Connecticut Real Estate Broker License requirements

Follow these steps in order. Deadlines and affiliation requirements can make a passed exam unusable if they are missed.

1. 1

   Accumulate three years, 1,500 hours, and four transactions as a CT salesperson

   Document these on DCP's Experience Form. Time as a Massachusetts salesperson does not count toward the Connecticut requirement.

2. 2

   Finish 15-hour Brokerage + 15-hour Legal Compliance + 30 elective hours (or 20 transactions)

   You should already have the 60-hour Principles certificate from your salesperson license. The electives are pre-license courses, not CE.

3. 3

   DCP $120, then PSI $59 at 75% (75/80-point national + 45/40-point state / 180 min)

   Activate for $1,150 within two years of the last passed portion. To practice as an entity, file the New Business Entity Application after you pass. Your license will renew every November 30 of even years.

Minimum age

18 years old

Identification

A Social Security number is required. An ITIN is not confirmed as a substitute.

Residency and identification

Three years as a Connecticut salesperson, plus 1,500 hours including at least four real estate transactions in those three years. Reciprocal brokers need an active license by examination in a DCP reciprocal state; applicants from Florida / Illinois / Indiana / Ohio (or with no exam in the other state) must pass the Connecticut state portion. Reciprocal broker fees total $1,270.

Qualifying education

All courses must come from Connecticut-approved schools. The 60-hour course is the same Principles and Practices course you took as a salesperson; you do not need to retake it if you have the DCP-approved certificate, and a Massachusetts 40-hour course cannot substitute. The electives are pre-license courses, not CE. The 20-transaction substitute requires DCP's named form documenting each transaction. Legal Compliance and Brokerage Principles and Practices are not the same as the 3-hour CE mandatory course.

Education or filing deadline

You have one year from DCP eligibility to pass both PSI portions, then two years from the last passed portion to activate at $1,150. Broker licenses then expire November 30 of even years.

Character review

The same DCP character review as salesperson applies.

Background process

DCP's Broker Initial/Exam page does not name IdentoGO.

Experience

Actively engaged as a real estate salesperson in Connecticut for at least three years, and actively engaged as a licensed salesperson under a Connecticut broker for at least 1,500 hours including no fewer than four real estate transactions during those three years. A transaction is a legal transfer of real estate or execution of a lease.

Broker affiliation

A Connecticut broker may open their own office, including as a legal entity after filing the New Business Entity Application. Salespersons they supervise must hold active Connecticut salesperson licenses. Practicing through an entity requires a second broker license in the entity name, not a d/b/a on the individual license.

PSI after DCP broker approval. Same CTRE bulletin. $59 first sitting / $51 retake. 75% cut. · Fee: $59

The same $59 / $51 fees as salesperson apply. The passing standard is 75%, not 70%. You must pass both portions within one year of broker eligibility. Make sure you register for the broker exam, not the salesperson exam.

These are commission or testing-vendor amounts we can cite. School tuition and optional preparation products are private-market prices.

Per DCP's Broker Initial/Exam page: application $120; PSI $59; $1,150 license fee to activate. Reciprocal broker: $1,270 ($120+$1,130+$20). Renewal: $758.00; late fee $75.00 after November 30 of the even year. CE: 12 hours by August 31 of the even year (3 mandatory + 9 elective). The application and initialLicense fees are paid in sequence.

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  Taking the 70% salesperson exam as a broker candidate

  The broker exam requires 75% on a 75-question/80-point national portion + 45-question/40-point state portion. The salesperson exam is a different test with a different passing standard.

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  Counting Massachusetts or New York years toward the three Connecticut salesperson years

  DCP requires active engagement as a real estate salesperson in CT. Reciprocity is a separate application.

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  Using the 20-transaction substitute to skip Legal Compliance or the 1,500 hours

  The 20 transactions replace only the 30 elective hours. The 15+15 hours of courses and the 1,500 hours / 4 transactions still apply.

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  Practicing as an LLC on the individual broker license

  File the New Business Entity Application after you pass. Then move your salespersons onto the entity license at renewal.

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  Renewing on the salesperson May 31 schedule

  Broker licenses expire November 30 of even years, with CE by August 31. The fee is $758, not $578.

Per the same DCP reciprocal page, broker fees total $1,270 ($120 application + $1,130 initial license + $20 Guaranty Fund). The state portion is required for applicants from Florida, Illinois, Indiana, or Ohio, and for anyone whose reciprocal-state license was not issued by examination. Practicing as an entity still requires the New Business Entity Application after you pass.

Connecticut vs neighboring states

Hours are the pre-license total printed in each guide; states that count credits or named courses show “See guide.” Published state fees add the application, exam, initial-license, and fingerprint amounts the guide can cite — tuition is not included.

Is the broker exam the same as the 70% salesperson exam?

No. The broker passing standard is 75%. The general portion is 75 questions / 80 points / 120 minutes; the state portion is 45 questions / 40 points / 60 minutes; combined, 180 minutes. Some national items are scored up to two points.

Do I retake the 60-hour Principles?

It is a named broker prerequisite. If you already completed the DCP-approved 60-hour course as a salesperson, that certificate satisfies the broker requirement. A 60-hour course from another state cannot substitute.

What is the 20-transaction substitute?

Instead of the two 15-hour electives or one 30-hour pre-license course, you can document 20 real estate transactions in the previous five years on DCP’s Transactions Form. A transaction is a legal transfer or a lease execution. It does not replace the 15-hour Brokerage or 15-hour Legal Compliance courses, and it does not replace the 1,500 hours / four transactions in three years.

When do brokers expire?

November 30 of every even-numbered year, with CE due by August 31. Renewal is $758; the late fee is $75. Salespersons follow a different schedule (May 31 / February 28 / $578).

Can I practice as an LLC on my individual broker license?

No. According to DCP, you must obtain a broker license in the name of the legal entity through the New Business Entity Application after you pass, with the applicable fees and your passing broker score reports.