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Division of Real Estate & Professional Licensing Newsletter - Summer 2006
ATTENTION BROKERS! Forms are available for download from the Division’s Web site at www.com.state.oh.us/real
First you will need to know the date you were licensed as a salesperson and you must hold an active salesperson license
for (2) two of the last (5) five years. In addition, you must comply with the following requirements.
If licensed prior to 1/01/1972 no further education is due
If licensed from 1/02/72 to 1/03/84 you must have taken the required 120 hours (course number 1,2,
3,4 listed below)
If licensed on or after 1/03/84 the following courses are required (course number 5,6,7, 8 listed below)
1. 40 hrs. of Pre-licensing Ohio Real Estate Law
2. 40 hrs. of Pre-licensing Ohio Real Estate Principles & Practices
3. 20 hrs. of Pre-licensing Real Estate Appraisal
4. 20 hrs. of Pre-licensing Real Estate Finance
5. A Financial Management course
6. A Human Resources or Personnel Management course
7. An Applied Business Economics course
8. A Business Law course
* A minimum of two years of post-secondary education, or equivalent hours of (60) sixty semester
or (90) ninety quarter hours.
Most of the time, the first four required courses are automatically given to the applicant because they are the pre-licensure
courses necessary to obtain a salesperson license since 1972. The last four required courses may be included in your post-
secondary education. If you want to have your college level education count as one of the required courses please fax or
mail in a legible copy of your transcripts. The Division keeps a list of Ohio colleges/universities outlining what courses
qualify toward the broker license education. The applicant may fax a copy of their transcript (s) to 614-644-0584. All
responses for verification will be in writing. Please allow 7 days for processing.
An applicant may submit the broker examination application, a fee of $69.00 and copies of all transcripts of education.[Please
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