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How do I get a real estate license in Missouri?

If you have never held a real estate license, are not a licensed attorney and want a salesperson license in Missouri, you take a 48-hour pre-exam course at an accredited Missouri school. Then you pass both parts of the Missouri salesperson exam and finish a 24-hour practice course. You must be 18 and be fingerprinted. Brokers have other rules.

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The rule, fact by fact

Who needs it
Age 18, fingerprints through the statewide vendor, and one of the listed routesThe current fingerprint vendor is IDEMIA (IDENTOGO). You register with MACHS first.
Verified. pr.mo.gov (opens state website) · checked Nov 13, 2026
Course hours
A 48-hour pre-exam course, both exam portions and a 24-hour practice courseThe course must come from an accredited Missouri real estate school. Its certificate is due on or before the exam date.
Same source and date as above
Cost
$52This is the examination fee. The Commission lists the same amount for the state part alone and for both parts together.
Verified. pr.mo.gov (opens state website) · checked Nov 13, 2026
Valid for
Apply within six months of finishing the 48-hour courseTake the MREP course after the 48-hour course. You can take it before or after the exam date.
Same source and date as above

How to get it done

  1. Step 1. Check the basics. You must be 18 and show proof that you were fingerprinted through the approved statewide vendor. Then you follow one of the routes the Commission lists.

  2. Step 2. Pick a school with care. The Commission sets the minimum curricula and the accreditation standards for real estate schools and for the courses that prepare people for a license. Ask the school to show its accreditation before you pay.

  3. Step 3. Finish the 48-hour pre-exam course and earn its certificate on or before the exam date. Pass both parts of the Missouri salesperson exam. Complete the 24-hour Missouri Real Estate Practice Course (MREP) after the 48-hour course, before or after the exam, and before you apply.

  4. Step 4. Get fingerprinted. Every applicant for an original Missouri license is fingerprinted for a Missouri and federal criminal history background check. You contact the approved statewide vendor before you apply.

  5. Step 5. Apply. Your application is due within six months of the date you finished the 48-hour pre-exam course.

Before you pay

This page rests on the Missouri Real Estate Commission's eligibility and exam fee pages and on two Missouri statutes. We haven't confirmed what a school charges, or whether a school offers its course online.

Before you pay a school, ask whether its course counts toward the 48 hours. Ask how long your access lasts.

Questions

I am a licensed attorney. Do I need the course?

No. A licensed attorney passes both parts of the Missouri salesperson exam, and the education requirements are waived. You apply within six months of passing the exam. If you pass the parts at different sittings, the six months run from your first passing score. You send a copy of your current Bar card with the application.

I hold a license in another state. What do I take in Missouri?

You must hold a current and active license in another jurisdiction. You pass the state part of the Missouri salesperson exam. You also complete the 24-hour MREP course before you apply. You send a license history, issued within three months by the other state's real estate commission. A copy of your license is not acceptable.

Can the Commission waive part of the education?

Yes. By statute, the commission may waive all or part of the educational requirements when an applicant presents proof of other educational background or experience acceptable to the commission. Otherwise, you send a certificate from an accredited school. It must show you finished the prescribed salesperson curriculum within six months before you apply.

What does one route to a broker license ask for?

You hold a current and active Missouri salesperson license for at least 24 of the last 30 months before you apply. You earn a certificate from a 48-hour pre-exam broker course at an accredited Missouri school, on or before the exam date. You pass both parts of the Missouri broker exam. You apply within six months of finishing the course.

What to do next

Start with the Commission's list of routes. Then check its exam fee page for the price.

pr.mo.gov

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