1.2 Missouri License Requirements

Salesperson Eligibility

The current PSI Missouri handbook identifies three salesperson licensing pathways. The standard pathway below is the one most first-time candidates use; licensed attorneys and people already licensed in another jurisdiction follow separate rules.

Standard First-Time Path

1. Be at least 18 years old.
2. Complete an approved 48-hour Salesperson Pre-Examination Course on or before the examination date.
3. Pass both the National and Missouri State portions.
4. Complete the 24-hour Missouri Real Estate Practice Course (MREP) before submitting the license application. MREP may be taken before or after the exam.
5. Submit the complete license application within six months of finishing the 48-hour course.

The current candidate handbook does not list a separate high-school diploma, GED, college-degree, or lawful-presence credential in this pathway. Do not add requirements that the regulator's current public instructions do not state.

Current PSI Salesperson Examination

PSI may administer 5 to 10 additional experimental questions. They are unscored but count against the applicable examination time. MREC's current fee page lists $52 for the combined National-and-State salesperson examination and also $52 when scheduling a single portion.

The portions are scored separately. Passing one does not compensate for failing the other, and the Commission says both portions must be passed to qualify for a license unless a separate pathway applies. The current handbook gives re-registration instructions but publishes no fixed retake waiting interval and no special delay after a third failure.

Other Published Pathways

• A currently licensed attorney may take both portions without the two education courses and must apply within six months of passing (or within six months of the first passing portion if the portions are split).
• A person with a current active real-estate license in another jurisdiction takes the Missouri State portion, completes MREP, and supplies a recent license-history certification. The standard salesperson pathway does not impose the broker applicant's 24-of-30-month experience rule.

Fingerprint and background-check requirements are part of the license-application process. Candidates should follow the current MREC/MACHS instructions rather than relying on an old vendor name, fee, or registration workflow.

Broker License Requirements

The standard Missouri broker pathway requires a current active Missouri salesperson license for at least 24 of the last 30 months, an approved 48-hour broker pre-examination course completed on or before the exam date, and passage of both broker portions. Licensed attorneys and out-of-state licensees have separate published pathways, so do not apply the standard experience rule to every candidate.

Current Broker Examination Summary

The National broker exam includes scenario-based items whose options may receive zero, one, or two points. PSI may add 5 to 10 unscored experimental questions. MREC's current examination-fee page lists $52 for the combined broker examination and $52 for a single portion.

Standard Salesperson Application Path

1. Complete the approved 48-hour pre-examination course on or before the exam date.
2. Schedule and pass both salesperson portions: 70% National and 75% State.
3. Complete the 24-hour MREP before submitting the license application; it may be taken before or after the exam.
4. Complete the fingerprint/background-check steps in the current MREC/MACHS instructions.
5. Submit the complete application within six months of the 48-hour course completion.
6. Associate with a licensed broker before performing activity that requires an active salesperson license.

Out-of-State Salesperson Path

A candidate holding a current active real-estate license in another jurisdiction passes the Missouri State salesperson portion, completes MREP before applying, and provides a license-history certification issued within the prior three months. The application is due within six months of passing the State portion. This is a published alternative pathway, not a blanket guarantee that every out-of-state credential transfers unchanged.

Common Traps

• Combined-score myth: National and State portions are graded separately; one strong score cannot offset a failed portion.
• MREP timing myth: MREP is required before the license application, but the current handbook permits it before or after the exam.
• Fixed retake-wait myth: the current handbook explains how to re-register but states no fixed waiting interval.
• Salesperson-experience myth: the 24-of-30-month experience rule belongs to the standard broker pathway, not to an out-of-state salesperson applicant.

Always use the current MREC pages and PSI candidate handbook for fees, vendor instructions, and application mechanics; those details can change independently of the tested law.