Part of the expanding PassProfessor catalog: This program is built — 19,997 questions, written to PSI’s current North Dakota content outlines and independently audited — 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.
North Dakota’s salesperson exam, given by PSI for the North Dakota Real Estate Commission, is two separately scored portions: 100 national questions, where you need 70 correct, and 40 North Dakota state questions, where you need 30 correct — 150 minutes for the national portion and 90 minutes for the state portion. PassProfessor’s North Dakota program will give you 19,997 original practice questions built on those same outlines — 14,526 national and 5,471 on North Dakota law alone — with fresh blueprint-weighted practice exams, topic drills, and per-question analytics that show you exactly where your misses are coming from. A free sample exam comes with the program when enrollment opens.
What’s included
A North Dakota bank, not a national bank with a state chapter bolted on. The state portion is 40 of the 140 scored questions on the real exam, it is scored on its own, and it cannot be rescued by a strong national score — you need 30 of 40, full stop. Our bank holds 5,471 questions on North Dakota law specifically: the duties and powers of the Real Estate Commission, North Dakota licensing requirements, the statutory rules that govern what licensees actually do, and the state’s additional topics, including subdivided and out-of-state land sales and the Real Estate Education, Research, and Recovery Fund. That is the portion national courses cover most lightly, and it is where this program is built 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 exam’s proportions, with the national topics weighted the way PSI’s outline weights them (contracts carries the most, at 19% of the national portion; property management the least, at 3%). 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 — North Dakota licensing requirements, financing, real estate calculations — or sit a full two-portion simulation against the clock. Your results break down by outline area, so a weak topic 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.
Two portions, two readiness signals. Because North Dakota scores the portions separately, the program tracks them separately. You will know whether you are clearing 70 on national practice and 30 on state practice at the same time — or whether one portion is ready and the other is quietly not.
The real exam at a glance
Current as of October 2026, per the North Dakota Real Estate Commission and the official candidate handbook — PSI’s Real Estate Salesperson and Broker Examination Candidate Information Bulletin, dated 10/1/2025. Full detail — eligibility, application steps, fingerprints, retakes, test day — is in our North Dakota real estate exam guide.
| National portion | North Dakota state portion | |
|---|---|---|
| Administered by | PSI, for the North Dakota Real Estate Commission | PSI, for the North Dakota Real Estate Commission |
| Scored questions | 100 | 40 |
| Unscored experimental questions mixed in | 5 to 10 across the examination (you cannot tell which they are) | |
| Time limit | 150 minutes | 90 minutes |
| Passing standard | 70 of 100 correct | 30 of 40 correct |
| Exam fee | $134 — the same fee whether you take one portion or both |
- The portions are scored separately, and both must be passed. There is no combined score to hide behind. Passing one portion and failing the other means you retake only the portion you failed.
- The passing standard is a raw count, published in the bulletin itself. PSI’s Examination Summary Table states it directly: 70 points out of 100 on the national portion and 30 points out of 40 on the state portion. That is 70% and 75% respectively — two different bars on one exam day, which is exactly why the state portion deserves its own preparation.
- The $134 exam fee is paid to PSI each time you test, whether you sit one portion or both, and PSI states the fee is not refundable or transferable. If you do not test within one year of PSI receiving your fee, the fee is forfeited.
- You can sit the exam before you finish your education — but you cannot be licensed without it. North Dakota law (NDCC 43-23-08) lets a salesperson applicant take the licensing examination before completing the required 90 hours of Commission-approved pre-licensing education; the Commission may not issue the license until you furnish proof you completed it. This program is exam preparation only — it is not pre-licensing education and provides no education credit.
- There is no separate eligibility gate just to sit the exam. The PSI bulletin states there are no eligibility requirements for the examination itself, and the Commission notes that salesperson applicants can test at any time and no longer need test codes from the Commission. Licensure is a separate step, handled through the Commission’s online application.
- The exam is computer-based, one question at a time, at PSI examination centers — in North Dakota at Bismarck, Minot, Grand Forks, and Fargo, and at PSI centers in other states as well. North Dakota resident applicants must pass both portions; nonresident nonreciprocal applicants need only the state portion.
How the practice maps to the real exam
Every question in the North Dakota bank is tagged to an area of PSI’s current content outlines — the same outlines the real exam is built from. The national weights below are PSI’s published salesperson weights. PSI publishes no per-area weights for the state portion, so none are claimed here. Counts are the bank itself, counted question by question from the delivered workbook.
| Official outline area (real-exam weight, national portion) | Practice questions |
|---|---|
| National portion | |
| I. Property Ownership (10%) | 1,446 |
| II. Land Use Controls (5%) | 769 |
| III. Valuation (8%) | 1,147 |
| IV. Financing (10%) | 1,505 |
| V. Contracts (19%) | 2,725 |
| VI. Agency (13%) | 1,852 |
| VII. Property Disclosures (7%) | 1,025 |
| VIII. Property Management (3%) | 449 |
| IX. Transfer of Title (6%) | 871 |
| X. Practice of Real Estate (12%) | 1,723 |
| XI. Real Estate Calculations (7%) | 1,014 |
| National subtotal (100 scored questions) | 14,526 |
| North Dakota state portion | |
| I. Duties and Powers of the Real Estate Commission | 825 |
| II. Licensing Requirements | 1,574 |
| III. Statutory Requirements Governing the Activities of Licensees | 2,323 |
| IV. Additional Topics | 749 |
| State subtotal (40 scored questions) | 5,471 |
| Total | 19,997 |
Every outline area carries practice depth. The smallest area, Property Management at 449 questions, is also the smallest slice of the real exam — 3% of the national portion — so its bank share matches its exam share rather than padding it.
