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Obtaining a Texas
Real Estate License
Judon Fambrough
Senior Lecturer and Attorney at Law
Texas A&M University
Revised October 2011
February 1997
© 2011, Real Estate Center. All rights reserved.
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Obtaining a Texas
Real Estate License
Contents
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Steps to a Texas Real Estate License
About Licensing
Educational Requirements
Application Process
Renewal Process
Licensing and Appraisals
Appendix A. Texas Administrative Code
Persons and Activities that Do and Do Not Require an Active Real Estate License
Appendix B. Application for Inactive Salesperson License
Appendix C. Salesperson Sponsorship Forms
Appendix D. Application for Moral Character Determination
Appendix E. Accredited Schools Offering Real Estate Courses by City
Appendix F. Accredited Colleges and Universities Offering Correspondence Courses
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Obtaining a Texas
Real Estate License
Judon Fambrough
Senior Lecturer and Attorney at Law
A person commits a (criminal) offense if the person acts as a broker or salesperson without holding a
license . . . (Texas Occupations Code, Section 1101.758).
This publication details the steps in obtaining your Texas real estate license. More information may be
found on the Texas Real Estate Commission's website at http://www.trec.state.tx.us.
Steps to a Texas Real
Estate License
To engage in the practice of real
estate, an individual must comply with
six major licensing requirements prescribed by the Texas Real Estate Commission (commission): taking specific
courses, being of high moral character,
having fingerprints on file, passing the
real estate exam, obtaining an inactive real estate salesperson license and
receiving an active real estate license
under the sponsorship of a broker.
Courses
Taking and passing the real estate
exam is the first hurdle. To qualify to
take the test, the individual must meet
the educational requirements outlined
under "Educational Requirements" (see
page 3).
Moral Character
An applicant’s moral character is
reflected by a lack of convictions for
felonies or misdemeanors (other than
traffic tickets). Individuals who have
convictions may file in advance to see
if their records prevent licensing (see
page 6).
Fingerprinting
All applicants must have fingerprints on file with the FBI via the Texas
Department of Public Safety (DPS)
to receive a real estate license. The
fingerprints must be taken within six
months of the date the person applies
for an inactive license. The fingerprints
enable the FBI to conduct a criminal
background check. The process is
administered by L-1 Identity Solutions–
Enrollment Services (formerly IBT).
To get fingerprinted, the applicant
must first obtain a FAST Print Pass from
the Texas Real Estate Commission's
website at http://www.trec.state.tx.us/
FASTPrintPass/. After that, the process
is coordinated through L-1 Identity
Solutions. Some sites administering
the exam provide fingerprinting if
the applicant contacts the statewide
L-1 Identity Solutions in advance to
schedule an appointment. Otherwise,
the candidate must contact L-1 Identity
Solutions directly and schedule an
appointment at the nearest location.
The local Board of Realtors may be
able to assist. The 82 locations where
L-1 Identity Solutions takes fingerprints
may be found at http://l1enrollment.
com/locations/?st=tx. The applicant may register online at https://
tx.ibtfingerprint.com or by phone at
1-888-467-2080. An additional fee
may be collected at the time the fingerprints are taken (see page 7).
Real Estate Exam
Once the applicant has satisfied the
educational requirements and received
confirmation from the commission,
he or she submits an “Application
for Inactive Salesperson License”
(see Appendix B, page 15) and fees
to the commission to take the exam.
If the application is accepted, the test
Abbreviations Used
TREC
Texas Real Estate Commission (also
referred to as the commission).
CIB
Candidate Information Brochure.
Information sent to the candidate
after the application for an inactive
license has been accepted by the
commission.
SAE
Salesperson Annual Education. The
first six semester hours (or 90 classroom hours) of coursework submitted
to TREC for license renewal.
PSI
Psychological Services Inc.
The company under contract with the
commission to administer the qualifying exam for prospective licensees.
L-1 Identity Solutions
The agency coordinating fingerprinting for obtaining a real estate license.
MCE
Mandatory Continuing Education.
Required annual coursework after the
SAE requirement has been satisfied.
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provider, Psychological Services, Inc.
(PSI), issues a Candidate Information
Brochure (CIB). This qualifies the applicant to take the real estate exam for
an additional fee payable to PSI.
The applicant must pass the exam
within one year from the time the
commission receives the application
for the inactive license.
When submiting an “Application
for Inactive Salesperson License,” the
applicant must disclose any criminal
convictions, excluding misdemeanor
traffic offenses. A felony conviction or
a serious misdemeanor violation may
disqualify the applicant from taking the
exam and getting a real estate license.
Persons with questionable records may
wish to file a “Request for Moral Character Determination” (see Appendix D,
page 29) to remove any doubt before
expending time and money in satisfying the educational requirements.
Inactive Real Estate Salesperson
License
After passing the exam, and placing fingerprints on file, the individual
receives an inactive real estate salesperson license. The license is issued
without making any further applications to the commission.
Active Real Estate Salesperson
License
After receiving an inactive salesperson license, the person finds a sponsoring real estate broker. Together, the
applicant and the sponsoring broker
complete and submit a “Salesperson
Sponsorship Form” (see Appendix C,
page 23) to the commission. If the
application is accepted, an active real
estate salesperson license will be issued entitling the licensee to practice
real estate under the sponsorship of the
broker.
Must the sponsoring broker take
any additional education courses?
Yes. Starting Sept. 1, 2012, the sponsoring broker must attend, during the
term of the current license, at least six
classroom hours of broker responsibility education courses approved by the
commission. The broker may use the
hours to fulfill his or her MCE requirements.
About Licensing
What is the Real Estate License
Act? How does it relate to the
Texas Real Estate Commission and
obtaining a license?
The Real Estate License Act (act)
was passed by the Texas Legislature in
1939. Presently, the act is in Chapter
1101 of the Texas Occupations Code.
Among other things, the act creates
the Texas Real Estate Commission, the
agency charged with administering
the rules and regulations for obtaining
a real estate license. In addition, the
commission has rule-making authority
to carry out its mission. These administrative rules are in Title 22, Part 23 of
the Texas Administrative Code (code)
Chapters 531 through 543.
The commission consists of nine
real estate commissioners appointed
by the governor with the advice and
consent of the senate. The commission
maintains a full-time staff under an
administrator to carry out the agency’s
responsibilities. These responsibilities
include overseeing the requirements
for obtaining, issuing and renewing
real estate licenses. In addition, the
commission oversees, issues and renews licenses for real estate inspectors,
residential rental locators and residential service companies.
What is the difference between
an inactive real estate salesperson
license, an active real estate
salesperson license and a real
estate broker's license?
The commission issues three types of
real estate licenses, excluding a probationary license.
The inactive real estate license is a
preliminary step in obtaining an active
real estate license. The commission’s
rules allow an applicant to reach this
stage without having a sponsoring
broker. The holder of an inactive real
estate license cannot practice real
estate.
An active real estate salesperson
license is the next step in being able
to practice real estate. The holder is
permitted to practice real estate under
the guidance of a person who holds
a real estate broker's license. During
this tenure, the salesperson may not
accept any compensation for a real
estate transaction nor share a real
estate commission except through the
sponsoring broker.
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A real estate broker's license is the
highest licensing status issued by the
commission. After maintaining an
active real estate salesperson license
for 24 of the previous 36 months
and completing 60 semester hours of
post-secondary education in specific
courses, a person is eligible to take the
real estate broker's license exam. The
requirements for obtaining a real estate
broker's license are not discussed
in this publication. All references to
licensing are to either an inactive real
estate salesperson license or an active
real estate salesperson license.
