Education - Broker's License

For a Salesperson to obtain their Brokers License, the following criteria must be met before they can take their Brokers Exam:

1. Must have Salesperson License for at least two years.
2. Must complete the following statutorily required college-level courses:
   
   
   1. Real Estate Practice
   2. Legal Aspects of Real Estate
   3. Real Estate Finance
   4. Real Estate Appraisal
   5. Real Estate Economics or Accounting
   6. And three* courses from the following group:
      
      
      1. *Real Estate Principles
      2. *Business Law
      3. *Property Management
      4. *Real Estate Office Administration
      5. *Escrows
      6. *Mortgage Loan Brokering and Lending
      7. *Advanced Legal Aspects of Real Estate
      8. *Advanced Real Estate Finance
      9. *Advanced Real Estate Appraisal

*If applicant completes both Accounting and Real Estate Economics, only two courses from group (f) are required.

Applicants who complete the above statutorily required college-level courses are eligible to take the salesperson examination without providing further evidence of education or experience.

NOTE: Requirements for renewing a Brokers License are the same as a Salespersons 45-Hour Renewal.

For further information, link to DRE's web site at http://www.dre.ca.gov/.