completed by September 30th of the current year to avoid penalty.
Renewal for the upcoming year must be completed by September 30th of the current year to avoid penalty.Official source
7 hours
Licensees must obtain seven hours of continuing education annually to renew an active real estate license for the upcoming calendar year.Official source
1 hour – Limiting Risk to Preserve personal safety for agents and clients 6-hour Elective CE Course(s)
1 hour – Limiting Risk to Preserve personal safety for agents and clients 6-hour Elective CE Course(s)Official source
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Renewal for the upcoming year must be completed by September 30th of the current year to avoid penalty.
Renewal for the upcoming year must be completed by September 30th of the current year to avoid penalty.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Last verified Oct 25, 2026. Each quotation supports the corresponding published value.
Arkansas Real Estate Commission
Arkansas Real Estate Commission
Arkansas Real Estate CommissionOfficial source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
https://arec.arkansas.gov/licensing/new-applicant/
Real Estate ApplicantsOfficial source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
https://arec.arkansas.gov/licensing/new-applicant/
Submit a salesperson application to the ARECOfficial source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
18 years old
18
Have reached the age of majority, eighteen (18).Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
60 hours
60
Successfully complete sixty (60) classroom hours of real estate education of which thirty (30) classroom hours must be in the basic principles of real estateOfficial source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
At least 30 of the 60 classroom hours must cover basic real estate principles.
At least 30 of the 60 classroom hours must cover basic real estate principles.
sixty (60) classroom hours of real estate education of which thirty (30) classroom hours must be in the basic principles of real estateOfficial source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Pass the licensure examination.
Pass the licensure examination.
Pass the licensure examination.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Salesperson applicants currently licensed in another state may request a general-examination waiver, subject to the Commission's listed eligibility conditions.
Salesperson applicants currently licensed in another state may request a general-examination waiver, subject to the Commission's listed eligibility conditions.
A salesperson applicant currently licensed in another state and seeking licensure in Arkansas at the same level, may request a waiver of the GENERAL portion of the examination.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
Renewal for the upcoming year must be completed by September 30th of the current year to avoid penalty.
Renewal for the upcoming year must be completed by September 30th of the current year to avoid penalty. Applies to: Renewal for the upcoming calendar year without penalty.
Renewal for the upcoming year must be completed by September 30th of the current year to avoid penalty.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
7 hours
7
Licensees must obtain seven hours of continuing education annually to renew an active real estate license for the upcoming calendar year.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
1 hour – Limiting Risk to Preserve personal safety for agents and clients 6-hour Elective CE Course(s)
For 2026: one hour on limiting risk to preserve personal safety for agents and clients, plus six elective hours.
1 hour – Limiting Risk to Preserve personal safety for agents and clients 6-hour Elective CE Course(s)Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
New salespersons complete 18 hours of post-license education within six months; ordinary CE first applies to the second active renewal.
New salespersons complete 18 hours of post-license education within six months; ordinary CE first applies to the second active renewal.
A new salesperson must complete the 18-hour AREC post-licensure course within 6 months* after the date the individual was initially licensed. Satisfaction of your continuing education requirement will first be required upon your second active license renewal after you are licensed.Official source
Last verified Oct 25, 2026
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