Licensing Division
Obtaining an Arizona Real Estate License
Pursuant to A.R.S. § 32-2124, all applicants for an original real estate, cemetery, or membership camping
license shall show evidence satisfactory to the Commissioner:
- Of the honesty, truthfulness, character and competency of the applicant.
- That the applicant has not had a real estate license denied within one year, or revoked within
two years immediately preceding the application.
- That the applicant is at least 18 years of age when applying for a license.
- That the applicant has completed prelicensure education course(s) prescribed and approved by the
Commissioner of at least 90 classroom hours and has passed a school and State and national examinations
on the course. All new salesperson licensees must also take a six-hour continuing education course
in Contract Law and Contract Writing before they may activate their licenses. The courses are
offered by most
approved
schools.
- Applicants for a broker's license must also demonstrate at least three years of actual experience
as a licensed real estate broker or real estate salesperson during the five-year period immediately
preceding application.
Honesty, Truthfulness, Character and Competency
Information and documentation relating to the applicant's background must be provided upon application for
licensure. You will be required to disclose your date of birth and Social Security Number. Depending
upon the responses that you provide in truthfully answering the questions on the licensure questionnaire, you
may also be required to submit a sworn statement providing details and additional documents, including certified
copies of documents relating to the disclosure.
Criminal convictions, adverse judgments, recovery fund payments or disciplinary action against a license
currently or previously held by an applicant may be grounds for the Department to deny licensure. The
Department CANNOT issue a license to a person convicted of a felony who is incarcerated, paroled or under
community supervision or on probation. The Department MAY NOT issue a license to a person who has been
convicted of a felony, or convicted of a misdemeanor offense such as (but not limited to) theft, forgery,
extortion, conspiracy to defraud, violence against another person, or crimes of moral turpitude. Repeated
DUI and/or Domestic Violence convictions do not demonstrate good character and may also result in denial of an
application.
Download or ask the real estate school you attend for a copy of the
Candidate Handbook,
to review the Original Licensure Questionnaire. If you must answer any question "Yes," refer to
Document Checklist Form (LI-400),
included in the Candidate Handbook, to determine what documentation you are required to furnish.
Prior Experience Required of Broker Applicants
Broker applicants must have at least three years actual work experience as a real estate salesperson or broker during
the five years immediately preceding application for a license. If your experience has been in a state other
than Arizona, you must obtain a certified license history from the state(s) in which you held a salesperson or
broker's license during the past five years. (See
“Applicants Previously Licensed in Arizona” and
“New Applicants/Licensees” below.)
Applicants Previously Licensed in Arizona
If you were previously licensed in Arizona and that license expired and was not renewed within one year of
expiration, you may qualify for a recertification of pre-licensing education based on prior Arizona licensure
and education.
The pre-licensure education is valid for ten years (§32-2124-B). If you were originally licensed in
Arizona more than 10 years ago, the Department cannot accept your prior pre-licensure education.
Arizona is a non-reciprocal state (see Substantive Policy Statement No. 2008.01).
- To hold a real estate salesperson's license, you must attend a minimum of 90 hours of prelicensure
education at an
approved Arizona
real estate school,
- Pass the school examination, and pass the full state and national examinations before you may apply for
your license. The Candidate Handbook
contains additional details about obtaining a license, the fees you
must pay, and applicable forms.
If You Received Your Education From a Real Estate School in Arizona
If you obtain your prelicensure education from an
approved Arizona real
estate school, the school will provide you with a copy of the
Candidate Handbook. The Candidate
handbook explains in further detail what you must do to take the State examination and apply for a
license. After you complete the course and pass the school's final examination, the school will issue a
Prelicensure Education Certificate to you, verifying that you have met the prelicensure education requirement.
You may then contact the testing administrator, Pearson VUE at 888.405.5776 or
www.pearsonvue.com to register and schedule to take the
State examination.
Examinations are given in Flagstaff, Phoenix, Tucson and Yuma, and in other states around the country, by
appointment only.
Broker Candidate Experience Verification (Form LI-226)
Broker applicants must demonstrate three (3) years actual experience as a licensed real estate agent or broker
within the preceding five (5) years.
- As you begin the broker prelicense courses, you must fill out and give to your current broker the
Broker Candidate
Experience Verification Form (LI-226), confirming your active licensed experience for three of the
past five years.
- The form is included in the
Candidate Handbook
- The broker will sign the form verifying that you were actually practicing real estate and return the
form to you for submission to the Department. The Department’s determination that you meet the
experience requirement takes a minimum of three weeks, so allow enough time to get the authenticated
forms back from the Department before scheduling your test. Originals must be filed with the
Department.
- The Department will return the submitted broker verification form(s) to you marked with a "valid through"
date. If you do not apply for your broker's license on or before that date, you must resubmit
originals of the form(s) to update the information. If the "valid through" date passes and you
have not submitted a license application, you may no longer meet the work experience requirement.
