Get your course approval: Real estate educators

Learn how to get your real estate course approved if you're an educator.

Who needs course approval?

Any approved school offering real estate courses must get approval for the courses they offer.

How to apply for course approval

1. Meet the course approval requirements

  • All courses presented to students for clock-hour credit must be delivered by an approved school and instructor.
  • Courses must be approved before the date the course is offered for clock-hour credit. Upon approval, the real estate school will be able to print their certificate of course approval from their dashboard in the online licensing system. 

2. Determine type of course approval needed

New or revised mandated courses

  • WA Real Estate Fundamentals (revised to include Fair Housing)
  • Real Estate Practices
  • Advanced Practices
  • WA Real Estate Law (revised to include Fair Housing)
  • Advanced WA Real Estate Law
  • Real Estate Business Management
  • Brokerage Management

Non-mandated or continuing education courses 

These courses must be at least 3 course hours.

Secondary education provider courses

An approved school may offer courses that are currently approved for another real estate school, not another education provider.

You can't use this type of course approval for:

  • WA Real Estate Fundamentals
  • Real Estate Practices
  • Advanced Practices
  • WA Real Estate Law
  • Advanced WA Real Estate Law
  • Real Estate Brokerage Management
  • Business Management
  • Courses that include the prescribed core curriculum
  • WA Real Estate Fair Housing (3-hour)
  • WA Real Estate Fair Housing (6-hour)

3. Gather the necessary documents

New or revised mandated courses

For new or revised mandated courses you will need to complete and submit the following:

Non-mandated or continuing education courses 

For non-mandated or continuing education courses you will need to complete and submit the following:

Secondary education provider courses

For secondary education provider courses you will need to complete and submit the following:

4. Submit your application

Submit your application online

You'll receive your approval faster by applying and paying online.

Log into SecureAccess Washington (SAW)

Don't have a SAW account? Learn how to create a SAW account.

Submit your application by mail

Mail your completed form(s) and a check or money order for the course approval application fee (payable to the Department of Licensing) to:

Real Estate
Department of  Licensing
PO Box 3856
Seattle, WA 98124-3856

Please allow 45 days for us to process your application.

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