State RegulationsFL specificDifficulty 2/5
A Florida applicant completed the 60-hour prelicensing course a while ago and has not yet applied for the license. What rule governs whether the course completion still counts?
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Why B is correct
Under the Florida Department of Financial Services' prelicensing education rules, completion of the standard 60-hour prelicensing course is valid for 4 years before the license application. After that window, the applicant must retake approved coursework before DFS will process the license application.
Why the other options are wrong
- A) The completion is not valid forever; a fixed validity window applies before application.
- C) A single month of validity would make prelicensing education practically useless; the rule allows far longer.
- D) The 2-year cycle belongs to continuing education after licensure, not to repeating prelicensing courses.
Memory hook
Prelicensing course: good for 4 years.