What the Arkansas broker exam tests, how it is scored, and 79 broker-track practice questions with cited sources.
Arkansas broker exam format
Pearson VUE-administered exam for AREC — salesperson: 80 national + 30 Arkansas questions (110 total) in 4 hours, scored as two independently-passed portions at 70 scaled each. Broker: a single unified 120-question comprehensive exam (national + state content blended, not split into portions) in 4 hours, one scaled score of 70 to pass the whole exam.
Broker exam
120questions
240 mintime limit
70scaled score to pass
Combined national + state exam
The Arkansas broker exam is a single combined paper of 120 questions.
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Arkansas broker-track questions
Every Freehold question shows why the right answer is right — and cites its source.
Which Arkansas license category is authorized to supervise other agents within a firm, but does not bear ultimate management responsibility?
Salesperson
Associate Broker
Executive Broker
Time-Share Salesperson
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Executive Broker — Executive Brokers work under a Principal Broker's supervision but are themselves authorized to supervise other agents in the firm, with no cap on how many a firm may license.
Source: Arkansas Real Estate Commission — The Principal Broker Holds the Key
Who holds ultimate responsibility for firm management and agent supervision at an Arkansas real estate firm?
The Salesperson with the most transactions closed
Any Associate Broker in the office
The Arkansas Real Estate Commission directly
The Principal Broker
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The Principal Broker — The Principal Broker is the highest license tier and bears ultimate responsibility for the firm's management and the supervision of everyone licensed under it.
Source: Arkansas Real Estate Commission — The Principal Broker Holds the Key
To qualify for an Arkansas broker license, how much recent active licensure experience is generally required?
At least 5 years of licensure at any point in the licensee's career
At least 24 months of active licensure within the preceding 48 months
No prior licensure is required if 90 hours of education is completed
Only a letter of recommendation from a Principal Broker
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At least 24 months of active licensure within the preceding 48 months — Broker applicants must have been actively licensed as a salesperson or broker for at least 24 of the 48 months immediately preceding their application.
Source: Arkansas Real Estate Broker License | StateRequirement
How many hours of the broker prelicense curriculum must specifically be the Commission-developed Broker Pre-License course?
12 hours
24 hours
45 hours
30 hours
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45 hours — Of the 60-hour broker education requirement, 45 hours must specifically be the Commission-developed Broker Pre-License Education course.
Source: Arkansas Real Estate Broker License | StateRequirement
Arkansas broker exam FAQ
What is on the Arkansas real estate broker exam?
The Arkansas broker exam is a single combined paper of 120 questions. You need a scaled score of 70 to pass, within 240 minutes.
Is the Arkansas broker exam harder than the salesperson exam?
The passing standard is the same, but the broker exam adds brokerage-operations material - supervision, trust accounting, and firm responsibility - on top of the salesperson outline.
How many Arkansas broker practice questions does Freehold have?
79 Arkansas law questions apply to the broker track, including 10 written specifically for brokers, alongside the national broker bank.
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