Arkansas Real Estate Practice Test (Free)
The Arkansas real estate salesperson exam has 110 questions. Below are the exact numbers the AR exam uses, and a free practice test to see where you stand.
The Arkansas exam at a glance
- License
- Real Estate Salesperson
- Administered by
- Pearson VUE, under contract with the Arkansas Real Estate Commission (AREC)
- Total questions
- 110 (80 national and 30 Arkansas-specific)
- Passing score
- A scaled score of at least 70 is required on EACH portion, the national (general) portion and the Arkansas law portion, and each portion is scored separately. The 70 is a scaled score reported on a 0 to 100 scale that the Commission set with Pearson, not a raw percentage and not a count of questions answered correctly. The national portion has 80 scored items and the Arkansas law portion has 30 scored items, for 110 scored items total; each portion also contains unscored pretest items. Passing one portion and failing the other requires retaking only the failed portion within six months.
- How it is taken
- Computer-based testing at Pearson VUE test centers in Arkansas (locations include Little Rock, Fort Smith, Rogers, Fayetteville, Texarkana, Hot Springs, Jonesboro, and others). Reservations must be made at least 24 hours in advance; walk-in examinations are not available. Report to the test center at least 30 minutes before your appointment.
- If you fail
- If you pass one portion and fail the other, you only retake the failed portion, and you must pass both within six months of the first passing score or you retake the entire exam. Reservations for reexamination cannot be made at the test center, and you must wait 24 hours before making one. Every appointment costs the full fee: $75 for both portions scheduled together, or $75 per portion if scheduled and paid separately. There is no cap on attempts during the one-year authorization window.
What Arkansas requires before you can sit the exam
- Minimum age
- 18+
- Pre-license education
- 60 hours
- 60 classroom hours of AREC-approved real estate education, at least 30 of which must be in the basic principles of real estate, from an accredited post-secondary school or a school or organization licensed by the Arkansas Real Estate Commission (A.C.A. 17-42-303 and Commission Regulation 4.1). For salesperson applicants the 60-hour certificate has no expiration. Courses marketed as exam prep generally do not count.
- Exam / application fee
- $75
- License term
- 1 years
- Background check
- Fingerprints and a criminal history check are required.
Free Arkansas practice questions
10 questions written for the Arkansas exam, drawn from 12 in the ApexAgent bank. The correct answer and the reasoning are under each one.
1. How many members serve on the Arkansas Real Estate Commission, and how long is each member's term?
- A. Five members, each appointed by the Governor for a three-year term ✓
- B. Seven members, each appointed by the Governor for a four-year term
- C. Five members, each appointed by the Governor for a five-year term
- D. Nine members, each appointed by the Governor for a three-year term
Why: Arkansas Code 17-42-201(a)(1) provides that the Arkansas Real Estate Commission consists of five members appointed by the Governor for terms of three years, beginning January 1 and ending December 31 of the third year. This is smaller than Florida's seven-member commission, a point worth remembering.
2. Of the five Arkansas Real Estate Commission members, what does Arkansas Code 17-42-201 require for the two members who are not in the real estate business?
- A. They must be licensed attorneys, appointed from the state at large
- B. One must represent consumers and one must be age 60 or older and represent the elderly ✓
- C. Both must be former licensees who have been retired for at least five years
- D. Both must hold a statewide elected office before appointment
Why: Arkansas Code 17-42-201(a)(3) requires two of the five members to be people who are not actively engaged in or retired from the real estate business. One represents consumers, and one must be 60 years of age or older and represent the elderly. Both are full voting members but may not participate in the grading of examinations.
3. How much pre-license education must an Arkansas real estate salesperson applicant complete, and how much of it must be in the basic principles of real estate?
