Pass Your North Dakota Exam the First Time
North Dakota requires 90 hours of pre-licensing education. The exam tests mineral rights extensively - oil and gas rights are commonly severed from surface rights here. Understanding these 'split estates' is essential for your career!
Questions
120
80 NAT / 40 STATE
To Pass
75%
90 / 120 TO PASS
Time Limit
3.5 Hrs
210 TOTAL MINUTES
Provider
PSI
NDREC
Pass your North Dakota Salesperson or Broker License
North Dakota has some of the lowest exam volume in the country, which means fewer practice resources exist and the ones that do are rarely built for this state specifically.
The Bakken oil boom made mineral rights a regular topic on the North Dakota exam, and no national study material covers the severance rules and agricultural land regulations that the NDREC draws from. AI language models trained on national content have no framework for North Dakota’s specific regulatory structure, and generic platforms were not built for this state.
The License Professor is written by licensed North Dakota professionals who built questions around PSI state portion priorities. Every question on mineral rights, agricultural land requirements, and buyer brokerage procedures is grounded in North Dakota law.
Three Topics that Trip Up North Dakota Students Most
Agricultural Land Laws
In a state where agriculture dominates, the exam tests specific statutory requirements governing subdivided and out-of-state land sales, including registration and disclosure rules that don’t exist in more urbanized states.
Mineral Rights vs. Surface
North Dakota allows mineral rights to be severed from surface ownership — with the Bakken oil boom, the exam heavily tests that mineral rights do not automatically transfer with a deed unless specifically included.
Agency Disclosure Timing
Students fail because North Dakota’s rules on when and how to disclose brokerage relationships differ from the national norms taught in the general portion — the specific written timeline catches candidates off guard.
The North Dakota Real Estate License Professor includes specialized deep dives for each of these.
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Your Path to North Dakota Real Estate
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Salesperson License
Who is this for?
This license is ideal for individuals new to real estate who want to start their career helping clients buy and sell property To obtain a Salesperson license, you must be sponsored by a licensed broker or brokerage firm.
Requirements
Your Exam
You need 90 out of 120 questions correct to pass.
To upgrade: 2 years experience, no sponsorship needed
Broker License
Who is this for?
This license is ideal for experienced professionals who want to operate independently or run their own brokerage
Requirements
Your Exam
You need 113 out of 150 questions correct to pass.