Kansas Real Estate License State Requirements

Requirements for Getting a License

Please be sure you understand the requirements before taking the pre-license education and licensing examination. If you have any questions, please contact the Commission office at (785) 296-3411.

Applicants must have a good reputation for honesty, trustworthiness, integrity and competence to transact the business of salesperson or broker in such manner as to safeguard the public interest.

Salesperson Applicants(not currently licensed in another state)

• 18 or more years of age
• high school diploma or its equivalent
• 30-hour Principles of Real Estate course approved by the Kansas Real Estate Commission
• Fingerprints, waiver form and $64 cashier's check or money order payable to KREC to obtain KBI/FBI background checks.
• Click the following link for FAQs regarding fingerprint/background checks
• 30-hour Kansas Practice course approved by the Kansas Real Estate Commission (file certificate of completion with license application to KREC within six months of course completion date)
• pass both parts (general and state) of the Kansas licensing exam within 12 months of the completion date of the Principles of Real Estate course
• file an application for license within six months of the exam pass date (if the two parts of the exam were passed on different dates, the six-month time period begins from the earlier exam date)
• license application signed by a supervising or branch broker who certifies that the applicant is honest, trustworthy and of good reputation and who will be responsible for supervising the applicant's real estate activities (an original license cannot be issued on inactive status)
• file a nonresident form with the license application, if applicable.
• file a current certification of license from any jurisdictions that have ever issued a real estate license to you with the license application

Broker Applicants
(not currently licensed in another state)

• 18 or more years of age
• high school diploma or its equivalent
• Fingerprints, waiver form and $64 cashier's check or money order payable to KREC to obtain KBI/FBI background checks.
• 24-hour Broker Pre-License course approved by the Kansas Real Estate Commission
• pass both parts (general and state) of the Kansas licensing examination within 12 months of the course completion date
• file an application for license within six months of the exam pass date (if the two parts of the exam were passed on different dates, the six-month time period begins from the earlier examination date)
• license application signed by a supervising or branch broker if the applicant is not applying as a supervising broker
• If the applicant is applying to be the supervising or branch broker, include a $25.00 open office fee and a Trust Account Form
• include with the application for license, the experience pages to provide detailed information to demonstrate the applicant meets the experience requirement
• file a nonresident form with the license application, if applicable [Word] [PDF]
• file a current certification of license from any jurisdictions that have ever issued a real estate license to you with the license application

Experience Requirement for Broker's License

• licensed as a salesperson in Kansas, or as a salesperson or broker in another jurisdiction, and ACTIVELY ENGAGED in activities which require a license in Kansas for at least two years during the last five years
• experience in the real estate or a related business or a combination of such experience and education may be accepted if the Commission believes it qualifies the applicant to act as a broker. Only experience during the last five years will be considered. Experience will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

Continuing Education

Salespersons must meet a 12-hour continuing education requirement by their first renewal date and at each subsequent two-year renewal. An exception to the 12-hour requirement is provided for new salesperson's whose first license expiration date is five months or less from the issue date of the original license. Salespersons in this category have an "SA" for their license number prefix. All salespersons with an "SP" license number prefix must complete the 12-hour requirement.

Brokers must meet a 12-hour continuing education requirement by their first renewal date and at each subsequent two-year renewal.