What activities require an active
Texas real estate license?
An active license is required for
anyone who performs specific real
estate activities on another's behalf for
an actual or expected fee, commission
or other remuneration. These activities
include:
• selling, exchanging, purchasing
or leasing real estate;
• offering to sell, exchange, purchase or lease real estate;
• negotiating or attempting to
negotiate the listing, sale, exchange, purchase or leasing of
real estate;
• listing, offering, attempting or
agreeing to list real estate for
sale, lease or exchange;
• auctioning, offering, attempting
or agreeing to auction real estate;
• buying, selling or offering to buy
or sell or otherwise dealing in
options on real estate;
• aiding, attempting or offering to
aid in locating or obtaining real
estate for purchase or lease;
• procuring or assisting in procuring properties for the purpose of
selling, exchanging or leasing
real estate;
•selling, buying, leasing or
transfering an easement or rightof-way for use in connection
with telecommunication, utility,
railroad or pipeline services; or
•controlling the acceptance or
deposit of rent from a resident
of a single-family residential real
property unit; or
•providing a written analysis,
opinion or conclusion estimating
the price of real property as long
as: (1) it is not referred to as an
appraisal, (2) it is provided in the
ordinary course of the person's
business and (3) it is related to the
actual or potential management,
acquisition or encumbrance of an
interest in real property.
Right-of-way agents (see last listed
activity) must have an active real estate
license or be registered with the commission to practice their profession.
In addition to listed activities, the act
requires any person employed to sell
all or a part of a parcel of land for the
owner at a salary, fee, commission or
other valuable consideration to have
an active real estate license.
Also, an active real estate license is
required of anyone who charges an
advance fee or collects a fee under a
contract to promote the sale of real
estate. The promotion may be through
a real estate publication or a referral.
What activities and professions are
exempt from the active licensing
requirement?
Certain people, professions and
related real estate activities do not require an active real estate license. The
licensing act exempts:
• an attorney at law licensed in
Texas;
• a person acting under a duly
executed power of attorney
authorizing the consummation of
a real estate transaction;
• a public official in the conduct
of official duties;
• a person calling the sale of real
estate by authority of a Texas
auctioneer’s license, provided
the person does not perform any
other act of a real estate broker
or salesperson as defined by the
act;
• a person conducting a real estate
transaction under a court order
or under the authority of a will
or a written trust instrument;
• a person employed by an owner
to sell both the structures and the
land on which the structures rest,
provided structures are erected
by the owner in the due course
of the business;
• an on-site manager of an apartment complex;
• an owner or owner's employee
who leases the owner’s improved
or unimproved real estate;
•
transactions involving the sale,
lease or transfer of cemetery lots;
• transactions involving the lease
or management of a hotel or
motel;
• transactions involving the sale,
lease or transfer of a mineral or
mining interest in real estate; or
• the sale of real property under
a power of sale conferred by a
deed of trust or other contract
lien.
The act raises questions about
other specific persons or activities that
require or are exempt from licensing.
To clarify some of these issues, the
commission promulgated rules and
regulations in the code. These are summarized in Appendix A on page 11.
Anyone seeking an active real estate
license may check to see if an activity
falls within an exception.
What happens if an unlicensed
person engages in an activity
that requires an active real estate
license?
Anyone failing to procure a required
active real estate license faces both
criminal and civil sanctions. The first
violation is a Class B misdemeanor.
Penalties become more severe with
subsequent violations.
If the violator receives any compensation, the payer may recover a sum
equal to but not greater than three
times the payment in a civil suit. If the
violator was promised a fee but received
none, the unlicensed individual is
precluded from using the courts to
recover the fee, commission or other
promised remuneration.
In addition, when a person is
engaged in or about to engage in conduct that violates the act, the county
or district attorney or the commission,
acting through the attorney general,
may nullify or prohibit the activity.
What general qualifications must
an applicant satisfy before applying
for an inactive real estate license?
Eligibility for an inactive real estate
license requires the applicant to be:
• at least 18 years of age;
• a U.S. citizen or a lawfully admitted alien;
• a legal resident of Texas;
• competent;
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able to satisfy the commission
concerning his or her honesty,
trustworthiness and integrity.
In addition, the applicant must have
completed the required educational
requirements.
Changing minority status does not
eliminate the age requirement. For example, married women younger than
18 are no longer minors according to
Texas law, but married women must
still be 18 to qualify for a real estate
license.
Competency, on the other hand, is
determined solely by the applicant’s
score on the qualifying exam discussed
later.
What effect does military service
have on the Texas residency
requirement?
Military service does not change
a person's Texas residency status.
Military personnel must establish legal
residence elsewhere after leaving the
service to lose Texas residency.
Educational Requirements
What specific educational
requirements must the applicant
complete before applying for an
inactive real estate license before
Sept. 1, 2012?
Each applicant must complete a
minimum of 14 semester hours or the
equivalent of 210 classroom hours of
post-secondary education. Ten of the
semester hours (150 classroom hours)
must be completed in specific core
real estate courses, and the remaining four semester hours (60 classroom
hours) must be in either core courses
or related courses.
What specific core courses are
required within the ten semester
hours required before Sept. 1,
2012? What specific courses are
mandated within the remaining
four semester hours?
Four of the ten semester hours must
be in the principles of real estate, two
in agency law, two in contract law and
two in any core course or courses. The
remaining four semester hours may
be in either core courses or related
courses.
What specific education
requirements must the applicant
complete before applying for an
inactive real estate license after
Sept. 1, 2012?
What if the college or university
is on a quarter system and not
on a semester basis? How do
classroom hours and quarter hours
interrelate?
Each applicant must complete a
minimum of 12 semester hours, or the
equivalent of 180 classroom hours, of
specific post-secondary core curriculum courses. At least four of the semester hours (60 classroom hours) must be
in the Principles of Real Estate.
Of the remaining eight semester
hours, two must be completed in
Agency Law, two in Contract Law, two
in Real Estate Financing and two in
Contract Forms and Addendums. These
courses are described in detail on the
next page. No credit will be awarded
for taking the same core course more
than once within any two-year period.
However, all applicants must complete at least three classroom hours of
coursework on federal, state and local
laws governing housing discrimination, housing credit discrimination and
community reinvestment or at least
three classroom hours in constitutional
law. The classroom hours may be
included in the context of core courses
such as the principles of real estate or
in separate courses.
One quarter hour equals ten classroom hours. The completion of a threehour course under the quarter system
equals 30 classroom hours.
Most proprietary schools and
college-level continuing education
courses are offered on a classroomhour basis. Applicants must identify
whether a completed course is stated
in classroom hours, semester hours
or quarter hours and convert them to
a common unit. Any combination of
classroom hours, semester hours or
quarter hours is acceptable, provided
they meet commission requirements.
The commission reduces all completed course work to a classroomhour equivalency when analyzing the
applicant's educational requirements.
Can the commission waive the
educational requirements in
certain instances?
Yes. The commission may waive
the education requirements when the
applicant has been licensed in Texas
as a broker or salesperson within six
months preceding the date he or she
files the application. However, if the
prior license was for a salesperson
and not a broker, the applicant must
show evidence of having successfully
completed the same coursework that
would have been required had the
salesperson maintained the license
without interruption during the same
period.
How do classroom hours and
semester hours interrelate?
One semester hour equals 15 classroom hours. Completing a three-hour
semester course equals 45 classroom
hours.
What courses are considered
core real estate courses (core
curriculum) according to the act?
