Part of the expanding PassProfessor catalog: This program is built — 19,986 original questions, written to Pearson VUE’s current Idaho 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.
Idaho licenses salespersons through two separately scored exam portions given by Pearson VUE for the Idaho Real Estate Commission: an 80-question national portion and a 40-question Idaho state portion, each requiring a scaled score of 70. PassProfessor’s Idaho program will give you 19,986 original practice questions mapped to those same outlines — including 6,672 questions on Idaho law and practice alone — with full practice exams generated fresh at the real exam’s weights every time you sit one and a free sample exam at launch. Pricing will be announced when enrollment opens.
What’s included
An Idaho bank, not a national bank with an Idaho chapter. A third of your scored exam — 40 of 120 questions — is Idaho material: the Commission’s license law and rules, brokerage representation under Idaho’s agency law, and Idaho principles and practices from trust deeds and foreclosure to water rights and community property. Our bank holds 19,986 questions, and 6,672 of them test Idaho-specific material. That state portion is the part national courses cover most lightly, and it is scored separately — a strong national score cannot rescue it.
Practice exams at the real exam’s weights. Each full practice exam is generated fresh for that attempt — 80 national questions and 40 Idaho questions in the same proportions Pearson VUE uses, with the national areas weighted the way the official outline weights them (Real Estate Contracts and Agency alone carries 16 of the 80 national questions) and the Idaho areas weighted by the state outline’s published percentages (License Law and Rules alone is 40% of the state portion). 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 — License Law and Rules of the Idaho Real Estate Commission, Real Estate Math Calculations, Idaho Principles and Practices — or sit a full two-portion simulation against the clock. Your results break down by outline area and by portion, so a weak area shows up in your practice data before it shows up on a score report.
Per-question analytics that find the pattern. Every attempt is recorded question by question, and your results roll up by topic and portion. Instead of a single practice percentage, you see exactly which outline areas are producing your misses — national or Idaho — and can spend the next study session there instead of re-reading what you already know.
Questions that stay 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 Idaho Real Estate Commission and the official candidate handbook (the Pearson VUE Idaho Real Estate Candidate Handbook, July 2024, form 091300). Full detail — eligibility, registration, fingerprints, retakes, test day — is in our Idaho real estate exam guide.
| Idaho Salesperson exam (Pearson VUE, for the Idaho Real Estate Commission) | |
|---|---|
| Administered by | Pearson VUE, for the Idaho Real Estate Commission (IREC), within the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses (DOPL) |
| Scored questions | 120 (80 national/general + 40 Idaho state) |
| Unscored pretest questions mixed in | 5 on the national portion + 5 to 10 on the Idaho portion (you cannot tell which they are) |
| Time limit | 4 hours total — 150 minutes for the national portion and 90 minutes for the Idaho portion |
| Passing standard | Scaled score of 70 on each portion — the portions are scored separately |
| Exam fee | $83, paid to Pearson VUE when you reserve (the same fee applies to each retake) |
- You must complete 90 hours of pre-licensing education before you can be licensed. Idaho’s salesperson requirement is two Commission-approved courses — Salesperson Prelicense Module 1 (45 hours) and Salesperson Prelicense Module 2 (45 hours) — completed within the three years before your license application. This program is exam preparation only; it is not those courses and provides no education credit.
- Each portion passes or fails on its own. If you pass one portion and fail the other, you retake only the failed portion — but both portions must be passed, and your license application submitted, within one year of the date you passed the first portion, or you retake both.
- A scaled score of 70 is not 70%. Pearson VUE converts results to a scaled score from 0 to 100 so different exam forms demand the same knowledge. The handbook is explicit that the scaled score is not the percentage or number of questions answered correctly.
- Fingerprints are part of the path, and they expire. Every Idaho license candidate must be fingerprinted for a national criminal-history background check, booked through Pearson VUE. Fingerprint results are valid for six months only, so timing matters.
- Pearson’s own practice tests cover the national portion only. Pearson VUE sells official practice tests for the general/national material; there is no equivalent official practice test for the 40-question Idaho portion — the portion this program drills most deeply relative to its size.
How the practice maps to the real exam
Every question in the Idaho bank is tagged to an area of Pearson VUE’s current content outlines — the national/general outline (effective April 1, 2025) and the Idaho state outline (effective July 15, 2017) that the real exam is built from. Counts below are the bank itself, counted question by question from the delivered workbook. Every official outline area has a dedicated practice set; the smallest, Duties and Powers of the Real Estate Commission, still holds 315 questions.
| Official outline area (scored questions on the real exam) | Practice questions |
|---|---|
| National portion | |
| I. Real Property Characteristics, Legal Descriptions, and Property Use (11) | 1,840 |
| II. Forms of Ownership, Transfer, and Recording of Title (9) | 1,478 |
| III. Property Value and Appraisal (11) | 1,840 |
| IV. Real Estate Contracts and Agency (16) | 2,679 |
| V. Real Estate Practice (10) | 1,679 |
| VI. Property Disclosures and Environmental Issues (9) | 1,478 |
| VII. Financing and Settlement (7) | 1,160 |
| VIII. Real Estate Math Calculations (7) | 1,160 |
| National subtotal (80) | 13,314 |
| Idaho state portion | |
| I. Duties and Powers of the Real Estate Commission (5% — about 2 questions) | 315 |
| II. Licensing Requirements (10% — about 4 questions) | 677 |
| III. License Law and Rules of the Idaho Real Estate Commission (40% — about 16 questions) | 2,681 |
| IV. Brokerage Representation (Agency Law) (25% — about 10 questions) | 1,676 |
| V. Calculations and Closing Costs (5% — about 2 questions) | 320 |
| VI. Idaho Principles and Practices (15% — about 6 questions) | 1,003 |
| Idaho subtotal (40) | 6,672 |
| Total (120 scored) | 19,986 |
How to use it
- Join the notify list today. When enrollment opens, start with the free sample exam — a fixed set of Idaho questions across both portions, national and state — enough to see how the program works and where you stand.
