Missed your Florida Post-Licensing deadline? What can still be done.

First, check whether the deadline has passed.

Look up your license status and expiration date in your DBPR online account. First renewals fall on March 31 or September 30. If your date is still ahead of you, you have not missed anything yet.

Still before the deadline? Enroll in Post-Licensing and finish it before the expiration date on your license. With FastPass, the course is self-paced: use the narrated lessons, PDFs, and review questions, work at your own speed, and take the included FastPass final when you’re ready. After you pass, we report your completion to DBPR. Then complete the separate license renewal. See sales and broker Post-Licensing.

Not sure of your dates? Estimate your renewal timeline, then confirm it in DBPR.

What happens when Post-Licensing is missed?

Florida does not treat missed Post-Licensing like a late CE renewal. A sales associate or broker who does not complete the required Post-Licensing before the first renewal has a license that is null and void. It does not move into an inactive status you can reactivate with a later course.

That means you cannot practice on that license. Talk with your broker right away about any pending transactions.

We run into this often, and we know the process for getting you back to work, even after a catastrophic missed course deadline. Contact us as soon as you can after a missed deadline — text Daniel at 239.471.8500.

A four-year degree in real estate from an accredited institution exempts a licensee from Post-Licensing. If that applies to you, confirm it with DBPR.

Is there a hardship extension?

FREC may allow an additional six months after the first renewal to complete Post-Licensing when a licensee could not finish because of an individual hardship. The kinds of hardship FREC recognizes include:

• a long-term illness, or the illness of a close relative or someone you care for;
• the required course not being reasonably available; or
• an economic or technological hardship that substantially affected your ability to complete the education.

The request goes to FREC in writing and explains the hardship. FREC may ask for supporting documents and decides whether to grant it. A school cannot grant an extension. We can help you understand what to include. See how we help with hardship situations.

Sales associates: how to requalify.

Without an approved extension, a sales associate whose license became null and void must requalify: complete the 63-hour sales associate prelicense course (Course 1) again and pass the state exam again. Then the new license goes through Post-Licensing at its own first renewal.

1. 1Apply to DBPR for a new sales associate license.Follow the current application and fingerprint instructions. See the licensing steps.
2. 2Complete Course 1 and school certification.With Sales FastPass, three certification exams take the place of the traditional final, and the full course stays available to review.
3. 3Pass the state exam.See the exam format and study plan.
4. 4Plan Post-Licensing early this time.Sales FastPass + Post includes the 45-hour Post-Licensing course for your next first renewal.

Compare Course 1, Sales FastPass, and FastPass + Post.

Brokers: two ways back.

A broker who misses the 60-hour broker Post-Licensing also has a null and void license, with two options:

• Return as a sales associate. A sales associate license may be issued after you show that you completed the 14-hour continuing education course within the six months following the expiration of your broker license. See 14-hour CE.
• Return as a broker. Requalify by completing the broker prelicense course (Course 2) again and passing the broker exam again. See the broker requirements.

Confirm which option fits your record with DBPR before you enroll.

Get help with your situation.

Getting in touch as soon as possible after a missed deadline is important. Text Daniel at 239.471.8500 with your license number, license type, renewal date, and what prevented you from finishing. Include any completion certificate or DBPR notice you have. We will help you understand your options and the education that fits.

Other license problems, such as an involuntarily inactive license or missing DBPR credit, are covered in Florida real estate license help.