Start with the official requirements.
Your regulator is Kansas 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
- Kansas Real Estate Commission
- Prelicense education
- 60 hours
- Exam provider
- Pearson VUE
- Questions
- 110 questions (80 national + 30 state)
- Time
- 240 minutes
- Passing rule
- Scaled 70 on each portion
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 60 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
None
Continuing education
12 hrs every 2 yrs (3-hr core)
What’s on the state portion?
Topics from your LicenseIQ state course; the official exam outline controls.
- The Kansas Real Estate Commission: Powers, Discipline and Penalties4 lessons
- Kansas Licensing Requirements4 lessons
- Requirements Governing the Activities of Licensees4 lessons
- Prohibited Acts and Trust Funds3 lessons
- Brokerage Relationships in Real Estate Transactions Act (BRRETA)4 lessons
- Other Kansas Law: Landlord-Tenant, Fair Housing, Homestead and Taxes3 lessons
Try three practice questions.
Question 1
A broker designated to supervise an office other than the company's principal place of business is a:
- A. Branch broker
- B. Designated agent
- C. Supervising broker
- D. Associate broker
Question 2
A grateful seller wants to hand the salesperson a $500 bonus directly. Under Kansas law:
- A. The salesperson may accept compensation only from her supervising or branch broker
- B. The salesperson may accept it if under $1,000
- C. The salesperson may accept it if disclosed to the buyer
- D. The salesperson may accept it after closing
Question 3
A designated agent's buyer client wants to see a home the broker personally listed. The broker may designate another licensee to represent the seller only if:
- A. The original listing expires first
- B. The buyer pays an extra fee
- C. The Commission approves the change
- D. The seller gives written consent naming the prospective buyer, signed before any offer is presented
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