22. 36 months active continuous as a real estate licensee within the last 60 months, real estate as principal occupation (handbook B.4; live AREC broker page; 12 AAC 64.059). AS 08.88.171(b) still prints 24 months within 36 for associate broker — the live form #08-4160 collects 36/60. File what the current form collects.

Named 30-hour broker grid?

12 AAC 64.063(b): supervision/record keeping 4, trust accounting 3, organizing/managing an office 3, property management 2, plus broker-level of the salesperson topics (18). Not the 40-hour salesperson course.

Same Pearson $115 handbook / $100 live page, four hours, scaled 75, fail-one-retake-both. Broker Alaska law is 60 scored items including a 15-item broker-only bucket (trust, supervision, place of business, recordkeeping).

Required for broker (own the shop or work as broker for an entity). Not required for associate broker hanging under a broker.

Alaska Broker / Associate Broker License Requirements

Required education: 30 hours of Alaska-approved broker training
Exam fee: $115
Published fees: $115
Typical timeline: 36 months of licensee work is the long pole.

What to know first

An Alaska associate-broker or broker license is age 22, not a second 40-hour salesperson course. Regulation 12 AAC 64.059 and Pearson’s handbook want 30 hours of Alaska-approved broker training (certificate valid 18 months to application) and 36 months of active continuous real-estate-licensee experience within the 60 months immediately preceding application, with real estate as a principal occupation. Statute AS 08.88.171(a) matches 36/60 for broker; AS 08.88.171(b) still prints 24 months within 36 for associate broker — the live application #08-4160 and 12 AAC 64.059(d)(5) currently collect 36/60. Confirm the form you are actually filing. Pearson is still $115, still four hours, still scaled 75, still fail-one-retake-both. Alaska law for brokers is 60 scored items plus 5–10 pretest, including a 15-item broker-only bucket (trust accounts, supervision, place of business, recordkeeping). Apply within six months. Brokers who will own the shop open an Alaska office and an Alaska-bank trust account; associate brokers do not. Same $50 recovery fund. Endorsement brokers need an active broker license elsewhere, 36/60, 30-hour broker training or equivalent ≤24 months, and the 6-hour Alaska-law segment.

Licensing authority

Alaska Real Estate Commission (Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing)

Issues salesperson, associate broker, and broker licenses under DCCED / CBPL. Live salesperson page: age 19, 40 classroom hours of approved pre-licensing, apply within six months of the exam, hang under a broker. Live exam page: Pearson VUE, $100, weekly Anchorage / semi-monthly Fairbanks / quarterly Juneau, +$50 special-site surcharge. Pearson handbook PDF 092200 (outlines #092202 | 09/2025; national outline effective April 1, 2025; state outline effective September 14, 2023; Pearson page last updated 2026-08-10; fetched 2026-09-02) bills $115 and four hours for both papers at scaled 75. This hub follows the live handbook for the sitting and notes the Commission page still prints $100. Form #08-4179: $200+$120+$50 recovery = $370. 12 AAC 64.063 names the 40-hour and 30-hour grids. 12 AAC 64.064 names the 30-hour PLE modules.

550 W. 7th Avenue, Suite 1500, Anchorage, AK 99501-3567 · (907) 269-8160

Official website

Your path to the license

Follow these steps in order. Deadlines and affiliation requirements can make a passed exam unusable if they are missed.

Age 22; 36 months in 60; 30-hour broker training (≤18 months)

Live form #08-4160 collects 36/60 even though AS 08.88.171(b) still prints 24/36 for associate broker.
Pearson $115 — 80 national + 60 Alaska law, scaled 75, fail-one-retake-both

Apply within 6 months.
Same $370 State fees plus E&O; office and trust account if you will be the broker

Associate broker skips office/trust.

