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How do I get a real estate license in Arizona?

If you have never held a real estate license and want a salesperson license, you take a salesperson course. It runs ninety classroom hours or the equivalent. Then you pass the course exam and the state exam. You must be at least eighteen. A broker has other rules.

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The rule, fact by fact

Course hours
At least ninety classroom hours, or the equivalent, in a certified schoolYou also pass an exam on the course.
Verified. Arizona Legislature · Arizona Revised Statutes 32-2124, qualifications of licensees (opens state website) · checked Nov 13, 2026
Who needs it
At least eighteen years of ageThis is the age the statute sets before you can receive any license.
Same source and date as above
Online accepted
Live or distance learning at a certified school; the course exam is proctored in personYou can mix in-person and live remote segments.
Same source and date as above
Agency
The state real estate departmentThe statute calls this body the department.
Verified. Arizona Legislature · Arizona Revised Statutes 32-2101, definitions (opens state website) · checked Nov 13, 2026

How to get it done

  1. Step 1. Check the basic rules. An applicant must be at least eighteen years of age before receiving any license.

  2. Step 2. Check your record. The commissioner can't issue a license to someone convicted of a felony who is still incarcerated, on parole, under community supervision or on probation for it.

  3. Step 3. Take the salesperson course. It must be at least ninety classroom hours, or the equivalent, at a school the commissioner has certified. Ask the school whether its course counts before you pay.

  4. Step 4. Choose how you learn. You can take the course live or by distance learning at a certified school. You take the exam on it in person.

  5. Step 5. Add the contract lessons. When you apply, show proof of six hours of lessons in real estate contract law and contract writing.

  6. Step 6. Apply while the course is recent. The course may not be finished more than ten years before you apply, unless the commissioner, in the commissioner's discretion, finds real estate-related work experience and education that together are equivalent to the prelicensure course.

  7. Step 7. Pass the state license exam. The commissioner tests applicants by a written, electronic or other exam, including English and the arithmetic used in real estate.

Before you pay

This page rests on the Arizona statute. We haven't confirmed a course price, a fee, which schools the commissioner has certified, or how the exam is booked.

Before you pay a school, ask how long your access lasts. Ask whether its course counts with the commissioner, and check that on the department's own pages.

Questions

What do the contract lessons cover?

You take part in drafting contracts to purchase real property, listing agreements and lease agreements.

Do I take the national exam if I hold another state's license?

Not if the other license is at least equivalent. An applicant who currently holds one is exempt from the national portion of the exam under section 32-4302.

Can an earlier denial or revocation stop me?

Yes. You can't have had a license denied within the year before you apply, or revoked within the two years before, under the Arizona statute or a similar statute in another state.

What if my old license lapsed?

If you reapply for a license that expired more than one year ago, you meet all current education and experience rules and retake the exam as if it were your first time.

Can I skip part of the course with a license from another state?

Maybe. Except as the statute at 32-4302 provides, the commissioner may waive all or part of the course for a holder of a current license in another state. The twenty-seven-hour Arizona-specific course is not waived.

What to do next

Start with the Arizona statute on license qualifications. Then look for the state real estate department's own pages on schools and fees.

www.azleg.gov

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