Core courses required for a real estate license include, but are not limited
to, the following.
• Principles of real estate*
includes an overview of licensing as a real estate broker or
salesperson; ethics of practice
of a license holder; titles to and
conveyance of real estate; legal
descriptions; deeds, encumbrances and liens; distinctions
between personal and real property; contracts; finance and regulations; closing procedures; and
real estate mathematics. At least
three of the classroom hours
must be on federal, state and
local laws relating to housing
discrimination, housing credit
discrimination and community
reinvestment.
• Agency law** includes relationships between principal
and agent, agent's authority,
the termination of an agent’s
authority, the fiduciary and other
duties of an agent, employment
law, deceptive trade practices,
listing or buying representation
procedures, and the disclosure of
agency.
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Contract law** includes the
elements of a contract, offer and
acceptance, the statute of frauds,
remedies for breach including
specific performance, unauthorized practice of law, commission
rules relating to use of adopted
forms, and owner disclosure
requirements.
Real estate appraisal includes
the central purposes and functions of an appraisal; social and
economic determinants of value
of real estate; appraisal case
studies; cost, market data and
income approaches to value
estimates of real estate; final correlations; and reporting.
Real estate law includes legal
concepts of real estate, land
description, real property rights
and estates in land, contracts,
conveyances, encumbrances,
foreclosures, recording procedures, and evidence of titles.
Real estate finance includes
monetary systems; primary and
secondary money markets;
sources of mortgage loans;
federal government programs;
loan applications, processes
and procedures; closing costs;
alternative financial instruments;
equal credit opportunity laws;
community reinvestment laws;
and state housing agencies.
Real estate marketing includes
real estate professionalism and
ethics; characteristics of successful salespersons; time management; psychology of marketing;
listing procedures; advertising;
negotiating and closing; financing; and the Deceptive Trade
Practices Consumer Protection
Act, Chapter 17, Business and
Commerce Code.
Real estate mathematics includes basic arithmetic skills and
review of mathematical logic,
percentages, interest, time-value
of money, depreciation, amortization, proration, and estimation
of closing statements.
Real estate brokerage includes
agency law; planning and organization; operational policies
*A minimum of 60 classroom hours must come
from the principles course.
**A minimum of 30 classroom hours must come from each of these core courses.
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and procedures; recruiting, selection and training of personnel;
records and control; and real
estate firm analysis and expansion criteria.
• Property management includes
the role of property manager,
landlord policies, operational
guidelines, leases, lease negotiations, tenant relations, maintenance, reports, habitability laws,
and the Fair Housing Act.
• Real estate investment includes
real estate investment characteristics, techniques of investment
analysis, time value of money,
discounted and nondiscounted
investment criteria, leverage, tax
shelters, depreciation, and applications to property tax.
The commission may establish the
title and content of additional core real
estate courses.
What additional core real estate
courses have been added by the
commission in the code?
In addition to the core courses described in the act, the commission has
added the following in the code.
• Promulgated contract forms (or
equivalent) includes, but is not
limited to, unauthorized practice
of law, broker-lawyer committee, current promulgated forms,
commission rules governing
use of forms, and case studies
involving use of forms. (After
Sept. 1, 2012, thirty classroom
hours must be completed in this
subject matter.)
• Residential inspection for real
estate agents (or equivalent)
includes, but is not limited to,
property condition addendum;
inspector and client agreement;
tools and procedures; electromechanical systems (plumbing,
heating, air conditioning, appliances, energy-saving considerations); and structures (lot and
landscape, roofs, chimney, gutters, paved areas, walls, windows
and doors, insect damage and
storage areas).
If the applicant has been licensed
within the past six months, the commission may waive all or some of the
requirements for a license including
the education requirements.
According to the commission,
what courses are considered
related courses (non-core
curriculum) for purposes of
obtaining a license?
Related (or non-core) courses are
designated solely at the discretion of
the commission. A list of the recognized related course topics may be
found on the commission's website at
www.trec.state.tx.us/education/related.
asp.
The list contains 31 general categories with up to 22 subtopics under
each. The list of categories includes
accounting, advertising, agriculture, architecture, banking, general business,
civil engineering, computer, construction, economics, education, English,
finance, geography/geology, government/political science, history, home
economics, insurance, investments,
journalism, law, management, marketing, mathematics, petroleum and
management, philosophy, psychology,
real estate, science, sociology/anthropology and speech.
Other courses may be submitted for
consideration. The official catalog description, clipped or reproduced, taken
directly from the college catalog must
be attached to the submission.
The successful completion of acceptable subjects, not degrees earned,
controls whether the educational
requirements are satisfied.
What other rules regarding the
educational requirements should
the applicant remember for core
courses?
The commission must approve a
core course before an applicant can
receive credit.
• A course presentation that
exceeds ten classroom hours per
calendar day will not be accepted.
• A classroom course offered by a
college, university or proprietary
school must have a final course
examination or other form of
final evaluation.
• A course may not concern primarily techniques or procedures
used by a particular brokerage or
organization.
• Any related course taken for
credit by an alternative delivery
method must meet the requirements of Chapter 22, Section
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535.71(r) of the code. A core
course taken by an alternative
delivery method must meet the
requirements of Chapter 22,
Section 535.62(d)(6). This, in
part, requires the course to be
certified by a distance learning
certification center that is acceptable by the commission.
• The commission may accept no
more than one course with the
same course title and level, or
the same course content and level if repeated within three years.
But, if the course is taken more
than once within a two-year
period, TREC may award related
course credit the second time,
but not core credit. However,
if the course’s subject matter
has been changed significantly
within the two years, the repeat
may be awarded core credit.
• Except for correspondence
courses and courses using an
alternative delivery method such
as a computer, the student must
be present in the classroom for
the hours of credit granted or
complete makeups as required
by the provider or rules of the
commission.
• For a correspondence course
offered by an accredited college or university, the student
must pass a proctored final exam
under controlled conditions
where the student is positively
identified and the test graded by
the instructor. When the exam
is graded mechanically or by a
computer, the answer keys must
be approved by the instructor or
provider.
• For classroom courses, the
course must be taught in an
area conducive to instruction,
separate and apart from the work
area such as in training rooms,
conference rooms or assembly
halls.
When evaluating courses for the
educational requirements, the commission may require an applicant to furnish materials such as course outlines,
syllabi and course descriptions to
support credit applications. The commission may require official transcripts
to verify course work.
What are some of the sources of
real estate education courses?
Pre-license and post-license courses
can be taken at various community and
junior colleges, universities, proprietary real estate schools and by correspondence courses offered within the
commission’s guidelines. Local Boards
and Associations of Realtors also may
offer courses that satisfy the commission’s requirements. However, the
board or association must first obtain
approval from the commission to offer
the course as an accredited school or
provider.
Texas educational institutions offering real estate courses are listed in
Appendix E on page 33. Schools offering correspondence courses are listed
in Appendix F on page 39. Many institutions offer courses during evenings
and on weekends. The sponsoring
broker can assist in identifying local
sources of real estate education and
also in selecting courses most beneficial to the applicants.
What educational sources will
the commission evaluate for
educational credit?
To be acceptable, courses must be
completed at one of the following
types of schools:
• college or university accredited
by the appropriate regional accrediting body,
• professional trade association
or proprietary real estate school
approved by the commission,
• state Associations of Realtors
(GRI courses only), or
• military or other government
entity or other licensing agency
(courses reviewed individually
for acceptance).
How does an applicant get
verification that the educational
requirements have been met?
