Salesperson and broker pathways
Start with required education, prepare for the licensing exam, then return for California renewal training in one connected learning record.
California qualification roadmap
Start by choosing the salesperson or broker route. Education, experience, examination, application, and renewal rules differ, so follow only the pathway that matches the credential you want.
Use the salesperson route for the entry license. Use the broker route only after confirming the separate experience or degree pathway and the larger qualifying-course set.
Salesperson applicants complete Real Estate Principles, Real Estate Practice, and one approved elective. Broker applicants complete the eight-course combination identified by DRE.
Submit the current DRE examination or combined examination-and-license application with education evidence, identifying information, and required fees.
Study the current DRE examination outline. The salesperson and broker examinations use different question counts, time limits, and passing scores.
After passing, satisfy the current fingerprint, background, application, fee, and documentation requirements before DRE issues the license.
Track the four-year expiration date and complete the applicable 45-hour DRE-approved continuing-education mix before renewal.
Official California requirements
Reviewed July 18, 2026
DRE separates qualifying education, the licensing examination, and continuing education. A course serving one stage does not automatically satisfy another.
Authority: California Department of Real Estate (DRE)
Agency rules control. Requirements can change and individual eligibility varies. 101PD identifies whether each course is professional training or regulator-approved credit; exam preparation is never represented as statutory credit.
Choose your licensing stage
Prelicensing, salesperson and broker exam preparation, and the 45-hour renewal catalog. Colors identify the stage; they never imply approval.
Prelicensing
Professional training or exam-preparation material. No CE/MCLE/CPE credit hours are issued.California Real Estate 135-Hour Prelicensing Package with California-specific scope, transparent credential information, and secure enrollment when available.
$119.00
135 hours
View detailsPrelicensing
Professional training or exam-preparation material. No CE/MCLE/CPE credit hours are issued.California Real Estate Principles with California-specific scope, transparent credential information, and secure enrollment when available.
$49.00
45 hours
View detailsPrelicensing
Professional training or exam-preparation material. No CE/MCLE/CPE credit hours are issued.California Real Estate Practice with California-specific scope, transparent credential information, and secure enrollment when available.
$49.00
45 hours
View detailsPrelicensing
Professional training or exam-preparation material. No CE/MCLE/CPE credit hours are issued.California Real Estate Finance with California-specific scope, transparent credential information, and secure enrollment when available.
$49.00
45 hours
View detailsExam prep
Professional training or exam-preparation material. No CE/MCLE/CPE credit hours are issued.California Real Estate Salesperson Exam Prep with California-specific scope, transparent credential information, and secure enrollment when available.
$69.00
Comparable market price: $79.00 PrepAgent — California real-estate exam prep, 1 month (checked 7/17/2026)
40 hours
View detailsExam prep
Professional training or exam-preparation material. No CE/MCLE/CPE credit hours are issued.California Real Estate Broker Exam Prep with California-specific scope, transparent credential information, and secure enrollment when available.
$89.00
40 hours
View detailsContinuing education
Professional training or exam-preparation material. No CE/MCLE/CPE credit hours are issued.California 45-Hour Real Estate CE Package with California-specific scope, transparent credential information, and secure enrollment when available.
$49.00
Comparable market price: $49.00 45HoursOnline — Standard 45-hour package (checked 7/17/2026)
45 hours
View detailsContinuing education
Professional training or exam-preparation material. No CE/MCLE/CPE credit hours are issued.Ethics in California Real Estate Practice with California-specific scope, transparent credential information, and secure enrollment when available.
$12.00
3 hours
View detailsContinuing education
Professional training or exam-preparation material. No CE/MCLE/CPE credit hours are issued.Agency Relationships in California Real Estate with California-specific scope, transparent credential information, and secure enrollment when available.
$12.00
3 hours
View detailsContinuing education
Professional training or exam-preparation material. No CE/MCLE/CPE credit hours are issued.Trust Fund Handling in California Real Estate with California-specific scope, transparent credential information, and secure enrollment when available.
