Licensing Requirements- Salesperson - through 4-30-2011
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. Have no felony convictions
5. Are not in default on student loans, income taxes or child support
6. 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 real estate 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.

UNDER THE NEW ACT YOU MUST COMPLETE CLASSES, PASS THE STATE EXAM, AND SUBMIT APPLICATION BY 3-15-11.

We have no live classes scheduled at this time! Check out these home study possibilities at RealEstateExpress or www.IllinoisRealtor.org.

CAREEER NIGHTS: - Call Ed Neaves at Prudential Snyder Real Estate (309-663-7653) or Charlie Bohmer at Coldwell Banker (309-663-9333) 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.

Leasing Agent Classes: Call for information.

School Policies

• Attendance is mandatory – a student may miss only 10% of class time.
• Course completion requires a 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

• 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 the first week of class.
• There will be no refund if cancellation occurs that point.
• Students can apply the non-refunded portion to another class held by us within 1 year.
  
  

Repeat Policies
Any student who fails the final exam and the retake may 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