Prior to Jan. 1, 2010, an applicant
had to submit all transcripts and other
certifications of course completions to
the commission for review to see if the
educational requirements had been
met. This was required before filing an
application for an inactive salesperson
license. This is no longer the case.
The transcripts and certifications are
now included with the filing for the
inactive salesperson license.
However, the applicant may wish to
limit the number of core courses used
for pre-licensing credit if more than the
required number has been completed
from different accredited schools. The
hours may be saved and applied toward
renewal of the real estate license. See
page 8 for details.
Application Process
How does an individual apply
for an inactive Texas real estate
license?
Once an applicant meets all the
general qualifications, including the
educational requirements, the applicant must file the Application for an
Inactive Salesperson License (TREC
Form ISL-1). This form is available from
the commission's website or may be
reproduced from the copy in Appendix
B on page 15.
Starting Dec. 1, 2011, the applicant
must provide his or her current mailing
address, telephone number and e-mail
address (if available) in the application.
The applicant must notify the commission of any change in this information
while the application is pending.
Other things the applicant must
provide prior to Dec. 1, 2011, include
driver’s license number, employment
history for the past five years and a list
of criminal offenses (felonies and misdemeanors, except traffic tickets). The
applicant's Social Security number is
required but is kept confidential if the
application is submitted after Sept. 1,
1995. Social Security numbers on applications filed prior to Sept. 1, 1995,
are not kept confidential. All other
information on the form may become
public record.
Applicants with criminal records
(felony and misdemeanor convictions
other than traffic tickets) may wish to
file a Request for Moral Character Determination (TREC Form MCD-5) (Appendix D on page 29) prior to filing an
application for an inactive license for
reasons discussed in the next section.
By submitting and signing the application form, the applicant authorizes
the commission to investigate any information it deems necessary. The DPS
is contacted to verify the applicant’s
criminal record. The Texas Guaranteed
Student Loan Corporation (TGSLC) is
contacted to see if a student loan is in
default. State law prohibits renewing a
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license more than once after a licensee
defaults on a student loan guaranteed
by TGSLC. The commission may also
check with the Attorney General’s Office concerning unpaid child support.
A real estate license can be issued, but
not renewed, if the person is delinquent on child-support payments.
What do the act and the code
require regarding an applicant’s
moral character and criminal
history?
An applicant convicted of a felony
or serious misdemeanor may be
ineligible for a real estate license. The
act allows a determination of moral
character before the applicant files
any other paperwork with the commission. The Request for Moral Character
Determination form (Appendix D on
page 29) requires a $25 filing fee. If
the applicant has no criminal record,
the form need not be filed.
Civil judgments, criminal convictions or bankruptcy proceedings will
not automatically bar an applicant
from obtaining a real estate license.
However, the commission may disapprove an applicant for bad moral
character based on the facts. Generally, the commission will not consider
the applicant’s honesty, trustworthiness
and integrity until all other requirements for a license have been met,
including passing the examination.
For this reason, a pre-filing of the form
is recommended for those concerned
with this issue.
The commission requires applicants
to disclose criminal convictions, excluding misdemeanor traffic offenses.
This includes pleas of guilty or nolo
contendere (no contest) to a felony.
Also, the applicant must disclose
whether the time for appeal has lapsed
or the judgment or conviction has
been affirmed on appeal, regardless
of whether probation or community
supervision has been granted following
the conviction or suspension.
As noted, the commission checks
with the DPS to see if the applicant’s
disclosure is correct. Nondisclosure of
a felony or serious misdemeanor may
cause denial of a license.
The commission may issue a provisional moral character determination based on reasonable guidelines
adopted by the commission.
Fingerprints Required
Starting Jan. 1, 2008, applicants
must meet an additional requirement
regarding their criminal history. A
complete, legible set of fingerprints
must be provided to the DPS. The
prints must be in the FBI's required
format and taken at a location approved by the commission. Currently,
there are about 82 locations statewide.
Fingerprints must be taken within six
months of the date the person applies
for an inactive license. The DPS and
the FBI use the fingerprints to check
the applicant's criminal history.
The fingerprints must be provided on
a form provided by the commission.
The form and the procedure is discussed earlier in this publication. An
additional fee may be collected by the
DPS for taking the prints.
What causes an application to be
rejected?
The application will be rejected if:
• an incorrect filing fee or no filing
fee is included,
• the application is submitted in
pencil,
• the applicant is not a citizen of
the United States or a lawfully
admitted alien,
• the applicant is not yet 18 years
old or
• the applicant is not a resident of
Texas.
According to the instructions on the
form, the applicant must ensure that:
• information is printed in ink or
typewritten,
• all requested information is
provided,
• all questions have been
answered,
• required signatures and signing
dates are included and
• a single check or money order
per application payable to the
commission for the appropriate
fees is attached. One check cannot be used to cover more than
one application.
An incomplete application will not
be returned. A follow-up letter requests
the additional information.
When will the commission stop
processing or evaluating an
application?
An application is considered void
and subject to no further processing if
the applicant fails:
• to pass the real estate exam
within one year from the date the
application was filed,
• to submit the required fee within
60 days after the commission
makes written request or
• to provide information or documentation within 60 days after
the commission makes written
request.
How much is the application
fee? What other fees must be
submitted with the application?
The application fee is $127. In addition, there is a $10 fee for the Texas
Recovery Fund and a $20 processing
fee. None of the fees are refundable.
After completing and submitting
the application to the commission,
what is next?
The commission reviews and either
rejects or accepts the application. If
accepted, the test provider, Psychological Services Inc. (PSI), mails a Candidate Information Brochure (CIB) to the
applicant. The candidate has one year
from the time the commission receives
the application to take and pass the
real estate license exam.
The one year is calculated from
the time the commission receives the
application, not from the time the
applicant receives the CIB. Any exam
taken before the commission receives
the application or after the one year
expires will not count toward licensing.
Prior to June 1, 1996, the commission issued a Certificate of Eligibility
whenever the application was accepted. This has been replaced by the CIB.
The administration of the real estate
exam by a private company prompted
the change.
Who administers the exam for a
real estate license? Where is the
exam given?
The license examinations are administered by PSI. The CIB mailed to the
applicant contains the necessary in-
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formation and instructions for making
a reservation to take the examination.
Also, the CIB contains study material and instructions about licensing.
Once an applicant receives the CIB,
all details concerning the examination
process are handled by PSI. Applicants
should not contact the commission.
PSI has centers that administer the
exam in the following cities:
Abilene
Amarillo
Arlington
Austin
Corpus Christi
Dallas
El Paso
Fort Worth
Harlingen
Houston
Lubbock
McAllen
Midland
Richardson
San Antonio
Tyler
Waco
Lake Charles, LA*
Shreveport, LA*
*treated as a Texas site
Because the tests are now administered under contract, both the code
and the license application form were
changed to deal with confidentiality of
the test material.
Obtaining or attempting to obtain
questions and answers on a test from
an applicant, the commission or any
personnel associated with the testing service is grounds for disciplinary action. Likewise, a pending test
application may be denied or revoked
for removing or attempting to remove
questions or answers from a test site or
for providing or attempting to provide
test questions or answers to another
applicant or prospective applicant.
How long must an applicant wait
after registering before the exam
may be taken?
Generally, the earliest an applicant
may schedule an exam is two days
after registering. This means if the registration form is received on Tuesday,
the exam may be scheduled and taken
on Thursday. PSI administers the exam
Monday through Saturday.
What information must the
applicant provide?
The examination registration form
contained in the CIB or the one found
online with PSI specifies the information needed to register for the exam.
