Vermont Real Estate Practice Test (Free)
The Vermont real estate salesperson exam has 150 questions and a 2 hours 30 minutes limit. Below are the exact numbers the VT exam uses, and a free practice test to see where you stand.
The Vermont exam at a glance
- License
- Real Estate Salesperson
- Administered by
- Two administrators. The national Real Estate Salesperson examination is delivered by PSI Services LLC under contract with the Vermont Real Estate Commission. The Vermont state jurisprudence examination is administered by the Office of Professional Regulation (OPR) inside the online license application.
- Total questions
- 150 (100 national and 50 Vermont-specific)
- Time limit
- 2 hours 30 minutes
- Passing score
- Two separate examinations, each with its own pass line, and both must be passed. National portion (PSI): at least 70 of 100 points, or 70 percent. State jurisprudence portion (OPR, taken inside the application): at least 75 of 100 points, or 75 percent, on 50 questions worth two points each. Vermont does not combine the two into a single score, so a strong result on one part cannot offset a failing result on the other. timeLimitMinutes of 150 applies to the national sitting only; the state jurisprudence examination is untimed and completed inside the application.
- How it is taken
- National examination: in person at PSI test centers (including South Burlington, Vermont) or online with a remote proctor, which PSI began offering for the Vermont program on December 3, 2025. State jurisprudence examination: taken at your own computer through a link inside the OPR online license application, with the completed answer sheet uploaded back into that application.
- If you fail
- National examination (PSI): you cannot retest on the same day, but you may call the next day and, if a seat is open, retest as soon as the day after that. PSI's example is a candidate who fails on a Wednesday and can retest as soon as Friday. Every national sitting costs the full $110 again. Under Rule 2.7 of the Commission's administrative rules, a candidate who fails one part of the examination may retake that part within the next six months; after six months, or after two failures, the candidate must retake the full examination. The state jurisprudence examination must be redone if it is failed, at no separate fee.
What Vermont requires before you can sit the exam
- Minimum age
- 18+
- Pre-license education
- 40 hours
- Salesperson Prelicensing Course, at least 40 hours, approved by the Vermont Real Estate Commission. Required before licensure by 26 V.S.A. 2292(b)(4) and by Rule 2.4 and the definition at Rule 1.8(v) of the Commission's administrative rules. The completed course certificate is uploaded with the license application.
- Exam / application fee
- $110
- License term
- 2 years
Free Vermont practice questions
10 questions written for the Vermont exam, drawn from 12 in the ApexAgent bank. The correct answer and the reasoning are under each one.
1. Under Vermont law, how many members serve on the Vermont Real Estate Commission?
- A. Five
- B. Six
- C. Seven ✓
- D. Nine
Why: 26 V.S.A. section 2251(a) creates the Vermont Real Estate Commission with seven members, and Rule 1.3 of the Commission's administrative rules (CVR 26-010-01) repeats that the Commission is composed of seven members.
2. How many members of the Vermont Real Estate Commission must be licensed real estate brokers whose vocation has been that of broker for at least four years?
- A. One
- B. Two
- C. Three ✓
- D. Four
Why: 26 V.S.A. section 2251(b) requires three members to be licensed real estate brokers whose vocations have been that of real estate broker for at least four years, and at least one of those broker members may not belong to a professional real estate association. Rule 1.3 of the Commission rules lists the same composition.
3. What is the minimum age to be licensed as a real estate salesperson in Vermont?
- A. 16
- B. 18 ✓
- C. 19
- D. 21
Why: 26 V.S.A. section 2292(b)(2) requires a salesperson applicant to be at least 18 years of age, and section 2291(c) states that every applicant for licensure shall have attained the age of majority. Rule 2.4(a) of the Commission's administrative rules repeats the age 18 minimum.
4. How long must the Vermont salesperson pre-licensing course be?
- A. 30 hours
- B. 40 hours ✓
- C. 60 hours
- D. 75 hours
Why: 26 V.S.A. section 2292(b)(4) requires a Commission-approved course of instruction of at least 40 hours, and Rule 2.4(b) together with the definition at Rule 1.8(v) of the administrative rules confirms that the salesperson prelicensing course is at least 40 hours long.
