The quick facts
Format: 100 scored questions, 3 hours, closed book, 75% to pass, at a Pearson VUE center in Florida.
Cost: budget for several separate fees — pre-licensure education, the exam fee, and the DBPR application/license fees. Confirm current state amounts on the DBPR site before you apply.
What is the Florida CAM exam?
It's the state licensing exam for Community Association Managers in Florida, administered for the DBPR (Department of Business and Professional Regulation). Passing it is the knowledge step on the way to your CAM license under Chapter 468, Part VIII of the Florida Statutes. You take it after completing the state-approved pre-licensure course, and before the DBPR issues your license.
Exam format at a glance
- Questions: 100 scored multiple-choice questions
- Time limit: 3 hours
- Passing score: 75% (75 of 100)
- Format: Closed book — no statutes, books, or notes allowed
- Delivery: Computer-based at a Pearson VUE testing center in Florida
- Content areas: 5 official DBPR areas (see below)
What's on the exam: the 5 content areas
The exam draws on all five official DBPR content areas, weighted roughly as:
- Law — 20%
- Procedure — 25%
- Budget — 25%
- Insurance — 12%
- Management & Maintenance — 18%
The questions draw on Florida Statutes 718, 719, 720, 721, 617, and 715.07, Chapter 468 Part VIII, the Fair Housing Act, and the ADA. Procedure and Budget are the two heaviest areas — together half the exam. For a deeper look at where candidates struggle, see how hard the CAM exam is.
What does the Florida CAM exam cost?
There isn't one single price. Plan for a few separate costs:
- Pre-licensure education — the state-approved course you must complete before the exam.
- The exam fee — paid when you register to sit the test.
- DBPR application and license fees — paid to the state to be issued the license after you pass.
The exact state-set figures change over time, so confirm the current amounts in the DBPR Candidate Information Booklet and on the DBPR site before you budget.
How to schedule the Florida CAM exam
Once your pre-licensure education is complete, booking the exam is straightforward:
- Finish the state-approved pre-licensure course so you're eligible to sit the exam.
- Register and pay the exam fee through the testing provider used for the Florida CAM exam (Pearson VUE).
- Choose a Pearson VUE testing center and a date/time in Florida that works for you.
- Confirm your booking and save the confirmation and any candidate instructions.
- Arrive early on exam day with valid, acceptable ID — and remember it's closed book.
Always check the current registration steps and ID requirements in the DBPR Candidate Information Booklet and on the testing provider's site before you book — the details are set by the state and provider and can change.
What to bring on exam day
- Valid, acceptable photo ID matching the name you registered with.
- Your registration/confirmation details.
- Nothing to reference — it's closed book, so leave the statutes and notes at home; the center provides scratch material per their rules.
- A calm, rested head — 100 questions in 3 hours is plenty of time if you've practiced the pacing.
The best way to remove exam-day surprises is to rehearse the real thing. See the full licensing overview, or jump straight into a timed exam simulation that mirrors the 100-question, 3-hour, closed-book format.
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