Start with the official requirements.
Your regulator is Colorado Division of Real Estate. Verify eligibility, approved schools, application timing, background checks, fees and any sponsoring-broker requirements directly before committing to a course.
Official regulator ↗- Regulator
- Colorado Division of Real Estate
- Prelicense education
- 168 hours
- Exam provider
- PSI
- Questions
- 154 questions (80 national + 74 state)
- Time
- 230 minutes
- Passing rule
- 60/80 national + 53/74 state correct
The steps, in order.
01
Confirm eligibility
Check age, education, background review and other requirements with the regulator.
02
Complete approved education
Confirm the current 168 hours education requirement and approved providers. LicenseIQ does not replace required prelicensing education.
03
Apply and schedule
Follow the regulator’s application and testing authorization sequence; submit required documents and fees. Exact sequencing varies.
04
Prepare and take the exam
Use the PSI candidate handbook for check-in, accommodations, allowed materials and current scoring.
05
Complete license issuance
After passing, complete remaining regulator requirements. Do not practice until the license is issued and active.
06
Maintain your license
Verify post-license education, renewal deadlines and continuing education with the regulator.
Post-license education
None
Continuing education
24 hrs every 3 yrs (12-hr Annual Commission Update content mandatory)
What’s on the state portion?
Topics from your LicenseIQ state course; the official exam outline controls.
- Colorado Licensing, the Commission, and License Maintenance3 lessons
- Brokerage Relationships in Colorado4 lessons
- Licensee Conduct: Supervision, Advertising, Compensation, and Discipline3 lessons
- Colorado Commission-Approved Forms and Contracts4 lessons
- Trust Accounts, Record Keeping, and Closings3 lessons
- Colorado Property Law: Water, Ownership, Taxes, and Common Interest Communities3 lessons
- Colorado Landlord-Tenant, Property Management, Fair Housing, and Foreclosure Protection3 lessons
Try three practice questions.
Question 1
The longest period a Colorado lease may allow for return of a security deposit is:
- A. 30 days
- B. 60 days
- C. 45 days
- D. 90 days
Question 2
A contract was mutually executed on Wednesday, June 3. The Inspection Objection Deadline is 12 days after mutual execution. What is the deadline?
- A. Monday, June 15
- B. Sunday, June 14
- C. Tuesday, June 16
- D. Saturday, June 13
Question 3
A landlord willfully and wrongfully withholds $900 of a tenant's deposit. After proper notice, the tenant sues and wins. The landlord's liability under C.R.S. 38-12-103 is:
- A. $900 only
- B. $1,800 plus court costs
- C. $2,700 plus reasonable attorney fees and court costs
- D. $900 plus a $500 statutory penalty
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