However, applicants subject to the
Americans with Disabilities Act who
require special accommodations
must describe in writing the specific
accommodations needed and include
supporting documentation on official
letterhead from a licensed professional.
Allow two weeks to process the special arrangements.
What identification must be
presented to take the exam?
The applicant must have two forms
of identification. One must be a valid
government-issued identification (driver's license, state ID, passport, military
ID), that bears the applicant's signature
and photograph or a complete physical
description. The second ID must have
the applicant's signature and preprinted legal name. All identifications
must match the name on the examination registration form, the registration
confirmation notice and the mailing
label found on the CIB.
Failure to provide the required
identification at the time of the exam
without notifying PSI in advance is
considered a missed appointment. In
such a case, the applicant cannot take
the exam and forfeits the registration
fee.
What items may the applicant take
into the exam? What procedural
rules apply?
The exam is closed book (no reference materials are allowed in the
exam). Candidates need to bring a
silent, battery-operated, nonprogrammable calculator. It cannot
have paper-tape printing capabilities or
a keyboard containing the alphabet.
Notes and books are not allowed,
nor are cell phones, pagers, purses
or children. No smoking, eating or
drinking is allowed in the examination
center. Candidates may not exit the
building during the examination.
Candidates may not copy or communicate the contents of the exam to
other individuals; either may result in
a disqualification and legal action for
violating copyright laws.
Candidates may spend up to 15
minutes familiarizing themselves with
the computer and keyboard before taking the exam, answering questions and
reviewing the answers. The 15-minute
tutorial does not count as part of the
examination time.
All questions are multiple choice
and have been approved by a panel of
Texas real estate experts. Great care is
taken to develop an exam that is fair,
free of bias and designed to measure
the applicants’ knowledge, skills and
abilities.
How is the exam structured?
When can the applicant find out
the test results?
The exam consists of national and
state sections. The national section
contains 80 items, the state 30. Candidates are allowed 105 minutes to take
the national exam and 45 minutes to
take the state.
An applicant must take both parts
the first time. After one part is passed,
it need not be retaken. Both parts must
be passed within one year from the
date the application is filed with the
commission.
Test results will be provided immediately following the exam. PSI analyzes the exam to help identify areas
of weakness for those who fail. Those
who fail cannot retake the exam immediately. In fact, the candidate may
not schedule a retake on the day the
test was failed because of processing
and reporting scores. Retakes may be
scheduled the following day by phone,
fax or online.
As with the original scheduling, the
candidate must wait two days before
the exam may be taken. This means
that if the candidate fails the exam on
Wednesday, he or she may schedule
another exam on Thursday and take it
on Saturday.
During the one-year period, the
applicant may take the entire exam or
only the part that was failed as many
times as desired if space is available,
and the required test fee is paid each
time.
What happens after the applicant
passes both parts of the exam?
When an applicant passes both parts
of the exam and satisfies other requirements, such as the determination of
moral character and fingerprinting, the
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commission may print the applicant’s
inactive real estate license within two
business days.
If all requirements have not been
satisfied, the commission will advise
the applicant.
How does a new licensee apply for
an active real estate license?
There are two ways to apply for an
active real estate license. These are
listed in chronological order. Each requires finding a sponsoring real estate
broker. The three forms may be found
in Appendix C on page 23.
The first way requires using the
Salesperson Sponsorship Form-2 (Form
SF2-1) either (1) after the person has
submitted the application for an inactive license and before it has been
issued or (2) after the person has been
notified by the commission he or she
has an inactive license (the receipt
of the license is not required at this
stage). Both the salesperson and the
sponsoring broker must sign the form
and submit it to the commission. There
is no fee required.
The second way requires using the
Salesperson Sponsorship Form-1 (Form
SF1-1) when the salesperson had a
sponsoring broker before their current
license became inactive. This applies
when he or she wishes to receive an
active license under a different sponsoring broker. Both the salesperson
and the new sponsoring broker must
sign the form and submit it to the commission. A $20 filing fee is required.
Renewal Process
What educational requirements
must the newly licensed real estate
salesperson meet to renew the
license?
After receiving a real estate license,
the licensee must satisfy either the
Salesperson Annual Education (SAE)
or Mandatory Continuing Education
(MCE) requirements annually for a
license renewal. The SAE requirements
must be satisfied first. This entails submitting the completion of six semester
hours (90 classroom hours) of additional core courses to the commission.
Surprisingly, the coursework meeting
SAE requirements may be taken either
before or after receiving a license. The
key is timing when the evidence of completed coursework is submitted to the
commission. The renewal requirements
depend on the number of classroom
hours submitted for an inactive license
in excess of the minimum needed for
a license.
If only the minimum number of
hours was submitted, then the licensee must submit proof of having
completed two semester hours (30
classroom hours) of core courses for
each renewal for the first three years.
Thereafter, the MCE requirements must
be met.
If the applicant submits six or more
classroom hours of core courses above
the minimum needed for a license, the
SAE requirements have been satisfied
with the license application. Thereafter, the licensee must meet the annual
MCE requirements for renewals.
The following explains the renewal
process when fewer than six semester
hours of coursework above the minimum requirements are submitted for
licensing.
If one excess hour is submitted, the
licensee must submit an additional
hour for the first renewal. Thereafter,
the licensee must submit two additional
hours for the second renewal and another two hours for the third renewal.
If two excess hours are submitted
for licensing, the licensee need not
submit any additional hours for the
first renewal. However, the licensee
must submit two additional hours for
the second and another two additional
hours for the third renewal.
If three excess hours are submitted
for licensing, the licensee need not
submit additional hours for the first
renewal. However, the licensee must
submit one additional hour for the
second renewal and another two hours
for the third renewal.
If four excess hours are submitted
for licensing, the licensee need not
submit any additional hours for the
first or second renewals. However, the
licensee must submit two additional
hours for the third renewal.
Finally, if the licensee submits five
excess hours for licensing, the licensee
need not submit any additional hours
for the first or second renewals. The
licensee must submit one additional
hour for the third renewal.
Once six hours in excess of the
needed hours for licensing is submitted, the MCE requirements automatically begin.
When a transcript or course certification is submitted, the commission
applies all relevant courses first to the
licensing requirement, then to SAE
credits. The applicant or licensee cannot ask the commission to apply only a
certain number of hours on a transcript
to licensing and reserve the rest for
renewals during the SAE.
However, applicants who receive
approved educational credits from
different accredited colleges or schools
need not submit all transcripts and
course certifications at once. Credit
is given as evidence of completion is
received. For example, if one transcript shows six semester hours of
core courses and six semester hours of
acceptable related or core courses, it
can be used to satisfy the requirements
for a license. Transcripts or certificates
showing completed core courses
at other schools can be saved and
submitted to satisfy renewals during
the SAE. However, once six semester
hours (90 classroom hours) of core
courses are submitted above the initial
six semester hours for licensing, the
MCE requirements automatically commence. The only reason to save course
work is to postpone meeting the MCE
requirements.
What happens once the licensee
submits and proves to the
commission that 18 semester
hours of core courses have been
completed?
Once the licensee submits evidence
of completing 18 semester hours of
post-secondary education, 14 of which
must be core courses, whether the
completion occurred before or after
receiving the real estate license, the
licensee must then satisfy the MCE requirements. This entails the completion
of 15 classroom hours (six of which
must be in specific legal topics) for
each license renewal.
After Sept. 1, 2012, 18 semester
hours of core courses are required for
the first renewal.
Licensing and Appraisals
What are the rules regarding the
necessity of having a real estate
license to do appraisals?
