Use the FREC Course II syllabus to organize your Florida broker exam preparation around the knowledge and decisions expected of a broker. Pair it with DBPR’s broker exam outline to set study priorities.
Open the official syllabus and exam outline
- Download the official FREC Course II syllabus (PDF) — broker pre-licensing; DBPR’s published PDF has a January 1, 2020 cover date.
- Open the DBPR Broker Candidate Information Booklet (PDF) — effective March 2024. Use Content Overview and Outline and the sample closing questions.
- Check DBPR’s education page for the current syllabus.
Which document does what? The syllabus describes the course’s learning objectives and detailed subjects. The candidate booklet supplies the state-exam outline and weights. This TSRE guide helps you navigate both. The school end-of-course exam is separate from the state licensing exam. This guide concerns the regular broker state exam; mutual recognition uses a different exam.
How Course II is organized
- Sessions 1–5: licensing, office setup, supervision, escrow, and regulatory oversight.
- Sessions 6–9: appraisal concepts, valuation methods, comparative market analysis, and business valuation.
- Sessions 10–14: brokerage relationships, contracts, financing, closings, and federal income taxes.
- Sessions 15–18: investments, land-use issues, environmental concerns, and property management.
Read each session’s learning objectives as a checklist of what you should be able to explain, apply, or calculate.
Broker topic map and exam weights
DBPR groups the broker exam into 12 areas, while the syllabus has 18 sessions. The percentages are DBPR’s published weights. The session column is TSRE’s study cross-reference, not a separate official exam allocation.
| State-exam area | Weight | Related syllabus sessions |
|---|---|---|
| Brokerage business | 43% | 1–5 |
| Property valuation | 9% | 6–9 |
| Agency, listing, and selling | 6% | 10 |
| Contracts | 11% | 11 |
| Financing | 4% | 12 |
| Closings | 12% | 13 |
| Federal income taxation | 5% | 14 |
| Investment | 4% | 15 |
| Planning and zoning | 1% | 16 |
| Environmental topics | 1% | 17 |
| Property management | 1% | 18 |
| Market characteristics and basic math | 3% | Across sessions; see note below |
Market and math note: the exam outline separately lists market characteristics and basic math. Course II integrates related concepts across sessions, including valuation in Session 6. Review the exam booklet’s full subtopic list as well as the syllabus; the two documents do not have identical headings.
Set your priorities: brokerage business accounts for 43%, closings 12%, and contracts 11%. Spend substantial review time on those areas while covering the entire outline. These percentages do not prescribe class hours or reveal the questions on a particular exam.
Practice broker decisions and closing calculations
Go beyond recognizing terminology. Work through scenarios involving supervising a brokerage, handling escrow, applying contract requirements, and analyzing a transaction. Connect each exercise to a syllabus objective.
DBPR specifically calls for familiarity with the Closing Disclosure. Use the booklet’s sample closing exercise and its linked CFPB sample Closing Disclosure to practice calculations and locating figures on the form. Explain each debit, credit, and proration. Math also appears in financing, valuation, and investment; do not confine math review to closings.
Turn the syllabus into a study checklist
- Choose a section and read its learning objectives. Match them to the lessons in your current course materials. Textbook chapter numbers may differ from the syllabus.
- Check what you can do without notes. Explain the concept in your own words, apply it to a new example, and work any related calculation.
- Mark each objective: needs review, needs practice, or ready to explain. Recognizing a familiar answer alone is not enough.
- Use fresh practice questions. Record the topic behind each mistake and return to that objective. See Use Practice Results to Improve Your Exam Preparation.
- Prioritize weak areas and larger exam categories. Then revisit every category. A small percentage still represents material you need to know.
For instructors helping broker students
Use the syllabus objectives to plan coverage and the exam outline to focus review. Ask students to explain a broker’s next step, identify the governing rule, or demonstrate a calculation with fresh numbers. Work experience is useful context; students still need to apply the tested rule to the facts given. Teach the full approved course and meet its instructional requirements.
Use laws to answer a syllabus question
Start with the learning objective, study the explanation in your current TSRE materials, and then use the legal reference to check the rule or exception. You do not need to read every linked law from beginning to end to use these resources effectively.
- Chapter 475, Part I, Florida Statutes: real estate licensing, brokerage duties, and discipline.
- Chapter 61J2, Florida Administrative Code: FREC rules that put those requirements into practice.
- Chapter 455, Florida Statutes: general DBPR licensing and regulation.
Find these through DBPR’s statutes and rules directory. The candidate booklet’s References section lists additional state and federal laws for particular topics. Follow the reference that relates to the objective you are reviewing.
Check the version: a syllabus sets the topic scope, but laws and forms can change after its cover date. Use current TSRE materials and the current official law, including its effective date. If an older PDF, textbook, or practice explanation conflicts with a newer rule, ask TSRE to help resolve the difference.
Need help finding the right topic?
Contact TSRE Support and include your registration email, whether you are studying for the sales associate or broker exam, the syllabus section or session, and the concept you need help with. For scheduling, eligibility, and exam-day requirements, see State Exam.
Official source versions and links checked October 17, 2026. Recheck the linked DBPR pages when planning your exam preparation.
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