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State Requirements For a Texas Real Estate Broker

Here’s everything you need to do to get your Texas Real Estate Broker license.

Texas State Requirement Details for Real Estate Broker Pre-Licensing Education

Hours Required by the State: 270 classroom hours of qualifying real estate courses, including the following mandatory courses:

Principles of Real Estate I (30 classroom hours)
Principles of Real Estate II (30 classroom hours)
Law of Agency (30 classroom hours)
Law of Contracts (30 classroom hours)
Promulgated Contracts Forms (30 classroom hours)
Real Estate Finance (30 classroom hours)
Real Estate Brokerage* (30 classroom hours)

Additional Courses Required to Meet the 270 Required Hours:

Real Estate Appraisal (30 classroom hours)
Real Estate Investment (30 classroom hours)

*The Real Estate Brokerage course must be completed within two years before the application date.An additional 630 classroom hours in related qualifying courses acceptable to the Commission or approved Continuing Education (CE) courses. A bachelor's degree or higher from an accredited college or university satisfies all of the related education requirements for a broker license. A copy of the college transcript awarding the degree must be submitted as evidence of completion of the degree.

Licensing Exam: The licensing exam is administered by PearsonVue. Registration for the state licensing exam is an entirely separate process from proctoring for your course final exam. For instructions to register for your state licensing exam and further information, please click here.

Provider Approval Number: 701046

The CE Shop’s Offering: 270 hours

Reporting: The state requires course completions to be reported to the state for students who have an existing TREC license number. We will report your course to the state upon completion.

Expiration Date of Course: The CE Shop’s Pre-Licensing courses expire six months after the date of purchase. Each student will be granted a one-month extension at no charge, to be applied immediately after the initial six-month term. For any reactivation or extension of the course after the seventh month, The CE Shop will charge the student 20% of the current retail price of the course for each 30-day extension or partial 30-day extension in the event that the course finally terminates before the end of the final 30-day extension. Students may also elect to re-enroll for 50% of the current retail price of the course, if the course has hit the year expiration or the student is at the 7 month mark and wants to repurchase and restart the course and enrollment. Extensions or reactivations cannot be granted beyond 12 months from the purchase of the course since, in all events, the course terminates 12 months after purchase.

Certificates: Immediately upon course completions, The CE Shop will provide students with an electronic copy of the course certificate of completion. Certificates will remain in your account for a minimum of five years, should you need additional copies at a later time. Please refer to your application to determine if you need to submit your certificate(s) of completion. Course completion dates are recorded using Central Standard Time. Please note that the date on your certificate of completion will reflect this.

Max Hours in a 24-Hour Period: Students will not receive credit for more than 12 hours of prelicense education in a 24-hour period. Our online course delivery system manages this requirement for you. A 30-hour qualifying course cannot be started and completed in less than 3 days.

Course Final Exam: Course final exams must be passed with a minimum of 70% and may be taken a maximum of 2 times. If the first attempt is not passed, the second attempt must be completed within 90 days of the orginal exam attempt. Otherwise, students failing the end-of-course examination must repeat the course prior to being eligible to take the end-of-course examination again.

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TEXAS REAL ESTATE REGULATORY AGENCY:

Texas Real Estate Commission

Street Address: Stephen F. Austin Building, 1700 N. Congress Ave., Suite 400, Austin, TX 78701

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 12188 Austin, TX 78711-2188

Telephone: 512-936-3000

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Texas State Requirement Details for Real Estate Post-Licensing Education

If you are renewing for the first time, active or inactive, you must have a total of 270 qualifying real estate course hours, 4 hours of TREC’s Legal Update I, and 4 hours of TREC’s Legal Update II posted to your license record prior to submitting your renewal. If you have been made a supervisor by your broker, you must also complete the 6-hour Broker Responsibility course to renew.If you submitted a total of 180 hours to satisfy the initial education requirements, you may complete the courses below to satisfy your first renewal.Hours Required by the State: 98 hours

30 hours in Real Estate Appraisal
30 hours in Real Estate Brokerage
30 hours in Real Estate Investment
Texas Legal Update I (4 hours)
Texas Legal Update II (4 hours)

Note: If you are a supervising agent you will need to complete the 6-hour broker responsibility course as part of your required education.

The CE Shop’s Offering: 98 hoursThe CE Shop is an approved provider in Texas.Provider Approval Number: 701046

Reporting: The state requires course completions to be reported to the state for students who have an existing TREC license number. We will report your course to the state upon completion.

Expiration Date of Course: Course expiration dates vary by course. Each individual course will have an expiration date listed in your account. See Terms & Conditions for more details.

Certificates: Immediately upon course completions, The CE Shop will provide students with an electronic copy of the course certificate of completion. Certificates will remain in your account for a minimum of five years, should you need additional copies at a later time. Please refer to your application to determine if you need to submit your certificate(s) of completion. Course completion dates are recorded using Central Standard Time. Please note that the date on your certificate of completion will reflect this.

Max Hours in a 24-Hour Period: Students will not receive credit for more than 12 hours of qualifying education in a 24-hour period. Our online course delivery system manages this requirement for you. A 30-hour qualifying course cannot be started and completed in less than 3 days.