If your experience was during the first three years of the last five-year period and you are no longer
working in the real estate industry, a delay in applying for a license could place your experience
outside the five-year window and render some of your experience invalid.
All questions on the verification form must be answered or processing of your application will be delayed.
If you were licensed as an employing broker or designated broker, you are considered the "employing broker"
for the purpose of completing the Broker Verification Form.
Education Required of All Applicants
You must complete 90 classroom hours of pre-licensure education at a school approved by the Department and pass
both the school and state and national examinations to obtain an Arizona real estate license.
Cemetery and Membership Camping Licenses
There is no prescribed pre-licensure education leading to licensure as a cemetery salesperson or broker or
membership camping salesperson or broker. Candidates for these licenses may contact Pearson VUE as
outlined below to register for and schedule their examination.
A reservation to take the State examination is required. After you are issued a Pre-licensure Education
Certificate by a school (and, if a broker candidate, when your experience has been verified by the Department),
you may contact Pearson VUE at www.pearsonvue.com, or
call 888.405.5776 to make a reservation to take the State examination. Examinations are given in Flagstaff,
Phoenix, Tucson and Yuma, and in other states around the country, by appointment only. The State
examination has two parts, General and Arizona-specific.
On the day of the test you must bring your ORIGINAL Pre-licensure Education Certificate to the examination
site. Please note that the Department does not retain copies of the documents you submit. If
you lose any documents after receiving Department approval, the approval process must begin again. The
examination administrator cannot allow you to take the examination if you do not have the original documents at
the examination site when you appear to take the examination.
Applicants for a Salesperson's License
As you pass each portion of the State and National examinations, Pearson VUE will issue you a passing score
report. Upon passing both parts, you will receive a third score report which is your Application for
Licensure. You must submit all three score report sheets. Follow the instructions on the application
to apply for a license. You must apply for a license within 1 year of passing the examination. If
you do not submit an application by 5 pm on the last business day of the 1 year period, you will be required to
take and pass the State and national examinations again before becoming eligible to apply for a license.
- Prelicensure Education Certificate(s) - This is the yellow form that certifies you have met the
pre-licensure requirements.
- Original License
Questionnaire Form (LI-214) - Required information about your background and criminal history (if
any).
- Certificate for Contract Writing or Broker Management Clinic
- If you are applying for a salesperson's license, provide a certificate of attending the 6-hour
Introduction to Contract Writing ("Contract Bootcamp") course.
- If you are applying for a broker's license, provide a course certificate of attending the Broker
Management Clinic within the preceding 23 months.
Applicants for a Broker's License
As you pass each portion of the State and national examinations, Pearson VUE will issue a passing score report.
Upon passing both parts, you will receive a third score report which is your Application for Licensure.
You must submit all three score report sheets. Follow the instructions on the application to apply for a
license. You must make application for a license within 1 year after passing the State examination, or prior to
expiration of the "valid through" date on your broker verification; whichever is earlier. If you do not make
application by 5 pm on the last business day of the applicable period, you may no longer meet the experience
requirement. At the minimum, you will be required to take and pass the State and national examinations again
before becoming eligible to apply for a license.
Licensees Must Have Access to Arizona Real Estate Statutes and Commissioner's Rules
Each person licensed in Arizona, whether active or inactive, must have available for their use a current copy of
the Department's statutes and rules. The Arizona Real Estate Law Book, published by the Department,
contains the required material. It may be purchased at the Department's office in Phoenix or Tucson, or by
mail. For details, call 602.771.7700.
The statutes, rules and policy statements are also available on the
Department's website. Substantive Policy
Statement No. 2005.05 provides that making the “Law Book” available via the web meets the requirement of every
licensee having it available for their use.
Americans with Disabilities Act
The Arizona Department of Real Estate and Pearson VUE comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Persons with disabilities may request reasonable accommodations such as interpreters, alternative formats or
assistance with physical accessibility. Requests for accommodations must be made with 72 hours prior
notice. If you require special accommodations, please call the Department at 602.771.7760, or Pearson VUE
at 888.405.5776.
LICENSE TERM: Two (2) years
The License Fee Schedule may be obtained by clicking on the Fee Schedule link on the left navigation menu.
(Subject to change without notice as statutes or rules change.)
Important notes:
- The fee to take or retake a single part of the License Examination is the same as the fee to take the
entire examination.
- The Recovery Fund Fee is not applicable if you have been issued a temporary cemetery license (you have
already paid the Recovery Fund Fee), or if your application is for a membership camping salesperson's
license.
- Self Employed or Designated Broker for New Entity (Corporation, Partnership, LLC) - Branch office fees
are not included. (see Fee Schedule)
rev. 10/09
