California Licensed?

Nevada will accept proof of pre-licensing education from accredited schools in states other than Nevada. Your Certified License History issued by the California BRE and sent to you will provide you with proof of your course work (order the extended version). You need to take 18-hours of Nevada Law to apply for a Nevada Real Estate Salesperson (not Broker or Broker-Salesperson) License, if you completed Legal Aspects or Real Estate Law as your elective for a California real estate salesperson's license. Check your pre-licensing coursework certificates (continuing education doesn't count) or call the California Bureau of Real Estate (BRE) to find out which course you completed as your elective. Your Certificate License History, issued by the California BRE and sent to you, can be your proof of the coursework you completed, if you order the expanded version. You will include it with your Nevada application sent to the Nevada Real Estate Division. The California requirement consists of Real Estate Principles, Real Estate Practices and 1 elective. If you did NOT complete Legal Aspects or Real Estate Law as your elective, you need to sign up for 45-hours of Real Estate Law.

State-sponsored test scores are only good for one year only so applicants need to apply for their license within one year from passing the examination. If an applicant has taken the examination in another state within the last year, the Nevada Real Estate Division will accept proof of the state-sponsored real estate exam for the national portion of the Nevada real estate exam. The applicant will then only need to take the 40-questions state portion of the Nevada real estate examination.

If the applicant has not taken a real estate exam in another state, within 1 year of application, they need to take the whole Nevada real estate exam which consists of 80-national questions and 40-state-specific questions. Your 'certified license history' signed/stamped by the licensing department of the state that you are currently license with will probably prove the test date.

Jan 2019 Update: Presently the Real Estate Division is waiving the national portion of the real estate exam for applicants who hold a current, equivalent license in another state. For example, a California salesperson applying for a Nevada salesperson's license only needs to pass the state portion of the Nevada real estate exam. This could change at any time. It is mentioned on Nevada Form 501.

Nevada has reciprocal agreements with California with regards to real estate salesperson licensing only. Nevada does not presently offer reciprocal licenses to become licensed as a Nevada real estate broker or broker-salesperson.

California Brokers applying for a Nevada salesperson's license only need the following to apply for a salespersons (not broker or broker/salesperson) license in Nevada:

Fingerprint Cards,
Nevada state portion testing - 40 question state test only, (our $99 online Nevada Law material will prepare you for the $100 test - Please call us to order - Rick 800-977-8835 or order online)
Nevada application.
No additional education needed.

You need 64-college credits or 8 years experience. Experience either needs to be 'primary broker experience' or your broker will need to sign an 'experience verification' form to prove that you were full time (30-hours per week/48 weeks per year).

a) 45 hours or 3 college credits Real Estate Principles

b) 45 hours or 3 college credits Real Estate Law (must include 18 hours Nevada law).

c) 45 hours or 3 college credits Real Estate Appraisal course.

d) 45 hours or 3 college credits Broker Management course.

e) 15 college credits in other real estate related courses such as business, economics, management, accounting, finance, and marketing.

f) 37 college level units from any college, military education, technical school, etc.

Every 2 years full-time experience equals 16-college credits. 8 years experience exempts you from all but:

You need 64-college credits or 8 years experience. You need a minimum of 2-years experience out of the last 4 years. Experience either needs to be 'primary broker experience' or your broker will need to sign an 'experience verification' form to prove that you were full time (30-hours per week/48 weeks per year).

a) 45 hours or 3 college credits Real Estate Principles

b) 45 hours or 3 college credits Real Estate Law (must include 18 hours Nevada law).

c) 45 hours or 3 college credits Real Estate Appraisal course.

d) 45 hours or 3 college credits Broker Management course.

e) 15 college credits in other real estate related courses such as business, economics, management, accounting, finance, and marketing.

f) 37 college level units from any college, military education, technical school, etc.

Every 2 years full-time experience equals 16-college credits. 8 years experience exempts you from all but:

You will also need a commercial location for an office in Nevada, liquid funds, credit report and financial statement.