BROKER'S 45 HOUR QUALIFYING COURSE   COURSE DETAILS To become a Real Estate Broker, long standing requirements are educational and experience. 10% of the course (4.5 hours) may be missed without makeup classes. Any additional time missed must be made up in future courses at the time the missed topic matter is being covered. A Broker licensing candidate may take the course final examination only upon satisfactory completion of the attendance requirements. An exam score of 70% must be achieved in order to successfully complete this course. One makeup exam is available in the event the examinee is not successful in their first attempt. Successful completion of prerequisites, attendance and course exam requirements will grant the student a satisfactory certificate of course completion. Exposure to this course curriculum prepares the licensing candidate to sit for the NYS Real Estate Broker examination. The State exam is no longer given on a walk-in basis. Pre-registration is now required through accessny. PREREQUISITES NYS Broker Applicant Requirements Effective July 1, 2008 Applicants for the NYS Real Estate License must not have been convicted of a felony in this State or elsewhere. 120 hours of approved coursework (previously 90 hours) licensed as NYS Salesperson for no less than 2 years (previously 1 year) or Equivalent Experience in general real estate business for at least 3 years (previously 2 years) real estate license ID cards will require a photograph of the licensee taken from NY DMV. FYI: The NY Broker exemption from Continuing Education has been discontinued effective July 1, 2008. Anyone who obtained a Broker license after that date or who did not qualify for the CE Exemption as of that date is NOT exempt from the current NYS Continuing Education requirements. Applicants for the NY state Real Estate License must not have been convicted of a felony in this state or elsewhere PROGRAM OVERVIEW The Brokers Office: Operation, Management & Supervision Real Estate Agency Disclosure Review Real Estate Finance II Fundamentals of Real Estate Investments General Business Law Construction & Development Conveyance of Real Property & Title Real Estate Property Management Taxation & Assessments Local Concerns