Georgia · salesperson license · checked Oct 24, 2026
How to get your real estate license in Georgia
To get a Georgia real estate license, you finish a prelicense course of 75 hours, pass the PSI exam, and collect the license at a PSI test center with a fresh criminal history report. Then come a first-year course and renewals every four years. The steps below carry the deadlines the Commission sets, with no course to sell.
Updated Oct 24, 2026 · Not affiliated with any state commission or test provider.
75 hoursbefore the exam
≤ 60 days oldcriminal history
3 months, then a double feeapply after passing
25 hoursin the first year
Eight steps, in order
1
Check the basics
Age and schooling:18 or older, high school diploma or equivalency certificate. No experience is required for a salesperson license.
2
Finish the education
The 75-hour Salesperson Prelicense Course at a Commission-approved school; or 10 quarter / 6 semester hours of qualifying college or law-school courses, or 75 hours approved by another state.
3
Book the PSI exam
Online or by phone, $175 as of Oct 2026. With a Georgia school’s course you book straight away; college credit and out-of-state courses go through PSI’s alternate-route review first.
4
Pass both portions
One sitting at a PSI test center, national portion plus the 52-item Georgia Supplement: exam facts.
5
Get the GCIC report
A certified criminal history report from the GCIC, no more than 60 days old, so time it close to your license visit.
6
Choose a sponsoring broker
An active license needs a Sponsoring Broker Statement; an inactive one does not. The form needs the firm’s license number, not the broker’s personal one.
7
Collect the license
At a PSI test center, Monday to Friday 9:00–12:00 and 2:00–4:45, from 24 hours after you pass. Apply within three months of the exam to avoid a double fee; after 12 months you retake the exam.
8
Postlicense, then renewals
25-hour postlicense course in the first year, or the license lapses. After that, every 4 years, 36 hours of continuing education including 3 hours of license law.
Requirements, sourced
Checked Oct 24, 2026; sources are numbered and listed at the end of the page. Every fee and what it covers: Georgia cost.
Fact
Detail
Source
Checked
Age and schooling
18 or older, high school diploma or equivalency certificate
Georgia Real Estate Commission: obtaining a real estate license [1]
Pre-license education
75-hour Salesperson Prelicense Courseor 10 quarter / 6 semester hours of qualifying college or law-school courses, or 75 hours approved by another state
Georgia Real Estate Commission: obtaining a real estate license [1]
Exam fee
$175non-refundable and not transferable, and it is forfeited if you do not test within 1 year of PSI receiving it
PSI: Georgia Real Estate Candidate Information Bulletin (7/1/2026) · Georgia Real Estate Commission: obtaining a real estate license [1][2]
Background check
Certified criminal history report from the GCIC, no more than 60 days oldbrought to the PSI test center; obtained at your own expense from most Georgia sheriff’s offices or police stations (non-residents use their own state’s equivalent); anything other than “no record” means a Commission investigation before the license is issued
PSI: Georgia Real Estate Candidate Information Bulletin (7/1/2026) · Georgia Real Estate Commission: obtaining a real estate license [1][2]
What to bring for the license
A photo ID, the unsigned Certification of Accuracy statement, the GCIC report, a notarized Lawful Presence Affidavit and the license fee; a Sponsoring Broker Statement for active statusa lost Certification of Accuracy statement can be replaced at the test center for $15, by money order
PSI: Georgia Real Estate Candidate Information Bulletin (7/1/2026) [2]
Where the license is issued
At a PSI test center, Monday to Friday 9:00–12:00 and 2:00–4:45, from 24 hours after you pass
PSI: Georgia Real Estate Candidate Information Bulletin (7/1/2026) [2]
Sponsoring broker
An active license needs a Sponsoring Broker Statement; an inactive one does not
PSI: Georgia Real Estate Candidate Information Bulletin (7/1/2026) [2]
License fee
$170, covering the first licensing perioda $45 activation fee (including $20 for the Real Estate Education, Research and Recovery Fund) and a $125 renewal fee, which together cover all Commission fees until the end of your birth month in the fourth calendar year after the year you are licensed
PSI: Georgia Real Estate Candidate Information Bulletin (7/1/2026) · Georgia Real Estate Commission: obtaining a real estate license · Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 520-1-.04 (licensing, examinations) [1][2][3]
Validity window
Apply within 3 months of the exam, or pay twice the application fee; after 12 months, retake the exam
Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 520-1-.04 (licensing, examinations) · PSI: Georgia Real Estate Candidate Information Bulletin (7/1/2026) [2][3]
Required course besides pre-license
25-hour postlicense course in the first year, or the license lapsesit applies to an inactive license too; a six-month extension to 18 months is possible under O.C.G.A. 43-40-8(d)
Georgia Real Estate Commission: obtaining a real estate license · Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 520-1-.05 (renewal, continuing education) [1][4]
Renewal
Every 4 years, 36 hours of continuing education including 3 hours of license law
Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 520-1-.05 (renewal, continuing education) [4]
Collecting the license at PSI
Bring a photo ID, the unsigned Certification of Accuracy statement, the GCIC report, a notarized Lawful Presence Affidavit and the license fee; a Sponsoring Broker Statement for active status. You sign the Certification of Accuracy in front of PSI staff; the ID and the form are scanned into the Commission’s system. A report that shows anything other than “no record” sends the application to the Commission for an investigation before a license is issued.
