California
Real
Estate Exam Training and Guides
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see: Real
Estate School Home
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| A California Real Estate license is
required of individuals who are to be employed as salespersons under
the supervision of a licensed broker. A license may also be obtained
by a person who does not immediately intend to be employed by a
broker. However, a salesperson without an employing broker may not
perform acts requiring a real estate license. The license authorizes
real estate activity only if the salesperson is in the employ of a
licensed broker.
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| To obtain a California real estate salesperson license, you must
first qualify for and pass a written examination. Those who
pass the examination are provided a license application
which must be submitted to and approved by the DRE.
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| You must be 18 years of age or older to be licensed
in California.
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| Applicants must be honest and truthful. Conviction of a
crime may result in the denial of a license. Failure to
disclose any criminal violation or disciplinary
action in an applicant's entire history may also
result in the denial of a license
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| Education: Successful
completion of the following college-level courses is
required to become a real estate salesperson:
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| 1.Real Estate Principles (must be completed or in
progress to apply for examination and must be completed
prior to applying for a license); and
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| 2.Real Estate Practice (must be completed prior to
applying for a license or within 18 months of license
issuance); and
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3.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
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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.
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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. Courses completed through foreign
institutions of higher learning must be evaluated by a
foreign credentials evaluation service approved by the
Department of Real Estate. Copies of official transcripts are
generally acceptable evidence of completed courses.
Transcripts of equivalent courses submitted as substitutes
for the college-level courses listed above must be supported
by an official course or catalog description in order to be
evaluated for equivalency.
When you apply for examination:
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If you have completed all three
courses, submit transcripts showing completion of
the three courses with your examination application.
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If you have completed Real Estate
Principles only, submit transcripts showing
completion with your examination application.
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If you have not completed Real
Estate Principles, you must certify under penalty of
perjury that you are currently enrolled in an acceptable
Real Estate Principles course by signing the examination
application.
After you pass the examination and
apply for your license
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If you have completed all three
courses, submit transcripts showing completion of
the three courses with your license application if you
have not already done so.
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If you have completed Real Estate
Principles only, submit transcripts showing
completion with your license application if you have not
already done so. Transcripts showing completion of the
other two courses must be submitted within 18
months of the date the license is issued and an
additional fee for processing a conditional license will
apply.
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