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04-28-2006, 10:42 AM
To apply for a Resident Salesperson License:
? Complete a 99 hour prelicensing course accredited by the Delaware Real Estate Commission
? Pass the two part standardized salesperson licensing examination (following completion of the course, one is eligible to sit a maximum of three times for the two part standardized licensing exam administered by a professional testing service)
? Submit original application distributed by the testing service upon successful completion of the examination to the commission within one year of the completion of the prelicensing course (the prorated license fee and the Guaranty Fund fee payable to the “State of Delaware”, a copy of your prelicensing course certificate, and any other documentation listed on the application must be included with your application
? Submit an affidavit that the applicant has not engaged in any acts or offenses that would be grounds for discipline

To apply for a Resident Broker’s License:
? Meet an experience requirement by having practical real estate as a licensee for a continuous period of 5 years immediately prior to applying for the license and have accrued at least 30 qualified sales transactions within the past 5 years
? Complete a 99 hour broker’s course accredited by the commission
? Pass the two part standardized broker licensing examination which is administered by a professional testing service
? Submit the original application distributed by the testing service upon successful completion of the exam to the commission within one year of completion of the broker course (the prorated fee payable to the “State of Delaware”, a copy of your broker course certificate, and any other documentation listed on the application must be included with your application in addition to a current original personal credit report from a major credit reporting bureau, and a list of 30 sales transactions made within the last 5 years certified by a broker of record at the time of the transactions)
? Submit an affidavit that the applicant has not engaged in any acts or offenses that would be grounds for discipline.

Continuing Education
Delaware real estate licenses are renewed biennially. All resident licenses expire on April 30 of the even year. All nonresident licenses expire on April 30 of the odd year.
The continuing education requirement to renew a license is 15 credit hours; each licensee must complete 6 mandatory credits as follows:
? A Salesperson licensee must complete the 3 hour required Real Estate Concepts Course; and a 3 hour course pertaining to legislative issues relating to Delaware or Federal Law.
? A broker licensee must complete a required 6 hour broker course.

More information available at: http://dpr.delaware.gov/boards/realestate/index.shtml