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Real Estate Agents pre-license requirements by state

19 states publish a pre-license education rule for real estate agents. Pick yours to see the required hours, the license classes it covers, and the board that sets it.

StateLicensing boardRequirement
AlabamaAlabama Real Estate CommissionView hours and license classes
ArizonaArizona Department of Real Estate (ADRE)View hours and license classes
CaliforniaCalifornia Department of Real Estate (DRE)View hours and license classes
ColoradoColorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA), Division of Real Estate / Colorado Real Estate CommissionView hours and license classes
District of ColumbiaDC Real Estate Commission (Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection)View hours and license classes
IllinoisIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, Division of Real EstateView hours and license classes
KentuckyKentucky Real Estate Commission (KREC)View hours and license classes
LouisianaLouisiana Real Estate Commission (LREC)View hours and license classes
MichiganMichigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA), Board of Real Estate Brokers and SalespersonsView hours and license classes
MontanaMontana Board of Realty Regulation (BRR)View hours and license classes
NebraskaNebraska Real Estate CommissionView hours and license classes
New JerseyNew Jersey Real Estate CommissionView hours and license classes
New YorkNew York Department of State, Division of Licensing ServicesView hours and license classes
North CarolinaNorth Carolina Real Estate Commission (NCREC)View hours and license classes
OklahomaOklahoma Real Estate Commission (OREC)View hours and license classes
PennsylvaniaPennsylvania State Real Estate Commission (BPOA)View hours and license classes
Rhode IslandRhode Island Department of Business Regulation (DBR), Commercial Licensing Division — Real Estate Section, with the Rhode Island Real Estate CommissionView hours and license classes
South CarolinaSouth Carolina Real Estate Commission (SC Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation)View hours and license classes
TennesseeTennessee Real Estate Commission (TREC)View hours and license classes