Utah Real Estate Sales Agent License requirements

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

1. 1

   Complete 120 Division-certified hours

   Keep the Candidate Education Certifying Document (Section A). You have 12 months from the course to pass the exam. If you are already licensed elsewhere, request an out-of-state waiver first.

2. 2

   Pass the Pearson exam: 80 national + 50 state at scaled 70, $69, four hours combined

   Use the same email you will use for UtahID. Bring the certifying document to every sitting. The handbook does not split the 4-hour time by portion.

3. 3

   Create UtahID with the Pearson email and apply within 90 days

   Upload PDFs. The $154 fee ($100+$12+$32+$10) is itemized on the Division's Education Waivers page. Processing has been taking about 30 days. Do not wait until day 91.

4. 4

   Get fingerprinted after the Division email (1–2 days after applying)

   Use UTFP at named Pearson centers or FD-258 cards. Then affiliate with a principal broker. Your first renewal requires the 12-hour New Agent Course + a 3-hour mandatory course + 3 more hours.

Minimum age

18 years old

Identification

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

Residency and identification

Utah residency is not independently required. You must be 18 at application, with a high school diploma/GED and a valid SSN (or a working SSN plus alien registration number, per the exam-day qualifying questions). You must also meet the standards of honesty, integrity, truthfulness, reputation, and competency (Utah Code 61-2f-203(1)(c); R162-2f-201). You need a UtahID to apply; use the same email as Pearson. Active Utah State Bar members may have education waived on the Candidate Education Certifying Document.

Qualifying education

Division Sales Agent page: 120 hours of approved education at a certified Real Estate Pre-License School as outlined in the Real Estate Pre-License Education Curriculum. Handbook 094500: 120 classroom hours of salesperson prelicensing education, completed before the examination reservation and successfully completed within the year prior to licensing. Section A of the Candidate Education Certifying Document splits the hours between Principles & Practices and Utah License Law. Bring it, stamped, to every sitting and upload it with the application. Active Utah State Bar members may have education waived on that document. Out-of-state coursework is reviewed through a Division waiver, which takes 30 days (Education Waivers page); wait for the waiver before taking remaining prelicense courses or the exam. A Nevada 120-hour certificate will not count just because the hours match.

Education or filing deadline

Pass the exam within 12 months of completing prelicense. Apply within 90 days of passing both portions (next business day if the 90th is a weekend or national holiday). If you miss the exam deadline, retake the exam. If you miss the education deadline, retake prelicense. If you miss both, retake both. Prelicensing education is good for one year on the certifying document.

Character review

Pearson qualifying questions on exam day cover credential sanctions, criminal history including plea in abeyance, sex-offender registration, civil fraud judgments, courts martial, and Freddie Mac/Fannie/FHA/VA bans. False answers can lead to license denial. Send court documents to the Division after you pass. Under R162-2f-201, a felony in the last five years (from conviction/plea or completion of jail/prison) or a misdemeanor involving fraud, misrepresentation, theft, or dishonesty within the last three years does not qualify (Division Education Waivers page).

Background process

Fingerprint after the UtahID application, using the authorization the Division emails 1–2 days later. Options are a digital Pearson UTFP appointment (sales candidates, named centers) or FD-258 cards. The $154 fee includes $32 fingerprint processing + $10 rap back.

Experience

No licensed experience is required for the sales-agent license. A principal broker is required to practice, not to sit for the Pearson exam. The broker license later requires three years full-time licensed active in five years (or two years plus one year from the optional experience table) and 60 experience points.

Broker affiliation

A Utah sales agent practices under a principal broker. Activation is a filing with the Division, not a REALTOR® association membership. You do not need a broker to sit for the Pearson exam, but you do need one for the license to issue and stay active. An active license that goes 31 days past expiration converts to expired-inactive and needs a $15 activation fee plus a brokerage to return (Division sales-agent education/CE page).

Pearson VUE (handbook #094500, July 2024, rev 01/2026). https://www.pearsonvue.com/us/en/ut/realestate.html (800) 359-9333. Walk-ins are not available. The combined sitting is four hours; the handbook does not publish a per-portion minute split. OnVUE online testing is not confirmed for Utah; check with Pearson. · Fee: $69

If you pass one portion, retake only the failed portion within six months. After six months, you must retake both portions. You must wait 24 hours to rebook. Each sitting costs $69. You cannot retake a passed portion to raise your scaled score. If the Division waives your national portion, the waiver must be on file with Pearson before you schedule, or you will be seated for the general exam. Changes and cancellations require 48 hours' notice. Vouchers expire 12 months from issue and cannot be extended.

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

Pearson handbook: exam $69. Division Education Waivers page: sales-agent $154 non-refundable ($100 application + $12 recovery fund + $32 fingerprint processing + $10 rap back). The $100 application and $154 initialLicense amounts are not added together; the $154 Division fee includes the $100. The Pearson UTFP appointment is a separate vendor fee that the handbook lists as both $35 and $12; pay the amount Pearson shows. The Division's CE pages list a $50 late fee (first 30 days) and $100 reinstatement (31 days to 12 months), plus a $15 activation fee if the license converted to expired-inactive. They do not list a base on-time renewal fee; check UtahID / My License One for the current amount. RELMS is no longer used for renewals (Division on-time-renewal page).

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  Applying on day 91

  You have 90 days from passing both portions, extended to the next business day only if the 90th is a weekend or national holiday. If you pass in January and file in May, your score is no longer valid.

