1. A salesperson must be assigned to (work for) a licensed broker or firm and cannot conduct business independently.
2. Be a person 18 years of age or over. (You may actually sit for the exam before you are 18, but you MUST be 18 before you make the application for a license, which must be within six months after you pass the exam.) An applicant is not ineligible because of citizen ship, sex, race, religion, marital status, or national origin, although the application form may require citizenship information.
3. Be a person whose application has not been rejected for licensure in this or any other state within twelve months prior to the date of application, and whose real estate license has not been revoked in this or any other state within two years prior to the date of application.
   

1. Applicants for the salesperson examination must successfully complete the Commission-approved 60 hour pre license test course OR 60 hour online pre license test course in real estate education during the 12 months prior to taking the sales persons examination.
2. Beginning January 1, 2009, and thereafter, an applicant applying for an original salesperson license must provide evidence of successful completion of the following courses: 12 hours of Developing Professionalism and Ethical Practices, 12 hours of Buying Practices and 12 hours of Listing Practices or equivalent Commission approved courses such as IAR's “New Agent Training” This course work must be completed 12 months prior to license application. This education is in addition to the 60–hour salesperson pre license test course.

1. Contact the Iowa Real Estate Commission to receive a Fingerprint packet. You MUST use the Iowa Real Estate Commission's fingerprint card. No other fingerprint card from any other institution will be accepted. Email: sandy.malek@iowa.gov or Telephone: (515) 281-7393.
2. Send the completed fingerprint card, signed waiver, and check or money order for $52.25 to the Iowa Real Estate Commission at 1920 SE Hulsizer, Ankeny, Iowa 50021. Make checks payable to the Iowa Real Estate Commission. Please allow 8 to 10 weeks for the fingerprint card to be processed. Once the background check as been reviewed by the commission the report is only valid for 210 days. See the Frequently Asked Questions document for more information regarding the background check process. You do not need to wait for your background check to be approved to send in your license application.
3. An applicant for a real estate salesperson license who has been convicted of forgery, embezzlement, obtaining money under false pretenses, theft, extortion, conspiracy to defraud, or another similar offense, or of any crime involving moral turpitude, in a court of competent jurisdiction in this state or in any other state, jurisdiction, territory, or district of the United States, or in any foreign jurisdiction, may be denied a license by the commission on the grounds of the conviction. “Conviction” is defined in Iowa Code section 543B.15(3) and rule 193E—2.1(543B).
4. Click here to see if your background check has been approved
   

1. Register for the computer based exam with PSI Examination Services 800-733-9267 (24 hours) or www.psiexams.com The cost is $90 each time you take the exam.
   
   

   Examination	Portion	# of Items	Passing Score	Time Allowed
   Salesperson	National	80	56	120 minutes
   	State	40	28	60 minutes
   	Both	120	84	180 minutes

   
   
2. Do not register for your exam until you have a completion certificate for the Commission approved 60 hour Pre License Test course.
3. Your score will be reported to the Iowa Real Estate Commission within two business days. Examination results are confidential and will only be reported to you and the Iowa Real Estate Commission.
4. If you pass the examination, you will receive a real estate license application form with your score report. You are responsible for submitting your application to the Iowa Real Estate Commission no later than the last working day of the sixth month after the qualifying examination date.
5. If you do not pass, you must retake the examination before you can be licensed. Submit a new registration form and the appropriate fee to PSI and schedule an appointment to retake the examination.

State of Iowa Exam Information

When applying for a license you need to submit the following:

1. Complete and notarized IREC provided application. You must have your signature notarized on the license application form.
2. Completed background check submitted to the Iowa Real Estate Commission.
3. A license fee of $125.
4. A pass notice from the examination service.
5. Proof of completion of the 60 hour pre-license test course in the form of a completion certificate.
6. Proof of completion of the approved 36 hour pre-license course work in the form of a completion certificate(s) if applying after January 1, 2009
7. Proof of E&O insurance.
8. You must provide the signature of your employing broker on your license application form.

For questions regarding licensing, please contact:

Iowa Real Estate Commission
1920 SE Hulsizer Rd
Ankeny, Iowa 50021
www.state.ia.us/irec
515-281-7393

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