Kansas Real Estate Practice Test (Free)
The Kansas real estate salesperson exam has 110 questions and a 4 hours limit. Below are the exact numbers the KS exam uses, and a free practice test to see where you stand.
The Kansas exam at a glance
- License
- Real Estate Salesperson
- Administered by
- Pearson VUE, under contract with the Kansas Real Estate Commission
- Total questions
- 110 (80 national and 30 Kansas-specific)
- Time limit
- 4 hours
- Passing score
- Scaled score of at least 70 on each portion, the general (national) portion and the Kansas state portion. No percentage is published. Pearson VUE states the scaled score is neither the number nor the percentage of questions answered correctly, and numeric scores are reported only to failing candidates. The 70 pass line was set by the Kansas Real Estate Commission with Pearson VUE.
- How it is taken
- In person at Pearson VUE Professional Centers and authorized third-party test locations in Kansas and nationwide. Report at least 30 minutes before the appointment. Walk-in exams are not allowed, and payment is not accepted at the test center.
- If you fail
- Candidates must wait 24 hours before scheduling a re-exam, and the $70 fee is due again. There is no published limit on the number of attempts. If one portion is passed and the other failed, only the failed portion must be retaken, but the complete license application must reach KREC within six months of the earlier exam pass date or both portions must be retaken.
What Kansas requires before you can sit the exam
- Minimum age
- 18+
- Pre-license education
- 60 hours
- 30-hour Principles of Real Estate course, approved by KREC and completed within the 12 months immediately before passing the exam. Required of candidates who are not applying through requirements met in another state, and it is a prerequisite to taking the salesperson exam. The course expires 12 months from the course date (K.S.A. 58-3046a(a)).
- 30-hour Kansas Practice Course, approved by KREC and completed within the six months immediately before KREC receives the license application. Required of all salesperson applicants, including those licensed in another state (K.S.A. 58-3046a(c)).
- Exam / application fee
- $70
- License term
- 2 years
- Background check
- Fingerprints and a criminal history check are required.
Free Kansas practice questions
10 questions written for the Kansas exam, drawn from 12 in the ApexAgent bank. The correct answer and the reasoning are under each one.
1. Under K.S.A. 58-3039(f), the Kansas real estate licensing examination for an original license is made up of which two portions?
- A. A general portion and a Kansas state portion, and the applicant must pass both ✓
- B. A national portion only, with Kansas law tested during the pre-license course
- C. A written portion and an oral portion, and the applicant must pass both
- D. A broker portion and a salesperson portion, chosen by the applicant
Why: K.S.A. 58-3039(f) provides that the examination has a general portion testing real estate matters of general application and a state portion testing subject matter applicable to the specific jurisdiction, and that each applicant for an original license must pass both. A candidate already licensed in another state may have the general portion waived under K.S.A. 58-3040 but must still pass the Kansas state portion.
2. How many members serve on the Kansas Real Estate Commission, and who appoints them?
- A. Three members elected by licensees
- B. Five members appointed by the Governor ✓
- C. Seven members appointed by the Governor
- D. Nine members appointed by the Director of the Commission
Why: K.S.A. 74-4201(a) provides that the Kansas Real Estate Commission consists of five members appointed by the Governor, one from each congressional district and the remainder from the state at large. Not less than three members must have been real estate brokers for five years, and not less than one member must never have engaged in business as a real estate broker.
3. Under K.S.A. 74-4201(b), a Kansas Real Estate Commission member appointed to fill a full term serves for how long?
- A. Two years
- B. Three years
- C. Four years ✓
- D. Six years
Why: K.S.A. 74-4201(b) states that when a member's term expires the Governor appoints a successor for a term of four years and until a successor is appointed and qualifies. A person appointed to fill a vacancy serves only the unexpired portion of the vacated term.
4. A Kansas salesperson applicant who is not licensed in another state must complete a Principles of Real Estate course of at least how many hours, and within what time before passing the exam?
