The License Professor is pleased to provide the following accredited Illinois Real Estate License courses:
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HOW TO OBTAIN AN ILLINOIS REAL ESTATE LICENSE
In Illinois, exams, licensing, and continuing education for real estate agents are governed by the Illinois Office of Banks and Real Estate.
There are Two basic real estate licenses in Illinois:
Salesperson
To be eligible for the Illinois Real Estate Salesperson Examination,
candidates must meet all of the requirements in one of the following
categories:
Category
A – 45-Class-Hour Qualification
To qualify for an Illinois Real Estate Salesperson’s license
under Category A, applicants must:
1. Be at least 21 years old;
2. Have graduated from high school or obtained the equivalent
of a high school degree;
3. Have successfully completed the 45-class-hour Real Estate Transactions
course at a real estate school approved by the Office of Banks
and Real Estate.
Category
C – Attorney Qualification
To qualify for an Illinois Real Estate Salesperson’s license
under Category C, applicants must:
1. Be at least 21 years old; and
2. Be admitted to practice law by the Illinois Supreme Court.
Category
D – Reciprocity Qualification
To qualify for an Illinois Real Estate Salesperson license under
Category D, applicants must:
1. Be at least 21 years old;
2. Be a resident of the reciprocal state at the time of application
for examination as well as licensure.
Category
E – 18-21 Year Old Qualification
To qualify for an Illinois Real Estate Salesperson’s license
under Category E, applicants must:
1. Be at least 18-21 years old; and
2. Have successfully completed at least two years of college as
a full-time student, including the 45-class-hour Real Estate Transactions
course at a school approved by the Office of Banks and Real Estate.
Broker
To be eligible for the Illinois Real Estate Broker
Examination, candidates must meet all of the requirements in one
of the following categories:
Category
A-1 – 120-Class-Hour Qualification
To qualify for an Illinois Real Estate Broker’s license
under
Category A-1, applicants must:
1. Be at least 21 years old;
2. Have successfully completed the 120-class-hour Real Estate
Transactions course. A candidate cannot accrue an additional 45-class-hour
of credit by repeating the Real Estate Transactions course. Note:
An applicant for a broker license who is licensed as an Illinois
real estate salesperson is presumed to have completed a 45 credit
hour Real Estate Transactions course provided that the licensee
has not been nonrenewed for the preceding two years or more.
3. Have completed 75 class hours of broker courses at a real estate
school approved by the Office of Banks and Real Estate in the
following manner:
Category
C – Attorney Qualification
To qualify for an Illinois Real Estate Broker’s license
under Category C, applicants must:
1. Be at least 21 years old; and
2. Be admitted to practice law by the Illinois Supreme Court.
Category
D – Reciprocity Qualification
To qualify for an Illinois Real Estate Broker license under Category
D, applicants must:
1. Be at least 21 years old;
2. Be a resident of the reciprocal state at the time of application
for examination as well as licensure; and
3. Brokers must be actively licensed in the reciprocal state for
a minimum of two years.
Candidates applying for licensure on the basis of reciprocity
need only take the Illinois State Supplemental examination.
Illinois has reciprocal agreements with:
- COLORADO
- CONNECTICUT
- GEORGIA
- INDIANA
- IOWA
- KENTUCKY
- MISSOURI
- NEBRASKA
- SOUTH DAKOTA
- WISCONSIN
Anyone holding licenses from any of these states may apply for a reciprocal license, and may be able to forego some classroom work and other requirements.