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Salesperson’s License: Applicant must be 18 years old, a resident of Texas, and a U.S. citizen or legally admitted alien. Prior to filling an application and have completed a total of 210 hours of education, 150 of the 210 hours must be in “core” real estate courses with a minimum of 60 hours of Principles of Real Estate. Included, must be 3 hours of Fair Housing, 30 hours of Law of Agency, and 30 hours of Law of Contracts.

An evaluation of education must be submitted to the Texas Real Estate Commission and upon approval a state exam is to be passed in order to become licensed. It is not necessary to have a sponsoring broker to begin course study. An additional 60 classroom hours must be taken at least 45 days prior to the 1st annual renewal of your license for a total of 270 hours. Of this 210 must be in “core” hours.

Broker’s License: Applicant must have two years of active experience in Texas as a licensed real estate salesperson in the last 96 months period immediately preceeding the filing of the application; or if licensed as a broker in another state, not less than two years active experience as a licensed real estate salesperson or broker in the last 36 months period immediately preceeding the filing of the application; and have completed 900 classroom hours (270 of “core” real estate classroom hours and 630 in related real estate hours); including hours taken for sales requirements and submit an application to the Real Estate Commission and pass the state broker exam.

College Transcripts: Previous college level course credit, and international studies may apply toward your license requirements. You can mail your transcript and an evaluation form, along with a $20.00 fee to the Texas Real Estate Commission, P.O. Box 12188, Capitol Station, Austin, Texas 78711. Applicant will be notified by mail of credit that will apply to licensure. TREC will not evaluate your transcript over the phone. Evaluation forms are available at the Academy.

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