Reviewed by Casa Academy on August 2, 2026.
Arkansas licenses real estate salespersons through the Arkansas Real Estate Commission (AREC). Pearson VUE delivers the salesperson exam: 80 national and 30 Arkansas state scored multiple-choice items in up to about 4 hours, with a scaled 70 pass required on both portions. Pearson lists a $75 exam fee when both components are booked in one cart ($75 per component if booked separately); confirm the live fee in handbook #090400 before you schedule.
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The national portion includes 80 scored multiple-choice items plus five unscored pretest questions. The Arkansas state portion includes 30 scored items plus ten unscored pretest questions that do not affect your result. Pearson VUE uses scaled scoring from 0 to 100 on each portion, with a passing scaled score of 70 required on both the national and state sections. You may receive pass or fail results immediately at the test center. If you pass only one portion, you must retake the failed portion within six months; if both portions are not passed within six months, you must retake the entire examination.
Pearson VUE publishes separate national and Arkansas state content outlines. Use the official publications for current topic weights because forms can change.
License exams test how Arkansas statutes, commission rules, and candidate bulletins interact. Use the Statutes and regulations links on this page for primary sources, then confirm live fees and outlines with the regulator before you schedule.
Arkansas salesperson candidates must satisfy AREC education, examination, and application rules in addition to passing the Pearson VUE exam. Review the current candidate handbook and AREC exam information page before applying because fees and deadlines can change.
The State plan unlocks unlimited blueprint-matched simulated exams for the Arkansas product, exam-day simulation, weak-topic mastery drills, spaced-repetition flashcards, and adaptive custom practice against the Arkansas question bank for twelve months from activation. Access is English only. Renewal is manual (no automatic billing). A 3-day no-questions-asked refund policy applies to nationwide purchases. Prices and offer feature lists render from the shared catalog on this page.
Read the official content outlines first, then drill national concepts such as contracts, financing, and fair housing alongside Arkansas Code Title 17, Chapter 42 review. Use timed practice to build stamina for the combined sitting. Start with the free five-question Arkansas practice test on this page for a readiness snapshot, then continue into unlimited blueprint-matched practice if you purchase Arkansas paid plans.
Study these official statute, rule, and regulator sources for this jurisdiction. Confirm current text before exam day.
You must be at least 18 years old, complete 60 clock hours of AREC-approved pre-license education (including 30 hours in basic real estate principles), submit an application with the $50 AREC application fee, and complete the required background check process. After AREC approves your application, Pearson VUE sends an Authorization to Test email. You must pass both exam portions and submit licensure forms and fees to AREC within 90 days of passing.
Difficulty depends on your preparation, but the scope is broad. You must pass an 80-question national portion and a 30-question Arkansas state portion, and each portion uses scaled scoring with 70 required to pass. Candidates who underprepare on trust accounts, executive broker rules, or Arkansas agency law often struggle on the state section even when national concepts feel familiar.
Pearson VUE reports scaled scores from 0 to 100 on each portion, with 70 required to pass both the national and state sections. The handbook does not publish a fixed number of raw questions you may miss because unscored pretest items and changing exam forms affect scoring. Study to meet the 70 scaled threshold on each portion rather than targeting a specific miss count.
Pearson VUE allows unlimited attempts during your one-year authorization window after AREC approves your application. If you pass one portion and fail the other, you retake only the failed portion within six months. If both portions are not passed within six months of passing the first section, you must retake the entire exam. Wait at least 24 hours before rebooking a failed portion.
The national portion covers general salesperson-level real estate topics such as property ownership, valuation, financing, contracts, agency, and fair housing. The Arkansas state portion emphasizes commission powers and the recovery fund, licensing requirements, trust accounts, broker supervision, written agreements, agency disclosures, dual agency consent, and time-share statutes. Review Pearson VUE content outline publication 090402 for the current topic list.
Pearson VUE lists a $75 total fee when both salesperson exam components are scheduled and paid in one transaction, or $75 per component when booked separately. AREC charges a separate $50 application fee with your initial license examination application. Background check fees are processed after AREC reviews your application. License issuance fees listed on your Pearson passing score report are separate from exam fees.
Yes. This hub embeds a free five-question Arkansas practice test drawn from the Arkansas exam prep bank, with email-gated answer review and a readiness report. Purchased Arkansas Core unlocks unlimited blueprint-matched practice for the state product; Pass Guarantee also adds the national bank, combined practice, the AI tutor grounded in the Arkansas manual, and the pass-or-refund guarantee for eligible buyers.
Complete your AREC application and pre-license education first. After you receive the Authorization to Test email, register each exam component with Pearson VUE at least twenty-four hours ahead. Schedule both portions in one transaction to receive the two-for-one fee discount. Bring acceptable identification listed in the candidate handbook.
Casa Academy helps students prepare to pass real estate licensing exams for Arkansas and other states. We build practice tests, study plans, and exam prep for national and state exams — with clear disclosures when a state product is not yet available.
If official requirements or exam scheduling guidance change, this page should change too. The current review date for this version is August 2, 2026.