- A. 45 classroom hours, at least 30 in the basic principles of real estate
- B. 60 classroom hours, at least 30 in the basic principles of real estate ✓
- C. 90 classroom hours, at least 45 in the basic principles of real estate
- D. 75 classroom hours, at least 15 in the basic principles of real estate
Why: Arkansas Code 17-42-303(a)(2) caps salesperson education at 90 hours with at least 30 hours in the basic principles of real estate, and the Commission by Commission Regulation 4.1 requires 60 classroom hours with at least 30 in the basic principles. For salesperson applicants the 60-hour certificate has no expiration.
4. After passing the Arkansas real estate licensing examination, how long does an applicant have to pay the license fee and the Real Estate Recovery Fund fee to the Commission?
- A. Thirty (30) days from the date of the examination
- B. Sixty (60) days from the date of the examination
- C. Ninety (90) days from the date of the examination ✓
- D. One hundred eighty (180) days from the date of the examination
Why: Arkansas Code 17-42-306(b)(1)(A) requires a successful applicant to pay the license fee and the Real Estate Recovery Fund fee within ninety (90) days from the date of the examination. Under 17-42-306(b)(2), failing to pay within that window invalidates the examination results and forces a new application and a retake as an original applicant.
5. When does an Arkansas real estate salesperson license expire, assuming it is not renewed?
- A. December 31 of each calendar year ✓
- B. June 30 of each odd-numbered year
- C. On the second anniversary of the date it was issued
- D. It does not expire as long as continuing education is current
Why: Arkansas Code 17-42-307(a) lets the Commission set the expiration date, and Commission Regulation 17 CAR 220-601 fixes it at December 31 of each calendar year. Renewal applications and fees must be filed by September 30, and a license not renewed for the upcoming year expires on January 1.
6. How much continuing education must an active Arkansas real estate salesperson complete each year to renew, and what area must part of it cover?
- A. Three hours, including one hour of fair housing
- B. Fourteen hours, including three hours of ethics
- C. Seven hours, including at least one hour on how real estate professionals can limit risk to preserve personal safety for agents and consumers ✓
- D. No continuing education is required in the first renewal year, and none afterward
Why: Arkansas Code 17-42-307(b)(1)(A) requires not less than six and not more than seven classroom hours of annual continuing education with at least one hour focusing on personal safety for agents and consumers, and the Commission by Commission Regulation 6.2 requires seven hours to renew an active license. A licensee licensed in the current year first satisfies the requirement at the second active renewal.
7. What post-license education does Arkansas require of a newly licensed salesperson, and by when?
- A. 18 classroom hours by the end of the sixth month after the license is initially issued ✓
- B. 18 classroom hours within twelve months of the license date
- C. 30 classroom hours by the end of the sixth month after the license is issued
- D. 45 classroom hours within one year of the license date
Why: The Arkansas Real Estate Commission requires a new salesperson to complete 18 classroom hours of post-license education by the end of the month six months after the date the individual is initially licensed. The requirement comes from Arkansas Code 17-42-303(c)(1) and Commission Regulation 11.5. Post-license education is separate from annual continuing education and must be completed after the license issues, not before.
8. An out-of-state salesperson who is currently licensed in another state and meets Arkansas's education requirements and passing-grade standards may do what on the Arkansas examination?
- A. Skip the examination entirely and receive an Arkansas license by reciprocity
- B. Take only the Arkansas law portion of the salesperson examination after a waiver of the general portion ✓
- C. Take only the general portion and be licensed without the Arkansas law portion
- D. Take a shortened 15-question written examination prepared by the Commission
Why: Under Commission Regulation 4.2(d), an applicant currently licensed in another state who has met Arkansas's pre-licensing education requirements and whose state requires a passing grade no lower than Arkansas's general-portion score of 70 may request a waiver of the general portion and be required to take only the Arkansas law portion of the salesperson examination. The applicant must still be licensed in the other state at the time of the Arkansas exam.
9. Under Arkansas Real Estate Commission rules, how soon after both the seller and buyer execute a real estate contract must trust funds delivered to the principal broker be deposited in the trust account or delivered to an escrow agent?
