Real Estate License from Ohio to Connecticut: Does It Transfer? (2026)
Does Connecticut accept an Ohio real estate license?
Yes — Connecticut has a reciprocity arrangement covering Ohio 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
Ohio 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 Ohio on the list; the commission link is the live truth.
What's different between Ohio 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
Ohio to Connecticut (this page): Reciprocity agreement.
Connecticut to Ohio (the reverse move): Full reciprocity.
The two directions differ: Ohio and Connecticut do not give each other's licensees the same route.
- Does coming from Ohio matter?
Coming from Ohio 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 Ohio.
- Application fee
Connecticut lists $670 for an out-of-state applicant and Ohio lists $81 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; Ohio's is 100.
Connecticut's is 40 education hours lower than Ohio's.
- Exam rules on record
Connecticut and Ohio 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
- Ohio (the reverse move): National portion waived: out-of-state applicants qualifying under Options 1-3 pass only the Ohio state-law portion of the salesperson exam; standard new applicants (Option 4) take the full Ohio salesperson examination.
What changes, Ohio → Connecticut
| Ohio (current) | Connecticut (destination) | |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-license education | 100 | 60 |
| Application fee | $81 (Salesperson examination/application fee paid to the Division; excludes WebCheck/FBI background-check fees and the PSI exam fee.) | $670 (Reciprocal salesperson total: $80 application fee + $570 initial license fee + $20 guaranty fund fee) |
| Processing time | Division does not publish a processing-time estimate for out-of-state applications | No board-stated timeframe; applicant is invited to register and schedule any required exam only after DCP reviews and approves the application |
| Licensing authority | Ohio Division of Real Estate & Professional Licensing (Ohio Department of Commerce) | 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 Ohio after I'm licensed in Connecticut?
Yes — real estate licenses stack. Keep the Ohio 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)
- Ohio DREPL - Out of State Licensed Salesperson Applicants (new law effective Dec. 29, 2023) ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- Ohio DREPL - Requirements for an Ohio Real Estate Salesperson's License ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
- Ohio Revised Code Section 4735.09 (salesperson licensure / pre-license education) ↗ (accessed 2026-07-21)
Reviewed by the License Reciprocity Editorial Team · verified against primary sources 2026-07-21
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