Pre-Licensing Education

If you are hoping to become a real estate, mortgage, property management, or condominium management licensee, you will need to complete the eligibility process before you can enrol in a pre-licensing course with a recognized course provider.

RECA’s Industry Councils recognize courses and course providers that meet the 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 within these requirements.

The information on courses and course providers below is intended to assist prospective licensees in researching their course options. Select the desired industry below for a list of related courses and recognized course providers. For each course, the recognized course providers are listed with the current exam statistics. Selecting the name of the course provider will take you to the related course information on that provider’s website. While it’s tempting to choose the shortest or cheapest course provider, it’s important to take the time to review the information and select a course you believe will prepare you to provide competent service in your chosen area.

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


All real estate licensees must complete the Fundamentals of Real Estate, the practice course (or courses) applicable to the work they will be doing, and the accompanying exams to become eligible for licensing in Alberta. Real estate practice areas include:

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

Those looking to become a real estate broker, must also complete the Real Estate Broker Program.


For each course, the recognized course providers are listed with the current exam statistics. Selecting the name of the course provider will take you to the related course information on that provider’s website. Learn more about choosing a course provider (pdf).

Fundamentals of Real Estate

This course must be completed by:

  • new real estate associates entering the industry
Recognized Course Provider Exam Statistics
Exam Attempts Success Rate Average Score
Alberta Real Estate Association (AREA) 2,842 66% 73%
Alberta Real Estate School 1,420 80% 77%
Bow Valley College 16 50% 68%
NAIOP – new course
NAIT 125 73% 73%
REDI Canada + Haskayne School of Business 192 78% 76%
RELO 1,000 72% 74%
Rise Real Estate Academy 250 70% 74%

Practice of Residential Real Estate

This course must be completed by:

  • new residential real estate associates entering the industry
  • all real estate associates looking to upgrade their licence to associate broker or broker
Recognized Course Provider Exam Statistics
Exam Attempts Success Rate Average Score
Alberta Real Estate Association (AREA) 2,766 63% 72%
Alberta Real Estate School 1,309 72% 74%
NAIT 17 53% 68%
REDI Canada + Haskayne School of Business 41 56% 69%
RELO 1,434 68% 74%
Rise Real Estate Academy 199 64% 72%

Practice of Property Management

This course must be completed by:

  • new property management associates entering the industry
  • all real estate associates looking to upgrade their licence to associate broker or broker
Recognized Course Provider Exam Statistics
Exam Attempts Success Rate Average Score
Alberta Real Estate Association (AREA) 632 56% 70%
Alberta Real Estate School 41 66% 74%
Bow Valley College – new course
REDI Canada + Haskayne School of Business 120 77% 74%

Practice of Commercial Real Estate 

This course must be completed by:

  • new commercial real estate associates entering the industry
  • all real estate associates looking to upgrade their licence to associate broker or broker
Recognized Course Provider Exam Statistics 
Exam Attempts Success Rate Average Score
Alberta Real Estate Association (AREA) 681 38% 66%
Alberta Real Estate School 52 42% 67%
Bow Valley College – new course
NAIOP Edmonton Association 3 67% 69%
REDI Canada + Haskayne School of Business 6 83% 73%
RELO 72 39% 66%
Rise Real Estate Academy 44 55% 70%

Practice of Rural Real Estate

This course must be completed by:

  • new rural real estate associates entering the industry
  • all real estate associates looking to upgrade their licence to associate broker or broker
Recognized Course Provider Exam Statistics
Exam Attempts Success Rate Average Score
Alberta Real Estate Association (AREA) 351 74% 73%

Real Estate Broker Program

Those hoping to become a real estate broker must have at least two years of experience as a real estate licensee within the last five, and must complete the Real Estate Broker Program and the accompanying exam.

Recognized Course Provider Exam Statistics
Exam Attempts Success Rate Average Score
Alberta Real Estate Association (AREA) 155 57% 70%

 


Mortgage licensees must complete Fundamentals of Mortgage Brokerage and Practice of Mortgage Brokerage, including the accompanying exams, to become eligible for licensing in Alberta. Those hoping to become a mortgage broker must have at least two years of experience as a mortgage associate within the last five, and must complete the Mortgage Broker Program and the accompanying exam.