How to use it
- Join the notify list today. When enrollment opens, start with the free sample exam — a fixed set of questions across both portions, enough to see how the program works and where you stand on each portion separately.
- Drill the North Dakota-law areas early. They are 40 of 140 scored questions, they carry the higher passing bar (75%), and they test concrete state material — Commission powers, licensing rules, trust and agency duties under North Dakota law, the recovery fund. Most candidates leave state law for last; the score report is where that shows.
- Drill by outline area. Work your weakest national areas — contracts alone is nearly a fifth of the national portion — until the misses stop repeating, and keep the two portions’ readiness separate in your head, because the exam does.
- Sit full generated exams against the clock. 150 minutes for the national portion and 90 for the state portion is a pace of about a minute and a half to two minutes per question, with 5 to 10 unscored experimental questions mixed in somewhere. Practice the pace, not just the material.
- Book the real exam through PSI when your practice results sit comfortably above 70 on the national side and 30 on the state side at the same time — then complete the Commission’s online application, fingerprint step, and license-issuance request so the license itself is not delayed.
Pricing
Pricing for the North Dakota program will be announced when enrollment opens. Join the notify list and the launch email will carry the price and the enrollment link together — no one on the list will need to come back and hunt for either.
What we can state now is the standard that will apply: if the program is not for you, our refund policy gives 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 North Dakota real estate exam? The salesperson exam has 140 scored questions in two portions: 100 on the national portion and 40 on the North Dakota state portion. PSI’s candidate bulletin also notes that 5 to 10 unscored experimental questions may be mixed in; they do not affect your result, they do count against your time, and you cannot tell which questions they are.
What score do I need to pass the North Dakota real estate exam? You need 70 of 100 correct on the national portion and 30 of 40 correct on the state portion, and you must clear both bars. PSI’s Examination Summary Table publishes the standard as raw points — 70 points and 30 points — not as a scaled score. The portions are scored separately, so a strong national result cannot offset a short state result.
Who administers the North Dakota real estate exam? PSI Services LLC administers the exam under its agreement with the North Dakota Real Estate Commission. You schedule at PSI’s North Dakota real estate examination portal or by calling 855-834-8747, and you test by computer at a PSI examination center.
How much does the North Dakota real estate exam cost? The exam fee is $134, paid to PSI, and it is the same whether you take one portion or both. PSI states the fee is not refundable or transferable, and it applies again each time you retake. Licensing carries separate Commission fees — a $150 nonrefundable application fee and a $13 nonrefundable credit history fee among them — which are paid to the Commission, not to PSI.
How much time do I get on the North Dakota exam? 150 minutes for the national portion and 90 minutes for the state portion — four hours of examination time in total. Before the exam starts, PSI provides an on-screen tutorial of up to 15 minutes that does not count against your examination time.
What do I need before I can get a North Dakota salesperson license? Under NDCC 43-23-08, a salesperson applicant must be at least 18 years old and must furnish proof of completing at least 90 hours in Commission-approved courses of study. You may take the exam before finishing those 90 hours, but the Commission cannot issue your license until the education proof is furnished. The licensing process also includes the Commission’s online application, a fingerprint-based criminal history check, a credit history check, and — for an active license — proof of errors and omissions insurance.
If I fail one portion, do I retake the whole exam? No. PSI’s bulletin is explicit: candidates who pass one portion and fail the other retake only the portion they failed. The $134 fee applies to the retake whether you sit one portion or two. You cannot make a new appointment on the same day you tested; a candidate who tests unsuccessfully can typically schedule again starting the next day, subject to space.
How long do I have to finish both portions? The bulletin states that if you fail, you may test for a 12-month period, and your examination fee is forfeited if you do not test within one year of PSI receiving it. Once you pass both portions, keep your passing score reports — the Commission requires you to upload them to your record in its Online Services when you are ready to have your license issued.
Are these the actual exam questions? No. Every PassProfessor question is written by us, from scratch, to PSI’s published North Dakota content outlines and North Dakota real estate 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 toward my 90 hours of pre-licensing education? No. PassProfessor is exam preparation only. It does not provide pre-licensing education credit in any state and is not a substitute for the Commission-approved 90-hour salesperson pre-licensing course North Dakota requires for licensure.
Why does the North Dakota-law part get so much of the bank? Because it is scored separately, its passing bar is higher — 30 of 40, or 75%, against 70% on the national portion — and it tests material no national course can cover for you: what the North Dakota Real Estate Commission may and may not do, how North Dakota licenses are issued, renewed, and disciplined, and the statutory duties that govern offers, listings, agency, and trust money in this state. Our bank holds 5,471 North Dakota-law questions so that portion can be drilled on its own until it is the most predictable part of your exam day.
When can I enroll in the North Dakota 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, with the price and the enrollment link in the same message.
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 North Dakota Real Estate Commission, PSI, or any state agency or exam vendor. All practice questions are original, written to the published exam outlines; they are not actual exam questions, and no practice program can guarantee a passing result.