North Dakota Real Estate License Course

Step 1: Complete 90-hour Pre-license Course

As of 2021, North Dakota requires all salesperson applicants to take a 90-hour pre-license course. You can take the course online, in a classroom, or with a hybrid model, but your provider must be a state-approved education vendor.

Step 2: Submit the ND license application

Next, submit the salesperson application to the North Dakota Real Estate Commission (NDREC). Depending on your application answers, you may need to include additional documentation.

The license application fee is $158, payable to the NDREC. You can pay by check or fee online at https://www.realestatend.org/pay-bill, referencing “salesperson application.”

Step 3: Submit the Criminal History Record Check form

All new salesperson licensees must submit WITH their license application the Criminal History Record Record form (SFN 60688). The fee for a North Dakota and FBI record check is $41.25, paid by check or money order to the ND Attorney General. The NDREC mails a fingerprinting kit with the necessary cards, verification forms, and a list of fingerprinting locations.

Step 4: Schedule the state licensing exam

Once the license application is approved, the NDREC sends a letter of approval with a test ID number. It’s your responsibility to schedule a test through PSI.

The non-refundable exam fee is $131 paid directly to PSI using credit, money order, or cashier’s check.

Online scheduling is the fastest way to make an exam appointment. Create an account and use your test ID number to book the exam. You may call PSI at 855-834-8747 or use the mail-in registration form to reserve a test appointment.

Refer to the Candidate Handbook for specific test center addresses and instructions.

Step 5: Pass the state licensing exam

Bring to the test center two forms of identification that have your signature. One ID must be government-issued and have your photograph.

Your North Dakota salesperson exam has two parts: a National examination with 100 questions and a State examination with 40 questions. If you take both on the same day, the questions are mixed, and you’ll have a total time of 3.5 hours.

The Candidate Information Handbook contains information about the number of questions per topic area on each exam section.

You get the score report at the test center. Passing the national portion is 70 questions correct, and the state portion requires 30 questions correct. If you did not pass, the score report will have diagnostic information.

What’s Included in Your Course​

Course Structure

The RealEstateU 90-Hour North Dakota Real Estate Salesperson Courses are arranged for ultimate flexibility:

• An orientation introduces you to the course.
• The course content is taught using audio lectures with available transcripts for every lesson
• The audio recordings are designed to be compact and easy to listen to while on-the-go. Use them to study anywhere, at any time.
• The required hours are organized into overarching topics broken down into precise, compact lessons.
• In addition to the audio presentations and transcripts, an infographic or contract document accompanies some lessons.
• Every chapter checks for understanding with a multiple choice quiz. You’ll need to pass with at least 70% correct before moving onto the next section.
• Finish the course with a final exam. You will earn your Certificate of Completion immediately after you pass the final exam.
• RealEstateU’s 90-hour North Dakota Real Estate Salesperson Course packs in all you need to satisfy the state’s real estate education requirement. As a self-paced course, you work the lessons when it’s most convenient for you!

 

Beautifully Designed Infographics

• We take complex real estate concepts and make them easy to understand using dozens of infographics beautifully designed for clarity.

Course Final Exams

• The NDREC requires you to submit a Certificate of Completion for your pre-license education. You’ll receive this as soon as you pass the final exam.

Income Potential

Real estate doesn’t lock you into a salary. The more real estate deals you source and close, the more income you can make! Your earning potential is in your hands.

Flexible Schedule

Enjoy the ultimate in working hours flexibility. Set a schedule that makes sense for your lifestyle and your clients. By law, your employing broker can’t tell you when and where to work!

Work Part-Time or Full-Time

Make as little or as much out of your real estate license as you like. Use your license to earn extra income on the side by working part-time or slowly transition from your day job into a full-time career. Of course, you can earn your license and go straight into full-time.

Sell or Lease All Types of Real Estate

A North Dakota real estate license allows you to sell or lease all types of real estate throughout the state. This includes residential and commercial real estate.