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How do I get a real estate license in Kansas?

Most first-time Kansas salespeople take a principles course and a Kansas practice course, each of at least 30 hours, and pass an exam. You must be 18 or older and have a high school diploma or its equivalent. A broker you'll work for must recommend you. Brokers have other rules.

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The rule, fact by fact

Course hours
Approved principles course of at least 30 hours, done within 12 months of applyingThe agency approves the course, and you finish it within the 12 months before you apply.
Verified. Kansas Office of the Revisor of Statutes · K.S.A. 58-3046a, salesperson education (opens state website) · checked Nov 13, 2026
Practice course
Approved Kansas practice course of at least 30 hours, done within six months of applyingThis is a second course, on Kansas practice. You finish it within the six months before you apply.
Same source and date as above
Licensing exam
No license on exam results if either part was taken over six months before you applyApply soon after you pass. An old result on either part can't support a license.
Verified. Kansas Office of the Revisor of Statutes · K.S.A. 58-3039, application and examination (opens state website) · checked Nov 13, 2026
Minimum age
At least 18 years old with a high school diploma or its equivalentThe statute grants a license only to someone who meets both.
Same source and date as above

How to get it done

  1. Step 1. Check that you need one. The Kansas statute says anyone who acts as a broker, associate broker or salesperson in the state must be licensed, unless an exemption in the act covers you.

  2. Step 2. Check the basics. You must be 18 or older and have a high school diploma or its equivalent.

  3. Step 3. Take a principles of real estate course of at least 30 hours that the agency approves. Finish it within the 12 months before you apply. Ask the school whether its course is approved before you pay.

  4. Step 4. Take a Kansas real estate practice course of at least 30 hours that the agency approves. Finish it within the six months before you apply.

  5. Step 5. Give your fingerprints. The agency requires them for a state and national criminal history record check.

  6. Step 6. Pass the exam. It has a general portion and a state portion. The agency won't issue a license if either portion was given more than six months before it gets your form.

  7. Step 7. Line up your supervising broker. The broker you'll work with must recommend you, saying you're honest, trustworthy and of good reputation.

Before you pay

This page rests on the Kansas statute alone. We haven't confirmed a course price, an exam fee or a filing fee. The statute sends the fees to a separate section.

Before you pay a school, ask whether the agency approves its courses. Ask how long your access lasts, and check the courses on the agency's own pages.

Questions

Do I pay for the fingerprints?

Possibly. The agency may charge a fee that covers the cost of the fingerprinting and the criminal history check.

Do I have to keep studying after I'm licensed?

Yes. Before each license expiration date, a licensed salesperson or broker must show at least 12 hours of approved continuing education, completed during the renewal period.

Who gets the exam fee?

The agency may have you pay the exam fee to it, or directly to the testing service it designates.

What if my course proof goes to the testing service?

The agency may have you send your principles course proof to its testing service before the exam, not with your form. Then you must have finished the course within 12 months before the exam date.

What about a broker license?

A broker applicant must have been licensed as a salesperson in Kansas, or as a salesperson or broker in another state. The statute also asks for activity for at least two years during the three years before applying. The agency may accept other real estate or related experience, or experience plus education, in place of all or part of it. This page covers the salesperson license.

What to do next

Start with the Kansas statute on salesperson courses. Then look for the Kansas Real Estate Commission's own pages on courses and fees.

ksrevisor.gov

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