How many questions are on the Georgia real estate salesperson exam?

152 scored questions in one sitting: a 100-question national portion and a 52-question Georgia salesperson supplement. The Georgia supplement is split into State Laws and Rules (16), Real Estate Practice in Georgia (21), and Finance and Closing (15). PSI may also mix in from one to ten unscored experimental items, which look like scored questions and count against your exam time.

What score do you need to pass the Georgia real estate exam?

The official PSI candidate bulletin does not publish a numeric passing score, and neither does GREC as a flat percentage. GREC Rule 520-1-.04(3) says the passing score is set using psychometrically sound criterion-related methods tied to minimal competence, and the minimum is published before each administration. Sites that quote a flat 75 percent (or 75 of 100 and 39 of 52) are not quoting a primary source, so do not treat that number as official.

How much does it cost to take the Georgia exam and get the license?

The exam fee is $175 per sitting, paid to PSI, and it is not refundable or transferable. The license fee is $170, paid to GREC at the test center after you pass, and it covers the license through the last day of your birth month in the fourth calendar year following issuance.

How much education does Georgia require before the exam versus after?

Two different requirements. Before the exam you must complete a 75-hour Salesperson Prelicense Course at a GREC-approved school (or a qualifying college or out-of-state alternative). After you are licensed, you must complete a separate 25-hour Sales Post-License course within one year of the original license; miss it and the license lapses. The post-license course is not the same as the 36-hour continuing education cycle that applies to later renewals.

How do you get the Georgia license after passing?

PSI issues Georgia licenses only at its test centers. You must wait 24 hours after passing, then return during licensing hours (Monday through Friday) with photo ID, an unsigned Certification of Accuracy, a completed Sponsoring Broker Statement if you want an active license, and a GCIC criminal history report that is no more than 60 days old. You must apply within 12 months of passing or retake the exam.

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The Georgia real estate salesperson exam has 152 questions. Below are the exact numbers the GA exam uses, and a free practice test to see where you stand.

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The Georgia exam at a glance

License: Real Estate Salesperson
Administered by: PSI Services LLC, under contract with the Georgia Real Estate Commission (GREC)
Total questions: 152 (100 national and 52 Georgia-specific)
Passing score: Two portions, and both must be passed. National portion: 100 questions. Georgia salesperson supplement: 52 questions, divided into State Laws and Rules (16), Real Estate Practice in Georgia (21), and Finance and Closing (15). The current PSI candidate bulletin (dated 7/1/2026) publishes the item counts but does NOT publish a numeric passing score, a total time limit, or a per-portion cut score. GREC Rule 520-1-.04(3) says the passing score is set by psychometrically sound criterion-related methods tied to minimal competence and that the minimum is published before each administration. Treat any '75%' figure as unverified.
How it is taken: In person at PSI test centers (Atlanta NE/Duluth, Atlanta NW/Marietta, Decatur, Fayetteville, Macon, Savannah). Arrive 30 minutes early and bring one unexpired government photo ID.
If you fail: No same-day retake. The bulletin says a candidate who tests unsuccessfully on a Wednesday may call the next day and retest as soon as Friday, subject to seat availability. Each sitting costs the $175 exam fee again. Retake only the failed portion: the bulletin's table of contents lists a 'Re-taking a Failed Portion' heading, but the printed section describes retaking the exam and the sample score report shows national and Georgia subtotals with no stated per-portion cut or portion carryover rule.

What Georgia requires before you can sit the exam

Minimum age: 18+
Pre-license education: 75 hours
Salesperson Prelicense Course, 75 hours, at a GREC-approved school (primary route)
College alternative: at least 10 quarter hours or 6 semester hours of qualifying real estate coursework, or real property, agency, or contract law courses at an accredited law school
Out-of-state alternative: at least 75 hours of prelicense coursework approved by another state or Canadian province
Exam / application fee: $175
License term: 4 years

Free Georgia practice questions

10 questions written for the Georgia exam, drawn from 41 in the ApexAgent bank. The correct answer and the reasoning are under each one.

