How to Get Your Tennessee Real Estate License
Tennessee calls the entry-level real estate license an affiliate broker license. The process includes approved education, the national and state exam, supporting documents, a principal broker’s signature, fingerprints, errors and omissions insurance, and a state application.
Licensing rules can change.
Licensing requirements are set by the Tennessee Real Estate Commission (TREC), and details can change. Always confirm the current requirements on the official TREC website before enrolling in a course or submitting an application.
Complete the steps in the order Tennessee requires.
Keep copies of every completion certificate, score report, receipt, insurance document, and application item.
Complete 60 hours
Finish an approved real estate principles or fundamentals course before registering for the exam.
Complete the 30-hour course
Finish Tennessee’s Course for New Affiliates before the license can be issued.
Take the PSI exam
Pass the national and state portions after your education provider confirms eligibility.
Choose a principal broker
Your PSI examination application must be signed by the principal broker you will affiliate with.
Complete supporting items
Provide fingerprints, proof of high school graduation, errors and omissions insurance, and eligibility verification.
Apply through the state
Submit the complete application within the period allowed by Tennessee after passing the exam.
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Use a Tennessee-approved provider.
TREC currently requires 60 hours of approved principles or fundamentals education before the examination and a separate 30-hour Course for New Affiliates before licensure. Confirm the school’s approval status, delivery format, attendance rules, reporting process, and completion documentation before enrolling.
What this looks like in practice.
PSI administers the national and state sections
Your education provider must report eligibility to PSI before you register. PSI provides scheduling, identification, fee, testing-site, and score-report instructions. If you pass one section and not the other, use current PSI and TREC rules to understand retakes and how long a passing section remains valid.
Prepare the full file before you submit
TREC currently lists the signed PSI examination application, proof of errors and omissions insurance, proof of high school graduation, eligibility-verification documentation, course-completion records, and an electronic fingerprint receipt with the required ORI information. Review the live application for any additional items.
Do not wait until the final form to compare brokerages
A principal broker must sign the examination application. Begin brokerage conversations early enough to compare training, access, costs, systems, office fit, and expectations without rushing. The brokerage is where you will learn to turn legal eligibility into professional practice.
Build an operating plan, not just an announcement.
Once affiliated, Wallace onboarding connects approved agents to accounts, systems, learning, broker support, marketing resources, The HUB, and office teams. Your first weeks should focus on setup, skills, relationships, local knowledge, conversations, and a consistent follow-up routine.
Common questions, clearly answered.
The answers below are honest and specific. If yours is not here, ask it through the form – a member of the Wallace team will respond personally.
How many education hours are required for a Tennessee affiliate broker license?
Who administers the Tennessee real estate exam?
Do I need to choose a brokerage before applying?
Are fingerprints required?
How long do I have to apply after passing the exam?
Can Wallace help me choose a real estate school?
Discuss Your Licensing Plan
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