Start with the official requirements.
Your regulator is Rhode Island Dept. of Business Regulation, Real Estate Section. Verify eligibility, approved schools, application timing, background checks, fees and any sponsoring-broker requirements directly before committing to a course.
Official regulator ↗- Regulator
- Rhode Island Dept. of Business Regulation, Real Estate Section
- Prelicense education
- 45 hours
- Exam provider
- Pearson VUE
- Questions
- 130 questions (80 national + 50 state)
- Time
- 240 minutes
- Passing rule
- Scaled 70 on each section
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 45 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
24 hrs every 2 yrs (9 mandatory)
What’s on the state portion?
Topics from your LicenseIQ state course; the official exam outline controls.
- Regulators, Licensing, and the Recovery Account3 lessons
- Licensee Conduct, Advertising, and Discipline4 lessons
- Escrow Accounts and Records3 lessons
- Brokerage Relationships in Residential Transactions4 lessons
- Seller Disclosures, Inspections, and Environmental Laws4 lessons
- Condominium Sales, Transfer Taxes, and Homestead3 lessons
- Fair Housing and Residential Landlord-Tenant Law3 lessons
Try three practice questions.
Question 1
A buyer pays $100,000 cash and takes title subject to the seller's existing $200,000 mortgage. What consideration is used to compute the conveyance tax?
- A. $0, because no new loan was made
- B. $200,000
- C. $300,000
- D. $100,000
Question 2
What is the minimum per-claim coverage for an individual licensee's errors and omissions policy in Rhode Island?
- A. $50,000
- B. $100,000
- C. $25,000
- D. $300,000
Question 3
Absent a written agreement to the contrary, how soon must a principal broker pay a commission owed to an affiliated licensee after receiving it?
- A. At the next regular payroll date
- B. Within 48 hours
- C. Within 10 calendar days
- D. Within 30 days
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