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  UtahID email that does not match Pearson

  The Division's own Sales Agent page says this causes a delay. Reuse an existing Utah professional-license UtahID.

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  Fingerprinting before the application

  Wait for the authorization email, which arrives 1–2 days after you apply. Digital UTFP is for sales candidates at named centers only. The handbook lists both $35 and $12; pay the amount Pearson shows.

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  Assuming Nevada's 75% standard, or expecting a 40-item PSI state exam

  Utah sales agents need a scaled 70 on 50 state items. Brokers need a scaled 75 on 90. Water rights and the REPC are Utah-specific topics.

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  Losing the certifying document at the center

  You also upload it with the license application, so keep a copy. It needs the school stamp at every sitting.

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  Assuming a 150/90 minute split because Idaho's handbook prints one

  Utah handbook 094500 lists a combined four-hour sitting and does not split national and state minutes.

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  Counting a Nevada 120-hour certificate or Idaho Module 1+2 as Utah's 120

  They use a different curriculum, certifying document, and vendor. Out-of-state education is credited only through a Division waiver (Education Waivers page), and you must wait for the waiver first.

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  Renewing in RELMS, or missing the 15th-of-the-month CE deadline

  The Division's on-time-renewal page says RELMS will no longer be used for renewals; use UtahID / My License One. Complete CE by the 15th of the renewal month. Your first renewal requires the 12-hour New Agent Course, not just any 18 hours.

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  Contacting PSI, or sitting a Wyoming Pearson exam, for a Utah score

  Utah real estate exams are given by Pearson under handbook 094500. Wyoming's $80/$90 exam with a scaled 75 cut will not count with the Division.

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  Treating prior appropriation as a minor topic

  Utah water rights are a scored additional-topics item. Answers based on eastern riparian rules will be wrong.

Division Education Waivers page: applicants with an active real estate license in good standing from a state that does NOT have a reciprocity agreement with Utah may qualify for a waiver of some education and/or national exam requirements. Waivers will not be granted if the license has expired or is not in good standing. Submit the Real Estate Education Waiver Request and wait for the Division's waiver before taking remaining prelicense courses or the exam. Include a certified license history from each state of licensure. A one-time waiver extension requires a new history less than 30 days old. The sales-agent fee is still $154 with a waiver. Arizona's position on reciprocity applies to Arizona, not Utah. A Nevada score report at 75% does not exempt you from Utah's scaled 70 or the 50-item state exam. Utah Law hours are usually the main requirement left to complete.

Utah 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 it salesperson or sales agent?

Sales agent. The Division's page is titled Sales Agent, and it has no salesperson form. The Pearson handbook still says “salesperson” on the scaled-score table; that refers to the sales-agent exam.

How many prelicense hours?

120 hours at a certified Real Estate Pre-License School (Division Sales Agent page and handbook 094500), recorded on Section A of the Candidate Education Certifying Document. A Nevada 120-hour certificate does not count as Utah's 120.

When do I fingerprint?

After you apply. The Division emails authorization within 1–2 business days. Do not get printed before the Pearson exam, even though Nevada works that way. Use digital UTFP at Bountiful, Draper, Ogden, or Orem, or two FD-258 cards.

What is the passing score and how long is the exam?

Sales agents need a scaled 70 on each portion; brokers need a scaled 75. The combined sitting is four hours (handbook), with 80 scored national items and 50 scored state items. Numeric scores are given only to candidates who fail. The handbook does not split the 4-hour time by portion.

Why does UtahID stall?

Usually because the email does not match Pearson. The Division's Sales Agent page says to use the email you used for testing with Pearson VUE, or your application will be delayed. If you already have a UtahID for a Utah professional license, you must reuse it.

What does the original license cost?

Pearson $69 plus the $154 Division fee ($100 application + $12 recovery fund + $32 fingerprint processing + $10 rap back). Pearson UTFP is extra if you choose digital prints. Some sources quote a $152 Salt Lake Board bundle; that figure does not appear on commerce.utah.gov.

How long are scores good?

Apply within 90 days of passing both portions (next business day if the 90th is a weekend or national holiday) and within 12 months of completing prelicense. If you miss the exam deadline, retake the exam. If you miss the education deadline, retake the course.

What CE applies?

Per the Division's sales-agent education and on-time-renewal pages: 18 hours every two-year cycle, completed by the 15th of the renewal month. First sales-agent renewal: the 12-hour New Agent Course + a Division-approved 3-hour mandatory course (Residential, Commercial, or Property Management) + 3 additional hours. Later renewals: 9 CORE hours including the 3-hour mandatory, plus 9 additional core or elective hours. The on-time-renewal page instead lists a 6-core + 3-mandatory + 9 mix, so follow the instructions shown for your renewal cycle. RELMS is retired; renew in UtahID / My License One.

Can I test remotely?

Handbook 094500 describes testing at Pearson Professional Centers in a four-hour combined sitting. OnVUE online testing is not confirmed for Utah; check with Pearson. Walk-ins are not available.

I am licensed in Nevada. Is that automatic?

No. Per the Division's Education Waivers page, a waiver of some education and/or the national exam is available for an active license in good standing from a state that does not have a reciprocity agreement with Utah. Wait for the waiver before taking remaining coursework or the exam. You still must pass the state exam, and the $154 fee still applies.

Does Utah test water rights?

Yes. State salesperson outline section VIII covers Utah water rights (history and appropriation) in 1–3 items. Utah follows prior appropriation, not riparian rights. The broker outline includes water rights in its 8–10 item additional-topics section.