• Be at least 18 years of age
• Be a resident of the State of Georgia, unless seeking a nonresident license
• Be a high school graduate or holder of a certification of equivalency
• Complete a 75 hour Salesperson Prelicense course and pass the school's final exam
• Pass the state real estate examination
• Obtain a Georgia Crime Information Center (GCIC) report also known as a criminal history report from any local sherriff's office or police department

Post-license
The Georgia Real Estate Commission requires that each Salesperson successfully complete a 25-hour Postlicense course within one year if issuance of an original Salesperson license. Choose from among these in-class Postlicense courses offered throughout the year. Each course is approved by the GREC and satisfies the 25-hour Postlicense requirement. These courses can also be used as 24-hours of Continuing Education credit without taking the final examination.

Broker Prelicense
If you've been actively licensed as a salesperson for at least two years, you are eligible to take the Broker course to upgrade your license.  To qualify for a Broker real estate license in Georgia, you must:

• Be at least 21 to be licensed as a broker or associate broker. Applicants may take the broker's examination at age 20, but cannot activate the license until they are 21.
• Be a resident of the State of Georgia, unless seeking a nonresident license
• Be a high school graduate or holder of a certification of equivalency
• Have three years of active real estate licensure
• Complete a 60 hour Broker Prelicense course and pass the school's final exam
• Pass the state real estate examination
• Obtain a Georgia Crime Information Center (GCIC) report also known as a criminal history report from any local sherriff's office or police department