- A. Within one (1) business day
- B. Within three (3) days ✓
- C. Within five (5) days
- D. Within ten (10) days
Why: Commission Regulation 10.8(g)(1) requires that no later than three (3) days following the execution of a real estate contract by both seller and buyer, all trust funds delivered to the principal broker be deposited in the trust account, delivered to an escrow agent, or deposited under a written agreement of the seller and buyer. Regulation 10.8(b) separately prohibits commingling trust funds with personal or other non-trust funds.
10. A licensee is acting solely as the agent for a seller. Under Arkansas Real Estate Commission rules, when must the licensee disclose that agency relationship to a potential buyer?
- A. Only if the buyer asks whether the licensee represents the seller
- B. Before the buyer signs any document related to the transaction, such as an offer or a lease ✓
- C. Within three days after the buyer submits a written offer
- D. At the closing, on the settlement statement
Why: Commission Regulation 8.1(c) requires a seller's or lessor's agent to make the agency disclosure before the buyer or lessee signs any document related to the transaction, such as an offer, lease, or rental agreement. The disclosure must be in writing, though it may initially be oral and reduced to writing. Arkansas Code 17-42-108 requires a licensee to clearly disclose which party or parties the licensee represents.
Want more Arkansas-specific questions? Practice the full Arkansas state-law set.
Frequently asked questions
- Does Arkansas split the real estate exam into a national portion and a state portion?
- Yes. The Arkansas salesperson exam is two independently scored portions. The national (general) portion has 80 scored items, and the Arkansas law portion has 30 scored items, for 110 scored items. You must earn a scaled score of at least 70 on each portion, and passing one while failing the other still fails the exam. Many other states run a single combined test with one pass line; Arkansas does not, so do not treat it like a one-score exam.
- What score do you need to pass the Arkansas real estate exam, and is it a percentage?
- A scaled score of 70 on each portion. The 70 is not a percentage and not a count of correct answers. Pearson equates the multiple exam forms and reports a scaled score on a common 0 to 100 scale that the Arkansas Real Estate Commission set with the vendor. On the national portion 80 items are scored and on the Arkansas law portion 30 items are scored, so the pass line is the same scaled 70 on both even though the portions have different item counts.
- How many questions are on the Arkansas real estate exam, and how long is it?
- 110 scored multiple-choice questions: 80 on the national portion and 30 on the Arkansas law portion. Each portion also contains unscored pretest items (five on the national portion and ten on the Arkansas law portion) that look like real questions but do not count toward your score. The vendor does not publish a single fixed clock; the official candidate handbook states candidates are given a two to four hour window to complete the exam. You can schedule both portions together or separately, and booking them in one transaction gives a two-for-one discount on the exam fee.
- How much does the Arkansas real estate exam and license cost, and how soon can you retake it?
- The AREC examination application fee is $50 (cashier's check or money order payable to AREC). The Pearson VUE exam fee is $75 when both portions are scheduled and paid together, or $75 per portion if scheduled separately. After you pass, you have ninety days to send AREC the license fee of $50 plus the $25 Real Estate Recovery Fund fee; miss the ninety days and your exam results are void. If you fail, you may retake after a 24 hour wait and you pay the exam fee again, with the failed portion retaken within six months of your first passing score.
- What education and other requirements does Arkansas set before you can sit the exam?
- You must be at least 18, complete 60 classroom hours of AREC-approved education with at least 30 of those hours in the basic principles of real estate, and complete a state and federal criminal background check that requires digital fingerprints. Submit the AREC examination application with the $50 fee and the Background Check Acknowledgment form; do not have fingerprints made until AREC emails you authorization to do so. After AREC approves you, Pearson VUE issues an authorization to test that lasts one year. After you pass and are licensed, you must complete 18 hours of post-license education within six months, and then 7 hours of continuing education each year to renew.
