What examinations do I need to take to get my TN license?
You will need to take two final course exams from your 60-hour and 30-hour required courses, as well as the state’s affiliate broker licensing exam. The state exam comes with two distinct sections: a national portion and a state portion.
Both the 60-hour Basic Principles class and the 30-hour Course for New Affiliates require satisfactory scoring on a closed-book, non-proctored exam taken at course completion. You must achieve a passing grade of at least 70% on both of the exams. The 60-hour Basic Principles of Real Estate consists of 60 multiple-choice questions, while the 30-hour Course for New Affiliates final exam has 50 multiple-choice questions.
The state licensing exam includes two distinct parts: a national section and a state section.
The national portion of the test consists of 80 multiple-choice questions. You have a time limit of 160 minutes to complete it and must achieve a passing grade of at least 70%.
The state portion of the exam has 40 multiple-choice questions. You will be given 80 minutes to complete the 40 multiple-choice questions and must also get a passing grade of at least 70%.
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Entry-level real estate licensees in Tennessee are considered affiliate brokers. This license is the equivalent of what is known as a real estate sales license in other states.
If you are a resident from another state, you may still apply for a Tennessee affiliate broker license if you hold a real estate salesperson license in your own state.
All applicants for an affiliate broker license are required to submit an eligibility verification form. If you are claiming U.S. citizenship, you have the option of providing your social security number as part of your application in place of one of the following forms of identification with your application.
If you are on parole or probation, the Tennessee Real Estate Commission does not allow you to be scheduled for the state licensing exam until two years have passed from the date of expiration of probation, conviction, or release from incarceration, whichever is latest.
The TREC carefully examines all applications for affiliate brokers. If you have been convicted of, pled no contest to, pled guilty to or been granted first offender treatment upon being charged with any criminal offense other than a traffic violation, you can expect your application to be especially scrutinized.
Military education, training, or experience can be considered as meeting the education requirements, in whole or in part, for an affiliate broker license if the Tennessee Real Estate Commission deems that it is equivalent to that required for licensure.
1) Complete the 90-hour Tennessee Affiliate Broker real estate license course: $149 2) Pass the real estate exam: $39/ attempt 3) Get Fingerprinted: $35 4) Submit your license application: $91 Total Cost: $314
For the quickest service, you should make your application online at the Commission’s website, CORE. Applying via other means, such as email, fax, or postal mail, may cause a delay in review of your application.
Attorneys are not exempt from the requirements for an affiliate broker application. However, if the attorney has satisfactorily completed certain relevant classes, those hours may be used to fulfill the education requirements for the original affiliate broker license.
You will need to take two final course exams from your 60-hour and 30-hour required courses, as well as the state’s affiliate broker licensing exam. The state exam comes with two distinct sections: a national portion and a state portion.
According to TCA 62-13-303, licenses shall only be granted to persons who bear a good reputation for honesty, trustworthiness, integrity, and competence to transact the business of affiliate broker in a manner to safeguard the interest of the public.
Candidates must answer a series of six questions. Answering “yes” to any of the first five questions could lower a candidate’s likelihood of being approved for a license in Tennessee.