submit your certificate of completion to the State of Michigan. Always keep a copy of completion certificates for

your records. You must apply for licensure within 36 months of completing your prelicensure course.

2) COMPLETE AND SUBMIT YOUR REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON LICENSE APPLICATION: Log into the

site www.michigan.gov/icola to apply for licensure. Upon accessing iCOLA, you will be asked to create an

account, pay your license fee and submit your license application electronically. If you list your employing

broker’s 10-digit id number when applying, please inform your employer that you have submitted your license

application. Your employing broker should then access his/her iCOLA account and confirm sponsorship. You

do not need to have a broker at the time you submit the license application; broker information may be

supplied to the State of Michigan at a later time using the Employing Broker Notification form, found at the

Forms & Publications link at www.michigan.gov/realestate. Your license application will remain in a “pending”

status with the State of Michigan until broker sponsorship is confirmed.

During your electronic application process, if you answered “yes” to specific questions, you are required to

submit additional forms (Request for Conviction History, Request for Disciplinary Action, Stipulation Form or

Consent to Service of Process), this will be noted on your ePayment Receipt upon completion of the iCOLA

application process. Please read it carefully and follow the directions accordingly. Your application will not be

processed until the additional forms (if required) are received by the State.

3) RECEIVE AUTHORIZATION TO TEST: If no additional documentation is required, your application will be

approved, and you will receive an email from the State of Michigan notifying you of your authorization to

register for the exam (please allow 2-5 business days for this step). The email will include your exclusive six digit

exam candidate “MIRE” (Michigan Real Estate) number and complete examination registration

instructions. Again, if additional documents are required due to your “yes” responses, the application will be in

a pending status (you will not receive the email) until the documents are received and the application is

approved. No email is sent to you regarding these deficiencies.

Note: (1) You must complete all licensure requirements within one year of applying on iCOLA.

(2) Exam scores are valid for one year.

4) CONTACT PSI TO SCHEDULE EXAM: Using the contact information contained in your “MIRE” email,

provide PSI with your MIRE number, then schedule and pay for your exam. This MIRE number is used only for

the purpose of scheduling your exam, it is not your license number. Your license application will remain in a

“pending” status with the State of Michigan until broker sponsorship is confirmed and you have taken and

passed the exam.

5) TAKE AND PASS EXAM: If broker sponsorship is confirmed at least 48 business hours prior to your exam

date, you will receive the photo pocket license at the PSI Examination Site
 
upon successful completion of your exam.

Subsequent Notification of Broker Sponsorship:

sponsorship prior to your exam, your broker can still use iCOLA to sponsor you.

license and subsequent paper licenses will be delayed awaiting the submission of a completed

Employing Broker Notification form.

Again please note that you must pass the exam within one year of applying for the license
or the fee paid on iCOLA expires.

6) LICENSURE: Typically, exam information will be imported into your iCOLA record within 48 business hours

after successful completion of the exam. Once your exam score is received by the Department and broker

sponsorship is confirmed, the State-issued paper wall license and pocket card will be mailed to your employing

broker’s main office.

Once you are licensed, please take note which year of the 3-year license cycle you acquired your license since

that dictates how many continuing education hours you will need to renew. All applicants who were issued a

complete 6 hours of continuing education hours by 10/31/09. October 31st the license will expire if not

renewed. Please check for Renewal information on our website for more information.

Additional Notes:

•Broker applicants must complete 90 hours of courses and pass PSI exam
prior to applying for a broker’s license.

•At this time, broker candidates are not able to use the iCOLA site to apply for new licenses.
Please visit www.Michigan.gov/realestate to access the latest versions of broker applications.

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