Become an Agent in Wyoming How to Get Your Wyoming Real Estate License

The Wyoming Real Estate Commission lists fingerprinting as step one, and there's a practical reason to take that seriously: your application sits on hold until the results come back. Send your cards in early and you avoid a wait at the finish line when you're eager to get to work. 

You'll need two completed fingerprint cards and a $39 certified check or money order made out to the Attorney General. Any local law enforcement agency can print you, and whoever does so has to sign the cards and seal the envelope. You can send everything to the Commission on its own or along with your license application later. Either way works, but sooner is better. 

Wyoming splits Pre-Licensing into three separate courses instead of one long block. First-time salesperson applicants need all three: 

• Salesperson I covers real estate principles and practice: agency relationships, contracts, property ownership, financing, marketing regulations, property management, and the math. 

• Salesperson II goes deeper into professionalism, environmental issues, federal law, and how the job actually works day to day. 

• Wyoming Law covers state statutes, Real Estate Commission rules and regulations, licensing requirements, and the Commission's authority. 

That third course is the one people underestimate. Everything on the state portion of your licensing exam comes out of Wyoming Law, and none of it shows up in the national material. Give it the same attention you give the other two. The CE Shop is approved by the Commission for all three courses, so you can finish your entire education requirement in one place instead of piecing it together across providers. One deadline worth writing down somewhere: your coursework has to be completed within one year of the date you submit your license application. Start early and it never becomes an issue.  

Every Pre-Licensing course ends with a final exam, and the Commission states that you must get a score of 70% or more to pass. Clear it and you'll get a certificate of completion for that course. 

Keep all three certificates somewhere you'll find them again. Copies go to Cheyenne with your application. 

Pearson VUE develops and administers the licensing exam on behalf of the Wyoming Real Estate Commission. If you've come across older guides that mention PSI, they're out of date. First-time applicants take two portions: 

• The national portion has 80 scored questions (plus 5 pretest questions that don't count toward your final score). You get 2.5 hours to complete this portion of the exam. 

• The Wyoming state portion has 40 scored questions (plus 5–10 pretest questions that don’t count toward your final score). You get 1.5 hours to complete this portion of the exam. 

Both are scored on a 0 to 100 scale, and you need a 75 on each. You'll walk out of the test center with your official score report in hand, so there's no waiting around to find out how you did. If none of those are convenient, or you'd rather just take the exam remotely, you can test from home through OnVUE. All you need is a quiet, private room, a reliable device with a webcam, and a solid internet connection. Fees are $80 per portion at a test center and $90 per portion online. Reservations have to be made at least 24 hours ahead, and there are no walk-ins. If weather makes a test center unsafe or unreachable, Pearson will contact you and get you rescheduled. Pass one portion and fail the other, and you only have to retake the one you missed. There is a catch, though. You have six months from the date you passed the first portion to pass the second one. Miss that window and you're retaking both. 
 Where and how to take the exam: Wyoming has one dedicated Pearson Professional Test Center in Casper that’s open two or three days a week. But Pearson also tests at community colleges and education centers in Cheyenne, Laramie, Gillette, Sheridan, Riverton, Torrington, Evanston, Rawlins, and Mountain View. Check current availability when you schedule, since locations and days do change. 

Want some help getting ready? The CE Shop also offers comprehensive Exam Prep tailored to Wyoming. If you have any additional questions, visit our Wyoming real estate exam frequently asked questions page. 

Wyoming statute requires every licensee to carry errors and omissions insurance, and proof of coverage has to go in your application packet. You can go through the state's group coverage program or buy a private policy, as long as it meets the minimums the Commission has set. 

This is the single most common reason a finished application gets held up. It's also the easiest to handle in advance. Line up your policy while you're waiting on exam results and it won't cost you a day. 

To actually list and sell property in Wyoming, your salesperson license has to be held under a responsible broker. Your broker becomes your first real mentor in this business, and in a state where a lot of markets are small enough that everyone knows everyone, who you hang your license with says something. Take your time and ask around before you commit. 

Some questions worth asking: 

• What's their reputation, both in town and statewide? 

• What kind of agents are they looking for right now? 

• Are their systems and technology current? 

• How do they train and support newer agents? 

• What does their commission structure look like? 

• Do they offer benefits? 

• Will you get leads and marketing support, or are you building that yourself? 

• Is there room to grow there? 

You have 90 days from your last exam date to get a complete application in front of the Commission. If you passed the two portions on different days, the clock starts on the later one. 

Here's what goes in the packet: 

• Your completed Salesperson Application for License 

• Your exam score reports 

• Copies of your certificates of course completion 

• A recent, close-up photograph 

• Proof of legal presence: a copy of your birth certificate and driver's license, or a passport 

• Proof of errors and omissions insurance 

• A certification of license history from any other state where you hold or have ever held a real estate license 

• A Service of Process form, if you're a non-resident applicant 

• The $300 licensing fee 

The Commission is located at 2617 E. Lincolnway, Suite H in Cheyenne, but they'd rather you send your application by email or fax than by mail. One last thing to watch: some supporting documents are only valid for six months, so don't let a half-finished packet sit on your kitchen table. Get it in while everything is still current, and then go start your career.