To successfully obtain a real estate salesperson license in California, the state requires the completion and passing of three courses totaling 135 hours. They include two mandatory courses � Real Estate Principles (45 hrs.) and Real Estate Practices (45 hrs.) � and one elective to cover the remaining hours needed. And while Allied automatically includes and recommends taking Legal Aspects (45 hrs.) as your elective course, you may swap it with one of six other options. Use the tool below to make that change.