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Connecticut Real Estate License: Requirements, Cost & How to Apply (2026)

Quick answer

Minimum age: 18 years old; Required hours: 60 hours; Exam: Pass both portions within one year of eligibility; Experience: A Connecticut-licensed broker must supervise the salesperson to activate the license. All real estate salesperson licenses expire on May 31st of every even-numbered year.

$80

Application fee

Application Fee: $80.00
Official source

60 hours

Pre-licensing education

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

Continuing education

12 credit hours per two-year cycle
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18 years old

Minimum age

Be at least 18 years of age.
Official source

Verified Oct 25, 2026 · 2 official sources

How to get a real estate license in Connecticut

Application steps: Not verified yet. See the official instructions.

What are the Connecticut real estate license requirements?

Minimum age

18 years old

Be at least 18 years of age.
Official source

Required hours

60 hours

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

Exam

Pass both portions within one year of eligibility.

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

Experience

A Connecticut-licensed broker must supervise the salesperson to activate the license.

To activate the license, you must be supervised by a CT licensed broker
Official source

Licensing agency and application

Board

Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection

Department of Consumer Protection
Official source

Official agency page

Open the official agency page

Real Estate Salesperson - Initial/Exam
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Apply with the agency

Open the official agency page

To access the online application, click “Initial Application” under Activities.
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Reciprocity

Available to active licensees in good standing licensed by examination in a reciprocal state; a Connecticut supervising broker is required, and some applicants must take the Connecticut examination.

Have an active license in good standing in a reciprocal state. Passed the real estate licensing examination in the reciprocal state at the time of obtaining your license. For salesperson applicants - supervising broker must have an active Connecticut broker license. ... All applicants applying by reciprocity from the following states: Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio or applicants who have not taken the real estate licensing examination in a reciprocal state will be required to take the State Portion of the Connecticut Real Estate Examination
Official source

Verified Oct 25, 2026 · 2 official sources

What else should I know?

Agency guidance

The current CE cycle runs March 1, 2026 through February 28, 2028; those passing the Connecticut licensing exam during this interval are exempt from CE for this cycle.

All continuing education (CE) hours must be completed between March 1, 2026 through February 28, 2028. No Continuing Education is due for those who passed a CT licensing exam between March 1, 2026 through February 28, 2028
Official source

Agency guidance

The reciprocal application schedule separates the $570 initial license fee from the $80 application and $20 guaranty fund fees ($670 total).

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

Verified Oct 25, 2026 · 2 official sources

How do I renew my real estate license in Connecticut?

Renewal

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

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

Continuing education hours

12 hours

12 credit hours per two-year cycle
Official source

Continuing education topics

One three-hour mandatory course: 2028 CT REAL ESTATE LICENSE LAW; and Nine hours of real estate elective courses. Alternatively, licensees may opt to pass the 40-question Connecticut CE Examination during the CE cycle.

One three-hour mandatory course: 2028 CT REAL ESTATE LICENSE LAW; and Nine hours of real estate elective courses. Alternatively, licensees may opt to pass the 40-question Connecticut CE Examination during the CE cycle.
Official source

Verified Oct 25, 2026 · 2 official sources

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How much does a real estate license cost in Connecticut?

Application fee

$80

Application Fee: $80.00
Official source

Exam fee

$59

Examination Fee: $59.00.
Official source

License fee

$570

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

Verified Oct 25, 2026 · 2 official sources

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How do I look up a real estate license in Connecticut?

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What are the common questions?

How often do I renew a real estate salesperson / sales agent license in Connecticut?

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

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

What is the real estate salesperson / sales agent license fee in Connecticut?

$570

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

Verified Oct 25, 2026 · 2 official sources

Which official sources support this guide?

Verified Oct 25, 2026 · 3 official sources

Official sources and verification (16)

Last verified Oct 25, 2026. Each quotation supports the corresponding published value.