A real estate broker (not salesperson)
license entitles a person to appraise
real estate for a fee. However, a real
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estate license is not an appraiser’s
license.
To understand the interplay between
a real estate license and an appraiser's
license, some knowledge of the Texas
Appraiser Licensing and Certification
Act (Chapter 1103 of the Texas Occupations Code) is required.
In 1989, the Federal Legislature
passed Title XI, Financial Institutions
Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement
Act (12 U.S.C.A. Section 3331 et
seq.). The act, as amended, requires
any appraisal of a federally related
transaction for more than $250,000
to be conducted by someone licensed
or certified by a state agency. The
standard for the appraisal must be
according to the Uniform Standards of
Professional Appraisal Practice.
In 1991, responsibility for appraising licensing and certification was
transferred from the commission to the
Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board (TALCB) created by the
72nd Legislature.
Thus, to appraise a federally related
transaction — i.e., any real estaterelated transaction engaged in, contracted for or regulated by a federal
financial institution regulatory agency
or the Resolution Trust Corporation,
amounting to more than $250,000, the
person must be licensed or certified
by the TALCB. No real estate broker or
salesperson license is required.
A person who is not licensed or certified by the TALCB may appraise nonfederally related transactions or federally related transactions of $250,000
or less. To do so, the person must have
a Texas real estate broker license.
However, the following language must
be placed verbatim on the report:
"THIS IS AN OPINION OF VALUE OR
COMPARATIVE MARKET ANALYSIS
AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED AN APPRAISAL. In making any
decision that relies upon my work, you
should know that I have not followed
the guidelines for development of
an appraisal or analysis contained in
the Uniform Standards of Professional
Appraisal Practice of the Appraisal
Foundation."
A real estate salesperson not having a license or certificate from the
TALCB may not appraise real property
for compensation except through the
sponsoring broker. The real estate
salesperson may make, sign and
present appraisals for the sponsoring
broker. The appraisal, though, must be
submitted in the broker’s name and the
broker must take responsibility.
Special rules apply when a licensee
attempts to buy property for himself or
herself while under contract as a real
estate agent for the seller. Here, the
licensee is obligated to tell the seller
his or her opinion of the value of the
property.
A salesperson who makes an appraisal for the Veterans Administration
must do so through the sponsoring
broker. A trade organization or association must have a broker license
when it offers to appraise or appraises
real estate for compensation.
Finally, an employee need not
have a real estate license to appraise
property for the financial institution or
investment firm where he or she works
as long as the appraisal is in contemplation of a loan or investment by the
employees.
1011-100-1149
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Appendix A
Texas Administrative Code
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Persons and Activities that
Do and Do Not Require
an Active Real Estate License
According to the code, what other
persons or activities require an active
real estate license in addition to those
specified in the act?
• A person who sells another cotenant’s interest in real property for
compensation
• A person who, for compensation, finds someone to sublease
another’s apartment or dwelling
• A person who manages real
property or collects rent and, at
the same time, leases or rents the
owner's property to another for
a fee. (On-site employees and
managers are exceptions.)
• A person who operates a rental
agency. However, employees
need not be licensed as long as
they perform clerical or secretarial tasks and do no more than
confirm the size, price and terms
of advertised property. (However,
unlicensed employees, agents
or associates may not solicit
business for the broker or hold
themselves out as authorized
to act as real estate brokers or
salespersons.)
• A person employed by a corporation or other business entity to
buy or sell its real estate
• A subsidiary corporation that,
for compensation, negotiates the
sale of the parent corporation’s
Texas real estate
• A person who arranges for another to occupy vacant residential property when the person:
(1) does not own or lease the
property from the owner
(2) receives valuable consideration and
(3) is not exempted from requirements of a license by the act
• A person who solicits listings or
negotiates for listings in Texas
• A person who shows a broker's
listings
• A person who supervises other
persons who perform acts for
which a license is required
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•
•
•
•
•
A person who assists another for
a fee or other consideration to
locate real property for sale, purchase, rent or lease such as an
operation that finds apartments
or homes
A person who advertises real
estate, accepts response calls
to the advertisement and refers
the respondents to the property
owner
A person who refers a prospective buyer, seller, landlord or tenant to another in a proposed real
estate transaction when valuable
consideration is expected for the
referral. "Valuable consideration"
includes, but is not limited to,
money, gifts, or merchandise
having a retail value exceeding
$50, rent, bonuses or discounts
A person who acts as a real estate broker or salesperson while
physically within Texas, regardless of the location of the real
estate or the residences of the
customers or clients
A person conducting a brokerage business from another state
by mail, telephone, the Internet,
e-mail or other medium when all
the prospective buyers, sellers,
landlords or tenants are legal
residents of Texas and the real
property is located wholly or
partly within the state.
A person who compiles and
distributes information about
rental vacancies, property for
sale, purchase, rent or lease as
long as no fee is contingent on
the sale, purchase, rental or lease
of the compiled information. An
advance fee is a contingent fee if
the person is obligated to return
the fee if the property is not purchased, sold, leased or rented.
According to the code, what other
persons do not require an active real
estate license in addition to those
specified in the act?
• An owner who lists his or her
property whether or not for compensation
• A person who buys, sells or rents
real property for his or her own
account
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•
•
•
•
•
•
A person who sells his or her
interest in co-owned property
A tenant who subleases his
or her apartment or dwelling,
whether or not for a profit
A person who performs clerical,
secretarial or managerial tasks
and is identified to callers as
such and does not solicit work
or represent to others as having
authority to act as a real estate
agent
A person hired solely to act as a
hostess, attendant or custodian
of homes offered for sale
A trade association or other
organization formed to provide
computerized listing services for
members as long as no compensation is received when the real
estate is sold
Effective Oct. 1, 1997, the
commission added another
person. Basically, a person is not
required to be licensed if the following four conditions are met:
• the person engages in selling
goods and services to the
public;
• the person sells goods or services to a real estate licensee
who intends to offer them as
an inducement to potential
buyers, sellers, landlords or
tenants;
• the person who sells the
goods or services to the real
estate licensee refers customers to the licensee; and
• the payment for the goods
or services by the real estate
licensee is not contingent
on the consummation of a
real estate transaction by the
referred customers.
A person who is employed by
the business entity owning the
property to buy, sell or lease the
property for the entity.
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Appendix B
Application for Inactive Salesperson License
Forms in this appendix may be duplicated and submitted to the Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC).
Forms also can be downloaded from the TREC website, www.trec.state.tx.us, with Adobe Acrobat Reader.
The free software can be downloaded through a link on the TREC website.
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19
20
21
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Appendix C
Salesperson Sponsorship Forms
Forms in this appendix may be duplicated and submitted to the Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC).
Forms also can be downloaded from the TREC website, www.trec.state.tx.us, with Adobe Acrobat Reader.
The free software can be downloaded through a link on the TREC website.
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25
26
27
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Appendix D
Application for Moral Character Determination
Forms in this appendix may be duplicated and submitted to the Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC).
Forms also can be downloaded from the TREC website, www.trec.state.tx.us, with Adobe Acrobat Reader.
The free software can be downloaded through a link on the TREC website.
