Reviewed by Casa Academy on August 2, 2026.
North Dakota licenses salespersons through the North Dakota Real Estate Commission (NDREC). PSI administers one computer-based salesperson appointment: 100 national and 40 North Dakota state scored multiple-choice items in 240 minutes when both portions are taken together (150 + 90), with independent cuts of 70% on national (70/100) and 75% on state (30/40). PSI lists a $134 examination fee per attempt covering one or both portions; confirm the live fee in the NDREC Candidate Information Bulletin before you schedule.
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The salesperson exam has a national portion with 100 scored multiple-choice items and a North Dakota state-law portion with 40 scored items. PSI allots 150 minutes for the national section and 90 minutes for the state section, for 240 minutes total when both are taken together. You need at least 70 correct answers on the national portion and at least 30 correct answers on the state portion to pass each section independently. PSI may also include five to ten unscored experimental questions mixed into the session. Those items look like scored questions but do not affect your result, and the time spent on them still counts against your limit. Your pass or fail status displays on screen immediately after the exam, and PSI prints a score report at the test center.
The national portion follows PSI's standard real estate principles outline. The state portion follows the NDREC Real Estate License Law and Rules and Regulations booklet. Pair the PSI state content outline with NDCC Chapter 43-23 and North Dakota Administrative Code Title 70 Article 2 for statute-level review.
License exams test how North Dakota 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.
North Dakota salesperson candidates must satisfy NDREC education, application, and examination rules before an active license is issued. Review the current NDREC and PSI pages before applying because fees and forms can change.
Read the PSI North Dakota candidate information bulletin first, then drill national concepts such as contracts, agency, financing, and fair housing under timed conditions that respect the 150-minute national limit. Block separate study time for NDREC trust account rules, broker supervision requirements, Recovery Fund statutes, and licensee advertising duties referenced in the state outline. If you pass one portion and fail the other, North Dakota rules allow you to retake only the failed portion within twelve months of your first examination without repeating the portion you already passed. When you want interactive reps on Casa Academy today, open the free practice path using the embedded practice diagnostic. Those items help you practice pacing and review explanations, but they do not replace North Dakota statute study or PSI outline review.
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 and, for resident applicants, complete 90 hours of NDREC-certified salesperson pre-licensing education (apply within two years of course completion). Schedule the PSI exam directly at test-takers.psiexams.com/ndre (no NDREC test code required) and pass both portions (70% national / 75% state). Submit the online NDREC application with the $161.25 fee ($150 application + $11.25 credit history), complete fingerprint-based background screening ($40 Attorney General analysis plus local fingerprinting costs), upload passing score reports, pay the $20 Recovery Fund contribution, and associate with a broker with errors-and-omissions coverage for an active license.
Difficulty depends on preparation, but the split format adds planning pressure. You must score at least 70% on the 100-question national section and at least 75% on the 40-question state section independently. Candidates who under-prepare for NDREC trust account rules, broker supervision, and North Dakota licensing statutes often pass the national block but fail the state portion.
Under the current passing standards, you need at least 70 correct answers on the 100-question national section (up to 30 wrong) and at least 30 correct on the 40-question state section (up to 10 wrong). Sections are scored independently, so meeting one threshold does not offset a failing score on the other. PSI may also include five to ten unscored experimental items that consume time but do not count toward your score.
If you pass one portion and fail the other, North Dakota administrative rules allow you to retake only the failed portion within twelve months of your first examination without repeating the portion you already passed. The $134 PSI fee applies to each attempt. Confirm current retake scheduling rules in the PSI candidate information bulletin before booking.
The exam covers 100 scored national items on contracts, agency, financing, valuation, and fair housing, plus 40 scored North Dakota state items on commission powers, licensing statutes, trust accounts, broker supervision, advertising rules, disclosure duties, the Recovery Fund, and related NDCC Chapter 43-23 topics per the PSI state content outline.
Not yet. Casa does not currently offer a North Dakota-specific question bank. The free practice test and paid plans plans on this page use national exam prep questions only. National practice covers the shared general portion and does not cover the North Dakota state-law section. Use the official citations above for North Dakota law topics while you wait for a state product.
NDREC and PSI list separate fees: $161.25 NDREC application fee ($150 plus $11.25 credit history), $134 PSI examination fee per attempt, $40 fingerprint analysis to the ND Attorney General (plus local fingerprinting costs), and a $20 one-time Recovery Fund payment at license issuance. Course tuition and errors-and-omissions insurance are additional. Confirm the NDREC how-to-apply page and PSI bulletin before submitting payment.
Casa Academy helps students prepare to pass real estate licensing exams for North Dakota 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.