California DRE Salesperson License & Examination Preparation License Requirements Exam Content
CAReal Estate Salesperson Guide135 hours · DRE exam · License · Broker affiliation
Eligibility

Confirm every qualification before filing.

Check age, honesty, three college-level courses, approved schools, California Bar exemption, foreign education, out-of-state documents and broker supervision.

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Minimum age for license issuance: 18

Applicants must also satisfy education and honesty requirements and pass the written examination.

Three college-level courses

Complete Real Estate Principles, Real Estate Practice and one approved elective. Each DRE-approved course is at least 45 hours.

Practice course content

A qualifying Real Estate Practice course must include current implicit-bias and fair-housing content, including the required interactive component.

Special routes

California State Bar members are exempt from the college-level course requirement. Foreign education needs evaluation through a DRE-approved service. Out-of-state applicants use additional consent and fingerprint procedures.