Titles
License types
The noun on the wall license is not the same in every state. Texas issues a sales agent. Florida issues a sales associate. Illinois’s first license is already a broker. North Carolina’s first license is a provisional broker. REALTOR® is not a license type.
Salesperson
The entry license in California, New York, Georgia, and Pennsylvania. Practice requires affiliation with a broker except where a state issues an unemployed or inactive credential.
- California Real Estate Salesperson License Three college-level courses (minimum 45 hours each) California
- New York Real Estate Salesperson License 77-hour DOS-approved salesperson qualifying course New York
- Georgia Real Estate Salesperson License 75 instructional hours (GREC Rule 520-2-.04) Georgia
- Pennsylvania Real Estate Salesperson License 75 hours (Fundamentals 30 + Practice 45) Pennsylvania
- Alabama Real Estate Salesperson License 60 clock hours (salesperson prelicense at 70% course grade) Alabama
- Alaska Real Estate Salesperson License 40 classroom hours of Alaska-approved pre-licensing education Alaska
- Arizona Real Estate Salesperson License 90-hour salesperson pre-licensing + 6-hour Contract Writing Arizona
- Arkansas Real Estate Salesperson License 60 hours of which 30 must be basic principles of real estate Arkansas
- Colorado Associate Broker License (entry-level — no salesperson license) 168 hours (named Colorado courses) Colorado
- Connecticut Real Estate Salesperson License 60-hour Connecticut-approved Real Estate Principles and Practices course Connecticut
- Delaware Real Estate Salesperson License 99-hour Delaware salesperson pre-licensing course (24 Del. Admin. C. 2925-5.4) Delaware
- District of Columbia Real Estate Salesperson License 60 hours District of Columbia
- Hawaii Real Estate Salesperson License 60 class hours (HAR §16-99-36) Hawaii
- Idaho Real Estate Salesperson License 90 hours: Salesperson Prelicense Module 1 (45) + Module 2 (45) Idaho
- Indiana Real Estate Broker License 90-hour Commission-approved broker prelicensing course, plus 30 hours of postlicensing education in the first two years after issuance Indiana
- Iowa Real Estate Salesperson License 60 hours principles (live or online) + 12 Buying + 12 Listing + 12 Developing Professionalism and Ethical Practices (live only) = 96 hours Iowa
- Kansas Real Estate Salesperson License 60 hours: 30-hour Principles of Real Estate + 30-hour Kansas Practice Course Kansas
- Kentucky Real Estate Sales Associate License 96 classroom hours or 6 academic credit hours in real estate Kentucky
- Louisiana Real Estate Salesperson License 90 hours including 30-hour Louisiana Real Estate License Law / Commission Rules / Law of Agency / Civil Law (no substitution) Louisiana
- Maine Real Estate Sales Agent License 55-hour Sales Agent Course, 75% course pass Maine
- Maryland Real Estate Salesperson License 60-hour salesperson pre-licensing program from an MREC-approved education provider Maryland
- Massachusetts Real Estate Salesperson License 40 hours of Board-approved pre-licensure salesperson education Massachusetts
- Michigan Real Estate Salesperson License 40 clock hours of approved prelicensure including at least 4 clock hours of civil rights law and equal opportunity in housing Michigan
- Minnesota Real Estate Salesperson License 90 hours (Course I 30 before exam; Courses II and III 30 each before the broker files) Minnesota
- Mississippi Real Estate Salesperson License 60 hours Mississippi
- Missouri Real Estate Salesperson License 48-hour pre-exam salesperson course plus 24-hour Missouri Real Estate Practice (MREP) Missouri
- Montana Real Estate Salesperson License 70 hours Montana
- Nebraska Real Estate Salesperson License 96 hours as of January 1, 2026: 30 Principles and Practices + 30 Nebraska License Law + 30 approved elective + 6-hour Course #0003 Professional Practice and Standards Nebraska
- Nevada Real Estate Salesperson License 120 hours in four named blocks: Real Estate Principles 45; Real Estate Law 45 (must include 18 hours Nevada law); contracts 15; agency 15 (including 3 hours foundation of broker-agent relationship and 3 hours risk reduction) Nevada
- New Hampshire Real Estate Salesperson License 40 hours: minimum 32 classroom or real-time internet live-class, maximum 8 distance, begun within 6 months prior to the exam New Hampshire
- New Jersey Real Estate Salesperson License 75 hours at a licensed New Jersey real estate school New Jersey
- New Mexico Associate Broker License (entry-level — no salesperson license) 90 hours: 30 Real Estate Principles and Practice + 30 Real Estate Law + 30 Broker Basics New Mexico
- North Dakota Real Estate Salesperson License 90-hour NDREC-certified salesperson prelicensure course (residents) North Dakota
- Ohio Real Estate Salesperson License 100 hours (40 Principles and Practices + 40 Ohio Law + 10 Appraisal + 10 Finance) Ohio
- Oklahoma Provisional Sales Associate License 90 clock hours of OREC-approved basic real estate instruction (certificate completed within the past three years), plus 45 clock hours of postlicense education after issuance Oklahoma
