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How do I get a real estate license in Tennessee?

To get a Tennessee affiliate broker license, you start with 60 hours of classes. You can't sign up for the exam until you finish them. A principal broker signs your exam form. The 30-hour new affiliate course and proof of insurance go in when you apply.

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The rule, fact by fact

Course hours
60 hours of real estate principles and fundamentals, before the examThese classes come first. You can't register for the exam without them.
Verified. Tennessee Real Estate Commission · Affiliate Broker (opens state website) · checked Nov 13, 2026
Second course
A 30-hour Course for New Affiliates, with proof of completion sent with your applicationThis one goes in when you apply. The exam doesn't ask for it.
Same source and date as above
Cost
$91This is the application fee.
Same source and date as above
Exam fee
$63.00 full exam. $26.00 state part only. $37.00 national part onlyThe state part takes 80 minutes and the national part 160 minutes.
Verified. Tennessee Real Estate Commission · PSI & Exam Information (opens state website) · checked Nov 13, 2026
Valid for
Renew every 2 years. The renewal fee is $75The fee table lists this renewal for licensees and firms.
Verified. Tennessee Real Estate Commission · Fees (opens state website) · checked Nov 13, 2026

How to get it done

  1. Step 1. Check what you need. You need proof of high school graduation. It also asks for the Eligibility for Entitlements Verification form.

  2. Step 2. Find a principal broker. Tennessee says your principal broker must sign your PSI exam application.

  3. Step 3. Take 60 hours of real estate principles and fundamentals. Your school then sends PSI proof that you finished the 60 hours. You can't register for the exam until PSI has it.

  4. Step 4. Register with PSI, then pay for the exam and take it. The table lists $63.00 for the full affiliate broker exam.

  5. Step 5. Take the 30-hour Course for New Affiliates. You send proof that you finished it when you apply. The exam doesn't ask for it.

  6. Step 6. Get an errors and omissions insurance policy. You send proof of it when you apply. It costs extra.

  7. Step 7. Get your fingerprints taken. If you live in Tennessee, you book through IdentoGO. Out-of-state applicants who can't get to IdentoGO may use a non-resident card scan. Keep the receipt and the ORI number. Then file the initial affiliate broker form online. The fee is $91.

Before you pay

Tennessee's affiliate page says the 60 hours come before the exam. Before you pay a school, ask it to confirm that its classes cover them. The 30-hour course for new affiliates is a separate course.

We haven't confirmed which schools Tennessee accepts, whether a class can be taken online, or the price of a class, the insurance or the fingerprints. Ask the school about the format and the price.

Fees and steps may change. Check them yourself on the day you sign up.

Questions

What happens if I pass only one part of the exam?

Tennessee says the passing score for one section is valid for two (2) retakes of the failed section or one year, whichever comes first. To test again, you submit a request through your online CORE account. Then PSI emails you how to pay and schedule.

Do I need experience to get an affiliate broker license in Tennessee?

The affiliate broker list doesn't include work experience. It lists classes, an exam and supporting documents.

I'm licensed in another state. Do I start over?

Not necessarily, but there is no reciprocal license. Tennessee says it does not offer one at this time. You may still qualify under Tennessee statute to have your education, the national part of the exam, or your experience count in place of Tennessee's. To find out, email TREC.Info@tn.gov the TREC A Worksheet from the Forms and Downloads page and a certified license history from every state where you hold or have held a license.

What to do next

Start with the affiliate broker page. Then ask your school how its classes match that list, and ask a firm whether its principal broker will sign your exam application.

www.tn.gov

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