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Michigan State Requirements

Education Requirements

Salesperson Licensing Requirements

Beginning December 1, 2007, BEFORE being eligible to register for the licensing examination all salesperson applicants MUST apply for licensure on-line at www.michigan.gov/iCOLA. For more information on the new system, please see the state bulletin (PDF).

Qualifying Education- 40 clock hours of approved real estate fundamentals. Exams- Examination. (administered by Applied Measurement Professionals) Experience- None. Continuing Education- 6 clock hours every renewal year; 18 per 3 year cycle.

An applicant for a real estate salesperson license must be 18 years of age and have successfully completed education and examination requirements required by the Occupational Code, PA 299 of 1980, as amended.

A real estate salesperson license can only be issued if a complete application, with fee and broker's signature, is received by the department. Other requirements include: "good moral character", a current letter of good standing from states in which the applicant currently holds, or has ever held, a real estate license.

Broker Licensing Requirements

Qualifying Education- 90 clock hours of approved coursework required within 36 months of application, unless licensed continuously. Exams- Examination (administered by Applied Measurement Professionals). Experience- at least 3 years full time experience as a real estate salesperson, or equivalent experience(Rule 205). Continuing Education- 6 clock hours every renewal year; 18 per 3 year cycle

An applicant for a broker license must meet all requirements for licensure before submitting an application to the Department. License application forms are mailed to successful exam candidates with their passing score notification. An application must verify required real estate experience and successful completion of all required education. Some applicants will be required to provide other documentation depending upon their background, e. g. all applicants must possess good moral character; applicants who currently hold, or have ever held a real estate license in another state or jurisdiction must submit a current letter of good standing from each regulatory entity.

An individual may be licensed as either an Individual Broker, which denotes operation as a sole proprietorship, or as an Associate Broker, an individual who qualifies as a broker but is licensed to a Broker or another broker entity type, LLC, partnership, corporation broker. If Individual Brokers are using a business name (e.g., John Doe d.b.a. Doe Realty), an assumed name certificate must be obtained from the county clerk's office and filed with the application. An Associate Broker cannot operate with an assumed name. If the broker's license will be held by an entity, at least one owner or principal must apply for an Associate Broker's license to that broker. The Department has a brochure entitled "Your Real Estate Broker License Application -- An Applicant's Guide" (BCS/LRE-035) - to assist applicants through this process.

Continuing Education Requirements

Sec. 2504(4) . . . "Beginning November 1, 2003, a licensee shall complete not less than 18 hours of continuing education per 3-year license cycle. A licensee shall complete at least 6 hours of the required 18 hours of continuing education courses during the time period from November 1, 2003 and ending on December 31, 2004. During calendar year 2005, a licensee shall complete at least 6 hours of the required 18 hours of continue education courses. During calendar year 2006, a licensee shall complete at least 4 hours of the required 18 hours continuing education courses. During calendar year 2007 and thereafter, a licensee shall complete at least 2 hours per calendar year of the required 18 hours of continuing education courses. Any education successfully completed by a licensee for further professional designation and approved by the department as continuing education may be counted toward the total continuing education credits required for the 3-year license cycle. Each licensee, in completing the appropriate number of clock hours, will have the option of selecting the education courses in that licensee's area of expertise, as long as the education courses are approved by the department and as long as at least 2 hours of an education course per calendar year involve law, rules, and court cases regarding real estate . . ."

For the 3-year license cycle each licensee needs to complete 18 hours of continuing education. As long as the topic number and course name is different from the other courses that you have taken and you have a total of at least 18 hours of continued education from approved Real Estate courses your license will be renewed. Remember that you need at least 2 hours of an education course per calendar year that involves law, rules, and court cases regarding real estate.

If you have any questions regarding the continuing education courses email bcslic@michigan.gov for assistance.

Reciprocity

There is no reciprocity between Michigan and any other state. That means you will need to meet the Michigan requirements for a broker's license, which are:

  • 1. Pass the Michigan exam. More information is available at Examinations. If you have specific questions about your qualifications, contact Michelle Stevens at 517-241-9233. She is the one who processes the applications.
  • 2. Three years of full time experience in real estate LRE-011; or a relevant, related occupation LRE-031; can be attained anywhere, as long as you can verify it.
  • 3. Ninety clock hours of approved education LRE-012, List of Approved Real Estate Schools

Reporting

STUDENT REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

Upon renewal, we will need to have a specific count of all students that start, complete or are placed for each of the programs listed on our licensure document from the time we became licensed until the renewal date. The renewal fee will be based on this number.

CASE MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS

Reporting requirements for course completion.

Rule 663. Licensees and course sponsors shall certify the completion of an approved course in a method prescribed by the department. Within 5 calendar days course sponsors shall submit the names of students who have successfully completed the course to the department.

A course administration description shall be provided, which shall include a system for verifying satisfactory completion of the course by each licensee, for providing to the department a verified list of those licensees awarded credit, and for providing participating licensees with certificates which indicate satisfactory completion of the course and which specify the department's assigned course number.

  • 1) Weekly - Run weekly completion report (saved report) on AgentCampus.com LMS
    a. Advanced Reports b. Run Saved Reports c. Edit Report Template for MI RE CE - weekly d. Change date
  • 2) Fill in student roster with course completion information - softcopy of student roster available at: http://www.cis.state.mi.us/bcsc/forms/real/lre610d.pdf
  • 3) Email student rosters to bcseducation@michigan.gov or fax to 517.241.7539

Sponsors are responsible for monitoring the completion time frames for each licensee completing the course. For example, if a licensee is taking an approved 6-hour course online, the licensee must have completed not less than 20% of the time frame. If the licensee completes the 6-hour course in 73 minutes then the Sponsor must notify the Department so that they can determine what steps will be taken on a case by case basis.