How to Choose a Course Provider

Fundamentals of Mortgage Brokerage

This course must be completed by:

  • new mortgage associates entering the industry
Recognized Course Provider Exam Statistics
Exam Attempts Success Rate Average Score
Alberta Mortgage Brokers Association (AMBA) 856 60% 71%
Alberta Real Estate School 353 61% 71%

Practice of Mortgage Brokerage

This course must be completed by:

  • new mortgage associates entering the industry
Recognized Course Provider Exam Statistics
Exam Attempts Success Rate Average Score
Alberta Mortgage Brokers Association (AMBA) 663 82% 75%
Alberta Real Estate School  145 86% 77%

Mortgage Broker Program

Those hoping to become a mortgage broker must have at least two years of experience as a mortgage licensee within the last five, and must complete the Mortgage Broker Program and the accompanying exam.

Recognized Course Provider Exam Statistics
Exam Attempts Success Rate Average Score
Alberta Mortgage Brokers Association (AMBA) 14 71% 72%

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 the Fundamentals of Condominium Management and Practice of Condominium Management courses and exams. Those hoping to become a condominium manager broker must have at least two years of experience as a condominium manager within the last five, and must complete the Condominium Manager Broker Program and the accompanying exam.

Get tips on how to choose a course provider (pdf).

Condominium Management Graduated Licensing Program

Each licence level will have certain activities restricted completely, some activity that must be done under broker supervision, and some unrestricted activity the licensee can do on their own. Download the Graduated Licensing Activities (pdf) list for a breakdown of responsibilities and restrictions by licence.

Level 1 Licence: individuals who have not yet completed the Fundamentals of Condominium Management and the Practice of Condominium Management courses are eligible for a Level 1 restricted licence.

Level 2 Licence: individuals who hold a Level 1 restricted licence and who have completed the Fundamentals of Condominium Management course will have their restricted licence automatically upgraded to a Level 2 restricted licence.

Fundamentals of Condominium Management

Level 1 condominium manager licensees will have one year from the date they receive their restricted licence to complete the Fundamentals of Condominium Management course and pass the exam.

Recognized Course Provider Exam Statistics
Exam Attempts Success Rate Average Score
Alberta Condominium Manager Education Consortium (ACMEC) 327 67% 71%
REDI Canada + Haskayne School of Business 128 73% 73%
UBC Sauder Real Estate Division 27 74% 73%

Practice of Condominium Management

Level 2 condominium manager licensees have one year from the date they complete the Fundamentals of Condominium Management course and receive their upgraded Level 2 restricted licence to complete the Practice of Condominium Management course and pass the exam.

Recognized Course Provider Exam Statistics
Exam Attempts Success Rate Average Score
Alberta Condominium Manager Education Consortium (ACMEC) 469 72% 72%
REDI Canada + Haskayne School of Business 198 79% 73%
UBC Sauder Real Estate Division 23 74% 74%

Condominium Manager Broker Program

This course must be completed by:

  • new condominium manager brokers
  • all individuals who currently offer condominium manager services as an associate broker or broker who DO NOT currently hold a licence with RECA in another industry
Recognized Course Provider Exam Statistics
Exam Attempts Success Rate Average Score
Alberta Condominium Manager Education Consortium (ACMEC) 126 58% 69%

Condominium Manager Graduated Licence FAQs

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What happens if I don’t complete my required course or exam in the one-year period?

A restricted (Level 1 or Level 2) licence will be terminated if the licensee does not complete the required courses and exams in the one-year period. If a Level 1 or 2 restricted licence is terminated due to failure to complete the required education on time, this licensee will no longer be permitted to remain in the graduated licensing program and will be required to complete all required courses and exams and then re-apply for an unrestricted licence to practice condominium management.

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What tasks am I restricted from performing as a Level 1 or Level 2 licensee in the Graduated Licensing Program?

Download the Graduated Licensing Activities (pdf) list for a breakdown of responsibilities and restrictions by licence

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Do I need to complete all condominium management courses to get my condominium manager licence if I already hold a residential real estate licence?

Yes. Regardless if you hold a licence in another industry, in order to obtain your condominium management licence, you will be required to complete the courses below. There are no course exemptions for those who hold licences in other industries.


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         |           Timeline: 3 months from the date of course completion

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.

Accommodations

Accommodations take 2 weeks to book. Pay for the exam but do not book anything. Email the accommodations request form to credentialing@reca.ca and RECA will submit the request to Meazure Learning. Once processed, you will receive a confirmation booking email from Meazure Learning.

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:Fundamental exams include 120 questions; all other exams include 100 questions.

Download the Pre-licensing Exam Preparation Guide (pdf) for additional information.

Review the Pre-licensing Exam Weighting Chart

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