How to Get a Real estate agent License in Kansas (2026)

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https://www.kslegislature.gov/b2025_26/laws/058_000_0000_chapter/058_030_0000_article/058_030_0039_section/058_030_0039_k/

Licensure; application; fingerprinting; criminal history record check; fees; qualifications; examination.

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18 years old

18

18 or more years of age

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High school diploma or equivalent.

High school diploma or equivalent.

has a high school diploma or its equivalent

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Original salesperson applicants: at least 30 hours of real estate principles and 30 hours of Kansas real estate practice; statutory exceptions apply.

Original salesperson applicants: at least 30 hours of real estate principles and 30 hours of Kansas real estate practice; statutory exceptions apply.

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

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Pass general/national and Kansas portions, subject to statutory waivers; apply within six months of examination.

Pass general/national and Kansas portions, subject to statutory waivers; apply within six months of examination.

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

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Affiliation with a supervising or branch broker who recommends the applicant is required.

Affiliation with a supervising or branch broker who recommends the applicant is required.

An application for an original license as a salesperson or associate broker shall be accompanied by the recommendation of the supervising broker or branch broker with whom the salesperson or associate broker is to be associated

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12 hours

12

not less than 12 hours of continuing education approved by the commission

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Commission-approved continuing education completed during the renewal period; deactivated licenses are excepted.

Commission-approved continuing education completed during the renewal period; deactivated licenses are excepted.

attendance of not less than 12 hours of continuing education approved by the commission and completed after issuance of the license and during the renewal period. This requirement shall not apply to a license on deactivated status

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File the renewal application and fee on or before the license expiration date set by the Commission's schedule; the expiration date is not more than two years from issuance or renewal.

File the renewal application and fee on or before the license expiration date set by the Commission's schedule; the expiration date is not more than two years from issuance or renewal. Applies to: Real estate salesperson licenses.

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.

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Kansas Real Estate Commission

Kansas Real Estate Commission

"Commission" means the Kansas real estate commission.

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