The Department may choose to grant an exception to the examination requirement under certain circumstances. Which of the following situations would probably NOT be considered for an exemption?

Available options are:

A salesperson who has held a valid license within the last 3 years

A broker who surrendered his broker license and has been employed as a salesperson since the surrender

A broker associate who had a valid salesperson license five years ago

A broker associate who held a broker associate license two years ago

A broker associate who had a valid salesperson license five years ago

Explanation:

The Department may choose to grant an exception to the examination requirement under certain circumstances except "a broker associate who had a valid salesperson license five years ago."

This is because in the United States, for the real estate brokers to renew a license they need to undergo an examination as part of the requirements. However, they may be granted an exception under specific situations such as

1. When they still hold a valid license within the last 3 years

2. When they hold broker associate valid license within the last two years

3. When they are now into salesperson employment.

Hence, considering the available options, the correct answer is "A broker associate who had a valid salesperson license five years ago."