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South Carolina Real Estate Associate Examination
The South Carolina Real Estate Associate Examination is the two-portion computer-based licensing exam (80-item national portion plus 40-item South Carolina state portion, 200 minutes total) administered by PSI Services LLC under contract with the South Carolina Real Estate Commission (Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation); candidates must be preapproved by the Commission (eligibility valid 1 year), must reach 56/80 correct on the national portion and 28/40 on the state portion, and may retest on an unlimited basis during the 1-year eligibility period.
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Questions120 scored questions (120 points) for the Associate examination taken as both portions: National portion 80 questions (80 points) plus State portion 40 questions (40 points); in addition 5 to 10 unscored experimental questions may be administered
Testing time200 minutes for both portions taken together: National portion 120 minutes plus State portion 80 minutes; the on-screen tutorial (up to 15 minutes) does not count as examination time
ScoringPass requires the minimum number of correct answers on each portion: 56 of 80 on the Associate national portion and 28 of 40 on the Associate state portion (70% each)
Exam feeUSD 67 for both portions (USD 59 for one portion), for both Associate and Broker examinations; fees are not refundable or transferable and are valid for one year from the date of payment
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- Who runs it
- SCREC
- Category
- Real Estate Licensing
- Current version
- South Carolina Real Estate Candidate Information Bulletin, updated 8/27/2026 (Associate examination content outlines — national and state portions — as published in that bulletin)
- Where it applies
- US-SC, United States
- Exam languages
- English
- Score scale
- Point-based per portion, one point per question: 80 points National plus 40 points State (120 points combined); reported as number correct, not a scaled score
- Testing provider
- PSI Services LLC
- Format
- Computer-based at PSI examination centers; scratch paper and pencil issued at the site and only silent, battery-operated, non-programmable calculators without alphabet keyboards are allowed; one signature-bearing photo ID required
- Availability
- Year-round by appointment; internet registration available 24 hours a day, telephone registration with PSI registrars Monday-Friday 7:30 am-10:00 pm and Saturday-Sunday 9:00 am-5:30 pm Eastern; South Carolina centers in Greenville/Spartanburg, Columbia, Charleston, Beaufort/Hilton Head, and Myrtle Beach, plus Charlotte, NC and other PSI centers nationwide by out-of-state request
- Results
- Score appears immediately on the computer screen after completion (pass notification, or unsuccessful notification with a diagnostic report of strengths and weaknesses by examination type); score report printable from the online account; results reported only to the candidate and the South Carolina Real Estate Commission
- Score validity
- Examination Eligibility is valid for 1 year; candidates must pass both portions within 1 year of the Commission's approval of eligibility, after which they must reapply to the Commission before registering again; the examination fee is valid for one year from payment; per LLR, post-exam licensing submissions must be made within 1 year of passing
- Remote testing
- Not available
Exam structure
Two closed-book computer-delivered portions. National portion (Real Estate Principles and Practices, 80 items for the Associate; topic weights: Property Ownership 10%, Land Use Controls 5%, Valuation 8%, Financing 10%, Contracts 19%, Agency 13%, Property Disclosures 7%, Property Management 3%, Transfer of Title 6%, Practice of Real Estate 12%, Real Estate Calculations 7%). State portion (South Carolina Real Estate Laws and Real Estate Commission Rules, 40 items: Commission and Licensing Requirements 9 items, Statutes Governing Activities of Licensees and Non-Licensees 11 items, South Carolina Agency and Non-agency Relationships and Issues 11 items, Additional South Carolina Statutes and Topics 6 items, Closing Details 3 items). One multiple-choice question appears on screen at a time and answers can be changed until time runs out
Where rules vary
A single South Carolina real estate associate examination (national portion plus South Carolina state portion) used statewide; delivered at PSI examination centers in South Carolina (Greenville/Spartanburg, Columbia, Charleston, Beaufort/Hilton Head, Myrtle Beach), at a Charlotte, NC center, and at other PSI centers across the United States by out-of-state request
Eligibility
Apply to the South Carolina Real Estate Commission and be approved BEFORE registering with PSI: obtain the required education eligibility (e.g., hours of education) in advance, receive an Examination Eligibility letter (valid 1 year); per LLR, after application approval LLR emails exam registration information and PSI needs about 48 hours to import the authorization to test into its system before scheduling
Retake policy
Unlimited retests during the 1-year eligibility period (only the failed portion need be retaken; both portions must be passed within the year); no new appointment can be made on the same day as testing — a candidate who tests unsuccessfully on a Wednesday can retest as soon as Friday depending on space availability; rescheduling without forfeiting the fee requires notice 2 days before the appointment