Kentucky Real Estate Sales Associate Examination — exam facts
Kentucky
Every source below was read on 2026-09-22
| Administering body | Kentucky Real Estate Commission (KREC) — exam delivered by PSI Services LLC The exam is taken by computer at PSI examination centers. All prelicensing education must be finished and the FBI background check started before booking. 201 KAR 11:210 requires 6 academic credit hours of prelicensing education or the equivalent; PSI's bulletin gives the alternative as 96 classroom hours at a Kentucky-approved school. Source: Kentucky Real Estate Commission — Examination information (2026-09-22) |
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| Questions | 130 questions General (national) portion 80 items, State portion 50 items. PSI may add 5 to 10 unscored experimental questions whose time does not count against testing time. Some prep sites give 80 + 40; the bulletin's own table says 80 + 50. Source: PSI Services LLC — Kentucky Real Estate Commission, Real Estate Sales Associate and Broker Examinations Candidate Information Bulletin (updated 10/1/2023) (2026-09-22) |
| Time limit | 240 minutes General portion 150 minutes, State portion 90 minutes. Source: PSI Services LLC — Kentucky Real Estate Commission, Real Estate Sales Associate and Broker Examinations Candidate Information Bulletin (updated 10/1/2023) (2026-09-22) |
| Passing score | 75% The bulletin says you must score at least 75% correct; a candidate who passes one portion retakes only the failed one. How long a passed portion stays valid is NOT stated here, because official sources disagree: the bulletin says 4 months, while 201 KAR 11:210 says a passing score is valid for 60 days. Source: PSI Services LLC — Kentucky Real Estate Commission, Real Estate Sales Associate and Broker Examinations Candidate Information Bulletin (updated 10/1/2023) (2026-09-22) |
| Fees |
KREC's exam page gives $100, paid when booking; PSI's bulletin also says the fee is $100 regardless of whether one portion or both are taken. The license application fee is not shown here. Source: Kentucky Real Estate Commission — Examination information (2026-09-22) |
| Languages offered | Not published by KREC / PSI None of these documents states the languages the exam is offered in; they were searched for “English” and “Spanish”. PrepPass names no language. What we read and found nothing in: PSI Services LLC — Kentucky Real Estate Commission, Real Estate Sales Associate and Broker Examinations Candidate Information Bulletin (updated 10/1/2023) (2026-09-22) · Kentucky Real Estate Commission — Examination information (2026-09-22) · 201 KAR 11:210 — Licensing, education, and testing requirements (history: eff. 12-16-2019), Kentucky Legislative Research Commission (2026-09-22) |
Change log
- 2026-09-22Fact sheet created: 80 + 50 items, 240 minutes, 75%, $100. The validity period of a passed portion is withheld because the PSI bulletin and 201 KAR 11:210 disagree.