The real estate exam is administered through PSI and applicants can schedule an exam online by visiting the following website: https://www.psiexams.com/ilre. Applicants will need to create an account in order to schedule the exam.

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Current Processing Timeframes: The processing time for licenses is approximately 10 days.

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Leasing Agent Exam: 

• Applicants must be at least 18 years of age and:
• Must provide proof of completion of 15 hours of Pre-License Education or 90 hours of Broker Pre-License Education
• Must have a high school diploma or equivalent
• Must complete and pass the leasing agent examination
• Must pay exam fee ($37) and license fee ($75)

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Broker Exam:

• Applicants must be at least 18 years of age and:
• Must provide proof of having completed 75 hours of Prelicense Education
• Must have a high school diploma or equivalent
• Must successfully pass the real estate broker examination
• Must be sponsored by a managing broker in order to practice
• Must pay exam fee: ($58) and license fee ($125)

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Managing Broker Exam

• Applicants must be at least 20 years of age and:
• Must provide proof of having completed 45 hours of Prelicense Education
• Must have a high school diploma or equivalent
• Must hold an active, valid Illinois real estate broker license
• Must have had an active real estate license for 2 of the past 3 years
• Must successfully pass the real estate managing broker examination
• Must pay exam fee: ($58) and license fee ($150)

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Broker Examination: The exam consists of 100 national questions and 40 state-specific questions. Candidates have 4 hours to complete the exam.

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Managing Broker Examination: The exam consists of 90 national questions and 40 state-specific questions. Candidates have 4 hours to complete the exam.

The exam will be administered by computer.

The exam is given at the following locations: Addison, Bloomington, Buffalo Grove, Carbondale, Carol Stream, Champaign, Chicago, Collinsville, Des Plaines, Elgin, Franklin Park, Galesburg, Glen Ellyn, Lake-in-the-Hills, Matteson, Midlothian, Mokena, Moline, Naperville, Park Ridge, Rockford, Schaumburg, Springfield, Urbana, West Chicago, and Westmont.

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• Real Estate Candidate Information Booklet

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Broker Examination: For the national portion of the exam, a passing score is 70 and higher. For the state portion of the exam, a passing score is 75 and higher.

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Managing Broker: For both portions of the exam, a passing score is 75 and higher.

Candidates are required to bring 1 form of identification, which must match the name on the candidate’s exam registration. This can be any of the following:

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• State issued driver’s license
• State issued ID card
• US government-issued passport
• Military ID
• US government-issued alien registration card
• Canadian government-issued ID
• Mexican government-issued ID

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