- Drill the Idaho portion early. It is 40 of your 120 scored questions, scored on its own, and it is the most concrete material on the exam: trust accounts and document handling, advertising and prohibited conduct, agency contracts and disclosure, water rights and foreclosure. Most candidates leave state law for last; the score report is where that shows.
- Drill by outline area. Work your weakest areas — Contracts and Agency is the single largest national area at 16 questions, and License Law and Rules is 40% of the Idaho portion — until the misses stop repeating.
- Sit full generated exams, portion by portion. Because each portion must reach a scaled 70 on its own, check your readiness the same way: a full 80-question national simulation in 150 minutes and a full 40-question state simulation in 90 minutes, each judged separately, never blended into one average.
- Book the real exam through Pearson VUE once your practice results are consistently strong on both portions — and remember the one-year clock: pass both portions and submit your license application within one year of your first passed portion.
Pricing
Pricing for the Idaho program will be announced when enrollment opens. The full program will include all 19,986 questions, unlimited fresh blueprint-weighted practice exams, outline-area drills, and per-question analytics. If it isn’t for you, our standard refund terms give you 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 Idaho real estate exam? The salesperson exam has 120 scored multiple-choice questions across two portions: 80 on the national/general portion and 40 on the Idaho state portion. Pearson VUE also mixes in unscored pretest questions — 5 on the national portion and 5 to 10 on the state portion — which do not affect your result. Treat every question as if it counts, because you cannot tell which ones do not.
What score do I need to pass the Idaho real estate exam? A scaled score of 70 on each portion, separately — 70 on the national portion and 70 on the Idaho portion, per the Pearson VUE candidate handbook. A scaled score is not a percentage: Pearson VUE converts results across different exam forms onto a 0-to-100 scale, and the handbook states that the scaled score is not the number or percentage of questions answered correctly.
How long is the Idaho real estate exam? Four hours in total: 150 minutes for the national portion and 90 minutes for the Idaho portion, per the candidate handbook’s examination information table. That time includes the unscored pretest questions mixed into each portion, so pace for every question on screen, not just the scored ones.
How much does the Idaho real estate exam cost? The exam fee is $83, paid to Pearson VUE when you reserve — payment is not accepted at the test center, and the same $83 applies to each retake. Exam fees are nonrefundable and nontransferable except as the handbook’s change/cancel policy provides. Fingerprinting and the license application carry their own separate fees.
Who administers the Idaho real estate exam? Pearson VUE administers the exam for the Idaho Real Estate Commission, which sits within Idaho’s Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses (DOPL). You reserve online on Pearson VUE’s Idaho real estate page or by phone at (877) 540-5833, at least 24 hours before the day you want to test, and you test at a Pearson VUE test center.
What do I need before I can take the exam? Idaho’s path starts with pre-licensing education: 90 hours made up of Salesperson Prelicense Module 1 (45 hours, fundamental real estate concepts) and Module 2 (45 hours, the applied work of listing, selling, buying, and closing), from Commission-approved providers. For the license itself you must also be at least 18, hold a high school diploma or equivalent, be fingerprinted for a national criminal-history check, and meet the other qualifications in Idaho Code §54-2012. This program prepares you for the exam; it does not replace the 90 hours.
If I fail one portion, do I retake the whole exam? No. If you pass one portion and fail the other, you retake only the failed portion, as long as you pass it within one year of the date you passed the first portion. There is no limit on how many times you may retake the exam, and the $83 fee applies to each attempt. If both portions are not passed — and your license application submitted — inside that one-year window, you must retake both portions.
What happens after I pass both portions? You apply for your license through the Idaho Real Estate Commission (DOPL), with your fingerprint background check completed and errors and omissions (E&O) insurance in place before your license can be activated. The application must be submitted within one year of the date you passed your first portion. Fingerprint results are valid for six months, so do not let them expire while you finish the other steps.
Does this program count toward my 90 hours of pre-licensing education? No. PassProfessor is exam preparation only. It does not provide pre-licensing education credit and is not a substitute for Salesperson Prelicense Module 1 and Module 2, which must be completed with Commission-approved education providers.
Are these the actual exam questions? No. Every PassProfessor question is written by us, from scratch, to Pearson VUE’s published Idaho content outlines and Idaho license 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.
Can I take the Idaho real estate exam online? The candidate handbook describes testing at Pearson VUE test centers, with an official score report in hand when you leave. Idaho test centers listed in the handbook include Boise, Coeur d’Alene, Nampa, Pocatello, and Twin Falls, and candidates may test at Pearson VUE centers in other states as well.
When can I enroll in the Idaho 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 affiliated with the Idaho Real Estate Commission, the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses, Pearson VUE, or any state agency or exam vendor. All practice questions are original, written to the published exam outlines; they are not actual exam questions.