Ready to launch your real estate career? Here’s your complete guide to applying for a Florida Real Estate Sales Associate License through the Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation (DBPR).
✅ Step 1: Complete the 63-Hour Pre-Licensing Course
Before you can apply for your license, you must complete a FREC-approved 63-hour pre-licensing course from a state-approved real estate school (like us!).
✔️ You’ll receive a completion certificate after passing the end-of-course exam with at least 70%.
📝 Step 2: Submit Your Application to the DBPR
Once your course is complete, submit your license application to the Florida Real Estate Commission (FREC) through the DBPR website.
Select “Sales Associate – Initial Application”
Pay the application fee (approx. $83.75)
Applications are typically processed in 7–21 days
💡 Tip: You can apply before finishing the course to speed up the timeline.
🖐 Step 3: Get Fingerprinted
Florida requires electronic fingerprinting as part of your background check.
✔️ Schedule your fingerprints through a DBPR-approved Livescan vendor
✔️ Use ORI code FL920010Z when submitting to ensure proper routing
✔️ Most students do this at a local UPS store or fingerprinting center
🎯 Step 4: Schedule & Pass the State Exam
Once your application is approved, you’ll receive an email from Pearson VUE with instructions to schedule your state exam.
✔️ The exam is 100 questions (multiple choice)
✔️ You must score 75% or higher to pass
✔️ Bring your course completion certificate and two forms of ID
📍 Exams are offered at Pearson VUE testing centers and online in some cases.
💡 Want to make sure you pass the first time?
🧾 Step 5: Activate Your License
After you pass the state exam, you’re almost ready to go! To legally practice real estate, you must register under a licensed broker.
Ask your sponsoring broker to activate your license on DBPR’s website
Once active, your license status will show as “Active” on the DBPR lookup tool
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