- A. 15 hours within three months
- B. 30 hours within 12 months ✓
- C. 60 hours within 24 months
- D. 90 hours with no time limit
Why: K.S.A. 58-3046a(a) requires an original salesperson applicant to show attendance of an approved principles of real estate course of not less than 30 hours of instruction, completed within the 12 months immediately preceding the application, or within 12 months before the exam if the evidence is furnished to the testing service. The KREC pre-license page states the course expires 12 months from the course date.
5. All Kansas salesperson applicants, even those already licensed in another state, must complete which Kansas-specific course and within what deadline?
- A. A 4-hour Kansas Law course within 12 months of licensure
- B. A 30-hour Kansas Practice Course within six months before the Commission receives the application ✓
- C. A 30-hour Kansas Real Estate Management course within 12 months before the exam
- D. An 8-hour Kansas agency course within 30 days of affiliation
Why: K.S.A. 58-3046a(c) requires every original salesperson applicant to complete an approved Kansas real estate practice course of not less than 30 hours within the six months immediately preceding the Commission's receipt of the application. The KREC pre-license education page confirms this course is required of all salesperson applicants, including those licensed in another state.
6. K.S.A. 58-3039(c) permits a Kansas broker or salesperson license to be granted only to a person who meets which two requirements?
- A. At least 21 years old and a Kansas resident
- B. At least 18 years old and holding a high school diploma or its equivalent ✓
- C. At least 18 years old and holding a college degree
- D. At least 19 years old and having two years of real estate experience
Why: K.S.A. 58-3039(c) provides that a license to engage in business as a broker or salesperson shall be granted only to a person who is 18 or more years of age and who has a high school diploma or its equivalent. The KREC applicant requirements page states the same age and general education standard.
7. As part of an application for an original Kansas real estate license, K.S.A. 58-3039(b) requires the applicant to do which of the following?
- A. Provide a credit report from a licensed Kansas lender
- B. Be fingerprinted and submit to a state and national criminal history record check ✓
- C. Post a $5,000 surety bond with the Commission
- D. Complete an in-person interview with a Commission member
Why: K.S.A. 58-3039(b) requires the Commission to have a person fingerprinted and submit to a state and national criminal history record check in connection with an application for an original license. The Commission may collect a fee to reimburse its cost, deposited to the background investigation fee fund; the KREC FAQ lists the background fee as $70.
8. Under K.S.A. 58-3061(a), where must a Kansas broker place down payments, earnest money deposits, advance listing fees, and other trust funds received in a real estate transaction?
- A. In the broker's general business operating account
- B. In a separate account designated as a trust account, unless all interested parties agree otherwise in writing ✓
- C. In an escrow account held by the buyer's lender only
- D. In the broker's personal savings account at any bank
Why: K.S.A. 58-3061(a) requires each broker to maintain a separate trust account designated as such, and to deposit or invest down payments, earnest money deposits, advance listing fees and other trust funds there unless all parties having an interest in the funds have agreed otherwise in writing. The account must be with an insured bank, savings and loan association, or credit union.
9. Kansas law allows a broker to keep the broker's own funds in a trust account only up to what amount, to pay expenses for the use and maintenance of that account?
- A. None at all
- B. $100 ✓
- C. $500
- D. $1,000
Why: K.S.A. 58-3062(a)(2) prohibits commingling the licensee's own money with trust funds, but carves out an exception allowing a broker to have funds in the broker's trust account in an amount not to exceed $100 to pay expenses for the use and maintenance of the account.
10. Under K.S.A. 58-3066(b), the Kansas real estate recovery revolving fund triggers an assessment on licensees when its balance falls below what amount, and what is the salesperson assessment?
- A. Below $50,000; a $5 salesperson assessment
- B. Below $100,000; a $5 salesperson assessment ✓
- C. Below $250,000; a $25 salesperson assessment
- D. Below $500,000; a $50 salesperson assessment
Why: K.S.A. 58-3066(b) provides that whenever the balance in the real estate recovery revolving fund is less than $100,000 the Commission shall assess each licensed broker $10 and each licensed salesperson $5. A licensee who does not pay within 30 days of the mailed notice may have the license suspended, and a $15 fee is required to reinstate it.
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Frequently asked questions
- Does Kansas give one real estate exam or two, and do you have to pass both?
