• CALIFORNIA REAL ESTATE EDUCATION

California Real Estate License & Education
Where do you want to start?

Whether you're getting licensed for the first time, renewing your CE, or completing post-license requirements — you're in the right place.

How to get and keep a California real estate license

  1. Complete three 45-hour college-level courses

    Real Estate Principles, Real Estate Practice and one elective.

    Pre-license courses →

  2. Pass the DRE salesperson exam

    150 questions in 3 hours; 70% to pass.

    Exam prep →

  3. Complete your first-renewal CE

    45 hours with ethics, agency, trust fund, risk management, fair housing and implicit bias courses.

    First renewal →

  4. Renew every 4 years with 45 hours of CE

    Including a 9-hour survey course and 18 hours of consumer protection.

    CE renewal →

Source: DRE: Instructions to Obtain a Salesperson License · DRE: Continuing Education Requirements · DRE: Renewing Your License