Every FREC-required course for Florida sales associates 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 Florida real estate license. No license or industry experience needed — just the state eligibility requirements.
Satisfies the full FREC 63-hour requirement and its end-of-course exam, which is what makes you eligible to sit for the state exam.
Newly licensed sales associates who have passed the state exam but have not yet reached their first renewal.
Completes the one-time 45-hour requirement due before your first renewal. This is a different requirement from continuing education, and it only happens once.
Licensees who have already finished post-licensing and are renewing an active license for the second time or beyond.
Covers the 14 hours FREC requires each renewal cycle to keep an active license current. Recurs every cycle, unlike post-licensing.
Sales associates whose license has been involuntarily inactive for more than 12 months.
The 28-hour course FREC requires to bring an involuntarily inactive license back to active. Take this instead of CE when your license has lapsed into inactive status.
The full path from no license to an active Florida sales associate license.
Once you've completed the required pre-licensing education you can apply for your licensing exam! The application process includes submitting your application to the Florida DBPR, paying the fees, and getting your electronic fingerprints taken for the background check! Don't worry, Premier Courses can help you navigate the paperwork!
This is important! You MUST pass the state exam within 2 years of completing your pre-licensing course, or the course expires and you’ll have to take it again!
The state exam is administered by Pearson VUE. To pass the test you'll need a score of 75% or better! But don't worry, you're going to ace it!
Once you pass the test you're officially a real estate sales associate! Your license is issued in inactive status until you affiliate with a licensed Florida broker — so pick a brokerage that matches your needs and expectations, activate your license, and start building your business.
The one-time 45 hours every new sales associate must finish before their first renewal.
Your initial Florida sales associate license expires 18 to 24 months after it is issued — either March 31 or September 30, depending on your cycle. The exact date is printed on your license and shown in your DBPR account at www.myfloridalicense.com.
Post-licensing is a one-time requirement that builds on your pre-license course with the practical knowledge you need in your first years in the business. Leave yourself time to finish the course and for your completion to be reported to the DBPR.
This is important! If you don't finish the 45 hours before your first renewal deadline, your sales associate license becomes null and void — you would have to retake the 63-hour pre-license course and pass the state exam again.
When you pass the end-of-course final exam you will receive a certificate of completion, and your completion is reported electronically to the DBPR. Verify your education record in your DBPR account at www.myfloridalicense.com, then renew before your expiration date.
The 14 hours of continuing education required for every renewal after your first.
Florida licenses renew every two years, on March 31 or September 30 depending on your cycle. Your exact date is printed on your license and shown in your DBPR account at www.myfloridalicense.com.
Each renewal cycle requires 14 hours of FREC-approved CE: 3 hours of Core Law, 3 hours of Ethics and Business Practices, and 8 hours of specialty education. Attorneys in good standing with The Florida Bar are exempt.
Don't leave this late. If you don't complete your CE and renew on time, your license becomes involuntarily inactive. After more than 12 months inactive you need the 28-hour reactivation course instead of the standard 14 hours, and after two years the license becomes null and void.
Your course completion is reported electronically to the DBPR. Verify it in your account at www.myfloridalicense.com, then complete your renewal before the expiration date to keep the license active.
What to do when a sales associate license has been involuntarily inactive.
Log in to your DBPR account at www.myfloridalicense.com to confirm your license status and exactly how long it has been involuntarily inactive. That date determines which education you need to reactivate.
The course is 100% online and self-paced, so you can work through the material on your own schedule. Because it's delivered by distance education, FREC requires an end-of-course exam — you'll need a score of 80% or higher to pass. When you pass, your completion is reported electronically to the DBPR.
Don't wait! If your license stays involuntarily inactive for more than two years, it becomes null and void — and you'd have to start over with the 63-hour pre-licensing course and state exam.
Once your education is complete, renew your license through your DBPR account and pay the renewal fees to return it to active status. Remember: to practice, your sales associate license must be activated under a licensed Florida broker.
Sales associates moving up to a broker license — you need 24 months of active licensure in the preceding five years and your post-licensing done.
Satisfies the full FREC 72-hour broker requirement and its end-of-course exam, making you eligible to sit for the broker state exam.
Newly licensed brokers who have not yet reached their first renewal as a broker.
Completes the one-time 60-hour broker requirement due before your first renewal. Separate from continuing education, and it only happens once.
Brokers who have already finished broker post-licensing and are renewing an active license again.
Covers the 14 hours FREC requires each renewal cycle — the same requirement that applies to sales associates.
Brokers whose license has been involuntarily inactive for more than 12 months.
The 28-hour course FREC requires to return an involuntarily inactive broker license to active status. Take this instead of CE when your license has lapsed.
The full path from sales associate to an active Florida broker license.
Once you've completed the required broker pre-licensing education you can apply for your licensing exam! The application process includes submitting your broker application to the Florida DBPR, paying the fees, and getting your electronic fingerprints taken for the background check! Don't worry, Premier Courses can help you navigate the paperwork!
This is important! You MUST pass the state exam within 2 years of completing your broker pre-licensing course, or the course expires and you’ll have to take it again!