The deadlines run from the exam date: apply within 3 months of the exam, or pay twice the application fee; after 12 months, retake the exam. Until the license is issued, you may not act or advertise as a licensee.
Active or inactive
An active license is held by a broker, and under rule 520-1-.05 you cannot start work until the broker has your wall certificate. An inactive license is available without a sponsoring broker; renewal fees and the 25-hour postlicense course still apply. Inactive licensees may deal only in real estate they own solely, and returning to active status needs the continuing education an active licensee would have taken.
Licensed in another state: reciprocity
A license earned by exam in another state and in good standing can be converted without the Georgia exam; you apply with the Commission’s reciprocal application. Florida residents are the exception: they must pass the Georgia Supplement, which means sitting only the 52-item state part at PSI; the national portion is waived. Other states’ rules for the reverse trip: license reciprocity.
3 questions on the licensing rules
0 of 3 answered · 0 correct
Question 1 of 3 · Georgia license law · 16 items
An applicant for a Georgia salesperson license pays the initial license fee. Which additional one-time statutory fee must the applicant pay that is NOT required upon subsequent renewals?
Answer and explanations
Incorrect: Continuing education is a renewal requirement of hours, not a separate statutory fee, and it recurs rather than being one-time.
Incorrect: An option that applies to applications and renewals alike cannot be the fee that is charged only once.
Incorrect: No such fee exists in the license law; supervision is a duty of the broker, not a charge to the salesperson.
Incorrect: Georgia protects consumers through the Recovery Fund, not through an insurance premium charged to licensees.
Correct: O.C.G.A. 43-40-22(c): an applicant for an original license pays, on top of the license fee, a fee for the education, research and recovery fund; later renewals do not repeat it.
Question 2 of 3 · Georgia license law · 16 items
A candidate completed Georgia's 75-hour salesperson prelicense course, passed the Georgia salesperson examination, and applied for a license 14 months after the exam date. Which of the following is correct?
Answer and explanations
Incorrect: The double fee covers late applications between three and twelve months after the exam; at fourteen months the exam has to be retaken.
Incorrect: The rule requires retaking the examination; it does not make the completed prelicense course expire.
Correct: GREC Rule 520-1-.04: a passing candidate must apply within three months (or pay twice the application fee), and one who does not apply within twelve months of the exam must retake it.
Incorrect: Missing the window means retaking the exam, not a permanent bar.
Incorrect: The three- and twelve-month periods run from the date of the examination, not from the course.
Question 3 of 3 · Georgia license law · 16 items
A salesperson received an inactive Georgia license on January 1, 2023. She did not complete the required 25-hour post-license course until March 1, 2024, and never requested an extension. Which statement is correct regarding her license?
Answer and explanations
Incorrect: The post-license requirement attaches to the original salesperson license whether it is active or inactive.
Incorrect: The extension exists only for a salesperson who qualifies for it; it is not automatic and she never sought it.
Correct: Rule 520-1-.05 (O.C.G.A. 43-40-8(d)) requires the 25-hour post-license course within one year of the original license; missing it lapses the license, and a late course does not undo that.
Incorrect: A lapsed license is reinstated under the reinstatement rule; a new exam is not the immediate requirement here.
Incorrect: Completing the course fourteen months after licensure does not revive a license that already lapsed at the one-year mark.
Answer every question to see your score
Salesperson or broker
The broker license in Georgia comes later: it needs years of active licensing and its own course and exam. How the two roles differ across states: salesperson vs broker.
Practice for the Georgia exam on your phone
Practice on your phone
2Georgia salesperson: practice questions with every answer explained, in a study app. Not affiliated with any state commission or test provider.
How much is it to get a real estate license in GA?
$345 in exam and license fees as of Oct 2026, plus the school’s tuition, the GCIC report and the postlicense course: Georgia cost.
Can I get my Georgia real estate license online?
Not all of it. Schools set how their courses are delivered, but the exam and the license both happen in person at a PSI test center.
Where do I take the GA real estate exam?
At one of PSI’s six sites in Georgia: Duluth, Marietta, Decatur, Fayetteville, Macon and Savannah. You can collect the license at any of them after passing.
How can I find a Georgia real estate license by name?
The Commission’s website has a free Verify a License search at grec.state.ga.us.
Do I need a broker before I take the exam?
No. The Sponsoring Broker Statement is needed only when you collect an active license; you can also take an inactive license and affiliate later.