Part of the expanding PassProfessor catalog: This program is built — 19,999 questions, written to PSI’s current South Carolina content outlines — and it opens for enrollment soon. Join the notify list and we will email you when enrollment opens.
This program is part of the expanding PassProfessor catalog — join the notify list and we’ll email you when enrollment opens.
South Carolina licenses its entry-level real estate licensees — called associates — through a two-portion PSI exam: 80 national questions in 120 minutes and 40 South Carolina questions in 80 minutes, and you must reach the published minimum on both portions. PassProfessor’s South Carolina program will give you 19,999 original practice questions built on PSI’s current content outlines — 13,122 on the national topics and 6,877 on South Carolina law and practice alone — with fresh blueprint-weighted practice exams, topic drills, and results that break down by outline area. A free sample exam will be available when the program launches.
What’s included
A South Carolina bank, not a national bank with a state chapter stapled on. The state portion is 40 of the exam’s 120 scored questions — a full third of the test — and it is scored separately, so a strong national performance cannot carry a weak state performance. Our bank holds 6,877 questions on the five South Carolina outline areas: the Commission and licensing, the statutes governing licensee activity, South Carolina agency and non-agency relationships, additional South Carolina statutes, and closing details. That is the portion national courses cover most lightly, and it is where this program is deepest relative to the exam.
Practice exams at the real exam’s weights. Each full practice exam is generated fresh for that attempt — national and state questions in the real 80/40 split, with the national areas weighted the way PSI’s outline weights them (contracts carry the most, at 19% of the national portion) and the state areas at their published item counts. Questions you have not seen come first, and you never sit the same exam twice.
Drills that match how the exam is built. Drill a single outline area — South Carolina agency relationships, statutes governing licensees, real estate calculations, closing details — or sit the full 120-question simulation against the real 200-minute clock. Your results break down by outline area, so a weak area shows up in your practice data before it shows up on a score report.
Per-question analytics that keep the bank honest. Every item in the program is monitored from real student responses once the program opens. Questions students find suspiciously easy or suspiciously hard are pulled for review, and anything found wrong is fixed or retired — the bank you practice on is the bank as it should be, not as it shipped.
The real exam at a glance
Current as of October 2026, per the South Carolina Real Estate Commission and the official PSI Candidate Information Bulletin (updated August 27, 2026). Full detail — eligibility, registration, retakes, test day — is in our South Carolina real estate exam guide.
| South Carolina Real Estate Associate exam (PSI) | |
|---|---|
| Administered by | PSI Services LLC, for the South Carolina Real Estate Commission (Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation) |
| Portions | National portion + South Carolina state portion — you must pass both |
| Questions | 80 national (80 points) + 40 state (40 points) = 120 |
| Time limit | 120 minutes national + 80 minutes state = 200 minutes |
| Passing standard | Minimum Number Correct published by PSI: 56 on the national portion and 28 on the state portion, each portion separately |
| Experimental questions | A small number (5 to 10) may be administered; they are not scored, and the time spent on them does not count against your testing time |
| Exam fee | $67 for both portions; $59 for one portion — paid to PSI, non-refundable and non-transferable |
- South Carolina’s entry-level license is the “associate” license. The 2024 rewrite of the license law (Title 40, Chapter 57) replaced the old “salesperson” wording — older study materials that say “salesperson” are describing the same entry-level license under its former name.
- The education comes first, in two units. Unless an exemption applies, you complete 60 hours of Unit I, Fundamentals of Real Estate, and 30 hours of Unit II, Advanced Real Estate Principles. You may sit for the exam after the 60-hour Unit I course; the Unit II certificate can be submitted after the examination, but it must be on file before the license is issued.
- The Commission approves you before PSI schedules you. You apply to the Commission first, complete its fingerprint and Social Security number background checks, and only after approval does PSI import your authorization to test (allow a full 48 hours after the Commission’s approval email before trying to schedule).
- Eligibility runs on a one-year clock. You must pass both portions within one year of the Commission’s approval of your eligibility, and you may retest on an unlimited basis during that year.
How the practice maps to the real exam
Every question in the South Carolina bank is tagged to an area of PSI’s current content outlines — the same outlines the real exam is built from. Counts below are the bank itself, counted question by question from the delivered workbook.
| Official outline area (real-exam weight) | Practice questions |
|---|---|
| National portion (80 questions) | |
| I. Property Ownership (10%) | 1,304 |
| II. Land Use Controls (5%) | 662 |
| III. Valuation (8%) | 1,063 |
| IV. Financing (10%) | 1,331 |
| V. Contracts (19%) | 2,524 |
| VI. Agency (13%) | 1,721 |
| VII. Property Disclosures (7%) | 840 |
| VIII. Property Management (3%) | 384 |
| IX. Transfer of Title (6%) | 788 |
| X. Practice of Real Estate (12%) | 1,570 |
| XI. Real Estate Calculations (7%) | 935 |
| South Carolina state portion (40 questions) | |
| I. South Carolina Real Estate Commission and Licensing (9 items) | 1,506 |
| II. Statutes Governing the Activities of Licensees and Non-Licensees (11 items) | 1,862 |
| III. South Carolina Agency and Non-Agency Relationships and Issues (11 items) | 1,835 |
| IV. Additional South Carolina Statutes and Topics (6 items) | 1,167 |
| V. Closing Details (3 items) | 507 |
| Total | 19,999 |
Every official outline area — national and state — has practice coverage in the bank, and the smallest area (Property Management, 3% of the national portion) still holds 384 questions to drill.
