OAR 863-014-0020: Examinations

(1) For purposes of this rule, “ examination provider ” means the vendor, under a contract with the Agency, which provides licensing examination services and collects the fee for such services directly from a license applicant. (2) In addition to any other licensing eligibility requirements: (a) A real estate broker license applicant must pass a real estate broker examination, consisting of a state portion and a national portion. (b) A principal broker license applicant must pass a principal real estate broker examination , consisting of a state portion and a national portion . (c) A real estate broker or principal broker who has not held an active license for two or more consecutive years must pass a reactivation examination. (3) To be eligible to take an examination: (a) A license applicant must have submitted a license application and fee to the Agency required under OAR 863-014-0010; (b) A real estate broker license applicant must have successfully completed the required courses of study for a real estate broker license under OAR 863-022-0010 from an approved school(s); (c) A principal broker license applicant, who has never held an Oregon real estate broker license and who has not completed the required courses of study for a real estate broker license, must have successfully completed the required courses of study for a real estate broker license under OAR 863-022-0010 from an approved school(s); (d) A principal broker license applicant must have successfully completed the brokerage administration and sales supervision course required under OAR 863-022-0025 from an approved school; and (e) The school providing the course(s) under (b), (c) or (d) of this section, must have certified to the examination provider that the applicant completed the course(s) as provided in OAR 863-022-0060. (4) To be admitted to an examination site: (a) A license applicant must be eligible to take an examination under section (3) of this rule; (b) The applicant must register with the examination provider in advance of the examination and comply with the provider’s requirements and instructions; and (c) The examination provider will collect the examination fee under ORS 696.270 directly from the applicant. (5) An applicant must pay a separate examination fee for each examination. (6) If an applicant for a principal real estate broker license passes both the national and the state portions of an examination but is not issued a license within one year from the date of the examination: (a) The applicant is no longer qualified for the license on the basis of the examination; and (b) The applicant must retake and pass the examination as required by this rule. (7) A principal real estate broker license applicant who passes only one portion of a license examination (state or national portion) must pass the remaining portion within one year from the examination date of the passed portion in order to qualify for a license on the basis of the examination. (8 ) If an applicant for a real estate broker license passes both the national and the state portions of an examination but is not issued a license within one year from the date of the examination: (a) The applicant is no longer qualified for the license on the basis of the examination; and (b) The applicant must retake and pass the examination as required by this rule. ( 9 ) A real estate broker license applicant who passes only one portion of a license examination (state or national portion) must pass the remaining portion within one year from the examination date of the passed portion in order to qualify for a license on the basis of the examination.