*All of our courses are approved by the California Department of Real Estate, as offered through correspondence study *

To obtain a real estate salesperson and/or a broker license, you must first qualify for and pass a written examination. Applicants must satisfy the mandatory educational curriculum to qualify for a written examination with the Department of Real Estate.

Salesperson Licensing Information

In order to take the real estate salesperson's license, the Department of Real Estate (DRE) requires an applicant to complete the following college-level courses:

 1. Real Estate Principles (must be completed or in progress to apply for examination and must be completed prior to applying for a license); and

2. Real Estate Practice (must be completed prior to applying for a license or within 18 months of license issuance); and

3. One course from the following list (must be completed prior to applying for a license or within 18 months of license issuance)

• Real Estate Appraisal
• Real Estate Economics
• Real Estate Finance
• Escrows
• Legal Aspects of Real Estate
• Property Management

For more information about obtaining a real estate license, please call us or email us, or visit the California Department of Real Estate's website at www.dre.ca.gov.

Broker Licensing Information

In order to qualify for the real estate broker license examination, the Department of Real Estate (DRE) requires an applicant to have successfully completed the following eight statutorily required college-level courses:

• Real Estate Appraisal
• Real Estate Economics
• Real Estate Finance
• Real Estate Practice
• Real Estate Principles
• Escrows
• Legal Aspects of Real Estate
• Property Management

How to Enroll in Our Correspondence Courses

• Each course consists of:
• A textbook
• A workbook made up of 15 mini-quizzes, each with 10 multiple choice questions and a 500-word writing assignment
• A final examination, which is open book and 100 questions multiple-choice
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• You can either register over the phone or in person. When you register for a course, you will be given homework assignments and study materials (textbooks and workbooks), which can be completed at the convenience of your own home or at our school. The minimum time to complete a course is 18 days, starting from the day we receive your first assignment. The maximum time for each course is one year, starting from your registration date.
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• Once you have completed the workbook assignments (quizzes and essay), you will need to submit them to us and schedule your final examination. The final can either be taken at our school, or you may request a proctor to administer the examination. Please call us for more information on using a proctor. If you do not pass, you may retake the final with a different exam, at no additional charge. Upon successful completion of the course, you will be issued a certificate of completion.

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