Connecticut Real Estate Commission

Department of Consumer Protection
450 Columbus Boulevard, Suite 901
Hartford, CT 06103-1840
Phone: 860 713 6100
Fax: 860-713-7320
Email: dcp.licenseservices@ct.gov
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Salesperson Pre-Licensing Education Requirements

  • Be at least 18 years old
  • Successfully complete 60 hours of education in Principles and Practice of Real Estate in a classroom setting
  • Provide original certificate of course completion 
  • Broker supervision is not required to take the examination
  • Submit for background check and fingerprints
  • Pass the State and National Exam within one year from enrolling in PSI’s site. After you pass both portions of the examination, within the one-year requirement of eligibility, you have two years from the date of the most recently passed portion to activate your license.
  • To activate the license, you must be supervised by a CT licensed broker
  • See other requirements: https://portal.ct.gov/DCP/License-Services-Division/All-License-Applications/Real-Estate-Salesperson

Broker Pre-License Education Requirements

  • Be at least 18 years old
  • Successfully have completed the mandatory 60 hours of Real Estate Principles and Practices classroom course. As of January, 1, 2014, real estate salespersons who had completed a mandatory 30-hour Real Estate Principles and Practice course in the past must retake the FULL 60 hour Real Estate Principles and Practices course to qualify. 
  • Successfully complete mandatory 15 hours Real Estate Brokerage Principles and Practices classroom course
  • Successfully complete mandatory 15 hour Legal Compliance classroom course
  • Successfully complete two 15-hour pre-license elective courses, OR one 30-hour pre-license appraisal/pre-license elective course, OR provide evidence of successful completion of at least 20 real estate transactions in the previous 5 years. A transaction is defined as a legal transfer of real estate property or execution of a lease agreement. 
  • Actively engaged as a licensed real estate salesperson under the supervision of a licensed real estate broker in this state for at least 1,500 hours, including no less than 4 real estate transactions during the three (3) years immediately preceding the date of application 
  • See other Connecticut real estate license requirements at https://portal.ct.gov/DCP/License-Services-Division/All-License-Applications/Real-Estate-Broker---InitialExam

Salesperson Continuing Education Requirements

Broker Continuing Education Requirements

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