§ 10153.5

California Business and Professions Code · 2026 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

As used in Sections 10151 and 10153.2, “an equivalent course of study” consists of courses at a private vocational school that have been found by the commissioner, upon consideration of an application for approval, to be equivalent in quality to the real estate courses offered by the colleges and universities accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.

As used in Sections 10151 and 10153.2, “accredited institution” shall mean a college or university that either:

(a) Is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, or by any other regional accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education.

(b) In the judgment of the commissioner, has a real estate curriculum equivalent in quality to that of the institutions accredited pursuant to subdivision (a).

(Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 786, Sec. 17. (SB 774) Effective January 1, 2026.)

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