A copy of the applicant’s criminal history or Georgia Crime Information Center (GCIC) Report must be brought to the PSI testing center (not the Commission) prior to receiving a license. If the report indicates any crime convictions or sanctions by any licensing or regulatory agency, then the Commission will conduct an investigation and decide whether or not to issue the license.

Must be at least 18 years of age.

Must be a high school graduate or the holder of a certificate of equivalency.

Salespersons must take a 25 hour Salespersons Postlicense course in their first year of licensure. The course taken must be one specifically approved by the Commission. Failure to complete a Postlicense course during the first year of being licensed will cause the license to lapse.

Must pass the examination administered by PSI and approved by the Commission. The examination fee is $119.00. Persons applying for a Salesperson’s license must apply within twelve months of the date they took the examination; or after twelve months have passed, they must retake the examination.

There are no experience requirements for a Salesperson’s license.

Must pay the appropriate fees as described below:

• The examination fee of $119.00.
• The license fee of $170.00

This amount covers all fees due for the first four years of licensure.

Any individual who successfully passes the Salesperson licensing examination may apply to place his or her license on inactive status rather than activating it with a Broker. In any case, the applicant must pay the appropriate licensing fee. The Salesperson Postlicense educational requirements apply to a Salesperson who goes on inactive status. Any licensee who places a license on inactive status must also pay renewal fees as they come due.

Any individual who successfully passes the Salesperson licensing examination may apply to activate his or her license with a Broker using the Sponsoring Broker Statement Application located in the Candidate Information Bulletin. The application must be signed by the sponsoring Broker.

The Commission requires that all active licensees licensed after January 1, 1980, must complete at least thirty-six (36) hours of approved continuing education course work during each four year renewal period to meet the Continuing Education requirements.

A copy of the applicant’s criminal history or Georgia Crime Information Center (GCIC) Report must be brought to the PSI testing center (not the Commission) prior to receiving a license. If the report indicates any crime convictions or sanctions by any licensing or regulatory agency, then the Commission will conduct an investigation and decide whether or not to issue the license.

An individual must be at least 21 to be licensed as a broker or associate broker. Applicants may take the broker’s examination at age 20, but cannot activate the license until they are 21

Must be a high school graduate or the holder of a certificate of equivalency.

Salesperson Applying For An Associates Broker or Broker License

Applicants licensed as Salesperson’s must meet ONE of the following Real Estate Educational Requirements:

1. Successfully complete the required 60-hour Broker’s Prelicense Course at a School approved by the Georgia Real Estate Commission;
2. Successfully complete a minimum of 15 quarter hours or 9 semester hours of either course work eligible for a major in real estate from a U.S. or Canadian accredited college or university or course in real property, agency, or contracts from a U.S. or Canadian accredited school of law. You must submit to PSI (not the Commission) an official transcript from the college, university, or school of law with your application for examination. Continuing education, adult education, crash seminars, and special short courses are not acceptable. PSI will notify you as to whether your coursework is acceptable; OR
3. Provide proof of completion of at least 60 hours of Prelicense course work approved by the real estate regulatory agency of another state or province of Canada. You must obtain a letter from that agency that verifies that the course work is approved in that state or province.

List of Approved Real Estate Schools.

Community Association Manager (CAM) Applying For An Associates Broker or Broker License

Applicants licensed as CAM’s must meet BOTH of the following Real Estate Educational Requirements:

1. Fulfill ONE of the educational requirements listed as 1, 2, or 3 above under the heading “Salesperson Applying For An Associate Broker or Broker License;” AND
2. Fulfill ONE of the following:
   • successfully complete an additional 75-hours in a course or courses approved by the Commission, or
   • successfully complete a 75-hour Salespersons Prelicense Course approved by the Commission, or
   • successfully complete a minimum of 10 additional quarter hours or 6 additional semester hours of college course work eligible for a major in real estate from a U.S. or Canadian accredited college or university.

Must pass the examination administered by PSI and approved by the Commission. The examination fee is $119.00. Persons applying for a Salesperson’s license must apply within twelve months of the date they took the examination; or after twelve months have passed, they must retake the examination.

All Associate Broker and Broker applicants must have been licensed on active status for a minimum of three of the previous five years before they can be licensed.

If you have been actively licensed in Georgia for at least three years and you are enrolled in a Broker’s Prelicense Course at a school approved by the Commission, your license history will be verified by the Commission at the time the school transmits your electronic application.

If you have ever held a real estate license in a state other than Georgia, or if you are not fulfilling your Prelicense education requirements by taking a Broker’s Prelicense Course at a school approved by the Commission, you MUST attach a certification of your license history from the state in which you met the education, examination and experience requirements for licensure with your application. The license history must be less than one year old and it must show “active” time or dates.

Must pay the appropriate fees as described below:

• The examination fee of $119.00.
• The license fee of $170.00

This amount covers all fees due for the first four years of licensure.

Associate Broker

If your Salesperson’s license is on active status with a Firm, PSI can issue and Associate Broker license only to “active” status with that Firm. If your Salesperson’s license is on “inactive” status, PSI can issue an Associate Broker’s license to “inactive” status; or if you desire an “active” license, you must also submit to PSI a Sponsoring Broker Statement Application located in the Candidate Information Bulletin. An “inactive” license does not require that form. You may activate your license at no cost at a later time when you decide to join a real estate firm. Information regarding opening a real estate Firm or changing a Qualifying Broker can be found by clicking here.

Brokers

PSI can issue only “inactive” Brokers licenses. You can activate a Brokers license by filing an “Opening a Firm” or a “Change of Qualifying Broker” application with the Commission.

Whether placing a license in “active” or “inactive” status, the applicant must pay the appropriate licensing fee. Any licensee who places a license on inactive status must also pay renewal fees as they come due.