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To obtain a Missouri real estate salesperson license, you must complete 72 hours of approved pre-licensing education — a 48-hour Salesperson Pre-Examination Course and a 24-hour Missouri Real Estate Practice Course — pass both the national and state portions of the licensing exam administered by PSI, complete fingerprinting for a Missouri and federal criminal history background check, and submit a license application signed by a sponsoring broker within six months of the 48-hour pre-exam course completion date. The salesperson application fee is $100, and both courses are available in classroom, online, correspondence, or home study formats from providers on the state's approved-education list.

Missouri requires 72 hours of pre-licensing education, a criminal history background check, and passing scores on both the national and state portions of the licensing exam. Most people complete the required coursework within a few months, and PSI schedules examinees within five business days of telephone contact. The license application must be submitted to the Missouri Real Estate Commission within six months of the 48-hour pre-exam course completion date, after which credit for both the course and the exam expires.

The exam fee is $52 per attempt, the fingerprinting and background check fee is $40.50, and the salesperson license application fee is $100 ($150 for a broker license). Pre-licensing course costs vary by education provider; Missouri requires 72 hours of approved education for a salesperson license. All license application fees are nonrefundable.

Can a convicted felon get a real estate license in Missouri?

Certain convictions will automatically result in the denial of a real estate application. However, the Missouri Real Estate Commission has the authority to deny a real estate license application for convictions that do not result in an automatic denial. The Missouri Real Estate Commission makes final decisions regarding criminal convictions for real estate licensees on a case-by-case basis.

The Missouri Real Estate Commission considers both the severity of the conviction and the age of the conviction. According to Missouri Statute 339.080(2), any applicant denied a real estate license would receive the denial reasons in writing to the last known address for the applicant. It is noted that an applicant has the right to ask for an administrative hearing regarding the denial.

The Missouri real estate application must disclose the following information regarding an applicant’s past criminal activity:

• If the applicant has pleaded guilty to the offenses, or similar offenses, noted below.

• If the Missouri real estate license applicant has entered a plea of nolo contendere to the offenses, or similar offenses, noted below.

• If the applicant has been found guilty to the offenses, or similar offenses, as noted below.

• A dangerous felony (as defined by Missouri Statute 556.061) like murder in the first degree. Missouri Statute 339.100.5(1). Other dangerous felonies include arson, forcible rape, kidnapping, assault of a law enforcement member, domestic assault, senior abuses, rape, or sodomy of a child less than 12 years of age.

• Sexual assaults which include statutory rape, sodomy, child molestation, or sexual misconduct involving a child, among other sexual offenses. Missouri Statute 339.100.5(2).

• Family and related offices which include abandonment, incest, child abuse, trafficking of children, and promoting a sexual performance by a child, among other offenses. Missouri Statute 339.100.5(3).

• Child pornography offenses include the promotion of obscenity, child pornography possession, giving child pornography with a child as content, among others. Missouri Statute 339.100. (4).

• Mortgage fraud, as defined by Missouri Statute 339.1005(5).

Or,

• If the applicant has been found guilty with regard to the following criminal offenses:

• Embezzlement

• Forgery

• Criminal Conspiracy to defraud, among other convictions. Missouri Statute 556.061.(8).

The information regarding past criminal behavior must be included in section 1B of the Missouri real estate application, with additional information included on a separate piece of paper if needed.

Criminal activity that has occurred during a real estate license applicant’s past must be disclosed on the real estate application provided by the Missouri Real Estate Commission.

Do you need high school diploma for real estate license in Missouri?

No, you do not need a high school diploma (or its equivalent) in order to obtain a Missouri real estate license. The Commission only requires that you be at least 18 years of age.

The Missouri salesperson exam consists of 100 national questions and 40 state questions, scored independently with a passing threshold of 70% on the national portion (70 of 100 correct) and 75% on the state portion (30 of 40 correct). Both portions must be passed to be eligible for a license.

A sponsoring broker is a licensed real estate broker who employs a salesperson and holds that salesperson's license. Missouri law requires all real estate salespersons to work under a sponsoring broker, and the Missouri Real Estate Commission (MREC) salesperson license application requires the sponsoring broker's signature in Section 7 before the application can be submitted. A salesperson cannot practice real estate independently without a sponsoring broker. The sponsoring broker supervises the salesperson's activities and takes responsibility for the agent's actions.

Can you get a real estate license in Missouri if you dont live in the state?

Yes. An out of state resident can apply for a Missouri real estate license if they hold a current, valid real estate license from another jurisdiction and they also have:

• Completed the Missouri Real Estate Practice Course (MREP).

• Passed the state portion of the Missouri real estate state examination before submitting the Missouri real estate license application.

• Submitted an application within six months of passing the state exam.

• Submitted a recent (less than three months old) license history from the real estate authority managing the applicant's current real estate license.