To be eligible for the examination, broker candidates must have held an ACTIVE license that meets one of these criteria:
- Twenty-four (24) months actively licensed, if licensed as an affiliate broker on or before May 12, 1988
- Thirty-six (36) months actively licensed, if licensed as an affiliate broker after May 12, 1988
- Twenty-four (24) months actively licensed, if the candidate has a baccalaureate degree with a major in real estate.
In addition to experience, broker candidates must have successfully completed one hundred twenty (120) classroom hours of approved real estate education, thirty (30) hours of which must be an "Office/Broker Management" course taken at a school approved by the Tennessee Real Estate Commission.
Broker candidates must submit a Broker Examination Application to the Tennessee Real Estate Commission. Commission approval is necessary before the broker candidate may make an examination appointment. After completing a review of education and experience documentation, the Tennessee Real Estate Commission will inform candidates of eligibility for examination via mail.
The approval process takes approximately four (4) weeks to complete. The process is the only time the Career Institute does not directly report to the TREC the completion of a student’s education. The Career Institute provides the student with the Broker Examination Application and a copy of their transcript when the "Office/Broker Management" course is completed. The TREC will list the completion of the course on the students records when they receive the Broker Examination Application and transcript from the student/broker candidate.
Candidates may make an examination reservation with PSI only after they have been approved to take the broker examination by the Tennessee Real Estate Commission.
