Licensing Requirements- Salesperson
To obtain an Illinois salesperson’s license, the applicant must:

  1. Be 21 years of age *
  2. Complete a 45 classroom hour class
  3. Have a high school degree or equivalent (GED)
  4. Pass the state examination (More state test information is available at www.goamp.com)

* An applicant could be as young as 18 years old, IF they have completed 2 years of college with the appropriate classes taken.

After passing the state exam, the candidate must then be sponsored by a licensed real estate broker within 1 year.

Anyone who wants to become a real estate salesperson is required to complete a 45 hour real estate course before they can be licensed. This course covers the factors involved in real estate transactions from finance, real estate law, and private property rights to a variety of other topics including listing agreements, taxation, fair housing, property management, Illinois License Law, disclosure, environmental issues, agency law and ethics.

Click here to download a class brochure. Classes are held in Bloomington, IL and generally meet on Monday and Thursday evenings from 6 -9:30 pm. There may be other live classes offered in your area, or you may chose a home study option.  Check out these possibilities at RealEstateExpress
or www.illinoisrealtor.org.

Click here to download Registration Form (PDF)

NOTE: Now is a good time to take this course. Proposed legislation would DOUBLE the required hours to 90 hours!

Next Class: Our next 45 hour prelicense class starts April 13, 2009. To see the exact class schedule click here.

CAREEER NIGHT: - Call Ed Neaves or Diane Winters at Prudential Snyder Real Estate (309-663-7653) to reserve your space for the next free seminar. Find out what it takes to become a successful agent, what you can expect in class, and how much money you can make.

 

NEW! Leasing Agent Class- January 8 & 9, 2009 in Bloomington. Call for information.


All Day Review
: Next Class: June 6, 2009
An All Day Review is held the Saturday before each final exam from 9 am to 5 pm.  This class is a review of the entire class.  It is a great exam prep for the salesperson exam as well as the  broker exam.  It is open to anyone, regardless of where you took your course.  The cost is $75, which includes a 50+ page study outline, quizzes and lunch.  Many students use this as their final study for their class or state exam.  Click here to download a sign up form.



FREE Registration to IAR Convention or Spring Conferenc
e
As a branch of the Illinois Association of REALTORS®, we are proud to provide each student who successfully passes the broker series or the prelicense live class with a free registration to either the IAR Convention in the fall or the Spring Conference in May.


School Policies
  • Attendance is mandatory – a student may only miss 10% of a class and still
  • Course completion requires a minimum score of 75% or higher on the final exam.  
  • In the event of failure, students are allowed one retake within 30 days.
  • If student is unable to attend at the regularly scheduled exam time, they must schedule with the instructor to take the exam within 14 days.

Refund Policies

  • A $25 fee is non-refundable for any cancellation.
  • Written cancellation of enrollment received prior to class start date will entitle the student to a refund of all other fees, if ALL materials are returned in new condition.
  • 50% of the tuition will be withheld if registration is cancelled within 10 classroom hours after the class begins.
  • There will be no refund if cancellation occurs after 10 classroom hours.
  • Students have apply the non-refunded portion to another class held by us within 1 year.

Repeat Policies
Any student who fails the final exam may retake / repeat the class at the same location on a space available basis at no additional tuition, provided they do so within one year.

Illinois Minority Real Estate Scholarships
Money may be available if a student meets the qualifications.  For more information, contact the Illinois Assoc. of REALTORS® at 217-529-2600 or visit www.illinoisrealtor.org/iar/about/minority.htm


Testing

Testing for the state exam, salesperson and broker, is conducted by Applied Measurement Professionals (AMP).  To learn more about the state exam, or to register to take the exam, please visit www.goamp.com.


Questions?
Inquires regarding the course can be directed to:
 
Kerry Kidwell
IAR Licensing and Training Center , Bloomington Branch
203 N. Delane Drive
Heyworth, IL 61745
(309) 473-9119 or (888) 473-9119


If no one is available at the time you call, please be sure to leave your name, phone number and question on the answering machine


Additional Licensing Information

Inquires regarding licensing procedures in Illinois can be directed to:

Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
500 East Monroe, 2nd floor
Springfield, IL 62701-1509
(217) 785-3414 or (217) 785-9300 
www.idfpr.com


The main page for real estate professions:
http://www.idfpr.com/DPR/RE/realmain.asp

 


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