Can I take my OR State Exam if I don't have a Principal broker?

The Oregon Broker Pre-licensure Exam consists of two sections. The National section will ask 80 multiple-choice questions. You must answer 75% correct, or 60 questions, to pass. The State section will ask 50 multiple-choice questions, and you must answer 75% correct, or 37 questions, to pass.

You will be tested on national and state real estate-related content. Topics include property ownership, land use controls, financing, market analysis, property disclosures, and contracts. State-specific questions ask about the agency law, regulatory requirements, real estate statutes, and property management.

Oregon allows you to bring a non-programmable, silent, and battery-operated personal calculator. It cannot have an alphabet keyboard and must be separate from your phone.

You will need to bring one government-issued form of identification. Examples are a driver’s license, passport, or military ID card.

PSI can accommodate testing modifications in accordance with the ADA. Anyone requesting accommodations must fill out the accommodations request form and submit documentation from a medical authority or specialist about their limitations.

PSI will provide secure storage for candidates to store their personal belongings during the test. Food, drink, smoking, and electronic devices are not permitted in the testing center. You will be allowed to use the restroom during the exam, but you will not receive extra time.

Yes, Oregon does not require you to have been hired by a broker to take the state exam. However, you will need to be hired by a Principal broker to activate your real estate license.

Yes. You must pass your background check, be hired by an Oregon Principal Broker, and activate your broker license within one year of successfully passing both parts of the exam.

Your next steps will be to get fingerprinted, have a background check, and be hired by an Oregon Principal broker within (1) year. Your broker will activate your license.

PSI will send your score report and fingerprints immediately upon completion of your test to the Oregon Real Estate Agency with your score results.

You can take the state broker license exam as many times as necessary to pass both the national and state portions. The fee to retake both sections or a single section is $75.

Good news! Your Oregon broker license exam results will be displayed instantly when you finish the test. The score report will appear on-screen, and the results will be emailed to you. If you did not pass, it will also provide you with a diagnostic report by topic area and exam type.

Yes. You can retake your real estate broker exam as many times as necessary to pass. If you pass one section and not the other, you can retake just the failed section. Just know that your passing section score is only valid for (1) year for your broker license application.

You will visit PSI’s website or call (833) 892-5441 to reschedule your state exam.

Any exam retakes will cost $75, made payable to PSI.

No. You can retake just the section that you still need to pass. Keep in mind for your license application that any passing scores are only valid for (1) year. If you can’t pass with both sections with 12 months, you’ll need to retake both sections.