Do you have to go to college to be a real estate agent in California?

Not necessarily, but one of the requirements for real estate license applicants in California is having completed an 8-statutory college level courses required for both the broker examination and license.

Here are other requirements that you will need to qualify for the examination and get an Salesperson license, if you pass, in California.

California Education Requirements

Salesperson License:

1. Real Estate Principles; and
2. Real Estate Practice; and
3. One course from the following list:
   • Real Estate Appraisal
   • Property Management
   • Real Estate Finance
   • Real Estate Economics
   • Legal Aspects of Real Estate
   • Real Estate Office Administration
   • General Accounting
   • Business Law
   • Escrows
   • Mortgage Loan Brokering and Lending
   • Computer Applications in Real Estate
   • Common Interest Developments