Start with the official requirements.
Your regulator is Alaska Real Estate Commission (Division of Corporations, Business & Professional Licensing). Verify eligibility, approved schools, application timing, background checks, fees and any sponsoring-broker requirements directly before committing to a course.
Official regulator ↗- Regulator
- Alaska Real Estate Commission (Division of Corporations, Business & Professional Licensing)
- Prelicense education
- 40 hours
- Exam provider
- Pearson VUE
- Questions
- 120 questions (80 national + 40 state)
- Time
- 240 minutes
- Passing rule
- Scaled score 75; failing either section requires retaking the entire exam
The steps, in order.
01
Confirm eligibility
Check age, education, background review and other requirements with the regulator.
02
Complete approved education
Confirm the current 40 hours education requirement and approved providers. LicenseIQ does not replace required prelicensing education.
03
Apply and schedule
Follow the regulator’s application and testing authorization sequence; submit required documents and fees. Exact sequencing varies.
04
Prepare and take the exam
Use the Pearson VUE candidate handbook for check-in, accommodations, allowed materials and current scoring.
05
Complete license issuance
After passing, complete remaining regulator requirements. Do not practice until the license is issued and active.
06
Maintain your license
Verify post-license education, renewal deadlines and continuing education with the regulator.
Post-license education
30 hrs within 1 yr of initial licensure
Continuing education
20 hrs per 2-yr renewal
What’s on the state portion?
Topics from your LicenseIQ state course; the official exam outline controls.
- Powers of the Alaska Real Estate Commission and the Recovery Fund3 lessons
- Alaska Licensing: Activities, Requirements, Status Changes, and Assistants4 lessons
- Licensee Relationships, Duties, Conflicts, and Compensation4 lessons
- Property Disclosure: Transfer Disclosure Statement and Common Interest Communities3 lessons
- Licensee Activities: Advertising, Documents, Money, and Prohibited Conduct3 lessons
- Personal Services Agreements, Property Management, and the Landlord Tenant Act4 lessons
- Broker Responsibilities: Trust Accounts, Supervision, Offices, and Records3 lessons
Try three practice questions.
Question 1
A trust account ledger is required for a transaction even when:
- A. The offer is verbal
- B. No commission is paid
- C. The earnest money is held in a title company's trust account
- D. The buyer is a licensee
Question 2
A property manager wants to sell a property he manages. He needs:
- A. Only the tenant's consent
- B. Authority in the management contract or a separate listing agreement
- C. Nothing further; managing implies authority to sell
- D. The Commission's approval
Question 3
Under AS 18.80.240, which practice is unlawful when based on a protected characteristic?
- A. Requiring all applicants to show proof of income
- B. Charging the same deposit to every tenant
- C. Representing that property is not available for inspection when it is in fact available
- D. Advertising a property's square footage
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