Education and eligibility

Minimum age: 22 years old
Identification: A Social Security number is required. An ITIN is not confirmed as a substitute.
Residency and identification: 36 months active continuous experience within 60 months (12 AAC 64.059 / form #08-4160 / handbook B.4). Endorsement: active broker elsewhere plus that 36/60.
Qualifying education: Live AREC broker page: 30 classroom hours of approved broker training. 12 AAC 64.063(b) names the 30: broker supervision requirements and record keeping 4; trust accounting procedures 3; organizing and managing a real estate office 3; property management 2; then broker-level of the salesperson topics — licensee relationships/disclosure/conflict 3, forms of ownership 2, property law 2, conveyances 2, contracts 2, financing 2, Alaska license law and landlord tenant 3, federal fair housing and RESPA 2. Not a second 40-hour salesperson course. Certificate 18 months to application (24 months on endorsement). Associate broker who has met (b) does not repeat it to upgrade to broker (12 AAC 64.063(e)). Broker/associate PLE (12 AAC 64.064(c), unless AS 08.88.095(f) excepts an initial broker): recovery fund/trust/general accounts 7, practical office management 8, practical supervision 8, risk management 7.
Education or filing deadline: 18 months preceding application. Exam 6 months. 30-hour post-license in year one unless AS 08.88.095(f) excepts an initial broker issuance — confirm live.
Character review: Same AS 08.88.171 character bar. Seven years after completing a disqualifying sentence.
Background process: As the live associate-broker / broker application names it.
Experience: 36 months active continuous experience as a real estate licensee within the 60 months immediately preceding application, real estate as principal occupation (handbook B.4; 12 AAC 64.059). Affidavit of experience signed by supervising broker(s) unless license histories already prove it. Statute AS 08.88.171(b) still prints 24/36 for associate broker — the live form collects 36/60.
Broker affiliation: Associate broker is employed by a licensed broker. Broker is owner of a real estate business or employed as broker by an entity, with an Alaska office and Alaska-bank trust account (not required for associate broker).

Documents to prepare

30-hour broker-training certificate (≤18 months)
Pearson broker score report (≤6 months)
Affidavit of 36 months in 60 (or license histories)
$200 + $120 + $50 recovery fund
E&O; office and trust account if broker (not associate broker)

The licensing exam

Pearson $115, four hours, scaled 75, fail-one-retake-both. National/general broker outline (April 1, 2025): 80 scored + 5 pretest. Alaska broker law (Sept 14, 2023): 60 scored + 5–10 pretest, including 15 broker-only items. Apply within 6 months.

Pearson VUE, $115 · Fee: $115

Part	Questions	Minutes	Pass
Broker National / general	80	240	80 scored + 5 pretest (April 1, 2025 broker outline). Scaled 75. Four hours combined. $115 handbook / $100 live AREC page. Fail one, retake both.
Broker Alaska law	60	240	60 scored + 5–10 pretest. Commission 6, licensing 6, duties/disclosures 9–11, licensee activities 9, personal-services 4–6, property management 9, broker-only 15 (trust accounts, supervision, place of business, recordkeeping). Scaled 75. Same sitting.

Fail one, retake both. 24-hour wait. Apply within 6 months.

What to study

30-hour Alaska broker training (12 AAC 64.063(b))

Approved provider

Not salesperson 40. Endorsement equivalent ≤24 months plus 6-hour Alaska law.

Application costs

These are commission or testing-vendor amounts we can cite. School tuition and optional preparation products are private-market prices.

Fee	Amount
Application	$200
Examination	$115
Initial license	$120
Renewal (every 2 years)	$120

Same $200+$120+$50 as salesperson. Pearson $115. Initial office registration $200 if opening (12 AAC 02.360(a)(6)).

Commission	Alaska Real Estate Commission (Division of Corporations, Business and Professional Licensing) (907) 269-8160 AS 08.88 (especially 08.88.091 education, 08.88.095 post-license, 08.88.171 eligibility, 08.88.455 recovery fund); 12 AAC 02.360 fees; 12 AAC 64.059, 64.060, 64.064, 64.073
Pre-licensing	30 hours of Alaska-approved broker training Live AREC broker page: 30 classroom hours of approved broker training. 12 AAC 64.063(b) names the 30: broker supervision requirements and record keeping 4; trust accounting procedures 3; organizing and managing a real estate office 3; property management 2; then broker-level of the salesperson topics — licensee relationships/disclosure/conflict 3, forms of ownership 2, property law 2, conveyances 2, contracts 2, financing 2, Alaska license law and landlord tenant 3, federal fair housing and RESPA 2. Not a second 40-hour salesperson course. Certificate 18 months to application (24 months on endorsement). Associate broker who has met (b) does not repeat it to upgrade to broker (12 AAC 64.063(e)). Broker/associate PLE (12 AAC 64.064(c), unless AS 08.88.095(f) excepts an initial broker): recovery fund/trust/general accounts 7, practical office management 8, practical supervision 8, risk management 7. 18 months preceding application. Exam 6 months. 30-hour post-license in year one unless AS 08.88.095(f) excepts an initial broker issuance — confirm live.
Sponsoring broker	Associate broker is employed by a licensed broker. Broker is owner of a real estate business or employed as broker by an entity, with an Alaska office and Alaska-bank trust account (not required for associate broker).
Fingerprints	As form #08-4160 currently names it. Confirm live.
CE / renewal	Same January 31 even-year expiration. 20-hour CE. Confirm whether an initial broker issuance is excepted from 30-hour post-license under AS 08.88.095(f). Inactive past 24 months: re-test from salesperson.
Recovery fund	Same $50 recovery fund (12 AAC 64.073) at initial license and renewal. Not E&O.