- Two. Since 1997 Kansas has split the salesperson exam into a general (national) portion and a Kansas state portion, and K.S.A. 58-3039(f) says an original license applicant must pass both. The general portion has 80 scored questions in 2.5 hours and the Kansas portion has 30 scored questions in 1.5 hours, so four hours in total. You can schedule both in one sitting or separately. If you pass one and fail the other, only the failed portion is retaken, but the license application must reach KREC within six months of the earlier pass date. Candidates who already hold an active license in another state may have the general portion waived and take only the Kansas portion.
- What score do you need to pass the Kansas real estate exam?
- A scaled score of at least 70 on each portion. Kansas and Pearson VUE use a scaled score, not a percentage, so 70 is not a raw count of correct answers and Pearson VUE warns that the scaled score is neither the number nor the percentage of questions answered correctly. A numeric score is released only to failing candidates; passing candidates see only pass or fail. Both the general and the Kansas portions must each reach 70.
- How many questions are on the Kansas real estate exam, and are any questions unscored?
- The scored total is 110: 80 general questions and 30 Kansas questions. The general portion also contains five pretest questions and the Kansas portion contains ten pretest questions, and these are not counted toward your score. Pearson VUE mixes pretest items among the scored questions without identifying them, so the number of questions actually delivered is higher than 110 and you should answer every question. The pretest numbers come from the Pearson VUE content outlines; the KREC FAQ lists only the scored 80 and 30.
- How much does the Kansas real estate exam cost, and how soon can you retake it?
- The Pearson VUE exam fee is $70. KREC states that when the general and state portions are scheduled together the total is $70, and if they are scheduled separately the fee is $70 per portion. Payment is due at reservation and is never taken at the test center. If you fail, you must wait 24 hours before you can rebook, and you pay the fee again. There is no published cap on attempts, but timing rules matter: your 30-hour Kansas Practice Course certificate and the exam pass result are each good for six months, and the Principles of Real Estate course expires 12 months from its course date.
- What education and other steps does Kansas require before and after the exam?
- You must be at least 18 with a high school diploma or equivalent, submit fingerprints for a KBI and FBI criminal history record check, and complete 60 hours of KREC-approved pre-license education: a 30-hour Principles of Real Estate course within the 12 months before the exam, then a 30-hour Kansas Practice Course within the six months before KREC receives your application. You take the two-part Pearson exam, then file the license application with a $15 application fee, a $70 background fee, and a $125 two-year license fee, a total of $210 to KREC, within six months of the earlier exam pass date. An original license cannot be issued inactive, so you must affiliate with a supervising Kansas broker, whose signed recommendation accompanies a salesperson application under K.S.A. 58-3039(h).
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- Kansas Real Estate Commission, Salesperson Requirements (age 18 and high school diploma; affiliate with a broker because an original license cannot be issued inactive; $125 license fee refundable if withdrawn or denied; fingerprints pursuant to KSA 58-3039(b)) (verified 2026-10-03)
- Kansas Real Estate Commission, Pre-License Education (30-hour Principles of Real Estate for salesperson applicants not licensed elsewhere, expires 12 months from the course date; 30-hour Kansas Practice Course required of all salesperson applicants, application and certificate due within six months of the course date) (verified 2026-10-03)
- Kansas Real Estate Commission, Frequently Asked Questions (salesperson pays $210 to the Commission: $15 application plus $70 background plus $125 license; exam portions scheduled together cost $70 total, separately $70 per portion; exam scores valid six months from pass date; 12 hours of CE to renew active including a 3-hour Kansas Required Core; applicants licensed in another state take only the Kansas state portion) (verified 2026-10-03)
- Pearson VUE, Kansas Real Estate Candidate Handbook, April 2025, publication #091700, rev 7/25 (Pearson VUE develops and administers the exam for KREC; exam fee $70 per exam scheduled and not accepted at the test center; 2.5 hours general and 1.5 hours state; passing scaled score 70 on each portion for salesperson and broker; scaled score is not a number or percentage of correct answers; 24-hour wait to retake; KREC must receive the complete application within six months of the earlier exam pass date; report 30 minutes early; two forms of ID; fingerprint fee $16 at Overland Park, Topeka and Wichita sites) (verified 2026-10-03)