1. The Georgia Real Estate Commission is composed of how many members?
- A. Three
- B. Five
- C. Six ✓
- D. Nine
Why: O.C.G.A. 43-40-2 creates a six-member Commission. Five members must be licensees who have been Georgia residents actively engaged in the real estate business for at least five years; the sixth must have no connection to the real estate industry.
2. Which requirement applies to the sixth (consumer) member of the Georgia Real Estate Commission?
- A. Must be a licensed broker with ten years of experience
- B. Must have no connection with the real estate industry and hold a recognized interest in consumer affairs ✓
- C. Must be a sitting member of the Georgia General Assembly
- D. Must be elected by Georgia licensees
Why: O.C.G.A. 43-40-2 requires that the sixth member have no connection with the real estate industry whatsoever but have a recognized interest in consumer affairs and consumer protection. All members are appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate.
3. How is Georgia's Real Estate Commissioner selected?
- A. Elected by Georgia licensees
- B. Appointed by the Governor without confirmation
- C. Appointed by the Commission and serves as its full-time chief executive officer ✓
- D. Appointed by the Secretary of State
Why: Under O.C.G.A. 43-40-4 the Commission appoints the Commissioner, who is a full-time employee and the chief executive officer of the Commission and may hold no interest in any real estate business.
4. Members of the Georgia Real Estate Commission are appointed to terms of
- A. Two years
- B. Three years
- C. Five years ✓
- D. Life
Why: O.C.G.A. 43-40-2 provides that each of the six members is appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate for a term of five years. Vacancies are filled by the Governor for the unexpired term.
5. How many Commission members constitute a quorum?
- A. Two
- B. Three
- C. Four ✓
- D. Six
Why: O.C.G.A. 43-40-2(b) states that four members constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business of the Commission.
6. What is the minimum age to qualify for a Georgia salesperson's license?
- A. 16
- B. 17
- C. 18 ✓
- D. 21
Why: O.C.G.A. 43-40-8(b)(1) requires a salesperson applicant to have attained the age of 18. GREC notes that a candidate may take the salesperson examination at 17 but cannot activate the license until age 18.
7. What is the minimum age to qualify for a Georgia broker's license?
- A. 18
- B. 20
- C. 21 ✓
- D. 25
Why: O.C.G.A. 43-40-8(c)(1) requires a broker or associate broker applicant to have attained the age of 21.
8. How many instructional hours of prelicense education does Georgia require for a salesperson?
- A. 25
- B. 60
- C. 75 ✓
- D. 90
Why: O.C.G.A. 43-40-8(b)(4) requires at least 75 instructional hours in a salesperson's course of study approved by the Commission. A college or out-of-state alternative can satisfy the same requirement.
9. How many instructional hours of prelicense education does Georgia require for a broker's license?
- A. 60 ✓
- B. 75
- C. 90
- D. 135
Why: O.C.G.A. 43-40-8(c)(5) requires 60 instructional hours in a broker's course of study. A licensed community association manager applying for a broker license must complete an additional 75 instructional hours.
10. A newly licensed Georgia salesperson must complete the post-license requirement of how many hours, and by when?
- A. 25 hours within one year of the original license ✓
- B. 75 hours within one year of the original license
- C. 36 hours within four years
- D. There is no post-license education until the first renewal
Why: O.C.G.A. 43-40-8(d) requires a salesperson to complete at least 25 instructional hours of a post-license course within one year of the original license. Failing to complete it causes the license to lapse. This is separate from the 36-hour continuing education requirement in GREC Rule 520-1-.05.

