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Real Estate Course

Experience

No Experience Required

Real Estate Principles

must be completed or in progress to apply for examination and must be completed prior to applying for a license

Real Estate Practice

must be completed prior to applying for a license or within 18 months of license issuance

License Requirements

One course from the following list
(must be completed prior to applying for a license or
within 18 months of license issuance)

  • Real Estate Appraisal
  • Property Management
  • Real Estate Finance
  • Real Estate Economics
  • Legal Aspects of Real Estate
  • Real Estate Office Administration
  • General Accounting
  • Business Law
  • Escrows
  • Mortgage Loan Brokering and Lending
  • Computer Applications in Real Estate
  • Common Interest Developments

 

Note: Members of the bar of any state in the United States or graduates of law schools recognized by the California State Bar will generally qualify on the basis of their education, and as such are exempt from the college-level course requirements. Evidence of admission to practice law, such as a photocopy of both sides of a current State Bar membership card, or of an LL.B. or J.D. Degree should accompany the application. 

Also, applicants who submit evidence of having completed the eight statutory college-level courses required for the broker examination and license are eligible to take the salesperson examination without submitting further evidence of experience or education. 

Courses must be three semester-units or four quarter-units at the college level. Courses must be completed at an institution of higher learning accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges or by a comparable regional accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education, or by a private real estate school which has had its courses approved by the California Real Estate Commissioner. 

Additional Requirements for Salespersons
Issued Conditional Licenses

AFTER THE LICENSE IS ISSUED!!

Conditional salesperson licenses are issued to individuals who completed Real Estate Principles only. Within 18 months of the license issuance date, salespersons issued conditional licenses must submit evidence (transcripts) to the DRE indicating successful completion of the other two required statutory/pre-license courses which include Real Estate Practice* and one course from the following list:

  • Real Estate Appraisal
  • Property Management
  • Real Estate Finance
  • Real Estate Economics
  • Legal Aspects of Real Estate
  • Real Estate Office Administration
  • General Accounting
  • Business Law
  • Escrows
  • Mortgage Loan Brokering and Lending
  • Computer Applications in Real Estate
  • Common Interest Developments
*NOTE: If your original license was issued prior to July 1, 2003, successful completion of any two courses in this list will also satisfy your conditional license education requirement