Real Estate License from Mississippi to Connecticut: Does It Transfer? (2026)
Does Connecticut accept a Mississippi real estate license?
Yes — Connecticut has a reciprocity arrangement covering Mississippi 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
Mississippi 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 Mississippi on the list; the commission link is the live truth.
What's different between Mississippi 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
Mississippi to Connecticut (this page): Reciprocity agreement.
Connecticut to Mississippi (the reverse move): Licensure by endorsement.
The two directions differ: Mississippi and Connecticut do not give each other's licensees the same route.
- Does coming from Mississippi matter?
Coming from Mississippi 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 Mississippi.
Mississippi's row names no reciprocity agreement states.
- Application fee
Connecticut lists $670 for an out-of-state applicant and Mississippi lists $100 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; Mississippi's is 60.
The two standards are the same.
- Exam rules on record
Connecticut and Mississippi 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
- Mississippi (the reverse move): The Commission may exempt an out-of-state licensee from the Mississippi salesperson examination in whole or in part, but ONLY where the exam given in the other state is determined to be equivalent AND that state extends the same privilege to Mississippi licensees (Miss. Code 73-35-13(6)). Absent that mutual, equivalent arrangement, a nonresident applicant must otherwise qualify in all respects as a resident applicant, including sitting for the Mississippi salesperson examination (73-35-8(5)); the same mutual/equivalency test governs any waiver of the 60-hour prelicense education (73-35-13(6) and 73-35-7).
What changes, Mississippi → Connecticut
| Mississippi (current) | Connecticut (destination) | |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-license education | 60 | 60 |
| Application fee | $100 (Non-Resident or Reciprocal Salesperson License Application fee is $100.00 (stated on the MREC application form). A separate fingerprint/background-check vendor fee applies, and E&O insurance is required at the applicant's expense.) | $670 (Reciprocal salesperson total: $80 application fee + $570 initial license fee + $20 guaranty fund fee) |
| Processing time | MREC does not publish a processing timeline; applicants are told to contact MREC before submitting to confirm the specific reciprocal requirements for their state | No board-stated timeframe; applicant is invited to register and schedule any required exam only after DCP reviews and approves the application |
| Licensing authority | Mississippi Real Estate Commission (MREC) | 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.
Official links
Related guides
Frequently asked questions
Can I keep selling in Mississippi after I'm licensed in Connecticut?
Yes — real estate licenses stack. Keep the Mississippi 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 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)
- MREC License Law (rev. 8-15-2025), Miss. Code 73-35-13(6) exam exemption/reciprocity, 73-35-7 education exemption, and 73-35-8 nonresident's license ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- MREC - Application for a Non-Resident or Reciprocal Salesperson's License ($100 fee; E&O, certifications, broker sponsorship, background check; rev. 12-2023) ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- MREC - Forms (current licensing application forms index) ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
Reviewed by the License Reciprocity Editorial Team · verified against primary sources 2026-07-21
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