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- Pearson VUE, Arkansas Real Estate and Property Management Candidate Handbook (#090400, June 2026): salesperson requirements (60 hours education, 30 in basic principles, age 18); the exam is divided into general and state law parts that may be taken together or separately; passing scaled score of 70 on the general and state portions; numeric scores reported only to failing candidates; retake of a failed part within six months else the whole exam; 24 hour wait before rebooking and no test center rebooking; exam fee $75 for both components together or $75 per component separately; report 30 minutes early; candidates have two to four hours to complete the exam; pay license and Recovery Fund fees within 90 days (verified 2026-10-03)
- Pearson VUE, Arkansas Real Estate and Property Management Content Outlines (#090402, 06/2026): national/general salesperson portion is 80 scored items plus five pretest (unscored) items; Arkansas Real Estate Salesperson law portion is 30 scored items plus ten pretest (unscored) items (verified 2026-10-03)
- Arkansas Real Estate Commission, Education: pre-license courses require 60 hours with at least 30 in basic principles; salesperson 60-hour certificate has no expiration; post-license requirement for a new salesperson is 18 classroom hours due by the end of the sixth month after initial licensure; continuing education is 7 hours annually to renew an active license (verified 2026-10-03)
- Arkansas Real Estate Commission, Real Estate Applicants (new applicant): salesperson checklist (age 18, 60 classroom hours with 30 in basic principles, $50 application fee by cashier's check or money order, state and federal background check with digital fingerprints, approval to sit, pass the exam, submit forms and fees within 90 days); out-of-state licensees may waive the general portion and take only the Arkansas law portion under Commission Regulation 4.2(d); $85 nonresident application fee if a test is required, $160 if not (verified 2026-10-03)
- Arkansas Real Estate Commission, Exam Information: the salesperson and broker exams are administered by Pearson VUE; the general and state-specific portions must each be registered separately, and registering and paying for both in one transaction gives a two-for-one discount on the testing fee (verified 2026-10-03)
- Arkansas Real Estate Commission, Licensing Frequently Asked Questions: a new salesperson must submit the passing score report, a $50 license fee, and a $25 Recovery Fund fee within ninety days of the exam or the exam is void; salesperson license renewal fee is $60 before September 30 and $80 after; licenses are issued per calendar year and expire December 31; CE is 7 hours annually to renew for the upcoming calendar year (verified 2026-10-03)
- Arkansas Real Estate Commission, 17 CAR 220 Real Estate and Time Share Regulations (August 2026): fee schedule (application fee $50; original real estate salesperson license fee $50; annual renewal salesperson fee $60; expired salesperson license fee $80; Recovery Fund fee $25; transfer fee $30); licenses expire December 31 of each calendar year and renewal applications must be filed by September 30; 7 hours of annual continuing education including 1 hour on safety (verified 2026-10-03)
- Arkansas Real Estate Commission, Real Estate License Law and Time-Share Law, Arkansas Code Title 17 Chapter 42 (August 2025): 17-42-201(a) five-member Commission with three-year terms, three licensed members and two public members; 17-42-303(a)(2) salesperson education not to exceed 90 hours with at least 30 in basic principles, and 17-42-303(c) post-licensure hours capped at 30; 17-42-304 fee caps; 17-42-306 payment within 90 days of the exam; 17-42-307 expiration and 6 to 7 annual CE hours with 1 safety hour; 17-42-311 prohibited acts; 17-42-316 agency duties that may not be waived by a client (verified 2026-10-03)
- Arkansas Code of 1987, Title 17, Chapter 42, 17-42-406 (Real Estate Recovery Fund payment limits), reproduced by Justia (2025): the Commission shall not pay in excess of $25,000 for any one violation or continuing series of violations, and shall not obligate the fund for more than $75,000 total with respect to the acts of any one licensee or any group of related claims (verified 2026-10-03)
- Exam details are checked against the Arkansas Real Estate Commission (AREC), Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing and its testing vendor. Always confirm current requirements with the board before your exam.