- Oregon Real Estate Broker License (entry-level — no salesperson license) 150 clock-hours in seven named courses: Real Estate Law 30, Oregon Real Estate Practice 30, Real Estate Finance 30, Contracts 15, Agency Law 15, Property Management 10, Real Estate Brokerage 20 Oregon
- Rhode Island Real Estate Salesperson License 45 classroom hours plus a separate 3-hour Lead Poisoning / Lead Hazard Mitigation certificate Rhode Island
- South Carolina Real Estate Associate License Unit I 60 hours (fundamentals, before the exam) plus Unit II 30 hours (advanced principles, before issuance) South Carolina
- South Dakota Real Estate Broker Associate License 116 hours South Dakota
- Tennessee Affiliate Broker License 60-hour principles/fundamentals before the exam; 30-hour Course for New Affiliates before issuance (90 total) Tennessee
- Utah Real Estate Sales Agent License 120 hours of approved salesperson prelicense at a certified Real Estate Pre-License School (Candidate Education Certifying Document Section A) Utah
- Vermont Real Estate Salesperson License 40-hour salesperson pre-licensing course (Rule 1.8(v); Rule 5.1) Vermont
- Virginia Real Estate Salesperson License 60-hour Principles of Real Estate from a Virginia Real Estate Board-approved provider Virginia
- Washington Real Estate Broker License 90 clock hours (60-hour Real Estate Fundamentals + 30-hour Real Estate Practices) Washington
- West Virginia Real Estate Salesperson License 90 clock hours (six college semester hours) in four scored subjects West Virginia
- Wisconsin Real Estate Salesperson License 72-hour Board-approved program (or 10 semester credits) Wisconsin
- Wyoming Real Estate Salesperson License Named Salesperson I + Salesperson II + Wyoming Law (live WREC obtain-a-license page does not print a combined clock-hour total) Wyoming
Sales Agent
Texas TREC title for the entry license. Inactive until a sponsoring broker is in place.
Sales Associate
Florida FREC title for the entry license. The 45-hour post-license course is not optional.
Provisional Broker
North Carolina’s entry credential. NCREC does not issue a salesperson license.
Broker
Independent or supervising practice in most of these states. In Illinois the first license is already called broker.
- California Real Estate Broker License Eight college-level courses (minimum 45 hours each) California
- Texas Individual Real Estate Broker License 270 qualifying hours plus 630 related hours (900 total, with published substitutions) Texas
- Florida Real Estate Broker License 72-hour FREC Course II Florida
- New York Real Estate Broker License 152 hours (77-hour salesperson qualifying course plus 75-hour broker course) New York
- Illinois Real Estate Broker License (entry-level) 75-hour broker pre-license (60 topics + 15 applied principles); confirm live if an IDFPR packet still mentions 90 Illinois
- Georgia Real Estate Broker License 60-hour GREC broker prelicense Georgia
- Pennsylvania Real Estate Broker License 240 hours / 16 credits within 10 years of passing both exam portions Pennsylvania
- North Carolina Broker License (non-provisional) and Broker-in-Charge 90-hour postlicensing (three 30-hour courses) after the original 75-hour prelicense North Carolina
- Alabama Real Estate Broker License 60 clock hours (separate broker prelicense at 70%) Alabama
- Alaska Real Estate Broker or Associate Broker License 30 hours of Alaska-approved broker training Alaska
- Arizona Real Estate Broker License 90-hour broker pre-licensing + BMC #1, #2, #3 (9 hours) Arizona
- Arkansas Real Estate Broker License 60 hours of which 45 must be the Commission-developed Broker Pre-License Course (within 36 months) Arkansas
- Colorado Independent or Employing Broker License 168 hours plus 24-hour Brokerage Administration (employing) Colorado
- Connecticut Real Estate Broker License 60-hour Principles and Practices plus 15-hour Brokerage Principles and Practices plus 15-hour Legal Compliance plus 30 elective hours (two 15s or one 30), or 20 real estate transactions in the previous five years in lieu of the 30 elective hours Connecticut
- Delaware Real Estate Associate Broker / Broker License 99-hour Delaware broker / associate-broker pre-licensing course (24 Del. Admin. C. 2925-6.3) Delaware
- District of Columbia Real Estate Broker License 135 hours District of Columbia
- Hawaii Real Estate Broker License 80 class hours (HAR §16-99-36) Hawaii
- Idaho Real Estate Broker License 90 hours: Brokerage Management 28 + Real Estate Law 30 + two electives; designated adds BCOO unless Management already counts Idaho
- Indiana Real Estate Managing Broker Eligibility 24-hour Commission-approved managing-broker course (plus 3 years of licensure and the Pearson broker exam) Indiana
- Iowa Real Estate Broker License 60 named hours within 24 months of passing the exams (6+6+6+6+6+6+12+6+6) Iowa
- Kansas Real Estate Broker License 30-hour Broker Fundamentals + 30-hour Kansas Real Estate Management (out-of-state: 4-hour Kansas Law + 30-hour Management) Kansas
