What are the exam policies at the Kentucky PSI testing center?
PSI 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, including smartwatches, will not be permitted in the exam room.
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 examination center. Smoking is not permitted.
As part of the check-in process, all testing candidates will be asked to empty their pockets, lift the ends of their sleeves and the bottoms of their pant legs to ensure any notes or recording devices are not being hidden. Any exceptionally bulky or loose clothing that could conceal recording devices or notes is not permitted. They will also inspect eyeglass frames or any other apparel that could hide a recording device.
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 Kentucky Real Estate Commission.
View the procedures and items not allowed in the PSI testing room in the Candidate Handbook.
Once you are seated and begin the exam, you may only leave the room to use the restroom. Ask the Proctor for permission first. You will not receive extra time to complete the exam.
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The Kentucky Salesperson Pre-licensure Exam consists of two sections. The National section consists of 80 multiple-choice questions. The state section has 50 multiple-choice questions. A passing score is 75% on each section.
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 Commission, licensing, brokerage activities, license law of contracts, property management.
You do not need to bring a calculator, but you are allowed to bring one. However, it must be non-programmable, battery-operated, silent, and without alphabetic capabilities.
You will need to bring (2) forms of identification. 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.
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 small personal item storage at the test center for items like keys and wallets. However, other personal items like purses, reading material, or electronic devices are prohibited. No food, drink, or chewing gum is allowed in the testing center.
Yes, you have just 60 days to apply for your sales associate license once you have passed both sections of the state licensing exam. If you fail the state exam, you have four months to retake the failed sections.
Your next step is to apply for your sales associate license. You will need to purchase errors and omissions insurance, gather up your documentation and submit the license application as one package to the KREC.
The state testing provider PSI will notify the Kentucky Real Estate Commission that you have passed or failed the exam. If you passed, the KREC will send you an email with license applications directions within 36 to 48 hours.
You can take the Kentucky State salesperson licensing exam as many times as you need to, but keep in mind you only have four months to pass any failed sections after your first exam. It will cost $100 every time you retake the test, regardless if it is both sections or just one.
You will know your Kentucky state licensing exam results as soon as you finish the test. A pass or fail will appear onscreen. You'll also receive an unofficial score report printed out and handed to you.
Yes, you can retake the Kentucky real estate exam, but you must do so within four months of the first time you take the exam. Otherwise, you'll have to take the 96-hour pre-license course again.