Board

Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection

Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection

Department of Consumer Protection
Official source

Last verified Oct 25, 2026

Official agency page

Open the official agency page

https://portal.ct.gov/dcp/license-services-division/all-license-applications/real-estate-salesperson---initialexam

Real Estate Salesperson - Initial/Exam
Official source

Last verified Oct 25, 2026

Apply with the agency

Open the official agency page

https://portal.ct.gov/dcp/license-services-division/all-license-applications/real-estate-salesperson---initialexam

To access the online application, click “Initial Application” under Activities.
Official source

Last verified Oct 25, 2026

Qualifications / Minimum age

18 years old

18

Be at least 18 years of age.
Official source

Last verified Oct 25, 2026

Qualifications / Required hours

60 hours

60

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

Last verified Oct 25, 2026

Qualifications / Exam

Pass both portions within one year of eligibility.

Pass both portions within one year of eligibility.

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

Last verified Oct 25, 2026

Qualifications / Experience

A Connecticut-licensed broker must supervise the salesperson to activate the license.

A Connecticut-licensed broker must supervise the salesperson to activate the license.

To activate the license, you must be supervised by a CT licensed broker
Official source

Last verified Oct 25, 2026

Fees / Application

$80

80

Application Fee: $80.00
Official source

Last verified Oct 25, 2026

Fees / Exam

$59

59

Examination Fee: $59.00.
Official source

Last verified Oct 25, 2026

Fees / License

$570

570

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

Last verified Oct 25, 2026

Renewal

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

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

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

Last verified Oct 25, 2026

Continuing education hours

12 hours

12

12 credit hours per two-year cycle
Official source

Last verified Oct 25, 2026

Continuing education topics

One three-hour mandatory course: 2028 CT REAL ESTATE LICENSE LAW; and Nine hours of real estate elective courses. Alternatively, licensees may opt to pass the 40-question Connecticut CE Examination during the CE cycle.

For the 2028 cycle: three-hour 2028 CT Real Estate License Law course plus nine elective hours; the approved 40-question CE exam is an alternative.

One three-hour mandatory course: 2028 CT REAL ESTATE LICENSE LAW; and Nine hours of real estate elective courses. Alternatively, licensees may opt to pass the 40-question Connecticut CE Examination during the CE cycle.
Official source

Last verified Oct 25, 2026

Reciprocity

Available to active licensees in good standing licensed by examination in a reciprocal state; a Connecticut supervising broker is required, and some applicants must take the Connecticut examination.

Available to active licensees in good standing licensed by examination in a reciprocal state; a Connecticut supervising broker is required, and some applicants must take the Connecticut examination.

Have an active license in good standing in a reciprocal state. Passed the real estate licensing examination in the reciprocal state at the time of obtaining your license. For salesperson applicants - supervising broker must have an active Connecticut broker license. ... All applicants applying by reciprocity from the following states: Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio or applicants who have not taken the real estate licensing examination in a reciprocal state will be required to take the State Portion of the Connecticut Real Estate Examination
Official source

Last verified Oct 25, 2026

Agency guidance

The current CE cycle runs March 1, 2026 through February 28, 2028; those passing the Connecticut licensing exam during this interval are exempt from CE for this cycle.

The current CE cycle runs March 1, 2026 through February 28, 2028; those passing the Connecticut licensing exam during this interval are exempt from CE for this cycle.

All continuing education (CE) hours must be completed between March 1, 2026 through February 28, 2028. No Continuing Education is due for those who passed a CT licensing exam between March 1, 2026 through February 28, 2028
Official source

Last verified Oct 25, 2026

Agency guidance

The reciprocal application schedule separates the $570 initial license fee from the $80 application and $20 guaranty fund fees ($670 total).

The reciprocal application schedule separates the $570 initial license fee from the $80 application and $20 guaranty fund fees ($670 total).

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

Last verified Oct 25, 2026

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