What are the exam policies at the Arkansas PSI testing center?
Pearson VUE will only allow approved items into the examination room. Personal belongings will be placed in secure storage provided at each testing site before the exam, or you will be asked to store them in your vehicle. Electronic devices of any type are not permitted in the exam room and must be turned off before being placed in secure storage.
Anyone that accompanied you to the exam cannot wait in the examination center, the building, or the building’s property.
No food or drink is permitted in the test center. Smoking is not permitted. No reference material or studying is allowed in the test center.
Any candidate found possessing prohibited items in the testing center will have the exam results invalidated and be asked to leave the examination center. A report will be made to the Arkansas Real Estate Commission.
Once you are seated and begin the exam, you may only leave the room to use the restroom. Ask the administrator for permission first. You will not receive extra time to complete the exam. You cannot leave the floor or building.
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The Arkansas Salesperson Pre-licensure Exam consists of two sections. The national section asks 80 multiple-choice questions, and the state section asks 30 multiple-choice questions. You need a scaled score of 70 to pass.
You will be tested on national and state real estate-related content. Topics include property ownership, valuation, market analysis, property disclosures, and contracts. State-specific questions ask about the Commission, licensing, regulatory requirements, and statutory procedures.
You will need to bring (2) forms of identification and your testing eligibility form. One must be state or federal government-issued, like a driver’s license or passport. The secondary form can be another primary ID or something which contains your signature, like a credit or debit card.
Pearson VUE will accommodate testing modifications in accordance with the ADA. Anyone requesting accommodations must fill out an accommodations request and submit documentation from a medical authority or specialist about their limitations.
All personal belongings must be stored in your vehicle or in the test center’s secure storage. No food, drink, or chewing gum is permitted in the test center. No reference materials are permitted in the test room.
Yes. Once you pass the Arkansas state licensing exam, you have 90 days to submit your licensing fee and follow-up forms to the Arkansas Real Estate Commission.
Your next step is to send your licensing fee, official score report, and signed post-license requirement notice to the Arkansas Real Estate Commission. The AREC will review the documents and issue you a license. Now you have six months to take 18 hours of post-licensing education.
You have six months to pass the Arkansas state licensing exam once you take it the first time. If you fail one section and pass the other, you have six months to retake just the failed part of the exam.
The good news is you will know your exam results before you leave the test center. You’ll be given a score report marked “pass” or “fail.” If you pass, your score report will have license application information. If you fail, it will have diagnostic information on the general portion of the exam and retake information.
Yes, you can! You have six months to pass the Arkansas state licensing exam once you take it the first time. Your retakes are unlimited within this window, but you’ll pay the exam fee each time you retest.
First, wait 24 hours before scheduling your retake. Then you’ll go to your online Pearson VUE account or call 800-274-2606 to set the exam appointment.
No, you can just retake the section you failed. However, you’ll have to pay the full $75 exam fee. You must schedule any retake within six months of your first test attempt.