Mistakes that delay applicants

Filing on the 24/36 statute language while the live form collects 36/60

Use form #08-4160 and 12 AAC 64.059. Confirm before you short the experience affidavit.
Opening as broker without an Alaska-bank trust account

Required for broker, not for associate broker. Endorsement brokers open an Alaska office too.

Reciprocity and recognition

Partner / path	Accepted exam	Conditions
No formal bilateral reciprocity is published for this credential.

Endorsement: active broker elsewhere, 36/60, 30-hour broker training or equivalent ≤24 months, 6-hour Alaska-law segment, out-of-state recognition exam. Office and trust account required for broker, not associate broker.

Renewal and staying active

Same January 31 even-year expiration. 20-hour CE. Confirm whether an initial broker issuance is excepted from 30-hour post-license under AS 08.88.095(f). Inactive past 24 months: re-test from salesperson.

Applicant checklist

Age 22
30-hour broker training ≤18 months
36 months in 60 (live form)
Pearson $115 scaled 75, fail-one-retake-both
$200+$120+$50; E&O; office/trust if broker

How Alaska is different

Washington managing broker is a different hour-and-experience grid. Hawaii broker is 80 hours plus experience. Alaska: 22, 30-hour broker training, 36/60, Pearson $115, 60-item Alaska law paper.

Frequently asked questions

Age and experience?: 22. 36 months active continuous as a real estate licensee within the last 60 months, real estate as principal occupation (handbook B.4; live AREC broker page; 12 AAC 64.059). AS 08.88.171(b) still prints 24 months within 36 for associate broker — the live form #08-4160 collects 36/60. File what the current form collects.
Named 30-hour broker grid?: 12 AAC 64.063(b): supervision/record keeping 4, trust accounting 3, organizing/managing an office 3, property management 2, plus broker-level of the salesperson topics (18). Not the 40-hour salesperson course.
Exam?: Same Pearson $115 handbook / $100 live page, four hours, scaled 75, fail-one-retake-both. Broker Alaska law is 60 scored items including a 15-item broker-only bucket (trust, supervision, place of business, recordkeeping).
Office and trust?: Required for broker (own the shop or work as broker for an entity). Not required for associate broker hanging under a broker.

Primary Sources

Regulatory requirements on this page are drawn from the official board, statute, and exam-provider materials listed below.

Verified 2026-09-02 · Next scheduled review 2026-12-01

At a glance

Broker / Associate Broker requirements

Pre-licensing: 30 hours of Alaska-approved broker training
Verified state fees: $115 Pearson plus $370 State fees plus 30-hour broker tuition plus E&O plus $200 office registration if opening
Time to license: 36 months of licensee work is the long pole.
Difficulty: 4 of 5
Exam provider: Pearson VUE, $115
Experience: 3 years of 36 months active continuous experience as a real estate licensee within the 60 months immediately preceding application, real estate as principal occupation (handbook B.4; 12 AAC 64.059). Affidavit of experience signed by supervising broker(s) unless license histories already prove it. Statute AS 08.88.171(b) still prints 24/36 for associate broker — the live form collects 36/60.

Quick jumps

What to know first
License roadmap
Education & eligibility
Licensing exam
Application costs
Common mistakes
Reciprocity
Renewal
FAQ

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