CA Broker Exam Prep Edge
Exam Prep Edge is an intuitive online study experience that will help you gain the edge in acing your exam. This program covers the complete California Broker real estate licensing exam. It provides you with the opportunity to prepare for your exam with the following benefits:
Take an initial assessment and receive immediate feedback on the topics you’ve mastered and the ones you still need to work on.
Improve your practice exam scores by studying individual lessons by topics outlined in your Candidate Handbook.
We believe practice makes perfect. That’s why we provide dynamic practice exams with unique questions to get you ready for your upcoming exam. You are able to review your results from each attempt and hone in on those areas where you feel like you are particularly strong and those where there is opportunity to improve.
Our real-time dashboards guide you through each topic while gauging your competency so you know what to concentrate on before exam day.
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
Contact California Dept. of Real Estate
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