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If you have an active real estate license in another state and want to get a South Dakota license, click here.

Getting your New SD license

SD requires 116 hours before taking state tests to get a real estate license.

We are excited to introduce our all-new program, which includes:

Personalized responses to all questions
Bonus videos to help with content concepts
Free course diagnostic tests
A personal call with Carol after the course to help with preparation for the state test
Individual assistance with signing up for the state test
Individual help with the application process

Hints for Passing Your Course

Access the online portal, create your own account, purchase the South Dakota 116-hour Real Estate and State Professional Track for $750.

All online sections, and a final overall, must be passed with 80%. The course is not completed until you receive a certificate of completion after completing all modules, the final test, and an affidavit. The final test is accessed from the main sign-in screen rather than the screen with all the units.
Online classes are nonrefundable after they have been started
When taking your online course, please note areas you would like us to discuss more fully in the classroom portion.
For a personal follow-up, send us an email or text message.
You have six months to complete the online portion without any other fees. If you decide you need to purchase a 30-day or 90-day extension you may purchase it from your online dashboard. You can only purchase extensions taking you 180 days from original purchase date.

Overview of the Process

Sign up for an online class with a credit card. You have six months to complete this at your own pace.
Finish the online portion. This includes the final test and affidavit of completion. Student receives an email of completion when they have met all of the requirements. If a student has not received an email, they have not completed it online.
Schedule and pass SD required tests to qualify to apply for a license.
Apply for a license and include proof of passing this course and all SD required tests. The application includes an authorization for a background check—affiliate with a real estate company.

Students in a lecture hall facing a screen

Contact Us for More Information

Receive short video emails:

General overview of real estate as a business
Costs overview
Process and Dates

Licensing Requirements

116-hour course to get your broker associate license.
We have students do 54-hours online first. It MUST be completed before attending the final 62-hours in a classroom setting.
A student has six months to complete the online portion. This can be intensive, so please allow extra time to complete.
Publisher allows extensions for up to 90 days, and charges apply for extensions
- Licensing Course Extensions:
  - 30-day—$49 to $52
  - 90-day—$89
Classroom attendance can be in class or attended remotely using the Zoom app on any mobile device. The student needs reliable high-speed internet and a device with a microphone and camera to attend the classroom portion after completing the online portion.

FAQS

How Much Does It Cost to Start My Real Estate Career?

The general rule of thumb for everything is $3000-$6000. To get the schooling, the state-required testing, license application, Errors, and Omissions Insurance, background check, fingerprinting, joint a board of REALTORS, and get any equipment you decide you need.

Do I Have to Work for a Real Estate Company, or Can I Start on My Own?

You need to actively work for a real estate company with a broker in charge (Responsible Broker) for two years before starting your own company.

If I Work for Another Company, Why Am I an Independent Contractor?

You agree to your company's policies when you work for them.
Most real estate agents are independent contractors. Independent contractors need to pay their own business expenses and all of their taxes.

If you would like more information, request our video emails (above)

How Do I Schedule My State Tests?

Follow these steps:

Go to Home | PSI | Testing Excellence (psiexams.com) and choose Begin Scheduling option
Choose categories
1. Real Estate
2. South Dakota Real Estate Examination Program
3. Select the exam you wish to schedule (either the Broker Multiple Choice exam for both national and state law tests or the Broker Simulation Examination

Choose the register for this Exam link at the bottom of the page
Create your username and password. Follow the instructions to choose a location and date.

What Do I Do After Passing My PSI Tests?

Follow these steps:

Make appointment with law to be fingerprinted using ONLY fingerprint cards from SDREC (one light blue and one dark blue). Ideas for where you can be fingerprint include law enforcement, and shops issuing concealed weapons permits, or Fingerprints 4u by Deanna Forman, 605.391.5420.
Fill out your license application as instructed on the application. Application may be downloaded from South Dakota Real Estate Commission - Applications for Licensing (sd.gov)
As shown on front page, send completed license application, original Form 101 from your pre-license school, original passing certificates from all three of your AMP/PSI tests, both fingerprint cards, check to SDREC for license application and check to DCI for background check. This needs to be RECEIVED by SDREC within 60 days of passing your last test at PSI/AMP. On day 61 you must retest.
Wait until you have an active license before engaging in real estate activities requiring a license.

Should I Wait to Send in My Application Until I Have Selected a Brokerage to Join?

No. The background check takes time. You can choose your company and send that information in while the background check is being completed.

Reasons Your License Could Be Denied (From Sd Codified Law 36-21A-33)

An applicant has written insufficient funds checks within the calendar year before application or has written insufficient funds check for the application;
The applicant has been convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude. If the applicant is a firm, a license may be denied if any partner, associate, director, stockholder, officer, or responsible broker has been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor involving moral turpitude;
The applicant has been disciplined by a regulatory agency in relation to activities as a real estate salesperson or broker, broker associate, firm, appraiser, mortgage broker, auctioneer, or any other regulated licensee, including insurance, securities, law, and commodities trading;
The applicant has failed to satisfy the requirements as provided by this chapter;
The applicant has failed the pre-license school examination;
The applicant has not met education requirements;
The applicant made deliberate misstatements, deliberate omissions, misrepresentations, or untruths in the application; or
The applicant has a current and unpaid judgment file against the applicant.

Get SD License

We Help You Get Licensed

Purchase Your Online Package

Hints for Passing Your Course

Let Us Know Any Questions About Real Estate Topics. We Have Bonus Video Answers for Our Students!

Overview of the Process

Contact Us for More Information

FAQS

Reasons Your License Could Be Denied (From Sd Codified Law 36-21A-33)

Carol's Classes

Get SD License

We Help You Get Licensed

Purchase Your Online Package

Hints for Passing Your Course

Let Us Know Any Questions About Real Estate Topics. We Have Bonus Video Answers for Our Students!

Overview of the Process

Contact Us for More Information

FAQS

Reasons Your License Could Be Denied (From Sd Codified Law 36-21A-33)

Carol's Classes

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