The state exam is administered by Pearson VUE. To pass the test you'll need a score of 75% or better! But don't worry, you're going to ace it!
Once you pass the test you're officially a Florida real estate broker! You can activate your license as a broker — opening your own brokerage or taking over an existing one — or as a broker associate working under another broker. Just remember to complete your 60-hour broker post-licensing education before your first renewal to keep your new license active!
The one-time 60 hours every new broker must finish before their first renewal.
Your initial Florida broker license expires 18 to 24 months after it is issued — either March 31 or September 30, depending on your cycle. The exact date is printed on your license and shown in your DBPR account at www.myfloridalicense.com.
Post-licensing is a one-time requirement that builds on your pre-license course with the practical knowledge you need in your first years in the business. Leave yourself time to finish the course and for your completion to be reported to the DBPR.
This is important! Miss the deadline and your broker license becomes null and void. Florida allows a limited fallback — within six months of the renewal date you may be able to revert to a sales associate license — but to be a broker again you would have to requalify from scratch.
When you pass the end-of-course final exam you will receive a certificate of completion, and your completion is reported electronically to the DBPR. Verify your education record in your DBPR account at www.myfloridalicense.com, then renew before your expiration date.
The 14 hours of continuing education required for every renewal after your first.
Florida licenses renew every two years, on March 31 or September 30 depending on your cycle. Your exact date is printed on your license and shown in your DBPR account at www.myfloridalicense.com.
Each renewal cycle requires 14 hours of FREC-approved CE: 3 hours of Core Law, 3 hours of Ethics and Business Practices, and 8 hours of specialty education. This is the same requirement that applies to sales associates. Attorneys in good standing with The Florida Bar are exempt.
Don't leave this late. If you don't complete your CE and renew on time, your license becomes involuntarily inactive. After more than 12 months inactive you need the 28-hour reactivation course instead of the standard 14 hours, and after two years the license becomes null and void.
Your course completion is reported electronically to the DBPR. Verify it in your account at www.myfloridalicense.com, then complete your renewal before the expiration date to keep the license active.
What to do when a broker license has been involuntarily inactive.
Log in to your DBPR account at www.myfloridalicense.com to confirm your license status and exactly how long it has been involuntarily inactive. That date determines which education you need to reactivate.
The course is 100% online and self-paced, so you can work through the material on your own schedule. Because it's delivered by distance education, FREC requires an end-of-course exam — you'll need a score of 80% or higher to pass. When you pass, your completion is reported electronically to the DBPR.
Don't wait! If your license stays involuntarily inactive for more than two years, it becomes null and void — and you'd have to requalify from the beginning with pre-licensing education and the state exam.
Once your education is complete, renew your license through your DBPR account and pay the renewal fees to return it to active status.
Premier Courses is a FREC-approved provider (School ID #ZH1003192). Required coursework is delivered online through our learning platform; enrollment and coursework are completed in your online student portal.
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It depends where you are in your career. If you don't have a license yet, you need the 63-hour pre-licensing course. If you've passed the state exam but haven't renewed yet, you need 45-hour post-licensing. If you've already done post-licensing and are renewing again, you need 14 hours of continuing education. And if your license has been involuntarily inactive for more than 12 months, you need the 28-hour reactivation course.
Post-licensing is a one-time, 45-hour requirement that must be completed before your very first renewal as a sales associate. Continuing education is the recurring 14-hour requirement that applies to every renewal cycle after that.
They are not interchangeable — completing CE does not satisfy post-licensing, and a new licensee who takes CE instead of post-licensing will still be short of the requirement.
If your license is currently active and you're simply renewing, you need continuing education. If your license has been involuntarily inactive for more than 12 months, the 28-hour reactivation course is what FREC requires to bring it back to active status.
If it has been inactive for less than 12 months, continuing education is generally what's required instead.
Courses must be completed within six months of registration. If you need longer, Premier Courses offers extensions for an additional fee.
Yes. Premier Courses is a FREC-approved provider, School ID #ZH1003192. Our Florida coursework satisfies the state's education requirements, and completions are reported electronically to the DBPR.
If you're moving up from a sales associate license, you need the 72-hour broker pre-licensing course. Once you've passed the broker state exam, you need 60-hour broker post-licensing before your first renewal as a broker. After that, it's 14 hours of continuing education each renewal cycle — or the 28-hour reactivation course if your license has been involuntarily inactive for more than 12 months.
Applicants must be 18 or older, hold a high school diploma or its equivalent, and have a U.S. Social Security number. You must also have held an active real estate sales associate license for at least 24 months during the preceding five years — in Florida or another state — and have completed the sales associate post-licensing requirement.
All applicants submit electronic fingerprints for a background check. You do not need to be a Florida resident.
Broker post-licensing is a one-time 60-hour requirement due before your first renewal as a broker. Continuing education is the recurring 14-hour requirement for every renewal cycle after that. Completing CE does not satisfy the post-licensing requirement.
Yes — the continuing education requirement is 14 hours per renewal cycle for both brokers and sales associates.
Yes. Premier Courses is a FREC-approved provider, School ID #ZH1003192, for Florida broker pre-licensing, post-licensing, continuing education and reactivation coursework. Completions are reported electronically to the DBPR.
