Licensing facts · 2026
Kentucky real estate license timeline
201 KAR 11:210: $60 original license + $60 recovery fund (RealEstateU totals $130 incl. $10 E&O processing). Exam $100 per PSI. Background ~$18 FBI + ~$51 KSP fingerprinting (secondary; up to ~$70). Mandatory E&O: KREC group policy ~$256/2 yrs + $10 fee (secondary). Prelicense is 96 hrs (or 6 college credit hrs). Broker: 336 classroom hrs (or 21 college credits / combos) and 24 months avg 20 hrs/week as sales associate. Background check processing 2-3 wks, sometimes longer. No published pass rates found.
- Required education hours
- 96
- Typical weeks low
- 8
- Typical weeks high
- 16
Sources
- https://test-takers.psiexams.com/api/content/bulletin/2312
- https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/kar/titles/201/011/210/
- https://realestateu.com/real-estate/guides/kentucky-real-estate-license-cost
- https://law.justia.com/codes/kentucky/2021/chapter-142/section-142-050/
Last verified: 2026-10-23