§ 35.275. Examination for rental listing referral agent’s license.

 (a)  An individual who wants to take the salesperson’s examination for the purpose of obtaining a standard rental listing referral agent’s license shall:

   (1)  Be 18 years of age or older.

   (2)  Have successfully completed four credits, or 60 hours of instruction, in basic real estate courses as determined by the Commission under subsection (b).

   (3)  Submit a completed examination application to the Commission or its designee with the examination fee.

 (b)  The Commission will apply the following standards in determining whether an examination candidate has met the requirements of subsection (a)(2):

   (1)  A candidate who has obtained one of the following degrees will be deemed to have met the education requirement and will not be required to show completion of coursework in specific areas of study:

     (i)   A bachelor’s degree with a major in real estate from an accredited college, university or institute of higher learning.

     (ii)   A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college, university or institute of higher learning, having completed coursework equivalent to a major in real estate.

     (iii)   A juris doctor degree from an accredited law school.

   (2)  Credits will be allowed for each of the Commission-developed real estate courses—Real Estate Fundamentals and Real Estate Practice—when offered by:

     (i)   An accredited college, university or institute of higher learning in this Commonwealth.

     (ii)   A real estate education provider in this Commonwealth approved by the Commission.

   (3)  Credits will be allowed for acceptable basic real estate courses when offered by:

     (i)   An accredited college, university or institute of higher learning in this Commonwealth.

     (ii)   A real estate education provider outside this Commonwealth that has been approved by the real estate licensing authority of the jurisdiction where the real estate education provider is located.

   (4)  Courses shall have been completed within 10 years prior to the date of successful completion of the licensing examination.

 (c)  A reciprocal licensee who is converting a reciprocal license to a standard rental listing referral agent’s license is exempt from the requirements in subsections (a) and (b) and is only required to pass the state portion of the examination.

   The provisions of this §  35.275 issued under the Real Estate Licensing and Registration Act (63 P. S. § §  455.101—455.902); amended under section 812.1 of The Administrative Code of 1929 (71 P. S. §  279.3a); amended under sections 201, 501, 601, 602 and 604 of the Real Estate Licensing and Registration Act (63 P. S. § §  455.201, 455.501, 455.601, 455.602 and 455.604).

   The provisions of this §  35.275 adopted February 24, 1989, effective February 25, 1989, 19 Pa.B. 781; amended September 3, 2004, effective September 4, 2004, 34 Pa.B. 4883; amended December 10, 2004, effective December 11, 2004, 34 Pa.B. 6530; amended August 19, 2005, effective August 20, 2005, 35 Pa.B. 4711. Immediately preceeding text appears at serial pages (308342) and (309621).

   This section cited in 49 Pa. Code §  35.227 (relating to licensure as rental listing referral agent).