Utah · UT
Utah 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
Education
120 hours of approved education at a certified Utah pre-license school, following the Division of Real Estate's set curriculum. You must also hold a high school diploma or equivalent, and you must pass the exam within one year of finishing the coursework.
- Enroll in a Division-certified Real Estate Pre-License School for the 120-hour sales agent curriculum (roughly $300-$800 depending on school and format).
- Complete all 120 hours and obtain your school's certificate of completion — the school certifies you to Pearson VUE for exam eligibility.
- Schedule and pass the two-part Sales Agent exam with Pearson VUE within ONE YEAR of completing the pre-license curriculum.
- Gather your application documents (education certificate, exam report, any criminal-history documentation) as PDFs — Utah's online application requires PDF uploads.
Application & exam
- Pass the exam, then submit your license application within 90 DAYS of your exam pass date — miss that window and you retest.
- Create a UtahID account (use the same email you used with Pearson VUE to avoid processing delays) and apply through the Division's online system at utahdoc.mylicenseone.com.
- Pay the $157 nonrefundable fee: $100 application, $12 Real Estate Recovery Fund, $40 fingerprint processing, and $5 FBI RapBack enrollment (RapBack keeps you enrolled in ongoing criminal-history monitoring while licensed).
- Complete fingerprinting — either on-site at a participating Pearson VUE center on exam day (schedule in advance) or through a private fingerprinting vendor; the Division emails fingerprint instructions and authorization forms within 1-2 business days after you apply.
- Answer the honesty/integrity and criminal-history qualification questions (Utah Code 61-2f-203); flagged applications go to additional review under Rule R162-2f-201.
- You do not need a broker to apply — Utah issues the license on inactive status if you're unaffiliated, and you activate it by affiliating with a principal broker. Current Division processing time for new sales agent applications is about 30 days.
Budget
| Item | Estimate | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 120-hour pre-licensing course | $500 | |
| Pearson VUE exam fee (per attempt) | $59 | |
| Application fee (to Division of Real Estate) | $100 | |
| Real Estate Recovery Fund fee | $12 | |
| Fingerprint processing + FBI RapBack enrollment | $45 | |
| Estimated total | $716 |
Key deadlines
- You must also hold a high school diploma or equivalent, and you must pass the exam within one year of finishing the coursework.
- Every 2 years; 18 hours of CE per cycle (first renewal includes the 12-hour New Agent Course).
- Renewal costs $60 plus $42 in fingerprint/RAP Back processing fees — about $102 total per 2-year cycle.
- Schedule and pass the two-part Sales Agent exam with Pearson VUE within ONE YEAR of completing the pre-license curriculum.
- Pass the exam, then submit your license application within 90 DAYS of your exam pass date — miss that window and you retest.
- Complete fingerprinting — either on-site at a participating Pearson VUE center on exam day (schedule in advance) or through a private fingerprinting vendor; the Division emails fingerprint instructions and authorization forms within 1-2 business days after you apply.
- Current Division processing time for new sales agent applications is about 30 days.
- After passing the exam, the Division's stated processing time for new sales agent applications is about 30 days, so build that into your plans.