Start with the official requirements.
Your regulator is Georgia Real Estate Commission. Verify eligibility, approved schools, application timing, background checks, fees and any sponsoring-broker requirements directly before committing to a course.
Official regulator ↗- Regulator
- Georgia Real Estate Commission
- Prelicense education
- 75 hours
- Exam provider
- PSI
- Questions
- 152 questions (100 national + 52 state)
- Time
- 240 minutes
- Passing rule
- 75% (secondary sources; PSI bulletin does not state)
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 75 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 PSI 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
25 hrs within 1 yr of licensure
Continuing education
36 hrs every 4 yrs
What’s on the state portion?
Topics from your LicenseIQ state course; the official exam outline controls.
- Georgia Licensing and the Real Estate Commission4 lessons
- BRRETA: Georgia Brokerage Relationships4 lessons
- Trust Accounts, Advertising, Discipline and the Recovery Fund4 lessons
- Georgia Contracts, Disclosures and Closings4 lessons
- Georgia Property Taxes, Landlord-Tenant and Community Associations3 lessons
- Georgia Fair Housing and Brokerage Practice Rules3 lessons
Try three practice questions.
Question 1
What may an inactive Georgia licensee do?
- A. Show property for a former broker on weekends
- B. List property for friends if no fee is charged
- C. Handle real estate that the licensee solely owns
- D. Collect referral fees directly from other brokers
Question 2
Under the Safe at Home Act, a residential security deposit may not exceed:
- A. $5,000
- B. Two months' rent
- C. One month's rent
- D. Three months' rent
Question 3
A listing broker knows of a latent foundation defect, but the seller has not filled out a disclosure form. The broker:
- A. Must report the defect to GREC
- B. Need not disclose it because the seller has no statutory form duty
- C. Must still disclose the defect to the buyer under BRRETA
- D. Must disclose only if the buyer's inspector asks
Catalog facts may change. Verify with primary sources. Explore Georgia exam prep.