Missouri · MO
Missouri 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
- Complete the 24-hour Missouri Real Estate Practice (MREP) course — allowed before or after the exam, but it must come after the 48-hour course and be finished before you apply
Education
Unusual two-part structure totaling 72 hours: a 48-hour Salesperson Pre-Examination course (required before you can sit for the exam) plus the 24-hour Missouri Real Estate Practice (MREP) course, which can be taken before or after the exam — but always after the 48-hour course and before you submit your license application. Watch the deadline: your application must reach the MREC within 6 months of your 48-hour course completion date.
- Complete the 48-hour Missouri Salesperson Pre-Examination course at an accredited Missouri real estate school
- Schedule and pass the PSI licensing exam (the 6-month application clock starts at your 48-hour course completion, so don't delay)
- Complete the 24-hour Missouri Real Estate Practice (MREP) course — allowed before or after the exam, but it must come after the 48-hour course and be finished before you apply
- Keep both course completion certificates — you submit them with your license application
Application & exam
- Before applying, register with the Missouri Automated Criminal History Site (MACHS) at machs.mo.gov using the MREC's registration number 0004, then get fingerprinted through IDEMIA (IdentoGO), the state's approved vendor — the fee is $40.50
- Finish the 24-hour MREP course if you haven't already — the MREC won't license you without it
- Have your sponsoring broker complete and sign Section 7 of the application — Missouri issues original salesperson licenses in active status under a sponsoring broker, so you need one lined up before you apply
- Mail the application to the MREC with the $100 salesperson fee, both course certificates, and printed copies of your passing score reports
- Submit everything within 6 months of your 48-hour course completion date, or you'll have to requalify
Budget
| Item | Estimate | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 48-hour pre-examination course | $200 – $400 | |
| 24-hour MREP course | $100 – $250 | |
| PSI exam fee | $62 | |
| Fingerprinting (IdentoGO via MACHS) | $40.50 | |
| MREC application fee | $100 | |
| Estimated total | $500 – $850 |
Key deadlines
- Unusual two-part structure totaling 72 hours: a 48-hour Salesperson Pre-Examination course (required before you can sit for the exam) plus the 24-hour Missouri Real Estate Practice (MREP) course, which can be taken before or after the exam — but always after the 48-hour course and before you submit your license application.
- Watch the deadline: your application must reach the MREC within 6 months of your 48-hour course completion date.
- 2 years — salesperson licenses expire September 30 of even-numbered years.
- No separate post-licensing course — Missouri's 24-hour MREP is completed before licensure instead.
- Schedule and pass the PSI licensing exam (the 6-month application clock starts at your 48-hour course completion, so don't delay)
- Complete the 24-hour Missouri Real Estate Practice (MREP) course — allowed before or after the exam, but it must come after the 48-hour course and be finished before you apply
- Before applying, register with the Missouri Automated Criminal History Site (MACHS) at machs.mo.gov using the MREC's registration number 0004, then get fingerprinted through IDEMIA (IdentoGO), the state's approved vendor — the fee is $40.50
- Have your sponsoring broker complete and sign Section 7 of the application — Missouri issues original salesperson licenses in active status under a sponsoring broker, so you need one lined up before you apply