Q: How much does the Virginia Real Estate Salesperson Examination cost?

$60 — Examination fee (PSI, per attempt); $52 — Electronic fingerprinting at a PSI Virginia site (state processing plus PSI processing) (PSI / Commonwealth of Virginia, one-time). PSI registration fees are not refundable or transferable. DPOR's own license application fee is not shown here: DPOR added a separate technology fee to certain fees from July 1, 2026, and we did not find a current salesperson application fee on the pages we read.

Question 1

Who administers the Virginia Real Estate Salesperson Examination?

Accepted Answer

Virginia Real Estate Board, Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation (DPOR) — exam delivered by PSI

Candidates may test at a PSI test center or, per the PSI bulletin, choose a remote-proctored format. Before the exam, salespersons must complete a 60-hour Board-approved pre-license course (“Principles of Real Estate”).

Source: Virginia DPOR, Real Estate Board — Pre-License Education and Examination (2026-09-22)

Question 2

How many questions are on the Virginia Real Estate Salesperson Examination?

Accepted Answer

120 questions. National portion 80 questions, State portion 40 questions. PSI may add one to ten unscored experimental items, which do count against examination time. Licensees of other states applying by reciprocity take only the State portion.

Question 3

How long is the Virginia Real Estate Salesperson Examination?

Accepted Answer

150 minutes. National portion 105 minutes, State portion 45 minutes.

Question 4

What is the passing score for the Virginia Real Estate Salesperson Examination?

Accepted Answer

56 of 80 correct. The figure shown is the National portion. The bulletin sets a minimum score for each portion: 56 on the National portion (80 questions, 80 points) and 30 on the State portion (40 questions, 40 points). If you fail one portion you retake only that portion, and the license application must be in within 1 year of the original exam date.

Question 5

How much does the Virginia Real Estate Salesperson Examination cost?

Accepted Answer

$60 — Examination fee (PSI, per attempt)
$52 — Electronic fingerprinting at a PSI Virginia site (state processing plus PSI processing) (PSI / Commonwealth of Virginia, one-time) Source

PSI registration fees are not refundable or transferable. DPOR's own license application fee is not shown here: DPOR added a separate technology fee to certain fees from July 1, 2026, and we did not find a current salesperson application fee on the pages we read.

Source: Virginia DPOR, Real Estate Board — Pre-License Education and Examination (2026-09-22)

Question 6

What languages is the Virginia Real Estate Salesperson Examination offered in?

Accepted Answer

Not published by Virginia DPOR / PSI. No page we read states the languages the exam is given in. DPOR says the Candidate Information Bulletin itself is available in Mandarin, French, Korean and Spanish — that is the booklet, not the exam — and the bulletin allows a word-to-word translation dictionary. PrepPass names no exam language.

Administering body	Virginia Real Estate Board, Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation (DPOR) — exam delivered by PSI Candidates may test at a PSI test center or, per the PSI bulletin, choose a remote-proctored format. Before the exam, salespersons must complete a 60-hour Board-approved pre-license course (“Principles of Real Estate”). Source: Virginia DPOR, Real Estate Board — Pre-License Education and Examination (2026-09-22)
Questions	120 questions National portion 80 questions, State portion 40 questions. PSI may add one to ten unscored experimental items, which do count against examination time. Licensees of other states applying by reciprocity take only the State portion. Source: PSI — Commonwealth of Virginia DPOR, Real Estate Candidate Information Bulletin (last revised 2/18/2026) (2026-09-22)
Time limit	150 minutes National portion 105 minutes, State portion 45 minutes. Source: PSI — Commonwealth of Virginia DPOR, Real Estate Candidate Information Bulletin (last revised 2/18/2026) (2026-09-22)
Passing score	56 of 80 correct The figure shown is the National portion. The bulletin sets a minimum score for each portion: 56 on the National portion (80 questions, 80 points) and 30 on the State portion (40 questions, 40 points). If you fail one portion you retake only that portion, and the license application must be in within 1 year of the original exam date. Source: PSI — Commonwealth of Virginia DPOR, Real Estate Candidate Information Bulletin (last revised 2/18/2026) (2026-09-22)
Fees	$60 — Examination fee (PSI, per attempt) $52 — Electronic fingerprinting at a PSI Virginia site (state processing plus PSI processing) (PSI / Commonwealth of Virginia, one-time) Source PSI registration fees are not refundable or transferable. DPOR's own license application fee is not shown here: DPOR added a separate technology fee to certain fees from July 1, 2026, and we did not find a current salesperson application fee on the pages we read. Source: Virginia DPOR, Real Estate Board — Pre-License Education and Examination (2026-09-22)
Languages offered	Not published by Virginia DPOR / PSI No page we read states the languages the exam is given in. DPOR says the Candidate Information Bulletin itself is available in Mandarin, French, Korean and Spanish — that is the booklet, not the exam — and the bulletin allows a word-to-word translation dictionary. PrepPass names no exam language. What we read and found nothing in: PSI — Commonwealth of Virginia DPOR, Real Estate Candidate Information Bulletin (last revised 2/18/2026) (2026-09-22) · Virginia DPOR, Real Estate Board — Pre-License Education and Examination (2026-09-22) · Virginia DPOR — Real Estate Board (board page and FAQ) (2026-09-22)

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