Wyoming 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 two of the last four years of experience (or a real-estate degree for associate broker)

   Required by Chapter 1. A responsible broker needs two of four years as a salesperson or associate broker plus a Wyoming trust account or funds-holder agreement.

2. 2

   Broker I, Broker II, Wyoming Law; Broker Management if responsible

   Not Salesperson I+II. Colorado EA/IA/ER/EI/IR/II licensees follow the out-of-state list. Per the handbook, the 8-hour management course must be within one year of filing.

3. 3

   Pearson $80/$90 per portion: national (80 items / 2.5 hr) and state (50 items / 1.5 hr), scaled 75

   The same 6-month and 90-day deadlines apply. Responsible-broker applicants file a Consent to Examine and Audit. Two cards + $39; $300; E&O.

Minimum age

18 years old

Identification

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

Residency and identification

Associate broker: two of the four years immediately preceding the application as an active licensee (or a real-estate degree under W.S. 33-28-102(b)(xiv)). Responsible broker: two of four years as a salesperson or associate broker (or equivalent), plus a trust account / funds-holder agreement, plus Broker Management. Out-of-state applicants: active broker license, Wyoming Law, Broker II, state exam, and Broker Management if responsible. Colorado EA/IA/ER/EI/IR/II licensees are treated as brokers in Wyoming.

Qualifying education

This is not Salesperson I+II. WREC's converting-from-salesperson list requires Broker I, Broker II, Wyoming Law, and Wyoming Broker Management (responsible-broker applicants only). Out-of-state applicants take Law + Broker II (+ Management if responsible). Under Chapter 1, original associate-broker applicants show Broker Course I (state and national portions) and Broker Course II; active out-of-state applicants show Course I (state portion only) and Course II; Course I may be challenged by exam. Handbook B.3 requires an 8-hour Wyoming Real Estate Management course within one year immediately preceding receipt of the application; Chapter 1 § 1-3(c)(iv) allows no more than two years prior. Confirm on the current application. Per WREC's CE page, responsible brokers also need 8 Broker Management hours within the 53-hour CE cycle; that CE requirement is separate from the original-license management certificate.

Education or filing deadline

Coursework must be within one year of application (Chapter 1). The management course must be within 1 year per the handbook or 2 years per Chapter 1; follow the current application instructions. Exam: 6-month split-retake window, then 90 days to file.

Character review

The same license-history and two-card review applies. The felony waiting period is in Chapter 1 § 1-3(d).

Background process

The same $39 Attorney General fingerprint packet.

Experience

Associate broker: two of the four years immediately preceding the application as an active licensee, or a real-estate degree. Responsible broker: two of four years as a salesperson or associate broker (or equivalent credential), plus a trust account / funds-holder agreement. WREC's obtain-a-license converting list does not restate the 2-of-4 requirement, but Chapter 1 does. Out-of-state experience counts only through the equivalent-credential clause, so a year licensed in Colorado does not automatically count.

Broker affiliation

The responsible broker is the licensee who qualifies the firm (Broker Management, Consent to Examine and Audit, Wyoming trust account or funds-holder agreement). An associate broker is licensed under a responsible broker and does not have supervisory responsibilities (W.S. 33-28-102 definition). The Commission has named forms for converting from associate to responsible broker and from responsible to associate broker.

Pearson VUE, $80 test center / $90 OnVUE per portion. Handbook #095100. · Fee: $80

The same 24-hour wait, 6-month split-retake window, and 90-day filing deadline apply as for salesperson. Do not sit the 40-item salesperson state exam as a broker candidate.

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

Same as salesperson: $80/$90 per portion, $39 prints, $300 original, $20 Recovery Fund, $350 three-year renewal, $75 late fee. Company/branch original $300 / renewal $350, except sole proprietorships. Confirm current fees with WREC.

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  Filing as responsible broker with an expired 8-hour management certificate

  The handbook requires it within one year immediately preceding the Commission’s receipt of the application; Chapter 1 allows no more than two years. Follow the current application instructions.

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  Treating a Colorado FA as a Wyoming broker

  A Colorado FA is a salesperson in Wyoming. EA/IA/ER/EI/IR/II licensees are brokers.

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  Sitting the 40-item salesperson state exam

  The broker state exam has 50 scored items, including a 14–16 item office-management section.

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  Overlooking the 2-of-4 experience requirement because the converting list does not restate it

  Chapter 1 requires two of four years as an active licensee (associate) or as a salesperson/associate broker (responsible).

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  Practicing as an LLC under an individual license without the entity application

  Meeting minutes must name the Responsible Broker, and you need Secretary of State good standing. The responsible-broker application also needs a trust account or funds-holder agreement.

Active out-of-state brokers need Wyoming Law + Broker II + the state exam + Broker Management if responsible. Colorado EA/IA/ER/EI/IR/II licensees are treated as brokers in Wyoming (Commission special note). Military/spouse: W.S. 33-1-117. To practice as an entity, file the Corporation / LLC / Partnership / Sole Proprietorship application with Secretary of State good standing and meeting minutes naming the Responsible Broker.

Wyoming 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.

Does Salesperson I+II count as broker education?

No. You need Broker I, Broker II, and Wyoming Law. A responsible broker also needs Wyoming Broker Management (per the handbook, 8 hours within one year preceding the application).

How many years of experience?

Per Chapter 1: an associate broker needs two of the four years immediately preceding the application as an active licensee, or a real-estate degree. A responsible broker needs two of four years as a salesperson or associate broker, plus a trust account / funds-holder agreement.

I have a Colorado license. How does it transfer?

A Colorado FA is treated as a salesperson in Wyoming. EA, IA, ER, EI, IR, or II licensees are treated as brokers in Wyoming. Both still take the named Wyoming courses and the Wyoming state exam.

Is the broker exam the same as the salesperson exam?

No. The broker state exam has 50 scored items, not 40, including a 14–16 item broker-only section. The scaled 75 passing score and $80/$90 fee are the same.

Can I operate as an LLC under my individual responsible-broker license?

You must file the Corporation / LLC / Partnership / Sole Proprietorship application, with meeting minutes naming the Responsible Broker and proof of Wyoming Secretary of State good standing. Nonresident entities also file a Service of Process form.