5. Within how many banking days must a Vermont broker deposit a buyer's earnest money into a trust or escrow account?
- A. Two banking days
- B. Three banking days
- C. Five banking days ✓
- D. Ten banking days
Why: 26 V.S.A. section 2214(a) requires every broker to deposit all earnest money and contract deposits in a trust or escrow account within five banking days, and Rule 4.7(b) of the administrative rules requires deposits held as escrow agent under a purchase and sale agreement to be deposited no later than five banking days after both parties execute the agreement.
6. Under the Vermont Commission rules, a deposit reasonably expected to earn more than what amount may be placed in an individual interest-bearing trust account at the depositor's request?
- A. $50
- B. $100 ✓
- C. $250
- D. $500
Why: Rule 4.7(c) of the Commission's administrative rules (CVR 26-010-01) provides that a deposit reasonably expected to earn more than $100 may be transferred to an individual interest-bearing trust account if the person making the deposit requests it, while a deposit not expected to earn more than $100 goes into the brokerage firm's pooled trust account.
7. How long may a Vermont brokerage service agreement run before it must expire?
- A. Six months
- B. One year ✓
- C. Two years
- D. Three years
Why: Rule 4.8(b) of the Commission's administrative rules requires every brokerage service agreement to contain a specific expiration date not to exceed one year from its effective date, and it prohibits any provision for automatic extension or renewal.
8. Which of the following practices is expressly prohibited in Vermont?
- A. A net listing ✓
- B. An exclusive right to market agreement
- C. An exclusive agency marketing agreement
- D. A nonexclusive open agency marketing agreement
Why: Rule 1.8(q) of the Commission's administrative rules defines a net listing as a prohibited practice in which the benefit of negotiating a higher or lower price accrues only to the agent, and Rule 4.8(e) states that use of a net listing or any variation is prohibited. The three seller service agreement types named in the other options are permitted forms under Rule 4.9(a).
9. How many hours of continuing education must a Vermont salesperson complete during each two-year renewal period?
- A. 8 hours
- B. 12 hours
- C. 16 hours ✓
- D. 24 hours
Why: 26 V.S.A. section 2293 requires a salesperson to complete at least 16 hours of Commission-approved instruction during the preceding two-year period for renewal, and 4 of those hours must address legislation and other topics the Commission specifies for the renewal period. The same statute requires brokers to complete at least 24 hours.
10. How many separate and unrelated closed transactions must a Vermont broker applicant have completed as a licensed salesperson?
- A. Four
- B. Six
- C. Eight ✓
- D. Ten
Why: 26 V.S.A. section 2292(a)(2) requires at least two years of experience satisfactory to the Commission as a licensed salesperson, including at least eight separate and unrelated closed transactions. Rule 2.5(c) of the Commission rules adds that those transactions must be among buyers and sellers bearing no familial or contemporaneous business relation to the applicant.
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Frequently asked questions
- Does Vermont split the real estate exam into a national part and a state part, and how is each taken?
- Yes, and they are two separate tests taken in two different ways. The national portion is a 100-question test delivered by PSI Services, either in person at a PSI test center or online with a remote proctor, and it carries a $110 fee paid to PSI. The state portion is a Vermont-specific jurisprudence examination written by the Real Estate Commission and taken through a link inside your OPR online license application, at no separate fee. Every applicant must take the state portion; Vermont states there are no exceptions, including for licensees from other states. Both tests must be passed before a salesperson license is issued.
- What score do you need to pass the Vermont real estate exam?
- There are two pass lines, one for each portion, and you must clear both. On the national portion you need at least 70 of 100 points, which is 70 percent. On the state jurisprudence examination you need at least 75 of 100 points, which is 75 percent; that test has 50 questions worth two points each. Vermont does not combine the two into one score, so a weak national result cannot be rescued by a strong state result, or the reverse.
- How much does the Vermont real estate exam cost, and how soon can you retake it?
- The PSI national examination costs $110 per sitting and is not refundable or transferable. The state portion is included in the application and costs no separate fee. On the national test you cannot sit twice in one day; PSI lets you call the next day and, if a seat is open, test as soon as the day after, so a candidate who fails on Wednesday can retest as soon as Friday. Under Commission Rule 2.7 you may retake a failed part within the next six months, but after six months, or after two failures, you must retake the full examination.