- Pearson VUE, Kansas Real Estate Content Outlines, publication #091705, effective April 24, 2025 (national/general portion is 80 scored items plus 5 pretest items; Kansas portion is 30 scored items for salesperson candidates plus 10 pretest items for salesperson and 10 for broker; pretest items are not counted toward the score) (verified 2026-10-03)
- Kansas Statutes Annotated, K.S.A. 58-3039, Licensure; application; fingerprinting; criminal history record check; fees; qualifications; examination (exam has a general portion and a state portion and an original applicant must pass both; license granted only to a person 18 or older with a high school diploma or equivalent; fingerprints and a state and national criminal history record check required; no license issued on an exam administered more than six months before application; salesperson application carries the supervising broker's recommendation) (verified 2026-10-03)
- Kansas Statutes Annotated, K.S.A. 58-3046a, Licensure as salesperson; educational requirements (30-hour principles of real estate course within 12 months before the application or the exam; 30-hour Kansas real estate practice course within six months before application; not less than 12 hours of continuing education during each renewal period) (verified 2026-10-03)
- Kansas Statutes Annotated, K.S.A. 58-3063, Fees (application fee for an original salesperson's license not exceeding $25; original salesperson's license fee based on a two-year amount not exceeding $150; renewal based on a two-year amount not exceeding $150; examination fee equal to actual cost; branch or primary office fee not exceeding $100) (verified 2026-10-03)
- Kansas Statutes Annotated, K.S.A. 58-3061, Trust accounts (broker maintains a separate designated trust account for down payments, earnest money deposits, advance listing fees and other trust funds unless all interested parties agree otherwise in writing; no broker's own funds in the account beyond $100 for account expenses) (verified 2026-10-03)
- Kansas Statutes Annotated, K.S.A. 58-3062, Prohibited acts (no commingling of principal funds with the broker's own money beyond $100 in the trust account; no referral fee where a rebate would result; no guaranteeing future profits from resale; no fraud or substantial misrepresentation; duty to put financial terms in writing) (verified 2026-10-03)
- Kansas Statutes Annotated, K.S.A. 58-3066, Real estate recovery revolving fund (when the fund balance falls below $100,000 the commission assesses each licensed broker $10 and each licensed salesperson $5; license may be suspended for nonpayment and reinstatement costs $15) (verified 2026-10-03)
- Kansas Statutes Annotated, K.S.A. 58-30,103, Written agency agreements; written transaction brokerage agreements (a broker is considered a transaction broker unless an agency relationship is established or subagency accepted; no dual agency; seller or landlord agency is in writing before licensed activities; buyer or tenant agency by the signing of an offer) (verified 2026-10-03)
- Kansas Statutes Annotated, K.S.A. 58-30,110, Real estate brokerage relationships (licensee must furnish the 'real estate brokerage relationships' brochure to a prospective buyer or seller at the first practical opportunity; receipt acknowledged in the contract for sale) (verified 2026-10-03)
- Kansas Statutes Annotated, K.S.A. 58-30,113, Transaction broker; obligations of; disclosure of information (a transaction broker shall not act as an agent for either party; duties include disclosing all adverse material facts actually known) (verified 2026-10-03)
- Kansas Statutes Annotated, K.S.A. 74-4201, Kansas real estate commission; membership (five members appointed by the governor, one from each congressional district and the remainder at large; members serve four-year terms; not less than three must have been brokers for five years and not less than one must never have engaged in business as a broker) (verified 2026-10-03)
- Kansas Administrative Regulations, K.A.R. 86-3-26, Real estate brokerage relationships (licensee gives prospective buyer or seller the 'real estate brokerage relationships' brochure required by K.S.A. 58-30,110; the brochure must name the licensee, the supervising or branch broker, and the brokerage firm) (verified 2026-10-03)
- Exam details are checked against the Kansas Real Estate Commission (KREC) and its testing vendor. Always confirm current requirements with the board before your exam.