South Carolina

The South Carolina Real Estate Commission is part of LLR at the Kingstree Building, 110 Centerview Drive, Columbia, SC 29210. [email protected], (803) 896-4400. 2024 Act No. 204 rewrote Chapter 57 to say associate. S.C. Code Ann. § 40-57-320(A)(1)(a): 60 hours of fundamentals (Unit I) and 30 hours of advanced principles (Unit II) within five years, and you may sit the exam before finishing the 30. According to the associate page, you apply after Unit I ($25), fingerprint after the application (SLED + FBI + SSN — not before), wait for [email protected] plus 48 hours, sit PSI, then Unit II, Supervision Attestation under a broker-in-charge, and the invoiced $50.

PSI bulletin updated 8/27/2026 at test-takers.psiexams.com/scre, (855) 340-3701: Associate 80/120 min + 40/80 min, 56 and 28 to pass, both portions $67 / one $59. Broker is five years of active associate licensure in seven (age 21) plus Unit IIIA 30 + IIIB 30, then 75/80-point national + 50 state at 60/36. Reciprocity is only with Georgia and North Carolina. DACA recipients cannot be licensed. Active CE is 10 hours (4 core + 6 elective); BIC adds a 4-hour BIC course. By comparison, North Carolina licenses provisional brokers and Georgia requires 75 hours. In South Carolina, you complete Unit I (60 hours), pass PSI, then complete Unit II (30 hours); the license is titled associate, and you work under a broker-in-charge.