Virginia State Licensing Requirements for Agents and Brokers

A. Interested in a career in real estate?

In order to become licensed in Virginia as a real estate salesperson by the Real Estate Board, applicants must:

•   complete 60 class/clock hours of a Board-approved Principles of Real Estate Pre-License Courses (PDF)
•   pass the state and national portions of the examination
•   be at least 18 years old

Applicants must apply for the license within one year of passing the examination, or re-examination will be required.

B. For licensing through reciprocity, please see pages 6-7 of the

DPOR  Real Estate Regulations …..

 C. In order to become licensed as a real estate broker by the Real Estate Board, you must:

• complete 180 class/clock hours of Board-approved Pre-license courses, and
• pass the state and national portions of the broker examination, and
• submit verification of experience (actively engaged as a salesperson for 36 of the 48 months preceding application).

Equivalent courses to Board-approved courses offered by an accredited university, college, community college, or other school or education institution may be accepted for broker pre-license education. Each course must be at least 45 class/clock hours or 3 semester hours. Proof of course completion, including a monitored, final written examination, is required for course approval.

You must complete a Real Estate Brokerage course. In addition to a Real Estate Brokerage course, you must complete either: A) the three Broker-Specific Courses of Real Estate Appraisal, Real Estate Finance and Real Estate Law; or B) two of the Broker Specific Courses and one of the following Broker-Related Courses: