Connecticut Real Estate Practice Test (Free)
The Connecticut real estate salesperson exam has 115 questions and a 2 hours 45 minutes limit. Below are the exact numbers the CT exam uses, and a free practice test to see where you stand.
The Connecticut exam at a glance
- License
- Real Estate Salesperson
- Administered by
- PSI Services LLC, under contract with the Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection
- Total questions
- 115 (80 national and 35 Connecticut-specific)
- Time limit
- 2 hours 45 minutes
- Passing score
- At least 70%. A salesperson candidate must pass both portions within one year of eligibility, and passing one portion is not enough. The PSI bulletin states a single 70% standard for the salesperson examinations; because the two portions are scored separately (General 80 points, State 35 points), a candidate needs at least 70% on the General portion and at least 70% on the State portion.
- How it is taken
- In person at PSI test centers (West Hartford and Milford in Connecticut, plus cooperating centers in Massachusetts) or remote online proctored, which PSI made available for this exam on May 14, 2025. Both portions are taken in one appointment.
- If you fail
- You cannot book a new appointment on the same day you tested. PSI's own example is a candidate who fails on a Wednesday, calls Thursday and can retest as soon as Friday if space is available. The retake fee is $51 whether you repeat one portion or both. There is no limit on attempts, but both portions must be passed within one year of eligibility; if not, you must reapply to DCP for another year of eligibility.
What Connecticut requires before you can sit the exam
- Minimum age
- 18+
- Pre-license education
- 60 hours
- A Connecticut approved Real Estate Principles and Practices pre-licensing course of at least 60 classroom hours. The completion certificate must be filed with the examination application. Under Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies 20-328-16a a pre-licensing student must attend at least 60 hours for the principles and practices course and pass a final examination with a grade of at least 70% before an affidavit or certificate of completion is issued.
- Exam / application fee
- $80
- License term
- 2 years
Free Connecticut practice questions
10 questions written for the Connecticut exam, drawn from 12 in the ApexAgent bank. The correct answer and the reasoning are under each one.
1. How is the Connecticut Real Estate Commission composed?
- A. Five members, all licensed brokers
- B. Eight members: three licensed brokers, two licensed salespersons and three public members ✓
- C. Nine members, all appointed from the real estate industry
- D. Seven members: four brokers and three public members
Why: Section 20-311a of the Connecticut General Statutes creates the Connecticut Real Estate Commission within the Department of Consumer Protection and provides that it consists of eight electors appointed by the Governor. Three members must be licensed real estate brokers at the time of appointment, two must be licensed real estate salespersons, and three must be public members. Not more than a bare majority may be from one political party, and each congressional district must be represented.
2. What is the minimum age for a person to hold a Connecticut real estate salesperson license?
- A. Sixteen
- B. Eighteen ✓
- C. Nineteen
- D. Twenty-one
Why: Section 20-316(c) of the Connecticut General Statutes states that no real estate license shall be issued under Chapter 392 to any person who is younger than eighteen years of age. The Department of Consumer Protection restates the same age 18 minimum in the prerequisites on its Real Estate Salesperson Initial/Exam page.
3. How many classroom hours of the Real Estate Principles and Practices course must a Connecticut salesperson applicant complete before being admitted to the licensing examination?
- A. Forty hours
- B. Sixty hours ✓
- C. Seventy-two hours
- D. Ninety hours
Why: Section 20-314(d)(3) of the Connecticut General Statutes requires a salesperson applicant to have successfully completed a commission-approved course in real estate principles and practices consisting of at least sixty classroom hours of study. Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies section 20-328-16a adds that a pre-licensing student must attend a minimum of sixty classroom hours for the principles and practices course and pass a final examination with a grade of at least 70 percent before the certificate of completion is issued.
4. What minimum score must a candidate reach to pass each portion of the Connecticut Real Estate Salesperson examination?
- A. At least 60 percent
- B. At least 65 percent
- C. At least 70 percent ✓
- D. At least 75 percent
Why: The PSI Services Candidate Information Bulletin for the Connecticut salesperson and broker examinations states that in order to pass the Salesperson examinations a candidate must receive a score of at least 70 percent. Section 20-314(c) of the Connecticut General Statutes directs the Commissioner of Consumer Protection to adopt regulations establishing passing scores and provides for the examinations to be prepared and administered by the department or a designated national testing service. Each portion is scored on its own points, so the 70 percent applies to the General portion and to the State portion.
5. A Connecticut real estate team must register with the Department of Consumer Protection. What is the initial team registration fee?
- A. $80
- B. $250
- C. $375
- D. $565 ✓
Why: Section 20-312(e) of the Connecticut General Statutes requires each team to register with the department and pay an initial registration fee of five hundred sixty-five dollars when it files its initial registration, with a registration renewal fee of three hundred seventy-five dollars for each later renewal. The statute also limits the team name, requiring it to include the full name of at least one licensed broker or salesperson who is part of the team and to omit terms that suggest the team is a business entity.
6. Before a Connecticut broker may act as a dual agent representing both the buyer and the seller in the same transaction, what must occur?
- A. The broker must obtain verbal consent from both parties
- B. The broker must obtain a written consent executed by the parties before any purchase, sale or lease contract is executed ✓
- C. The broker must notify the Real Estate Commission and wait ten days
- D. Nothing further is required once both parties agree to work with the same brokerage
Why: Section 20-325g of the Connecticut General Statutes provides a conclusive presumption that a person has given informed consent to a dual agency relationship only if that person executes a written consent in the statutory form prior to executing any contract or agreement for the purchase, sale or lease of real estate. The dual agency consent agreement is an addendum to the listing agreement or buyer agency agreement and states that the brokerage represents both parties.
7. As of April 1, 2024, what does Connecticut law provide about a broker offering or paying for subagency?
- A. Subagency is allowed if the client gives informed written consent
- B. Subagency is allowed only for residential transactions
- C. Broker subagency is prohibited outright ✓
- D. Subagency is allowed if the subagent's license number is disclosed
Why: Section 20-325f of the Connecticut General Statutes, as amended by Public Act 23-84 effective April 1, 2024, now reads that no real estate broker shall make any unilateral offer of subagency or agree to compensate, appoint, employ, cooperate with or otherwise affiliate with a subagent for the sale or purchase of real property. The earlier version allowed subagency with a client's informed written consent and a vicarious liability warning, but that consent-based approach was repealed in the 2024 rewrite.
8. Under Connecticut law, by what point must a licensee disclose to a prospective party the types of agency relationships available to that person?
- A. Only if the prospective party makes a written request
- B. Not later than the first personal meeting ✓
- C. Not later than five days after the first showing of a property
- D. At the closing table
Why: Section 20-325d(b) of the Connecticut General Statutes requires a real estate licensee, not later than the first personal meeting, to disclose in writing to a prospective party the types of agency relationships available to that person and to advise the prospective party not to share confidential information until a written representation agreement is signed. For residential transactions the licensee must also provide information on fair housing discrimination, and these disclosures may be delivered electronically.
9. What is the maximum amount that may be recovered from the Connecticut Real Estate Guaranty Fund in connection with any one real estate transaction or claim?
- A. $10,000
- B. $25,000 ✓
- C. $50,000
- D. $500,000
Why: Section 20-324a of the Connecticut General Statutes establishes the Real Estate Guaranty Fund and limits compensation to an amount not exceeding in the aggregate the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars in connection with any one real estate transaction or claim, regardless of the number of persons aggrieved or parcels of real estate involved. The fund covers losses from embezzlement, money or property unlawfully obtained by false pretenses, artifice or forgery, or fraud, misrepresentation or deceit by a licensee or an unlicensed employee.
10. How many hours of continuing education must a Connecticut real estate salesperson complete in each two-year renewal cycle?
- A. Eight hours
- B. Twelve hours, including a three-hour mandatory course ✓
- C. Fifteen hours, including a two-hour ethics course
- D. Twenty-four hours
Why: Section 20-319(b) of the Connecticut General Statutes requires an applicant for a two-year renewal license to complete not less than twelve hours of classroom study in current real estate practices and licensing laws. The Department of Consumer Protection applies this as 12 credit hours per two-year cycle, made up of one three-hour mandatory course on Connecticut license law and fair housing plus nine hours of real estate elective courses, and a licensee may instead pass the 40-question Connecticut continuing education examination during the cycle.
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Frequently asked questions
- Is the Connecticut real estate exam one test or two?
- Two portions taken in a single PSI appointment. The General (national) portion has 80 questions in 120 minutes and the Connecticut State portion has 35 questions in 45 minutes, for 115 scored questions and 165 minutes total. Each portion is scored on its own, so a strong General score will not rescue a failing State score. Connecticut is not a single combined exam, and it is also not the old 110-question format that older prep material describes; PSI's current bulletin shows a 35-question State portion.
- What score do you need to pass the Connecticut real estate exam?
- 70% on each portion, and you must pass both within one year of your eligibility date. You can repeat one portion or both as many times as you need inside that year for a $51 retake fee each time. If you do not clear both portions within the year, you must reapply to the Department of Consumer Protection for a fresh year of eligibility before you can test again.
- How much does the Connecticut real estate exam cost, and how soon can you retake it?
- The $80 DCP application fee is paid to the state when you file, and PSI charges $59 for your first attempt at both portions, paid at scheduling. Retakes are $51 for one portion or both. You cannot rebook on the day you test, but you can call PSI the next day and sit again as soon as the following day if a seat is open. Report to the test center at least 15 minutes early, or log in early for remote proctoring.
- What do you need before you can sit the Connecticut exam?
- You must be at least 18, complete the Connecticut approved 60-hour Real Estate Principles and Practices course, and file the salesperson examination application with the course certificate and the $80 application fee. Broker supervision is not required to sit the exam. DCP must approve your application and forward your name to PSI before you can register and schedule.
- After you pass both portions, how do you get the Connecticut license?
- You have two years from the date you passed the most recently passed portion to activate the license. To activate you must be supervised by a Connecticut licensed broker and pay the license fee ($590 on the DCP requirements page). Real estate salesperson licenses in Connecticut are biennial and all salesperson licenses expire on May 31 of every even-numbered year. Renewal requires 12 hours of continuing education in the two-year cycle, including a 3-hour mandatory course on state law and fair housing.
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- Connecticut DCP, Real Estate Salesperson Initial/Exam application page (prerequisites: at least 18 and the Connecticut pre-license 60-hour Real Estate Principles and Practices course; broker supervision not required to test; must pass both portions within one year of eligibility; unlimited attempts in that year; two years from the most recently passed portion to activate; $80 application fee; $59 examination fee paid at scheduling with PSI; $590.00 license fee; all salesperson licenses expire May 31 of every even-numbered year) (verified 2026-10-03)
- PSI Services LLC, Connecticut Department of Consumer Protection Real Estate Salesperson and Broker Licensing Candidate Information Bulletin, updated 11/13/2025 (Examination Summary Table: Salesperson General 80 questions in 120 minutes, State 35 questions in 45 minutes, Both in 165 minutes and 115 points; salesperson passing score at least 70%, broker 75%; five to ten unscored experimental questions; examination fee $59 for both portions on a first attempt and $51 for a retake of one or both portions; remote testing effective 5/14/25; pass both portions within one year of eligibility; pay the license fee within two years of passing the last portion) (verified 2026-10-03)
- Connecticut General Statutes, Chapter 392, Real Estate Licensees (CGS 20-311a Real Estate Commission of eight members, three brokers, two salespersons and three public members; 20-312 license required and team registration; 20-314 salesperson license qualifications, the 60-hour course and the $80 application fee, biennial licenses; 20-316(c) no license under age 18; 20-319(b) 12-hour continuing education per two-year period; 20-324 misrepresentation penalty; 20-324a Real Estate Guaranty Fund limit of $25,000 per transaction or claim; 20-325d agency disclosure at the first personal meeting; 20-325f subagency prohibited on and after April 1, 2024; 20-325g dual agency written consent; 20-325i designated buyer and seller agents) (verified 2026-10-03)
- Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, Sections 20-328-1a to 20-328-33, Real Estate Brokers and Salesmen (20-328-16a: a pre-licensing student must attend a minimum of 60 classroom hours for the principles and practices course and pass a final examination with a grade of at least 70%; 20-328-11a: pre-licensure principles and practices course content and approval; continuing education course approval and the three-hour mandatory course requirement) (verified 2026-10-03)
- Connecticut DCP, Real Estate Salesperson Continuing Education page (12 credit hours per two-year cycle, including one three-hour mandatory course and nine hours of electives; CE completion window and late completion fees) (verified 2026-10-03)
- Exam details are checked against the Connecticut Real Estate Commission, Department of Consumer Protection (DCP), Occupational and Professional Licensing Division and its testing vendor. Always confirm current requirements with the board before your exam.