Real Estate Licensure

There are many reasons to choose a career in real estate: set your own schedule, be your own boss, knowledgeably invest in properties, form relationships with other agents, and collect commissions for home sales that you manage.

To help learners prepare for the real estate salesperson license exam, and in response to ongoing employment growth in the real estate field, we have collaborated with real estate industry professionals to develop the Real Estate Licensure Certificate Program. Coursework is modeled after the curriculum created by the California Department of Real Estate (CalDRE), and the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Official transcripts are a required document for the CalDRE Salesperson Exam/License Application. Official UCI DCE transcripts can be purchased through your DCE web account.

Who Should Enroll

This program is ideal for you if you:

• Are interested in pursuing a real estate license and meeting the other requirements outlined by the CalDRE
• Need to satisfy the educational requirements to sit for the real estate salesperson license exam
• Are seeking continuing education to fulfill educational requirements to sit for the broker’s license exam
• Wish to learn more about personal investments and property acquisition

Program Benefits

• Demonstrate and apply the content mandated by the CalDRE
• Satisfy the 135 hour education requirement necessary to sit for the real estate salesperson license exam
• Exhibit knowledge of agency and fiduciary responsibility, and an understanding of real estate opportunities and risk
• Improve your chance of passing the license exam with optional real estate license exam preparation course
• UC Irvine is fully accredited by the Senior Commission of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges

Eligibility and Requirements

Apply to become a candidate for the program: A Declaration of Candidacy is required to establish candidacy in this program. Complete the application and pay the application and candidacy fee of $125 (non-refundable). Learn more about the benefits of becoming a candidate. Candidacy is not required to enroll into individual course in a program.

A candidate in the program is awarded a certificate upon the successful completion of three (3) required courses totaling 13.5 units, each with a letter grade of “C” or better. All requirements must be completed within five (5) years after the student enrolls in their first course. To receive the Certified Digital Certificate after the completing all the program requirements, students must submit the Request for Certificate to initiate the certificate audit process. Students not pursuing the certificate are welcome to take as many individual courses as they wish.