Every DRE-required course for California salespersons and brokers, with what each one is for and what it costs. Pick your license type, then the point you're at in your career.
Anyone getting their first California real estate salesperson license. No prior license or industry experience needed.
Satisfies the full DRE 135-hour requirement — Real Estate Principles, Real Estate Practice and Legal Aspects — making you eligible to apply for the salesperson exam.
Licensed California salespersons renewing their license, which the DRE requires every four years.
Covers the 45 hours of DRE-approved continuing education required for each four-year renewal cycle.
The full path from no license to an active California salesperson license.
Once you've completed the required pre-licensing education you can apply for your licensing exam! The application process includes the application form, paying the fees, and — for first-time applicants — submitting your fingerprints! Don't worry, Premier Courses can help you navigate the paperwork!
This is important! You MUST pass the exam within 2 years of your application being accepted or the application and fee will expire!
To pass the test you'll need a minimum score of 70% or better! But don't worry, you're going to ace it!
Once you pass the test you're officially a real estate agent! To get started building your business you need to pick a brokerage that matches your needs and expectations.
The 45 hours of continuing education required for each four-year renewal.
California real estate licenses renew every four years. Your expiration date is printed on your license and shown in your DRE eLicensing account at dre.ca.gov.
Each four-year renewal cycle requires 45 clock hours of DRE-approved continuing education. Leave yourself time to finish before your expiration date.
Submit your renewal through DRE eLicensing at dre.ca.gov before your license expires, along with the renewal fee. Renewing late means extra fees and, if you let it lapse too long, requalifying.
Licensed salespersons moving up to a California broker license, with the DRE's experience or degree qualification met.
Covers the eight college-level courses the DRE requires before you can sit the broker exam.
Licensed California brokers renewing their license, which the DRE requires every four years.
Covers the 45 hours of DRE-approved continuing education required for each four-year renewal cycle.
The DRE's qualification, coursework and exam path to a broker license.
The DRE requires broker applicants to be 18 or older and to have either two years of full-time licensed salesperson experience within the past five years, or a four-year degree with a major or minor in real estate.
Broker applicants must complete eight statutory college-level courses — 360 hours in total — covering real estate practice, legal aspects, finance, appraisal, economics or accounting, and electives.
Apply through the DRE at dre.ca.gov, pay the exam and license fees, and submit fingerprints for your background check. Once approved you can schedule your broker exam.
Once you pass, you can operate your own brokerage or work as a broker associate under another broker. Your continuing education requirement then runs on a four-year cycle.
The 45 hours of continuing education required for each four-year renewal.
California real estate licenses renew every four years. Your expiration date is printed on your license and shown in your DRE eLicensing account at dre.ca.gov.
Each four-year renewal cycle requires 45 clock hours of DRE-approved continuing education. Leave yourself time to finish before your expiration date.
Submit your renewal through DRE eLicensing at dre.ca.gov before your license expires, along with the renewal fee. Renewing late means extra fees and, if you let it lapse too long, requalifying.
Premier Courses is a California DRE-approved provider (Sponsor ID #S0717). Required coursework is delivered online through our learning platform; enrollment and coursework are completed in your online student portal.
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If you don't have a license yet, you need the 135-hour pre-licensing package — Real Estate Principles, Real Estate Practice and Legal Aspects of Real Estate. Once you're licensed, California renews on a four-year cycle with 45 hours of continuing education.
To qualify for a California real estate salesperson license, applicants must meet the requirements established by the California Department of Real Estate (DRE).
Applicants must:
A conviction for a crime may result in the denial of a license. Failure to disclose a criminal conviction or disciplinary action may also result in denial of a license.
Applicants do not need to be California residents. Out-of-state applicants must comply with additional requirements established by the California Department of Real Estate.
The courses must be completed within six months of registration. If you are unable to complete the courses within the six month period, Premier Courses offers extensions for an additional fee.
Yes, each of Premier Courses' 45 hour online real estate pre-license courses are approved by the California Department of Real Estate (DRE Sponsor #S0717). That means our 135-hour real estate offering will fulfill all your real estate pre-licensing education requirements.
All applicants are required to pass the course and the final exam before they can sign up to take the California real estate exam.
Not yet — California continuing education is coming soon. Our California pre-licensing packages are available now, and we'll open CE enrollment as soon as it's ready.
Brokers need the eight college-level courses the DRE requires before the broker exam, then 45 hours of continuing education for each four-year renewal. Premier Courses' California broker coursework is coming soon.
The DRE requires broker applicants to be 18 or older and to have either two years of full-time licensed salesperson experience within the past five years, or a four-year degree with a major or minor in real estate. Applicants also complete eight statutory college-level courses and pass the broker exam.
Not yet — California broker pre-licensing and continuing education are coming soon. In the meantime our California salesperson pre-licensing packages are available now.
