45-Hr. CA Real Estate Finance Course
To apply for a California Real Estate Salesperson’s license, you need to complete three courses (135 credit hours): Real Estate Principles (45 hours), Real Estate Practice (45 hours), and one additional California Department of Real Estate approved course (45 hours). The courses prepare you for the California licensing exam, as well as provides the foundation necessary to be a successful real estate salesperson.
This 45-hour Real Estate Finance course satisfies the additional course requirement.
The CE Shop Sponsor ID #S0607
This course also qualifies for 45 required hours towards a California Broker's license.
State Requirements For California
California State Requirement Details for Real Estate Broker Pre-Licensing Education
Hours Required by the State: 360 hours
Licensing Exam: The licensing exam is administered by the CA DRE. Registration for the state licensing exam is an entirely separate process from proctoring for your course final exam. For instructions to register for your state licensing exam and further information, please click here.
Course Completions: A student may enroll in any number of courses with the following guidelines:
1. Schools may not offer a single correspondence course that is to be completed* in less than 2½ weeks. This rule applies regardless of the number of schools the student is taking courses from (see example below.)
2. No more than two courses may be completed in a five-week period.
Number of Courses Min. Completion Time*
1 2½ weeks
2 5 weeks
3 7.5 weeks
4 10 weeks
6 15 weeks
8 20 weeks
*The time from the date the student receives access to the course material to the date the final exam is successfully passed.
California Department of Real Estate
Street Address: 651 Bannon Street, Suite 500, Sacramento, CA 95811
Telephone: 877-373-4542
California Department of Real Estate Website
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