Kansas · KS
Kansas Real Estate License Checklist (2026)
Every step, fee, and deadline on one page — designed to print cleanly to PDF and check off as you go.
Before you start
- You are at least 18 years old
- You hold a high school diploma or GED
- You can pass a criminal background check / fingerprinting
- Confirm you're at least 18 and have a high school diploma or GED — Kansas requires both before you even start pre-license coursework.
Education
Kansas splits its 60 hours around the exam: the 30-hour Principles of Real Estate course must be finished before KREC will authorize you to test (that certificate is good for 12 months), while the 30-hour Kansas Practice Course can be taken before or after the exam — but KREC must receive your license application and Practice Course certificate within 6 months of the course date.
- Confirm you're at least 18 and have a high school diploma or GED — Kansas requires both before you even start pre-license coursework.
- Submit the Salesperson Prelicensure application on KREC's Citizen Access portal ($15 application fee + $70 background fee) to get your PL (prelicense) number.
- Complete the 30-hour Principles of Real Estate course from a KREC-approved provider — this must be done before the exam, and your school reports completion to KREC.
- Complete the 30-hour Kansas Practice Course (allowed before or after the exam, but your application must reach KREC within 6 months of the course date).
- Wait for KREC to authorize your exam with Pearson VUE — you'll get a scheduling email within about 24 hours of authorization.
Application & exam
- Create a Citizen Access account and submit the Salesperson Prelicensure application with the $15 application fee and $70 background fee.
- Get fingerprinted — livescan at a Pearson VUE center in Overland Park, Topeka, or Wichita ($16 paid to Pearson), at participating Kansas law enforcement agencies, or by mailing traditional fingerprint cards to KREC (livescan must be done in Kansas).
- Pass both portions of the salesperson exam at Pearson VUE before your Principles course certificate expires.
- Line up a supervising Kansas broker — your application must be approved by a supervising or branch broker certifying your honesty, trustworthiness, and good reputation. Kansas will not issue an original license on inactive status.
- Submit the license application online with the $125 license fee, plus any license history certifications or court documents if applicable.
- KREC staff review and process applications within about 7-10 business days; you'll be emailed if anything else is needed.
Budget
| Item | Estimate | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 60-hour pre-license education (Principles + Kansas Practice) | $400 | |
| Prelicensure application fee (KREC) | $15 | |
| Background check fee (KREC) | $70 | |
| Fingerprinting (Pearson VUE livescan) | $16 | |
| Licensing exam (Pearson VUE, both portions) | $82 | |
| Salesperson license fee | $125 | |
| Estimated total | $708 |
Key deadlines
- Kansas splits its 60 hours around the exam: the 30-hour Principles of Real Estate course must be finished before KREC will authorize you to test (that certificate is good for 12 months), while the 30-hour Kansas Practice Course can be taken before or after the exam — but KREC must receive your license application and Practice Course certificate within 6 months of the course date.
- 2 years (12 hours of continuing education per cycle)
- Confirm you're at least 18 and have a high school diploma or GED — Kansas requires both before you even start pre-license coursework.
- Complete the 30-hour Principles of Real Estate course from a KREC-approved provider — this must be done before the exam, and your school reports completion to KREC.
- Complete the 30-hour Kansas Practice Course (allowed before or after the exam, but your application must reach KREC within 6 months of the course date).
- Wait for KREC to authorize your exam with Pearson VUE — you'll get a scheduling email within about 24 hours of authorization.
- Pass both portions of the salesperson exam at Pearson VUE before your Principles course certificate expires.
- KREC staff review and process applications within about 7-10 business days; you'll be emailed if anything else is needed.