What the Tennessee broker exam tests, how it is scored, and 91 broker-track practice questions with cited sources.
Tennessee broker exam format
Tennessee's entry license is 'affiliate broker' (salesperson track). PSI administers the exam; national and state portions are scored separately. Broker national portion has 75 items scored up to 80 points (some two-point questions). Confirmed 2026-07-27 field-for-field, including the items-vs-points detail, against PSI's TREC 'EXAMINATION SUMMARY TABLE' (test-takers.psiexams.com/api/content/bulletin/511).
Broker exam
125questions
240 mintime limit
75%to pass
Two separately scored sections
The Tennessee broker exam runs as two separately scored portions: 75 national questions and 50 Tennessee law questions.
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Tennessee broker-track questions
Every Freehold question shows why the right answer is right — and cites its source.
To qualify for a Tennessee broker license, an applicant licensed as an affiliate broker after May 12, 1988 generally needs how much active experience?
36 months of active licensure as an affiliate broker
12 months of active affiliate licensure
24 months of active affiliate licensure
60 months of active licensure as an affiliate broker in Tennessee
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36 months of active licensure as an affiliate broker — Tennessee requires 36 months of active affiliate broker experience for those first licensed after May 12, 1988, before upgrading to a broker license.
Source: TREC — Broker Licensure
A Tennessee broker applicant must document how much approved real estate education?
60 classroom hours, including a 15-hour ethics course
120 classroom hours, including a 30-hour Office/Broker Management course
90 classroom hours with no specific required course
150 classroom hours, including a 60-hour appraisal course
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120 classroom hours, including a 30-hour Office/Broker Management course — Tennessee broker candidates need 120 hours of approved education, of which 30 hours must be the Office/Broker Management course covering brokerage supervision.
Source: TREC — Broker Licensure
Under Tennessee licensing rules, which credential shortens the broker experience requirement to 24 months?
Any master's degree in business administration
A certified residential appraiser credential
A baccalaureate degree with a major in real estate
Completion of the 6-hour TREC Core course
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A baccalaureate degree with a major in real estate — An applicant holding a bachelor's degree with a real estate major qualifies for a Tennessee broker license with 24 months of active experience instead of 36.
Source: TREC — Broker Licensure
Within three years of receiving an original Tennessee broker license, the broker must complete what additional education?
120 additional classroom hours of commission-approved real estate education
A 30-hour Course for New Affiliates
16 hours of continuing education including the Core course
No additional education is required after broker licensure
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120 additional classroom hours of commission-approved real estate education — T.C.A. § 62-13-303(h) conditions reissuance of an original broker license on 120 additional approved hours completed within three years of issuance.
Source: T.C.A. § 62-13-303 — Qualifications and Prerequisites for Licensing
Tennessee broker exam FAQ
What is on the Tennessee real estate broker exam?
The Tennessee broker exam runs as two separately scored portions: 75 national questions and 50 Tennessee law questions. You need 75% to pass, within 240 minutes.
Is the Tennessee broker exam harder than the salesperson exam?
It carries a higher passing score (75% versus 70%) and adds brokerage-operations material - supervision, trust accounting, and firm responsibility - on top of the salesperson outline.
How many Tennessee broker practice questions does Freehold have?
91 Tennessee law questions apply to the broker track, including 23 written specifically for brokers, alongside the national broker bank.
Freehold is an independent study resource and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by PSI, Pearson VUE, or any state real estate licensing board or commission. Freehold does not guarantee passage of any licensing exam.