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Appendix E
Accredited Schools Offering Real Estate Courses by City
(Not all schools are listed)
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City and Schools
Coordinator/
Supervisor
Telephone
Website
ABILENE
Cisco Junior College–Abilene Extension
Kaplan Real Estate Education
Southwest College of Real Estate
ADDISON
Kaplan Real Estate Education
Nanci Hawes – Legends Real Estate School
Jerry McAlister
Rebecca Ray
Bob Ingram
325-794-4400
800-877-5066
800-369-4546
www.cisco.cc.tx.us/
www.kaplanprofessionalschools.com/texas
www.southwestcollege.net/
Rebecca Ray
Vanessa Kirkpatrick
800-877-5066
469-916-2080
www.kaplanprofessionalschools.com/texas
www.LegendsRealEstateSchool.com
ALPINE
Sul Ross State University
Karen Dehart
917-837-8246
www.sulross.edu
ALVIN
Alvin Community College
Stacey Chambless
281-756-3793
www.alvin.cc.tx.us/
AMARILLO
Amarillo College
Debbie Bailey
806-371-5262
[email protected]
Kaplan Real Estate Education
Rebecca Ray
800-877-5066
www.kaplanprofessionalschools.com/texas
ARLINGTON
Continuing Education Institute
James Parchman
817-226-4234
www.ceinstitute.org/
Kaplan Real Estate Education
Rebecca Ray
800-877-5066
www.kaplanprofessionalschools.com/texas
Leonard-Hawes Real Estate School
Ralph Tamper
800-877-5066
www.leonard-hawes.com
Real Estate College
Dan Hamilton
888-782-2300
www.realestatecollege.us
University of Texas at Arlington
Carmen Martinez
817-272-2581
www.ced.uta.edu
ATHENS
Trinity Valley Community College
Gaila Roberts
903-675-6314
[email protected]
AUSTIN
1st American Continuing Education
Elliott Flick
512-459-6200
www.FirstAmericanCE.com
1st Commercial Institute
Elliott Flick
512-459-6200
www.CommercialInstitute.com
About Success Real Estate Academy
512-407-3390
www.aboutsuccessrealestateacademy.com/
Academy/USA Training Company
Sue Decker
512-346-4204
www.usatraining.com/
Austin Community College
Albert Perez
512-223-7525
www.austin.cc.edu
Austin Institute of Real Estate
Angie Bell
512-453-0900
www.austininstitute.com/
Capital Real Estate Training Center
and Academic Excellence
Rick Knowles
512-451-9740
www.cretc.com/
Kaplan Real Estate Education
Rebecca Ray
800-877-5066
www.kaplanprofessionalschools.com/texas
BANDERA
Kaplan Real Estate Education
Rebecca Ray
800-877-5066
www.kaplanprofessionalschools.com/texas
USA Training Company, Inc., also known
Sharon Thomae
830-460-4122
www.usatraining.com/
as Texas Real Estate Educators, Inc.
BAYTOWN
Kaplan Real Estate Education
Rebecca Ray
800-877-5066
www.kaplanprofessionalschools.com/texas
USA Training Company, Inc., also known
Sharon Thomae
830-460-4122
www.usatraining.com/
as Texas Real Estate Educators, Inc.
BEAUMONT
Kaplan Real Estate Education
Rebecca Ray
800-877-5066
www.kaplanprofessionalschools.com/texas
Lamar Institute of Technology
Cullin Smith
409-880-8201
www.lit.edu
Real Estate Education, Inc.
Eddie Stockton
409-866-2392
www.reei.net
BROWNSVILLE
University of Texas–Brownsville
Dr. Mark Sorensen
956-548-8700
www.utb.edu
BROWNWOOD
Southwest College of Real Estate
Bob Ingram
325-646-8661
www.southwestcollege.net/
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BRYAN–COLLEGE STATION
Blinn College
Mike Scaefer
979-209-7487
www.blinn.edu
Gulf Coast School of Real Estate
Mike Beal
979-764-0525
www.century21bcs.com/school.htm
Texas A&M University
Richard Haney
979-845-4830
www.tamu.edu
CANTON
Continuing Education for Licensing Institute
Ken Trussel
903-567-1309
www.celi-edu.com
Kaplan Real Estate Education
Rebecca Ray
800-877-5066
www.kaplanprofessionalschools.com/texas
CLEAR LAKE
Kaplan Real Estate Education
Rebecca Ray
800-877-5066
www.kaplanprofessionalschools.com/texas
USA Training Company, Inc.
Redgie Brittain
281-480-9995
www.usatraining.com
COMMERCE
Texas A&M University–Commerce
Nancy Wuard
903-886-5920
www.tamu-commerce.edu
CORPUS CHRISTI
Del Mar College
Margaret Edwards
361-698-1093
www.delmar.edu/ce
Kaplan Real Estate Education
Rebecca Ray
800-877-5066
www.kaplanprofessionalschools.com/texas
Real Estate Institute of Corpus Christi
Dr. Minor Peeples
361-852-2000
www.reiccar.com
CORSICANA
Navarro College
Maxine Collum
903-875-7640
www.nav.cc.tx.us
DALLAS
Champions School of Real Estate
Christine Thrasher
281-893-4484
www.championsschool.com
Collin County Community College
Janet Sheppard
972-985-3750
www.ccccd.edu/ce
Dallas County Community College District
www.dcccd.edu/
Cedar Valley
Continuing Education 972-860-8210
North Lake
Continuing Education 972-273-3202
Richland
Continuing Education 972-238-6144
www.rlc.dcccd.edu
Credit Classes 972-238-6106
www.richlandcollege.edu
Greater Dallas Assocation of Realtors
Rich Thomas
214-637-6660
www.dfwrealtors.com
Kaplan Real Estate Education
Rebecca Ray
800-877-5066
www.kaplanprofessionalschools.com/texas
Real Estate College
Dan Hamilton
888-782-2300
www.realestatecollege.us
DENISON
Grayson County College
Joe Henderson
903-463-8653
www.grayson.edu
Registration
903-463-8731
Kaplan Real Estate Education
Rebecca Ray
800-877-5066
www.kaplanprofessionalschools.com/texas
DENTON
Kaplan Real Estate Education
Rebecca Ray
800-877-5066
www.kaplanprofessionalschools.com/texas
University of North Texas
Mazhar Siddiqi
940-565-3050
www.coba.unt.edu/firel
EL PASO
Academy of Real Estate
Phyllis Goodrich
915-779-0096
www.academyofrealestate.com
El Paso Community College
Jamie Forias
915-831-2237
www.epcc.edu/
Kaplan Real Estate Education
Rebecca Ray
800-877-5066
www.kaplanprofessionalschools.com/texas
FORT WORTH
Kaplan Real Estate Education
Rebecca Ray
800-877-5066
www.kaplanprofessionalschools.com/texas
Purvis Real Estate Training Institute
Leslie Purvis
817-738-4669
www.purvisrealestate.com/
FRISCO
Kaplan Real Estate Education
Rebecca Ray
800-877-5066
www.kaplanprofessionalschools.com/texas
Real Estate College
Dan Hamilton
888-782-2300
www.realestatecollege.us
GALVESTON
Galveston College
Jeff Gordon
409-944-1344
www.gc.edu
GAINESVILLE
Kaplan Real Estate Education
Rebecca Ray
800-877-5066
www.kaplanprofessionalschools.com/texas
North Central Texas College
Djuna Forester
940-668-4272
www.nctc.edu
GARLAND
Kaplan Real Estate Education
Rebecca Ray
800-877-5066
www.kaplanprofessionalschools.com/texas
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HARLINGEN
Texas State Technical College-Harlingen
Hector Pena-CE
956-364-4567
www.harlingen.tstc.edu
HOUSTON
Champions School of Real Estate
713-629-4543
www.championsschool.com
Gulf Coast School of Real Estate
Howard Sinkley
713-467-7043
Houston Community College
Central Continuing Ed.
