Pre-Licensing Education

If you are seeking to become licensed, you will first need to complete the eligibility process, before carefully choosing a recognized course provider that meets your learning needs. Review the information below for more information.


Choosing a Course Provider

There’s a lot to consider in choosing a course provider. Prospective licensees should carefully review all their options before registering for any courses.

RECA’s Industry Councils recognize courses and course providers that meet RECA’s set requirements for their respective industries. However, course providers have the freedom to structure and organize their courses as works best for their institutional and instructional needs.

The most important considerations for learners when choosing a course provider is the course will prepare you to provide competent service in your chosen industry sector.

Courses could vary in number of hours to complete, quality of instruction and materials, course modality—virtual, classroom, or a combination—and more. Not only can these elements affect the cost of the course, they can affect the suitability of the course for individual learners.

What might seem like a great deal financially, could simply reflect fewer learning resources available to individuals.

Education is an investment in yourself and your career. Investing not just money, but time—time in understanding your learning needs, in researching course options, in building your knowledge—can set you up for long-term success protecting the public and providing competent service.

Download RECA’s guide on How to Choose a Course Provider for more information on things to consider when choosing your pre-licensing courses.


Real estate pre-licensing education consists of the Fundamentals of Real Estate course, and a series of practice courses, one for each of the four areas of practice:

  • commercial
  • property management
  • residential
  • rural (agri-business)

Condominium managers must complete the Fundamentals of Condominium Management and the Practice of Condominium Management and the accompanying exams to become eligible for licensing in Alberta.

As of October 1, 2023, individuals joining the condominium manager industry can participate in a Graduated Licensing Program, which will allow them to perform certain restricted activities as part of a condominium manager brokerage as they complete their licensing education.

 


Mortgage pre-licensing education consists of the Fundamentals of Mortgage Brokerage course and the Practice of Mortgage Brokerage course.


Cost: $65 per attempt         |           Number of Attempts: unlimited

Only learners who have completed their course requirements with the course provider will be able to access the prep exam.

Your course provider will need to update your course status to ‘Ready for Exam’ in myRECA before you can access the prep exam. After your course status has been updated, you will get an email from RECA with necessary exam information.

Purchase a prep exam

  1. Login to your myRECA account
  2. Click on the Education tab and navigate to the bottom on the page to find the course in the course table
  3. Click “Purchase Practice Exam” under Exam Activities to open the Meazure Learning Exam Booking portal
  4. Follow the prompts to select and purchase your prep exam attempt

You will be able to write your prep exam immediately after your payment goes through.

Write your prep exam

  1. In the Meazure Learning portal, go to “Assessments.”
  2. Find your prep exam using the exam codes.
  3. Click “Write Assessment” to be begin.
Remember:

  • You will have 135 minutes to complete the prep exam once you begin
  • You get one attempt per purchase. Once your prep exam is submitted (or the time runs out) you will not be able to go back into it
  • Your prep exam does not provide the answers to the questions; it is meant to be as if you were writing the pre-licensing exam

 

Why write a prep exam

Those who complete prep exams are more successful on the corresponding pre-licensing exams. There are several reasons for this:

  • Being familiar with the examination framework allows you to focus on the exam questions when completing the pre-licensing exam. Prep exams are taken on the same platform as the pre-licensing exam.
  • Prep exams let you know the competencies in which your knowledge may be weak. This enables you to focus your studies on specific competencies when preparing for the pre-licensing exam.
  • Experiencing the types of questions and the exam platform ahead of time can reduce exam anxiety which has been found to increase confidence and lead to better overall performance.

RECA prep exams allow you to reflect on your knowledge and performance, prepare accordingly, and give you the confidence to know when you are ready for the corresponding pre-licensing exam.

Please review the Pre-licensing Exam Preparation Guide (pdf) for more information.


Cost: $235 per attempt         |           Number of Attempts: 2

Only learners who have completed their course requirements with the course provider will be able to book their pre-licensing exam.

Your course provider will need to update your course status to ‘Ready for Exam’ in myRECA before you can access the pre-licensing exam booking system—Depending on the course provider, you may need to advise them that you’ve completed the course requirements in order to initiate this process. After your course status has been updated, you will get an email from RECA with necessary exam information.

Please note: Pre-licensing exams are administered by Meazure Learning. RECA cannot change your booking or provide refunds; you will need to contact Meazure Learning directly by email testingsupport@meazurelearning.com for assistance.

Purchase and book a pre-licensing exam

  1. Login to your myRECA account
  2. Click on the Education Tab and navigate to the bottom on the page to find the course in the course table
  3. Click “Purchase Pre-licensing Exam” under Exam Activities to open the Meazure Learning Exam Booking portal
  4. Follow the prompts to select and purchase your pre-licensing exam attempt

  5. Once you have booked your exam, check your email for the Purchase Confirmation Receipt. This email will include a link to complete the booking process through Meazure Learning:
    • Select the city/province in which you will write the exam
    • Select your preferred Exam Centre Location from the available options in your area
    • Choose up to three dates and times you could write the exam
  6. Check your email for a follow up email from Meazure Learning confirming the test centre availability.
    • If the test centre is unavailable at your preferred times, you will be asked to select new dates.
    • If the test centre is available, you will receive a confirmation email with the booking and exam centre details.

Prepare to write your pre-licensing exam

Learners must pass their pre-licensing exams before the course expiration date indicated in myRECA, no exception. An exam grade of at least 70% is required to pass the exam.

Learner tip: We are currently in the process of adjusting the pre-licensing exams to ensure consistency across licences. Once adjusted, all Fundamental exams will include 120 questions and all other exams will include 100 questions.

Review the Pre-licensing Exam Preparation Guide (pdf) and download the course Pre-licensing Exam Weighting Chart for additional information:

Real Estate

Condominium Management

Mortgage Brokerage

If you require accommodations to write your pre-licensing exam, you must submit the accommodations request form to credentialing@reca.ca at least ten (10) business days before you hope to write your exam.