Alabama Real Estate Salesperson Examination — exam facts
Alabama
Every source below was read on 2026-09-22
| Administering body | Alabama Real Estate Commission — exam delivered by Pearson VUE Before testing, a salesperson candidate must complete an approved 60-clock-hour pre-license course with a course grade of at least 70 and pre-register with the Commission. Authorization to test lasts six months from approval, with unlimited attempts; a passing result is good for 90 days. Candidates must be at least 19. Source: Pearson VUE — Alabama Real Estate Candidate Handbook #093300 (August 2024; fee updates effective August 1, 2025; rev 02/2026) (2026-09-22) |
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| Questions | 130–135 questions 120 scored items — 80 general (national) and 40 Alabama — plus 10 to 15 unscored pretest items (5 in the general part, 5 to 10 in the state part), which are not identified. Source: Pearson VUE — Alabama Real Estate Candidate Handbook #093300 (August 2024; fee updates effective August 1, 2025; rev 02/2026) (2026-09-22) |
| Time limit | 210 minutes The handbook lists 3.5 hours in total: 2.5 hours for the general part and 1 hour for the state part. Source: Pearson VUE — Alabama Real Estate Candidate Handbook #093300 (August 2024; fee updates effective August 1, 2025; rev 02/2026) (2026-09-22) |
| Passing score | Scaled score of 70 on a 0–100 scale A scaled score, not a percentage: the handbook says the reported score is neither the number nor the percentage of questions answered correctly. Candidates receive one overall score; a candidate who fails must retake the entire exam, and may do so any number of times within the six-month authorization. Passing candidates are not given a numeric score. Source: Pearson VUE — Alabama Real Estate Candidate Handbook #093300 (August 2024; fee updates effective August 1, 2025; rev 02/2026) (2026-09-22) |
| Fees |
Paid by card when booking; non-refundable and non-transferable, and the handbook notes that “fees may vary”. Commission license fees are separate and not shown here. Source: Pearson VUE — Alabama Real Estate Candidate Handbook #093300 (August 2024; fee updates effective August 1, 2025; rev 02/2026) (2026-09-22) |
| Languages offered | Not published by Alabama Real Estate Commission / Pearson VUE Neither the handbook nor Pearson VUE's Alabama page names an exam language. Pearson VUE offers an ESL request form, which provides additional exam time for candidates whose second language is English, not a translated exam. What we read and found nothing in: Pearson VUE — Alabama Real Estate Candidate Handbook #093300 (August 2024; fee updates effective August 1, 2025; rev 02/2026) (2026-09-22) · Pearson VUE — Alabama Real Estate Licensure Exams (last updated 2026-02-26) (2026-09-22) · Pearson VUE — English as a Second Language (ESL) Request Form (2026-09-22) |
Change log
- 2026-09-22Fact sheet created from the Pearson VUE Alabama handbook (revised February 2026), including the fee in effect from August 1, 2025.