$12.00
3 hours
View detailsContinuing education
Professional training or exam-preparation material. No CE/MCLE/CPE credit hours are issued.Fair Housing in California Real Estate Practice with California-specific scope, transparent credential information, and secure enrollment when available.
$12.00
3 hours
View detailsContinuing education
Professional training or exam-preparation material. No CE/MCLE/CPE credit hours are issued.Risk Management for California Real Estate Licensees with California-specific scope, transparent credential information, and secure enrollment when available.
$12.00
3 hours
View detailsContinuing education
Professional training or exam-preparation material. No CE/MCLE/CPE credit hours are issued.Management and Supervision of Real Estate Offices with California-specific scope, transparent credential information, and secure enrollment when available.
$12.00
3 hours
View detailsContinuing education
Professional training or exam-preparation material. No CE/MCLE/CPE credit hours are issued.Implicit Bias in Real Estate Practice with California-specific scope, transparent credential information, and secure enrollment when available.
$12.00
2 hours
View detailsContinuing education
Professional training or exam-preparation material. No CE/MCLE/CPE credit hours are issued.Defensive Practice: Consumer Protection in California Real Estate with California-specific scope, transparent credential information, and secure enrollment when available.
$19.00
10 hours
View detailsContinuing education
Professional training or exam-preparation material. No CE/MCLE/CPE credit hours are issued.California Real Estate Consumer Protection Reader with California-specific scope, transparent credential information, and secure enrollment when available.
$17.00
8 hours
View detailsContinuing education
Professional training or exam-preparation material. No CE/MCLE/CPE credit hours are issued.California Real Estate Consumer Services Reader with California-specific scope, transparent credential information, and secure enrollment when available.
$15.00
7 hours
View detailsWhat the learning experience includes
A plain-language path from education through exam readiness and renewal, separated by the stage of the license.
Every course page exposes learning objectives, a section-level syllabus, sample material, assessment rules, and FAQs.
Quizzes support learning; server-graded finals, timers, retries, and recovery rules follow the applicable track configuration.
Resume reading and learning from the account portal, with state, deadlines, and completion evidence calculated by the server.
Exam preparation, professional training, and regulator-recognized credit are labeled separately and never blended into one sales claim.
Downloadable certificates, verification pages, and regulator instructions appear only in the form the course status permits.
Course-level detail
3 hours · Mandatory Topics · Enrollment options available
8 hours · Consumer Protection · Enrollment options available
7 hours · Consumer Services · Enrollment options available
10 hours · Consumer Protection · Enrollment options available
3 hours · Mandatory Topics · Enrollment options available
3 hours · Mandatory Topics · Enrollment options available
2 hours · Mandatory Topics · Enrollment options available
3 hours · Mandatory Topics · Enrollment options available
3 hours · Mandatory Topics · Enrollment options available
3 hours · Mandatory Topics · Enrollment options available
40 hours · California Broker · Enrollment options available
40 hours · California Salesperson · Enrollment options available
45 hours · Salesperson · Enrollment options available
45 hours · Salesperson · Enrollment options available
45 hours · Salesperson · Enrollment options available
How 101PD works
Start with prelicensing, exam preparation, or continuing education.
Read its syllabus, sample, status, hours, assessment format, and package relationships.
Available content opens the appropriate secure enrollment path. Other offerings accept a single availability request.
Resume from the portal, complete the configured assessments, and receive the permitted completion evidence.
Common questions
Permanent public-exam practice remains free. Eligible professional products show their regular price and may display a launch promotion at secure checkout.
No. They serve different stages of a license. This page keeps them together for comparison while every card states its own purpose and credit status.
Training completions receive an honest training certificate. Regulator-credit certificates are issued only when the specific course and provider approval permit them.
When a defensible public comparison exists, the product card names the provider, comparable offer, checked date, and source price. It is context only: the listed 101PD price controls, and a comparison never creates approval or credit rights.
Secure Stripe checkout appears only for an enrollable product. Every page states whether the result is exam preparation, professional training, or regulator-recognized credit.