- Kentucky Real Estate Broker License 336 classroom hours or 21 academic credits including 48-hour brokerage management Kentucky
- Louisiana Real Estate Broker License Additional 150 classroom hours including Real Estate 202 (30-hour Louisiana law / agency / civil law, no substitution) and Real Estate 203 (30-hour Broker Responsibilities) Louisiana
- Maine Real Estate Associate Broker License 60-hour Associate Broker Course at 75% plus a Commission-approved core course, plus Documented Field Experience Form Maine
- Maryland Real Estate Broker License 135-hour broker pre-licensing program from an MREC-approved education provider Maryland
- Massachusetts Real Estate Broker License 40 additional hours of Board-approved pre-licensure broker education Massachusetts
- Michigan Real Estate Individual Broker License 90 clock hours of approved broker prelicensure including at least 9 clock hours of civil rights law and equal opportunity in housing, in addition to the salesperson 40; law degree may substitute 60 (including 6 civil rights), MBA/finance master 60, bachelor's in business or finance 30 Michigan
- Minnesota Real Estate Broker License 30-hour Minnesota broker course Minnesota
- Mississippi Real Estate Broker License 120 classroom hours (or 150 degree-program hours without the year of experience) Mississippi
- Missouri Real Estate Broker License 48-hour pre-exam broker course from an accredited Missouri school Missouri
- Montana Real Estate Broker License 60 hours Montana
- Nebraska Real Estate Broker License 60 clock hours (two 30-hour courses) in addition to the salesperson 96, plus Course #0003 if not taken within the last 4 years Nebraska
- Nevada Real Estate Broker License 64 semester college credits including 45-hour (3-credit) Nevada-specific Broker Management and 18 hours Nevada law from a NV school; experience may replace other credit blocks at 16 credits per 2 years of licensed experience but cannot replace Broker Management or the 18-hour Nevada-law block Nevada
- New Hampshire Real Estate Broker License 60 hours of approved study (JD / real-estate degree / CCIM or GRI / stacked CE + unused 40-hour prelicense + college credits at 12 hours per 3-credit course) New Hampshire
- New Jersey Real Estate Broker License 150 hours: 90-hour general real estate course FIRST, then 30-hour Agency/Ethics and 30-hour Office Management and related topics New Jersey
- New Mexico Qualifying Broker License 30-hour Brokerage Office Administration (in-class exam) + 8-hour Understanding and Using NMAR/RANM Forms + 8 hours core electives + Commission-meeting attendance; pre-2006 salesperson-grandfathered associate brokers also take 30-hour Broker Basics New Mexico
- North Dakota Real Estate Broker License 60-hour NDREC-certified broker prelicensure course (residents) North Dakota
- Ohio Real Estate Broker License 120 hours of named broker courses (salesperson-era hours plus four business courses) Ohio
- Oklahoma Real Estate Broker License 90-hour OREC-approved broker course plus 15-hour Broker in Charge Oklahoma
- Oregon Principal Broker License 40-hour Brokerage Administration and Sales Supervision (BASS: 15 brokerage-business/supervision + 25 principles review); out-of-state applicants also complete the 150-hour seven-course broker study Oregon
- Rhode Island Real Estate Broker License 90 classroom hours (cannot include the salesperson 45) Rhode Island
- South Carolina Real Estate Broker License Unit IIIA 30-hour Broker Management plus Unit IIIB 30-hour Brokerage Principles (60 hours), after five years of active associate licensure in seven South Carolina
- South Dakota Real Estate Responsible Broker License 116-hour associate course already completed, plus 24-hour Responsible Broker course South Dakota
- Tennessee Real Estate Broker License 120 classroom hours including 30-hour Office/Broker Management Tennessee
- Utah Real Estate Broker License 120 hours: Utah Law 30 (including 3 hours testing) + Broker Principles 45 (including 4 hours testing) + Broker Practices 45 (including 4 hours testing) Utah
- Vermont Real Estate Broker License 40-hour broker pre-licensing course (Rule 1.8(c); Rule 5.1) Vermont
- Virginia Real Estate Broker License 180 class/clock hours of Board-approved broker-specific and broker-related courses, including a 45-hour Real Estate Brokerage course Virginia
- Washington Real Estate Managing Broker License 90 clock hours within 3 years (30 Brokerage Management + 30 Business Management + 30 Advanced Real Estate Law) Washington
- West Virginia Real Estate Broker License 180 clock hours (12 semester hours), or an additional 90 if already a West Virginia salesperson West Virginia
- Wisconsin Real Estate Broker License Board-approved broker program (6-hour Wisconsin broker course for out-of-state brokers without reciprocity; plus 13-hour salesperson course if no WI salesperson license) Wisconsin
- Wyoming Real Estate Broker License Named Broker I + Broker II + Wyoming Law; plus Wyoming Broker Management for responsible-broker applicants Wyoming
Managing Broker
Illinois supervising credential above broker. The person who can sponsor other brokers.