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Sales Associate 45 Hour

Required for every new Florida sales associate before their first license renewal. Where pre-licensing prepares you for the exam, this course prepares you for the work: prospecting, listing and selling, financing, and building a business that lasts. Miss the deadline and your license becomes null and void.
  • 45 hours
  • English, Português, Español
Course price
$49
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  • Read-along narration included
  • 30-day money-back guarantee
  • 6 months of access
  • Certificate on completion

What this course covers

The 45-hour post-licensing course is required for every new Florida sales associate before their first license renewal. It is not continuing education, and completing continuing education does not satisfy it. It is a separate, one-time requirement with a hard deadline.

Where pre-licensing prepares you to pass an exam, post-licensing prepares you to do the work. Most people arrive at this course having been licensed for a few months and having discovered that knowing license law is not the same as knowing how to find a client.

Building a business rather than waiting for one

The course opens with the part of the job nobody teaches you before you are licensed: where business actually comes from. Prospecting, sphere of influence, farming a geographic area, and the arithmetic of how many conversations produce how many transactions.

It also covers goal setting in a form that survives contact with a slow month, and the business planning that separates agents still practising in year three from those who are not.

Listing and selling

Taking a listing, pricing it, marketing it, and managing the seller through the parts that do not go to plan. On the buyer side, working with buyers efficiently, writing offers that get accepted, and handling the negotiation that follows.

This section is deliberately practical. It assumes you have a license and no system.

Financing, closing and the paperwork

How buyers actually get funded, what can derail a loan between contract and closing, and what an agent can and cannot do about it. The closing process itself, the documents involved, and the deadlines that matter.

Staying out of trouble

Escrow handling, advertising rules, disclosure obligations and fair housing come back in a working context rather than an exam one. The mistakes new licensees make are predictable, and this section is largely about the predictable ones.

Why the deadline matters

A Florida sales associate who does not complete post-licensing education before their first renewal has their license rendered null and void. Not suspended, not subject to a late fee. To practise again you would begin the licensing process from the start.

Check your renewal date now rather than later. The requirement is straightforward, but the deadline is not flexible and it catches a predictable number of new licensees every cycle.

How the course works

Fully online and self-paced. Start as soon as you enrol, study when it suits you, and pick up where you left off. Florida requires the full 45 hours, so the course tracks your time in each unit.

Completions are reported to the DBPR within five business days.

Eligibility requirements

  • Must already be a Florida-licensed Sales Associate. This is a post-licensing course, so someone who is still completing the 63-hour pre-license course or has not yet obtained the Florida sales associate license would not use this course to satisfy a licensing requirement.
  • Must be in the first license/renewal period. The 45-hour requirement applies before the first renewal following initial licensure. After successfully completing that first renewal, the licensee moves into Florida’s regular continuing-education cycle rather than taking the 45-hour course again.
  • The license may be active or inactive. Florida Administrative Code Rule 61J2-3.020 expressly applies to active and inactive broker and sales associate licensees. So a sales associate does not need to be actively working under a broker in order to complete the post-license education.
  • It must be completed before the license expiration/first-renewal deadline. Failure to complete the post-license requirement before that deadline causes the sales associate license to become null and void. The person would then generally have to complete the sales associate pre-license education again and pass the state licensing examination again.
  • There is an exemption for a qualifying real-estate degree. A licensee with a 4-year degree or higher in real estate from an accredited institution is exempt from the post-license requirement, subject to providing the required transcript documentation to DBPR. Florida attorneys are not exempt from the post-license requirement merely because they are attorneys.
  • Course Code: FLSA45H
  • Course Type: Post-Licensing
  • Format: Self-Paced Online
  • Mandatory Duration: 45 hours
  • Audience: Sales Associate
  • State: Florida
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Florida 45-Hour Real Estate Post Licensing Course

3 steps to your Florida real estate post-license course compliance

  1. Complete the 45-hour course
  2. We report your completion to the DBPR
  3. Renew your license before the deadline
School:
MyEdukator Real Estate Courses
State approval number:
PENDING
School permit number:
ZH1003205
Course exam:
Yes
State licensing exam after completion:
Not required

Our school reports the course completion within 5 business days.

Frequently asked questions

Who is required to take the Florida 45-Hour Post-Licensing Sales Associate course?

Every newly licensed Florida real estate sales associate is required to complete the 45-hour post-licensing education. This is a mandatory, one-time requirement enforced by the Florida Real Estate Commission (FREC) that must be satisfied prior to your first license renewal.

When is the deadline to complete my 45-hour post-licensing course?

You must complete your post-licensing course and pass the final exam before your first license expiration date. In Florida, initial licenses expire either 18 to 24 months after the date they were issued, always falling on either March 31 or September 30. You can verify your exact expiration date printed on your license or through your DBPR portal account at MyFloridaLicense.com.

What happens if I miss the deadline for my Florida post-licensing course?

Missing this deadline has severe consequences: your Florida real estate license will instantly become null and void. There is no grace period for post-licensing education. To regain an active license, you will have to start the entire process over—this means retaking the 63-hour pre-licensing course, paying all associated fees, and passing the state exam again.

Do I also need to complete 14 hours of Continuing Education (CE) during my first renewal?

No. For your first license renewal cycle, the 45-hour post-licensing course completely replaces the standard Continuing Education (CE) requirement. You will not need to start taking the 14-hour CE courses until your second renewal cycle.

Is there a state exam required for Florida real estate post-licensing?

No, there is no state-level exam for post-licensing. To receive your completion credit, you only need to pass the end-of-course exam administered directly by your approved online real estate school.

What is the passing score, and what happens if I fail the end-of-course exam?

The end-of-course exam typically consists of 100 questions, and the minimum passing score is 75%. Under Florida state law, if you fail your first attempt, you are permitted one retake of an alternate exam. If you fail the second attempt, you are required to retake the entire 45-hour course from the beginning before you are legally allowed to test again.

Can I take the 45-hour post-licensing course completely online and at my own pace?

Yes. The DBPR and FREC fully approve online, self-paced versions of the 45-hour post-licensing course. This distance-learning format allows you to log in 24/7, read the material, complete chapter quizzes, and take your final exam on a schedule that fits your busy life.

Do I need to send my post-licensing completion certificate to the DBPR?

No, you do not need to manually mail or email your certificate. Once you successfully pass the end-of-course exam, your approved real estate education provider will electronically report your course completion to the DBPR. However, it is highly recommended that you verify the completion reporting with the DBPR and retain your completion certificate for your own records in the event of an audit.

Are there any exemptions for the 45-hour post-licensing requirement?

Yes, but the exemption is extremely narrow. The only licensees strictly exempt from the 45-hour post-licensing requirement are those who have earned a four-year degree (or higher) in real estate from an accredited institution of higher education.

What topics are covered in the Florida 45-hour post-licensing curriculum?

While the 63-hour pre-licensing course focuses heavily on law and theory to get you ready for the state exam, the 45-hour post-licensing course is designed to transition you into practical, day-to-day business operations. Course curriculum typically covers real estate marketing, business planning, technology, property management, appraising, listing properties, and time management skills.

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  • Read-along narration included
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  • 6 months of access
  • Certificate on completion