Step 1: Take 60-hour Pre-licensing Course
All salesperson applicants must take a 60-hour pre license real estate education. At least 30 of these classroom hours must be in the basic principles of Real Estate. Your coursework must be taken from an Arkansas Real Estate Commission approved school or organization or from an accredited post-secondary school oh, such as a college or university.
Your 60 hours certificate has no expiration date for salesperson applicants.
Step 2: Submit your Arkansas Salesperson Application
After you have successfully completed your pre-licensing course, you must submit an application to the Arkansas Real Estate Commission. The AREC will approve your application so that you can schedule your salesperson exam.
Your application documents must include:
- Proof of age, such as a copy of your driver's license or birth certificate
- Proof of education requirements, such as original course completion certificate or other documentation
- FBI fingerprint card
Your application document must be notarized.
All real estate salesperson applicants are required to complete a state and federal criminal background check. The federal criminal background check will require fingerprints on fingerprint cards approved by the AREC. You must get your fingerprints and background check done before the commission will issue an active real estate license.
There is a $22 Arkansas criminal background check fee and a $14.25 FBI criminal background check fee. The Commission advises you to pay all fees, including your $50 application fee, for a total of $86.25 payable to the AREC in a cashier's check or money order. Personal checks will not be accepted.
As long as there are no delays in the completion of your application, the AREC says the usual turnaround time to receive your Certificate of Eligibility is 5 to 10 business work days.
Step 3: Schedule the state licensing exam
The Arkansas Real Estate Commission has contracted with Pearson VUE to administer the state licensing exam. You will receive a Certificate of Examination Eligibility in the mail from the commission. You must have this before you schedule your exam. The certificate is good for only one year.
Online scheduling is the fastest and easiest way to schedule your state exam. The exam fee is $75 and must be paid at the time of reservation using a credit card, debit card, voucher, electronic check.
Find the test center nearest you by going to Pearson VUE test center locator or by looking at the back of the Candidate Information Bulletin.
