Utah State Requirement Details for Real Estate Broker Pre-Licensing Education
Hours Required by the State: 120 hours including:
- 45 hours of broker principles;
- 45 hours of broker practices; and
- 30 hours of Utah law and testing
Seat Time: The Utah Division of Real Estate requires that all students spend a minimum amount of seat time engaged in the course content. Our online course delivery system manages this requirement for you.
Pre-Licensing Final Exams: Final exams must be passed with a minimum of 70% and may be taken as many times as necessary.
Fingerprinting and Background Check Information: Beginning in January 2020, all renewals for REAL ESTATE (BOTH ACTIVE AND INACTIVE LICENSEES) will need to obtain a fingerprint background check and enroll in RAP Back. The cost for fingerprinting, processing, and enrolling in RAP Back will be $45.00. The Division of Real Estate has purchased a LiveScan fingerprinting machine that will be available for licensees beginning in January.
Criminal History Disclosure: Per the Utah Administrative Code, we are required to present the following disclosure:
Upon application with the division, the applicant will be required to:
- Accurately disclose your criminal history according to the licensing questionnaire provided by the division;
- Submit fingerprint cards to the division and consent to a criminal background check; and
- Provide to the division complete court documentation relative to any criminal proceeding that you are required to disclose.
Licensing Exam: The licensing exam is administered by PearsonVue. 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: Students must participate in each course for the number of hours of credit awarded and daily course segments cannot exceed 8 hours. Our online course delivery system manages this requirement for you.
Stringham Schools Offering: 120 hours including:
- 45 hours of broker principles;
- 45 hours of broker practices; and
- 30 hours of Utah law and testing
Utah Division of Real Estate Provider Number: 6845319-RS00
Reporting: Students complete the pre-license course and will be issued a completion certification which student will take to Pearson Vue when you sit for the exam. Pearson Vue will verify and enter the completion into their system which later gets pushed into the UT REC system.
Expiration Date of Course: Stringham Schools Pre-Licensing courses expire one year after the date of purchase. Stringham Schools will allow students to purchase a new course at a 50% discount of the current retail price of the new course. Each individual course will have an expiration date listed in the student’s account.
Certificates: Once Stringham Schools has received the signed affidavit, your certificate of course completion will become available to download (and via email). Stringham Schools will provide students with an electronic certificate of completion, upon completion of the course. Certificates will remain in your account for a minimum of five years, should you need additional copies. Please refer to your license application to determine if you need to submit your certificate of completion with your license request. Course completion dates are recorded using Central Standard Time. Please note that the date of your certificate of completion will reflect this.
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