Online Washington Real Estate School & Courses

Here's the full path from enrollment to license, covered in more depth in How to Get Your Washington Real Estate LicenseWashington How To Get Your Washington Real Estate License Career Center:

1. Confirm you meet the basic requirements: 18+, high school diploma or equivalent, and no college degree requiredWashington Do I Need A College Degree To Become A Real Estate Broker In Washington Career Center
2. Complete the 90 hours of required pre-licensing education (60-hour Fundamentals course plus 30-hour Practices course)
3. Pass both the national and state portions of the broker exam through PSI, within six months of each other
4. Submit your fingerprints and background check information through IdentoGo, which happens after you pass your exam rather than before
5. Find a managing broker5 Steps Help You Find Right Sponsoring Broker Blog to sponsor you; your license can't be activated without one
6. Submit your license application through the Washington DOL's online portal

You have two years from finishing your coursework to apply to sit for the exam, so it's worth pacing your studying with that window in mind.

A Washington real estate license typically costs between $525 and $825 all in. Course costs run $199–$499 depending on your package. State costs add up separately: $138.25 for the PSI exam, $146.25 for your DOL license application (which covers a 2-year term), $34.75 for the background check, and $8.05 for fingerprinting, for roughly $327 total in state fees. For where each of those fees goes and what happens if you need to retake the exam, our cost breakdown for a Washington real estate licenseWashington Cost Real Estate License Washington Career Center covers it line by line. If you'd rather spread the upfront cost out, AceableAgent offers financing through Affirm and Klarna at checkout.

The Washington broker exam, administered by PSI, has 140 multiple-choice questions split into a national portion (105 questions, 100 scored) and a state portion (35 questions, 30 scored); the extra questions are unscored items the testing company is trying out. You'll need a 70% passing score on each portion, and you have to pass both within six months of each other or you'll need to retake whichever one has expired. The Candidate Handbook doesn't spell this part out clearly, so it's worth checking what's actually on the Washington broker examWashington What Is On The Washington Broker Exam Career Center for the full topic breakdown, testing center details, and what to bring on exam day.

Yes, in many cases. The Washington DOL reviews every applicant's criminal history individually rather than issuing an automatic disqualification, weighing factors like the offense type and how much time has passed. You'll answer criminal history questions as part of your application, and fingerprinting after your exam gives the state a second way to verify what you've disclosed. The four factors DOL actually weighs when reviewing a prior conviction are laid out in our guide on getting a Washington real estate license with a criminal record.Washington Can You Get A Washington Real Estate License With A Criminal Record Career Center

After you pass your exam, not before. Washington runs this step in reverse compared to most states: you complete your coursework, pass both portions of the broker exam, and only then submit your fingerprints and background check information through IdentoGo. It's easy to assume fingerprinting happens earlier in the process, so it's worth keeping the actual order straight as you plan your timeline.

Yes. AceableAgent's Washington broker course is approved by the Washington State Department of Licensing, satisfies the full 90-hour requirement across both required courses, and includes exam prep in every package.