Course Final Exam: Course final exams must be passed with a minimum of 70% and may be taken a maximum of 2 times. If the first attempt is not passed, the second attempt must be completed within 90 days of the orginal exam attempt. Otherwise, students failing the end-of-course examination must repeat the course prior to being eligible to take the end-of-course examination again.

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TEXAS REAL ESTATE REGULATORY AGENCY:

Texas Real Estate Commission

Street Address: Stephen F. Austin Building, 1700 N. Congress Ave., Suite 400, Austin, TX 78701

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 12188 Austin, TX 78711-2188

Telephone: 512-936-3000

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State Requirements For Sales & Broker Continuing Education

Here's everything you need to do to renew your sales or broker license.

Texas State Requirement Details for Real Estate Continuing Education

Renewal Date: Every two years by the end of the month in which the license was initially issuedHours Required: 18 hours

4 hours – Legal Update I: Laws, Rules and Forms
4 hours – Legal Update II: Agency, Ethics, and Hot Topics
3 hours - Contracts-related course
7 hours – Electives

Note: If you are a supervising agent, have sponsored one or more sales agents, served as the designated broker for a business entity broker that sponsors sales agents, or have been made a supervisor of other license holders, you will need to complete the 6-hour broker responsibility course as part of your required 18 hours of CE.

The CE Shop’s Offering: 18 hoursThe CE Shop is an approved provider in Texas.Provider Approval Number: 0505Reporting: The state requires course completions to be reported to the state. We will report your course to the state upon completion.

Expiration Date of Course: Course expiration dates vary by course. Each individual course will have an expiration date listed in your account. See Terms & Conditions for more details.

Certificates: Immediately upon course completions, The CE Shop will provide students with an electronic copy of the course certificate of completion. Certificates will remain in your account for a minimum of five years, should you need additional copies at a later time. Please refer to your application to determine if you need to submit your certificate(s) of completion. Course completion dates are recorded using Central Standard Time. Please note that the date on your certificate of completion will reflect this.

Final Exams: Passing a final exam is not required to receive continuing education credit in Texas, therefore our system is set up so that final exams can be passed with a 0% passing score.

License Renewal Process: The process to renew in this state is to log in to the licensing system online and follow the prompts to renew. If TREC records do not reflect completion of CE requirements at the time you submit your renewal application, you must pay a $200 CE Deferral Fee, or renew in inactive status. Payment of the CE Deferral Fee allows you to remain active for an additional 60 days from your expiration date to complete CE requirements.

Repeat Course in Back-to-Back Renewals: According to Texas Rule Chapter 535, Subchapter I, Section 535.92 (3h), credit will not be given for attendance of the same course more than once during the term of the current license or during the two?year period preceding the filing of an application for late renewal or return to active status.

Still have questions? Visit our Frequently Asked Questions or Contact Us.

TEXAS REAL ESTATE REGULATORY AGENCY:

Texas Real Estate Commission

Street Address: Stephen F. Austin Building, 1700 N. Congress Ave., Suite 400, Austin, TX 78701

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 12188 Austin, TX 78711-2188

Telephone: 512-936-3000

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State Requirements For Designated Broker Continuing Education

Here's everything you need to do to renew your designated broker license.

Texas State Requirement Details for Real Estate Continuing Education

Renewal Date: Every two years by the end of the month in which the license was initially issued

Hours Required: 18 hours

4 hours - Legal Update I
4 hours - Legal Update II
6 hours - Broker Responsibility Course
1 hour - Elective
3 hours - Contacts-related course

The CE Shop’s Offering: 18 hours

The CE Shop is an approved provider in Texas.

Provider Approval Number: 0505

Reporting: The state requires course completions to be reported to the state. We will report your course to the state upon completion.

Expiration Date of Course: Course expiration dates vary by course. Each individual course will have an expiration date listed in your account. See Terms & Conditions for more details.

Certificates: Immediately upon course completions, The CE Shop will provide students with an electronic copy of the course certificate of completion. Certificates will remain in your account for a minimum of five years, should you need additional copies at a later time. Please refer to your application to determine if you need to submit your certificate(s) of completion. Course completion dates are recorded using Central Standard Time. Please note that the date on your certificate of completion will reflect this.

Final Exams: Passing a final exam is not required to receive continuing education credit in Texas, therefore our system is set up so that final exams can be passed with a 0% passing score.

License Renewal Process: The process to renew in this state is to log in to the licensing system online and follow the prompts to renew. If TREC records do not reflect completion of CE requirements at the time you submit your renewal application, you must pay a $200 CE Deferral Fee, or renew in inactive status. Payment of the CE Deferral Fee allows you to remain active for an additional 60 days from your expiration date to complete CE requirements.

Repeat Course in Back-to-Back Renewals: According to Texas Rule Chapter 535, Subchapter I, Section 535.92 (3h), credit will not be given for attendance of the same course more than once during the term of the current license or during the two?year period preceding the filing of an application for late renewal or return to active status.

Still have questions? Visit our Frequently Asked Questions or Contact Us.

TEXAS REAL ESTATE REGULATORY AGENCY

Texas Real Estate Commission

Street Address: Stephen F. Austin Building, 1700 N. Congress Ave., Suite 400, Austin, TX 78701

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 12188 Austin, TX 78711-2188

Telephone: 512.936.3000

Fax: 512.936.3798

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