Education Information for Licensees

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Salespersons and Brokers (already licensed)

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Licensed Salespersons who applied on or after January 1, 2006 are required to have completed 270 core real estate and related classroom hours by the end of the first year of licensure (210 hours of which were already completed before application for license). See the appropriate text and chart on the Salesperson Annual Education (SAE) requirements page.

Licensed Salespersons who applied prior to January 1, 2006 are allowed up to three years from licensure to complete the 270 hours, typically with 30 core real estate hours required during each of those three years. These licensees can refer to their appropriate text and chart on the Salesperson Annual Education (SAE) requirements page.

SAE Cover Sheet form to use when submitting SAE course completion certificates to TREC.

Core Real Estate Courses and their content requirements

Core Real Estate License Education Providers for Salesperson and Broker Applicants

Real Estate Related Courses considered acceptable by the Commission for real estate related credit, provided they are taken from an approved source.

Mandatory Continuing Education (MCE) refers to the Real Estate License Act's continuing education requirement (§1101.455) of 15 classroom hours (6 hours of which are the approved Legal & Ethics courses) to be completed during each two-year renewal period. Below are links to key pages dealing with MCE.

MCE Credit Request forms for submittal to TREC for special cases (out of state MCE, State Bar, or courses for a Professional Designation)

See YOUR MCE Credit Hours! - courses for which you've received credit (in Licensee Info Search)

MCE FAQs page for course requirements and answers to many common questions on the topic of MCE

MCE Exemption for Certain Qualifying Brokers, from the Real Estate License Act

Complete MCE Provider List incl. subject areas, phone, website links

Online MCE Course Providers

Legal Update and Ethics MCE Course Provider List

Renewing a Salesperson License

Renewing an Individual Broker License

Renewing a Corporate or LLC Broker License

Inspector Continuing Education (already licensed)

• To renew your license on ACTIVE status, you must provide proof of professional liability insurance. Your insurance agent must complete the Certificate of Insurance form and send it to TREC by mail or fax (512-936-3863) at least 20 days prior to the expiration date of your license. You must also have completed 16 classroom hours of commission-approved core/continuing education real estate inspection courses for each 12-month period between your most recent license expiration date and your next license expiration date. Ex: If you currently have a 1 year license you, will need 16 hours; if you currently have a 2 year license, you will need 32 hours.

  If you submit your renewal without the required proof of insurance or continuing education, you will be issued an inactive license until these requirements are met. An inactive license does not permit a person to perform inspections.

  See the list of Texas Real Estate Inspector Approved Courses.
  

  You must submit copies of course completion certificates to TREC PRIOR to renewing. If you have NOT completed the required classroom hours, your license will automatically be renewed on an INACTIVE status.

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