Kansas licensing
How to Get a Kansas Real Estate License
Kansas eligibility and application rules - minimum age, pre-licensing education, sponsoring broker, background check, exam registration, and more - each cited to the Kansas Real Estate Commission (KREC) and dated.
Published by Freehold · First published 2026-08-11 · Sources last verified 2026-08-17 · Review method
Your licensing route
From eligibility to an active license
Exact order can vary by state process. Each state-specific rule appears below with its source.
- 01Confirm eligibility
Check age and any residency, education, or background conditions.
- 02Complete approved education
Use the regulator's approved-provider list where one is published.
- 03Apply and take the exam
Follow Kansas's application order, then sit the configured salesperson exam.
- 04Activate your license
Complete any sponsorship or initial-license step that Kansas requires.
| Requirement | Kansas |
|---|---|
| Minimum age | 18 |
| Pre-licensing education | 60 classroom hours |
| Sponsoring broker | Required at application |
| Background check | Fingerprinting and criminal history check |
| Exam registration | General/national and Kansas state portions, both required |
| Time limit | Exam results valid 6 months |
| Good moral character | Good reputation for honesty, trustworthiness, integrity and competence |
| License activation | Held under the supervising broker until deactivated |
| Reciprocity | Education and exam may be waived for an equivalent out-of-state license |
| Course content rule | Courses must come from a commission-approved provider |
| Exam provider | Pearson VUE |
Requirements change. Confirm with the Kansas Real Estate Commission (KREC) before enrolling or paying anything.
More on what counts as real estate school, state by state.
Each requirement, and where it comes from
Minimum age
A license to engage in business as a broker or salesperson is granted only to a person who is 18 or more years of age and who holds a high school diploma or its equivalent.
Source: Kansas Statutes Annotated 58-3039, 58-3039(c) - Licensure; application; fingerprinting; criminal history record check; fees; qualifications; examination — verified 2026-08-11
Pre-licensing education
Two 30-hour courses are required before an original salesperson license is issued: a principles of real estate course completed within the 12 months before applying, and a Kansas real estate practice course completed within the 6 months before applying.
Source: Kansas Statutes Annotated 58-3046a, 58-3046a(a) and (c) - Licensure as salesperson; educational requirements — verified 2026-08-11
Sponsoring broker
An application for an original salesperson license must be accompanied by the recommendation of the supervising broker with whom the applicant is to be associated or employed, certifying the applicant is honest, trustworthy and of good reputation.
Source: Kansas Statutes Annotated 58-3039, 58-3039(h) - Licensure; application; fingerprinting; criminal history record check; fees; qualifications; examination — verified 2026-08-11
Background check
As part of an original license application the commission requires the applicant to be fingerprinted and to submit to a state and national criminal history record check, with a fee to cover the cost.
Source: Kansas Statutes Annotated 58-3039, 58-3039(b) - Licensure; application; fingerprinting; criminal history record check; fees; qualifications; examination — verified 2026-08-11
Exam registration
Each original applicant must pass a general portion testing real estate knowledge of general application and a Kansas state portion testing state-specific subject matter, administered by the commission or its designated testing service.
Source: Kansas Statutes Annotated 58-3039, 58-3039(f) - Licensure; application; fingerprinting; criminal history record check; fees; qualifications; examination — verified 2026-08-17
Time limit
No license may be issued on the basis of an examination if either or both portions were administered more than six months before the applicant's application is received by the commission.
Source: Kansas Statutes Annotated 58-3039, 58-3039(f)(3) - Licensure; application; fingerprinting; criminal history record check; fees; qualifications; examination — verified 2026-08-17
Good moral character
Before granting an original license, the commission requires proof that the applicant has a good reputation for honesty, trustworthiness, integrity and competence to safeguard the public interest.
Source: Kansas Statutes Annotated 58-3039, 58-3039(g) - Licensure; application; fingerprinting; criminal history record check; fees; qualifications; examination — verified 2026-08-17
License activation
A new salesperson's license is issued to each qualified applicant and stays under the control of the supervising or branch broker until the commission deactivates it at either party's request.
Source: Kansas Statutes Annotated 58-3047, 58-3047(a) and (b) - Issuance of license; deactivation and reinstatement; termination of salesperson or associate broker, effect on license — verified 2026-08-17
Reciprocity
The commission may waive Kansas prelicense education and the exam and issue an original salesperson license to a nonresident, or a Kansas resident licensed elsewhere, if the applicant's out-of-state education and examination are judged equivalent.
Source: Kansas Statutes Annotated 58-3040, 58-3040(f) - Nonresident license — verified 2026-08-17
Course content rule
Required prelicense courses must be approved by the commission and offered by an accredited institution, a Kansas technical college, an approved out-of-state school, a state agency, or another commission-approved entity.
Source: Kansas Statutes Annotated 58-3046a, 58-3046a(g) - Licensure as salesperson; educational requirements — verified 2026-08-17
Exam provider
Kansas's real estate exam is administered by Pearson VUE.
Source: Pearson VUE — Kansas Real Estate Candidate Handbook, Available Exams and Time Allotted — verified 2026-07-27
Once you are eligible
The Kansas salesperson exam is 115 questions in 240 minutes, administered by Pearson VUE. Practice it free: Kansas practice test · Kansas exam prep · Kansas broker exam · compare all 50 states
New to the whole process? How to become a real estate agent walks the five steps and what changes between states.
Kansas licensing FAQ
How do you get a real estate license in Kansas?
Meet Kansas's eligibility rules, complete 60 classroom hours, apply to the regulator, and pass the salesperson exam. On sponsoring broker, Kansas's rule is: Required at application. Each requirement is set out below with the provision it comes from.
What are the requirements for a Kansas real estate license?
Kansas requires you to be 18 or older and to complete 60 classroom hours before sitting the salesperson exam, which is 115 questions in 240 minutes. Every figure on this page names the Kansas Real Estate Commission (KREC) page it came from and the date we checked it.
How much pre-licensing education does Kansas require?
Two 30-hour courses are required before an original salesperson license is issued: a principles of real estate course completed within the 12 months before applying, and a Kansas real estate practice course completed within the 6 months before applying.
Sponsoring broker — what does Kansas require?
An application for an original salesperson license must be accompanied by the recommendation of the supervising broker with whom the applicant is to be associated or employed, certifying the applicant is honest, trustworthy and of good reputation.
How do you become a real estate agent in Kansas?
Becoming an agent in Kansas is the license plus one more step: complete 60 classroom hours, pass the 115-question salesperson exam, and then satisfy Kansas's rule on sponsoring broker — Required at application. A license you hold and a license you can practice under are not the same thing, and the difference is set out above with its source.
Nearby states
Licensing in more than one state? Each state's license requirements covers its own license law.
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