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The Tennessee exam at a glance
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).
Salesperson exam
120questions
240 mintime limit
70%to pass
Two separately scored sections
Broker exam
125questions
240 mintime limit
75%to pass
Two separately scored sections
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In Tennessee, the entry-level real estate license (equivalent to a salesperson license in most states) is called:
Associate salesperson
Provisional broker
Real estate assistant
Affiliate broker
Show answer & explanation
Affiliate broker — Tennessee licenses entry-level practitioners as affiliate brokers, who must work under a supervising principal broker rather than independently.
Source: TREC — How to Get a License
Before sitting for the Tennessee affiliate broker examination, a candidate must complete how many hours of approved pre-license education?
60 hours
30 hours
90 hours
120 hours
Show answer & explanation
60 hours — Tennessee requires sixty hours of approved education in real estate principles and fundamentals before the candidate may take the licensing examination.
In addition to the 60-hour pre-license course, a Tennessee affiliate broker applicant must complete which course before the license will be issued?
A 90-hour Office/Broker Management course
The 30-hour Course for New Affiliates
A 6-hour TREC Core course
A 45-hour appraisal fundamentals course
Show answer & explanation
The 30-hour Course for New Affiliates — Applicants licensed after December 31, 2004 must furnish proof of the 30-hour Course for New Affiliates with the license application before TREC issues the license.
How many questions are on the Tennessee real estate salesperson exam?
The Tennessee salesperson exam has 120 questions with a time limit of 240 minutes. You need 70% to pass.
What score do you need to pass the Tennessee broker exam?
The Tennessee broker exam requires 75% to pass, across 125 questions in 240 minutes.
Who administers the Tennessee real estate exam?
The exam is administered by PSI. 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).
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