Vermont · VT
Vermont 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 8-hour post-licensure course after licensure (required before your first renewal).
Education
Vermont requires a single 40-hour salesperson pre-licensing course approved by the Vermont Real Estate Commission (Office of Professional Regulation). That's one of the lightest course loads in the country. Heads up: after you're licensed, Vermont also requires an 8-hour post-licensure course, and you'll upload proof of it at your first renewal.
- Complete the 40-hour Vermont salesperson pre-licensing course with a Commission-approved provider (search approved courses on the OPR website; online options are available).
- Pass the course final and keep your completion certificate — you'll upload it with your OPR application.
- Schedule and pass the national salesperson exam through PSI ($110 per attempt).
- Take Vermont's state-law exam — unusual setup: it's not at a test center. It's administered inside your online OPR license application, and there's no separate fee.
- Complete the 8-hour post-licensure course after licensure (required before your first renewal).
Application & exam
- Create an account on Vermont OPR's Online Licensing platform (sos.vermont.gov) — paper applications are no longer accepted.
- Submit the salesperson application with the $100 application fee, uploading your 40-hour course certificate and PSI national exam pass results.
- Complete the Vermont state exam through the link that appears inside your online application.
- Secure affiliation with a Vermont-licensed principal broker and registered office — Vermont will not activate a salesperson license without a supervising principal broker.
- Disclose any convictions or prior license discipline with a written explanation and all court/board documents (Vermont reviews these case-by-case; there is no fingerprint-card requirement for salespersons).
- Allow 3-5 business days processing per submission; once issued, remember the 8-hour post-licensure course requirement.
Budget
| Item | Estimate | Actual |
|---|---|---|
| 40-hour pre-licensing course (typical online price) | $300 | |
| PSI national exam fee (per attempt) | $110 | |
| OPR application fee (state exam included — no extra charge) | $100 | |
| 8-hour post-licensure course (required before first renewal) | $75 | |
| Estimated total | $585 |
Key deadlines
- Heads up: after you're licensed, Vermont also requires an 8-hour post-licensure course, and you'll upload proof of it at your first renewal.
- 2 years — salesperson licenses renew May 31 of even-numbered years; renewal fee is $220 (official OPR fee schedule).
- First-time renewers upload the 8-hour post-licensure course instead of standard CE; after that it's 24 hours of CE per cycle.
- Complete the 8-hour post-licensure course after licensure (required before your first renewal).
- Allow 3-5 business days processing per submission; once issued, remember the 8-hour post-licensure course requirement.
- The 40-hour course is the biggest chunk — doable in 1-2 weeks full-time or a month part-time.
- After passing the PSI national exam, OPR processes each application submission in about 3-5 business days, and the state exam happens right inside your online application, so there's no second test-center appointment to wait for.
- Plan on roughly $425 to $775 all-in: about $200-$500 for the 40-hour course, $110 for the PSI national exam, a $100 OPR application fee (the state exam is included at no extra charge), and around $75 for the required 8-hour post-licensure course.