How to use it
- Join the notify list today. When enrollment opens, start with the free sample exam — a fixed set of South Carolina questions across both portions, enough to see how the program works and where you stand.
- Drill the South Carolina areas early. They are a third of the real exam, they are scored on their own, and they are the most concrete material on it — license-law duties, trust-money handling, agency disclosure, closing rules. Most candidates leave them for last; the score report is where that shows.
- Drill by outline area. Work your weakest areas — contracts and national agency together carry 32% of the national portion — until the misses stop repeating.
- Sit full generated exams against the clock. 120 questions in 200 minutes, in the real portion split and timing (120 minutes national, 80 minutes state). Practice the pace, not just the material, and check your readiness portion by portion — a blended score can hide a state portion sitting below its minimum.
- Book the real exam through PSI once your practice performance sits comfortably above the published minimums on both portions — remembering that your Commission eligibility window is one year, and both portions must be passed inside it.
Pricing
Pricing for the South Carolina program has not been announced yet — it will be published here when enrollment opens. Join the notify list and we will email you the price and the launch date together. When the program does open, the standard PassProfessor refund terms will apply: 14 days provided you have attempted less than 20% of the program (see the site Terms for the full policy).
Frequently asked questions
How many questions are on the South Carolina real estate exam? 120 scored questions across two portions: 80 on the national portion (120 minutes) and 40 on the South Carolina state portion (80 minutes) — 200 minutes in total. PSI may also administer a small number (5 to 10) of experimental questions; those are not scored, and the time spent on them does not count against your testing time.
What score do I need to pass the South Carolina real estate exam? PSI’s Candidate Information Bulletin publishes the passing standard as a minimum Number Correct for the associate exam: 56 on the national portion and 28 on the state portion. The portions are scored separately — you must reach the minimum on both, and a higher score on one portion does not offset a shortfall on the other.
Who administers the South Carolina real estate exam? PSI Services LLC administers the exam under contract with the South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, for the South Carolina Real Estate Commission. You do not schedule with PSI until the Commission has approved your eligibility — after approval, allow a full 48 hours for PSI to import your authorization before you try to register.
What education do I need before the South Carolina exam? Unless an exemption applies, 90 hours from Commission-approved providers: a 60-hour Unit I course, Fundamentals of Real Estate, and a 30-hour Unit II course, Advanced Real Estate Principles. You may take the examination after completing Unit I and before completing Unit II, but the Unit II certificate must be submitted before your license can be issued. This program is exam preparation only and provides none of those hours.
How much does the South Carolina real estate exam cost? The PSI examination fee is $67 for both portions or $59 for one portion, paid directly to PSI when you register; PSI states the fee is non-refundable and non-transferable and is valid for one year from payment. Keep it separate from the Commission’s own fees: the Commission’s associate application package lists a $25 application fee, and a $50 initial licensure fee is invoiced after you pass.
What happens if I fail one portion? You retake within your eligibility window. Examination eligibility is valid for one year from the Commission’s approval, candidates must pass both portions inside that year, and PSI’s bulletin states that if you fail you may retest on an unlimited basis during the one-year period. Your score is shown on screen immediately; an unsuccessful result comes with a diagnostic report showing your strengths and weaknesses by examination type.
How long is my exam eligibility good for? One year. Candidates must pass both portions within one year of the Commission’s approval of eligibility; if eligibility expires, you must reapply to the Commission before you can register with PSI again. After passing, the Commission’s associate page likewise requires the remaining licensure steps to be completed within one year of passing.
Are these the actual exam questions? No. Every PassProfessor question is written by us, from scratch, to PSI’s published South Carolina content outlines and South Carolina law. We never use real exam questions, recalled questions, or another provider’s bank — and using actual exam content would violate the candidate rules you agree to when you test.
Does this program count as pre-licensing education? No. PassProfessor is exam preparation only. It provides no education credit in any state and is not a substitute for the Commission-approved Unit I (60-hour) and Unit II (30-hour) courses South Carolina requires.
Why does the South Carolina portion get its own drills? Because it is 40 of the 120 scored questions — a third of the exam — scored on its own minimum, and it tests material that exists only in South Carolina: the Commission’s licensing rules, Title 40, Chapter 57 duties for licensees, South Carolina agency and transaction-brokerage rules, the Residential Landlord and Tenant Act, the Vacation Rental Act, the residential property condition disclosure law, South Carolina fair housing law, the smoke detector law, and attorney-supervised closing practice. Our bank holds 6,877 South Carolina questions so that portion can be drilled on its own until it is the most familiar part of your exam.
When can I enroll in the South Carolina program? Soon — the question bank is complete and the program is in final preparation. Join the notify list on this page and we will email you the day enrollment opens.
Disclaimer
PassProfessor is an independent exam-preparation provider. This program is exam preparation only: it is not pre-licensing education, provides no education credit, and is not a substitute for the state-required Unit I and Unit II courses. PassProfessor is not affiliated with the South Carolina Real Estate Commission, the South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, or PSI Services LLC. All practice questions are original, written to the published exam outlines; they are not actual exam questions.