Regulations Pertaining to Prelicense Course

(63 Class Hours)

A student may not miss more than eight hours of instruction. An instructional hour is considered to be 50 minutes (Section 475.17, F.S.)

A student may attend makeup classes to take the end-of-course exam or a makeup exam if absences were due to student or family illness, if done within 30 days of the regularly scheduled time, or later with Commission approval. Makeup classes must consist of the original course material that the student missed. (61J2-3.008, F.A.C.)

The school or institution provides each student passing the end-of-course exam with a FREC-prescribed grade report of successful completion of the course. The school must submit a roster notifying the Commission of the name of each student who satisfactorily completed the education requirements. (Section 475.175, F.S.)

The student must pass the school-administered end-of-course exam with a grade of 70 or higher. (61J2-3.008, F.A.C.)

A student failing the end-of-course exam must wait at least 30 days from the date of the original examination to retest. Within one year of the original examination, a student may retest a maximum of one time. Otherwise, a student failing the end-of-course exam must repeat the course prior to being eligible to retake the end-of-course examination. Schools must administer a different form of the end-of-course exam to a student who is retaking the exam or repeating the course. (61J2-3.008, F.A.C.)

Students may choose to complete a distance-learning course and satisfactorily complete a timed, distance learning course examination. (Section 475.17, F.S.)

The Prelicense course may be taken by correspondence or other suitable means by anyone who, because of individual physical hardship, cannot attend the course where it is regularly conducted or who does not have access to distance learning courses. (Section 475.17, F.S.)

An active member in good standing with The Florida Bar who is otherwise qualified under the real estate license law is exempt from the Commission-prescribed prerequisite education course for licensure as a real estate sales associate. (61J2-3.008, F.A.C.)

An applicant for licensure who has received a four-year degree in real estate from an accredited institution of higher education is exempt from the Commission-prescribed courses for licensure. (Section 475.17, F.S.)