Start with the official requirements.
Your regulator is Tennessee 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
- Tennessee Real Estate Commission
- Prelicense education
- 90 hours
- Exam provider
- PSI
- Questions
- 120 questions (80 national + 40 state)
- Time
- 240 minutes
- Passing rule
- 56/80 national + 28/40 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 90 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
None separate (30-hr Course for New Affiliates is part of prelicense)
Continuing education
16 hrs every 2 yrs (6-hr TREC core)
What’s on the state portion?
Topics from your LicenseIQ state course; the official exam outline controls.
- The Tennessee Real Estate Commission: Powers, Complaints, Discipline and the Recovery Account3 lessons
- Tennessee Licensing Requirements3 lessons
- Advertising and Marketing in Tennessee3 lessons
- Broker/Affiliate Relationships, Records and Trust Funds4 lessons
- Agency and Disclosure in Tennessee4 lessons
- Tennessee Property Disclosures, Transfer Taxes and Property Tax3 lessons
- Improper Practices, Fair Housing and Special Areas of Practice4 lessons
Try three practice questions.
Question 1
A principal broker refuses to sign an affiliate's release. The affiliate should
- A. submit a notarized Affidavit for Release to the Commission
- B. wait until the principal broker's license expires
- C. ask the Recovery Account to process the transfer
- D. file a lawsuit before transferring
Question 2
A member of the Tennessee Real Estate Commission is appointed for a term of
- A. six years
- B. four years
- C. five years
- D. three years
Question 3
On a Tennessee firm's website, the firm name and firm telephone number must appear
- A. one click away from any page
- B. on the home page only
- C. only on pages that show listings
- D. conspicuously on each page of the website
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