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Frequently asked questions

How many questions are on the Georgia real estate salesperson exam?: 152 scored questions in one sitting: a 100-question national portion and a 52-question Georgia salesperson supplement. The Georgia supplement is split into State Laws and Rules (16), Real Estate Practice in Georgia (21), and Finance and Closing (15). PSI may also mix in from one to ten unscored experimental items, which look like scored questions and count against your exam time.
What score do you need to pass the Georgia real estate exam?: The official PSI candidate bulletin does not publish a numeric passing score, and neither does GREC as a flat percentage. GREC Rule 520-1-.04(3) says the passing score is set using psychometrically sound criterion-related methods tied to minimal competence, and the minimum is published before each administration. Sites that quote a flat 75 percent (or 75 of 100 and 39 of 52) are not quoting a primary source, so do not treat that number as official.
How much does it cost to take the Georgia exam and get the license?: The exam fee is $175 per sitting, paid to PSI, and it is not refundable or transferable. The license fee is $170, paid to GREC at the test center after you pass, and it covers the license through the last day of your birth month in the fourth calendar year following issuance.
How much education does Georgia require before the exam versus after?: Two different requirements. Before the exam you must complete a 75-hour Salesperson Prelicense Course at a GREC-approved school (or a qualifying college or out-of-state alternative). After you are licensed, you must complete a separate 25-hour Sales Post-License course within one year of the original license; miss it and the license lapses. The post-license course is not the same as the 36-hour continuing education cycle that applies to later renewals.
How do you get the Georgia license after passing?: PSI issues Georgia licenses only at its test centers. You must wait 24 hours after passing, then return during licensing hours (Monday through Friday) with photo ID, an unsigned Certification of Accuracy, a completed Sponsoring Broker Statement if you want an active license, and a GCIC criminal history report that is no more than 60 days old. You must apply within 12 months of passing or retake the exam.

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Sources

PSI Services LLC: Georgia Real Estate Commission Candidate Information Bulletin (exam structure 100+52=152, supplement breakdown 16/21/15, 1 to 10 experimental items, $175 exam fee, $170 license fee, 4-year term, 24-hour wait, GCIC 60 days, 12-month application window, 75-hour prelicense) (verified 2026-10-03)
GREC InfoBase Chapter 3, Licensure (age 18 for salesperson, 75-hour prelicense, 25-hour post-license within first year, continuing education) (verified 2026-10-03)
GREC, Obtaining a License: Real Estate (route options, $175 exam fee, 12-month application window, GCIC report) (verified 2026-10-03)
GREC Rule 520-1-.04, Obtaining a License (individual activation fee $45 including $20 for the Recovery Fund; 3-month and 12-month application deadlines) (verified 2026-10-03)
GREC Rule 520-1-.05, Maintaining a License (36 hours of continuing education per renewal period, including 3 hours of license law; 25-hour post-license course) (verified 2026-10-03)
O.C.G.A. 43-40-2 (Georgia Real Estate Commission: six members, governor appoints, five-year terms, consumer member, quorum of four) (verified 2026-10-03)
O.C.G.A. 43-40-4 (commission appoints a full-time commissioner who must hold no interest in a real estate business) (verified 2026-10-03)
O.C.G.A. 43-40-8 (age 18 salesperson and 21 broker, 75 hours prelicense and 60 hours broker, 25-hour post-license within one year, broker experience of three of five years) (verified 2026-10-03)
O.C.G.A. 43-40-20 (broker trust or escrow account; commission not payable from trust funds until the transaction is consummated or terminated) (verified 2026-10-03)
O.C.G.A. 43-40-25 (sanctions and unfair trade practices, commingling, three-year record retention, interest agreements, fines of $1,000 per violation up to $5,000) (verified 2026-10-03)
O.C.G.A. 43-40-22 (Real Estate Education, Research, and Recovery Fund: $1,000,000 minimum balance, $25,000 per transaction, $75,000 aggregate per licensee, two-year limitation) (verified 2026-10-03)
O.C.G.A. 10-6A-5, BRRETA (duties of a broker engaged by a seller, including timely presentation of all offers and material fact disclosure) (verified 2026-10-03)
O.C.G.A. 48-5-7 (taxable tangible property assessed at 40 percent of fair market value; bona fide agricultural property at 75 percent of the standard assessment) (verified 2026-10-03)
Exam details are checked against the Georgia Real Estate Commission (GREC) and its testing vendor. Always confirm current requirements with the board before your exam.