Real Estate License from Indiana to Connecticut: Does It Transfer? (2026)
Does Connecticut accept an Indiana real estate license?
Yes — Connecticut has a reciprocity arrangement covering Indiana license holders. Apply to the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection — Real Estate Commission under its reciprocity/endorsement track and complete Connecticut's remaining requirements.
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Verdict
Reciprocity agreement
Indiana is on Connecticut's recognition list, which puts this move on the streamlined track: your education and national exam are credited, and the requirements below are what Connecticut still insists on — typically its own law exam and a background check. One caution: agreements are directional and revocable. This page's verification date tells you when we last confirmed Indiana on the list; the commission link is the live truth.
What's different between Indiana and Connecticut
Computed from both states' verified data rows, in both directions, and from the route every other origin gets into Connecticut. Exam notes are our summary of each board's published rules, with sources below.
- Route, each way
Indiana to Connecticut (this page): Reciprocity agreement.
Connecticut to Indiana (the reverse move): Licensure by endorsement.
The two directions differ: Indiana and Connecticut do not give each other's licensees the same route.
- Does coming from Indiana matter?
Coming from Indiana matters here: only 12 of 50 origins (the other 49 states and DC) get this result for a move into Connecticut.
The others get: licensure by endorsement (38).
- Reciprocity agreements
Connecticut's reciprocity agreement list names 12 states (Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Rhode Island), including Indiana.
Indiana's row names no reciprocity agreement states.
- Application fee
Connecticut lists $670 for an out-of-state applicant and Indiana lists $60 for the reverse move; neither may be the full cost.
- Pre-license education
Connecticut's first-time-applicant standard is 60 hours of pre-license education; Indiana's is 90.
Connecticut's is 30 education hours lower than Indiana's.
- Exam rules on record
Connecticut and Indiana carry different exam notes (our summaries, below); any state law or jurisprudence exam is listed with each state's requirements.
- Connecticut (this move): Reciprocal-state applicants licensed by examination skip the Connecticut exam, EXCEPT applicants from Florida, Illinois, Indiana or Ohio, who must pass the state portion of the Connecticut Real Estate Examination (PSI); non-reciprocal-state licensees may also license by passing the CT state portion
- Indiana (the reverse move): Indiana has NO reciprocity agreements with any state. An actively-licensed out-of-state broker applies via Endorsement; the Commission reviews whether the other state's requirements are equivalent to Indiana's. Qualifying 'Real Estate Broker by Endorsement' candidates take ONLY the Indiana state portion of the broker exam (60 questions, 90 minutes) and the 90-hour pre-licensing course is not required. If the Commission does not approve the equivalency, the applicant must qualify by the Examination route (90-hour course + full national and state exam).
What changes, Indiana → Connecticut
| Indiana (current) | Connecticut (destination) | |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-license education | 90 | 60 |
| Application fee | $60 ($60 due with the Indiana broker license application, payable to the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency: the $50 application fee under 876 IAC 5-3-1(a)(1) plus the $10 investigative-fund fee that 876 IAC 5-3-1(b) adds to every broker license issuance. State Form 44176 is the same application used by reciprocity/endorsement applicants, and it states the fee as $60.00. All fees are nonrefundable and nontransferable. NOT included: the Pearson VUE 'Broker by Endorsement' state-portion exam fee ($55), pre-licensing course tuition, and renewal ($50 renewal + $10 investigative fund).) | $670 (Reciprocal salesperson total: $80 application fee + $570 initial license fee + $20 guaranty fund fee) |
| Processing time | The Commission states endorsement 'is not a fast process' — a Commission member must review the licensing state's requirements and recommend to the full Commission before approval | No board-stated timeframe; applicant is invited to register and schedule any required exam only after DCP reviews and approves the application |
| Licensing authority | Indiana Real Estate Commission (Indiana Professional Licensing Agency) | Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection — Real Estate Commission |
The destination column is what you must satisfy — Connecticut sets the rules for this move.
Step by step
- Confirm Connecticut's current requirements on the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection — Real Estate Commission website (linked below) — rules change.
- Submit the reciprocity application to the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection — Real Estate Commission (application linked below).
- Arrange license verification from your current state.
- Hold an active salesperson license in good standing, originally obtained by examination, in a reciprocal state.
- Provide a certification of license history from the reciprocal state and from every other state where you hold or ever held a license.
- Have a Connecticut-licensed supervising broker (salesperson applicants).
- Pay the fees listed above, and allow for the processing time shown there.
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Frequently asked questions
Can I keep selling in Indiana after I'm licensed in Connecticut?
Yes — real estate licenses stack. Keep the Indiana license active (renewals and CE continue separately) and you hold both; many border-market agents do exactly this.
Sources
Primary sources only — official boards and compact commissions. Data last verified Indiana 2026-09-01, Connecticut 2026-07-21.
- Connecticut DCP — Real Estate Reciprocal Applications and Instructions (fees, exam rule) ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- Connecticut DCP — License Reciprocity for Real Estate (list of reciprocal states) ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- Connecticut DCP — Real Estate Salesperson Initial/Exam Application (60-hour pre-license course) ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- Indiana Real Estate Commission — Real Estate home / Reciprocity ('the Real Estate Commission does not have reciprocity agreements with any state ... submit your application via Endorsement') — official page via Internet Archive snapshot 2025-12-07 (live in.gov blocked from research environment) ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- Pearson VUE — Indiana Real Estate Candidate Handbook (rev 08/2025): broker exam requires a 90-hour pre-licensing course; 'Broker by Endorsement' takes the state portion only, 90-hour course not required; endorsement state exam $55 ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- Indiana Real Estate Commission / Professional Licensing Agency — Application for Licensure as a Real Estate Broker, State Form 44176 (R16 / 4-23): 'The fee for this application is $60.00, payable to the Indiana Professional Licensing Agency, in accordance with 876 IAC 5-3-1'; form includes the 'applying by reciprocity' election — official state form via Internet Archive snapshot 2026-01-17 (live forms.in.gov / in.gov still blocked from the research environment on 2026-09-01) ↗ (accessed 2026-09-01)
- Indiana Administrative Code, Title 876 Article 5 (876 IAC 5-3-1 Fee schedule): application for real estate broker license $50; commission also charges $10 for the investigative fund under IC 25-34.1-8-7.5 on issuance and renewal — official IAC text (iac.iga.in.gov) via Internet Archive snapshot 2024-12-17 ↗ (accessed 2026-09-01)
Reviewed by the License Reciprocity Editorial Team · verified against primary sources Indiana 2026-09-01, Connecticut 2026-07-21
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