- How much education does Vermont require before the exam versus after you are licensed?
- Two different requirements. Before the exam you must complete a Commission-approved salesperson pre-licensing course of at least 40 hours, one of the shortest requirements in the country. After you are licensed, Vermont requires 8 hours of approved post-licensure education within 90 days of the license being issued; missing that deadline can move the license to inactive status. You must also be at least 18 and be associated with a Vermont-licensed brokerage firm and its principal broker.
- How long is a Vermont real estate license good for, and what are the continuing education hours?
- A Vermont salesperson license renews every two years, on a fixed biennial schedule published on the license, without re-examination but on payment of the renewal fee. To renew you must complete at least 16 hours of Commission-approved continuing education during the preceding two-year period, and 4 of those hours must address legislation and other topics the Commission specifies for that renewal period. Brokers must complete 24 hours, including the same 4-hour requirement.
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- PSI Services LLC, Vermont Real Estate Salesperson and Broker Examination Candidate Information Bulletin (national salesperson portion is 100 questions and 100 points, 70 to pass, 150 minutes allowed; examination fee $110, non-refundable; 5 to 10 unscored experimental questions may be administered and count against time; no same-day retake; report 15 minutes early; state portion administered by OPR as part of the initial application) (verified 2026-10-03)
- PSI, Vermont Real Estate Examination Program page (PSI began offering the Vermont real estate examinations online with a remote proctor on December 3, 2025; test center network; scheduling) (verified 2026-10-03)
- Vermont Real Estate Commission, Administrative Rules for Real Estate Commission, CVR 26-010-01, effective December 1, 2015 (Rule 1.3 commission of seven members; Rule 1.8 definitions, salesperson prelicensing course at least 40 hours, net listing prohibited; Rule 2.4 salesperson licensing requirements, age 18 and exams passed within two years; Rule 2.7 examinations and the retake within six months or two failures rule; Rule 4.6 mandatory consumer disclosure; Rule 4.7 trust accounts, five banking days and the $100 interest threshold; Rule 4.8 brokerage service agreements, one-year maximum and no automatic renewal) (verified 2026-10-03)
- Vermont Office of Professional Regulation, Real Estate Salesperson State Jurisprudence Examination form (Real Estate Salesperson Examination #1, May 2026: questions 1 to 50, each worth two points, passing score of 75, candidates required to redo the exam if they fail; references to the Commission statutes, the Commission administrative rules, and 10 V.S.A. section 493 on on-premises signs) (verified 2026-10-03)
- 26 V.S.A. Chapter 41, Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons (section 2211 definitions; section 2212 license required; section 2214 trust and escrow accounts, five banking days; section 2251 commission of seven members; section 2252 powers and duties; section 2255 fees, $100 salesperson application and $200 biennial renewal; section 2291 age of majority; section 2292 eligibility, 40-hour course and broker experience; section 2292a examinations; section 2293 biennial renewal and 16/24 hours of continuing education; section 2296 unprofessional conduct) (verified 2026-10-03)
- Vermont Secretary of State, OPR, Salesperson and Broker FAQs (requirements to become a salesperson: 40-hour pre-licensing course, national exam through PSI/AMP, state exam administered through the online application, affiliation with a Vermont-licensed principal broker or office; all applicants must take the state exam with no exceptions) (verified 2026-10-03)
- Vermont OPR, Real Estate Broker, Salesperson and Firm Application Instructions, April 2026 (apply by examination: upload a 40-hour pre-licensing course completion certificate and a completed Verification of Employment/Supervision form; complete the state examination which is available within the application; 8 hours of post-licensure education within 90 days of the license being issued) (verified 2026-10-03)
- Vermont OPR, Criminal Background Checks for Licensure (lists the professions that require fingerprint-supported criminal background checks, including nurses, physical therapists and real estate appraisers; real estate brokers and salespersons are not listed) (verified 2026-10-03)
- Vermont Secretary of State, OPR, Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons Statutes, Rules and Resources (official link hub for the Commission statutes, the administrative rules PDF and the Vermont sign law) (verified 2026-10-03)
- Exam details are checked against the Vermont Real Estate Commission, Office of Professional Regulation (OPR), Vermont Secretary of State and its testing vendor. Always confirm current requirements with the board before your exam.