I failed my state licensing exam. What do I do now?
The affiliate broker exam is divided into two sections: national and state. If you pass one section, but not the other, you will only need to retake the section you failed. A passing score for one section of the exam will stay valid through two retakes of a failed section or for 6 months, whichever comes first.
If you have failed on your first attempt at the exam, you may retake it as soon as you want, after waiting 24 hours to schedule. If you test unsuccessfully on a Monday, you can call the next day, Tuesday, and then retest as quickly as Friday, depending on space availability.
After a second failed attempt, you will need to wait 30 days between any subsequent failed examinations to retake the exam.
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The Tennessee Real Estate Commission has contracted with PSI Examination Services (PSI) to conduct the examination program. PSI offers the state exam through a network of computer examination centers in Tennessee.
The fee for the exam is $39, whether you are taking only the Tennessee-specific portion or both portions of the exam. The registration fees are not refundable nor transferrable.
You may not take any personal items into the testing center. PSI is not responsible for any personal items and recommends you leave them in a secure place while you take your exam.
You can schedule your exam session at least 6 weeks in advance, if you prefer. Your best chance of getting an appointment on your preferred date is to contact PSI about 4 to 6 weeks before your preferred testing date.
For questions or requests for more information about the exam itself, you can refer to the candidate booklet for the exam or contact PSI at 1-800-733-9267 or online at candidate.psiexams.com.
As an agent licensed in another state, you must be affiliated with a firm that is licensed to operate in Tennessee with a principal broker who is licensed in Tennessee.
You may bring a battery-operated calculator for use during the exam, but it must be operated silently. It cannot be programmable and must not have a keyboard containing the alphabet nor paper-tape printing capabilities.
Your score will appear immediately on the computer screen after you have finished the exam. This will happen automatically at the end of the time allowed for the examination.
The affiliate broker exam is divided into two sections: national and state. If you pass one section, but not the other, you will only need to retake the section you failed. A passing score for one section of the exam will stay valid through two retakes of a failed section or for 6 months, whichever comes first.
If you are unsuccessful in passing the affiliate broker state exam, you will be provided with a written analysis of your test results, which should be useful in preparing to retake the exam.