713-718-5303
www.hccs.edu
Kaplan Real Estate Education
Rebecca Ray
800-877-5066
www.kaplanprofessionalschools.com/texas
My Real Estate School
866-633-0800
www.myrealestateschool.com/mres/
North Harris College
Community Education
281-618-5602
San Jacinto College
www.sjcd.cc.tx.us
North Campus
Kevin Morris
281-458-4050
South Campus
281-484-1900
Sierra Schools, Inc.
Linda Couper
713-334-1900
www.sierraschools.com/
Stewart Real Estate School
713-663-7363
www.flash.net/~stewa
USA Real Estate School
281-480-9995
www.usarealestateschool.com
HUNTSVILLE
Sam Houston State University
Caroline Gaines
936-294-3701
www.shsu.edu/~exl_www/
HURST
Tarrant County College–North East Campus
Tim Murphey
817-515-6274
www.tcjc.cc.tx.us
IRVING
Dallas Community College at North Lake
Theda Redwine
972-273-3202
www.northlakecollege.edu/academics/bit
Kaplan Real Estate Education
Rebecca Ray
800-877-5066
www.kaplanprofessionalschools.com/texas
KILGORE
Kilgore College
Continuing Education
903-983-8661
www.kilgore.edu/
KILLEEN–TEMPLE
Central Texas College
Dr. John Frith
254-526-1248
www.ctcd.cc.tx.us/
Central Texas School of Real Estate
Jenny Weaver
254-526-9004
www.centraltexasschoolofrealestate.com
Hall Real Estate Institute
Karen Doerbaum
254-680-4255
www.hallrealestateinstitute.com
Kaplan Real Estate Education
Rebecca Ray
800-877-5066
www.kaplanprofessionalschools.com/texas
LAREDO
Laredo Community College
John M. Perez
956-721-5870
www.laredo.cc.tx.us/
LEWISVILLE
Kaplan Real Estate Education
Rebecca Ray
800-877-5066
www.kaplanprofessionalschools.com/texas
LONGVIEW
Kaplan Real Estate Education
Rebecca Ray
800-877-5066
www.kaplanprofessionalschools.com/texas
Kilgore College–Longview Center
Continuing Education
903-756-2642
www.kilgore.edu
LUBBOCK
Kaplan Real Estate Education
Rebecca Ray
800-877-5066
www.kaplanprofessionalschools.com/texas
West Texas School of Real Estate
Linda Clark
806-687-4400
www.westtexasrealestateschool.com
LUFKIN
Angelina College
James Kennedy
936-633-5300
www.angelina.cc.tx.us
Kaplan Real Estate Education
Rebecca Ray
800-877-5066
www.kaplanprofessionalschools.com/texas
USA Training Company, Inc.
Sharon Thomae
936-824-2674
www.usatraining.com
MARSHALL
Panola College
Dr. Jeanne Scott
903-665-7837
www.panola.edu/
McALLEN
Kaplan Real Estate Education
Rebecca Ray
800-877-5066
www.kaplanprofessionalschools.com/texas
South Texas Community College
Continuing Education
956-328-4442
www.stcc.cc.tx.us/
MESQUITE
Kaplan Real Estate Education
Rebecca Ray
800-877-5066
www.kaplanprofessionalschools.com/texas
MIDLAND–ODESSA
Kaplan Real Estate Education
Rebecca Ray
800-877-5066
www.kaplanprofessionalschools.com/texas
Midland College
Alfred Chaparro
432-685-4518
www.midland.edu/
Southwest College of Real Estate
Bob Ingram
432-697-7277
www.southwestcollege.net/
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NACOGDOCHES
Stephen F. Austin State University
General Business Dept.
936-468-3103
www.sfasu.edu/
PAMPA
Clarendon College–Pampa Extension
Joe Kyle Reeve
806-665-8801
www.clarendoncollege.net/
PARIS
Paris Junior College
Robbie W. White
903-782-0447
www.parisjc.edu
PASADENA
San Jacinto College
Kevin Morris
281-476-1878
www.sjcd.edu
PLANO
Collin County Community College
Rod Rodriguez
972-985-3709
www.ccccd.edu/ce
Kaplan Real Estate Education
Rebecca Ray
800-877-5066
www.kaplanprofessionalschools.com/texas
ROWLETT
Kaplan Real Estate Education
Rebecca Ray
800-877-5066
www.kaplanprofessionalschools.com/texas
Real Estate College
Dan Hamilton
888-782-2300
www.realestatecollege.us
SAN ANGELO
Angelo State University
William B. McKinney
325-942-2046
www.angelo.edu/
ext. 250
Southwest College of Real Estate
and Advantage MCE
Bob Ingram
325-944-8513
www.southwestcollege.net/
SAN ANTONIO
Alamo Real Estate Institute
Tonya Lapinski
210-826-2699
www.alamoinstitute.com/
Kaplan Real Estate Education
Rebecca Ray
800-877-5066
www.kaplanprofessionalschools.com/texas
San Antonio Board of Realtors
Linda Drezer
210-593-1200
www.sabor.com/
San Antonio College
Johnnie L. Rosenauer
210-733-2852
www.accd.edu/sac/business/rele
SHERMAN
Kaplan Real Estate Education
Rebecca Ray
800-877-5066
www.kaplanprofessionalschools.com/texas
SUGAR LAND
Kaplan Real Estate Education
Rebecca Ray
800-877-5066
www.kaplanprofessionalschools.com/texas
TEXARKANA
Texarkana College
Herman Barnett
903-838-4541
www.texarkanacollege.edu
ext. 3252
TEXAS CITY
College of the Mainland
409-938-1211
www.com.edu
TYLER
Kaplan Real Estate Education
Rebecca Ray
800-877-5066
www.kaplanprofessionalschools.com/texas
Tyler Junior College
Aubrie Sharpe 903-510-2900
www.tjc.edu
VERNON
Vernon College
David Bindell
940-552-6291
www.vernoncollege.edu
WACO
Baylor University
Jay T. Rose
254-710-1611
www.baylor.edu/business
Kaplan Real Estate Education
Rebecca Ray
800-877-5066
www.kaplanprofessionalschools.com/texas
McLennan Community College
Annette Bigham
254-299-8690
www.mclennan.edu
WEATHERFORD
Weatherford College
Kathy Hecox
800-287-5471
www.wc.edu/
WHITESBORO
Texoma Real Estate Institute
Bill McNew
903-564-5524
www.treitx.com/
WICHITA FALLS
USA Training Company, Inc.
Sharon Thomae
940-696-5538
www.usatraining.com
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Accredited Colleges and Universities
Offering Correspondence Courses
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Baylor University
Continuing Education
Jim Howze
Waco, Texas 75798
Phone: 713-270-6061
FAX: 713-777-3873
Website: act-for-courses.com
E-mail: [email protected]
Southwestern Assemblies of God College
School of Distance Education
3295 N. Hwy 77
Waxahachie, Texas 75165
Phone: 800-203-7084
Website: www.sagu.edu/sde/
E-mail: [email protected]
Texas A&M University–Commerce
Division of Continuing Education
Nancy Ward or Bob Folden
Commerce, Texas 75429-3011
Phone: 903-886-5921, 888-333-3735
FAX: 903-886-5918
Website: www.celi-edu.com
E-mail: [email protected]
Kaplan University–Texas
Professional Distance Learning
Rebecca Ray, Director
1228 Morrow Road
Mountain Springs, TX 76272
Phone: 800-442-4593
Website: www.kpsTexas.com
E-mail: [email protected]
Lon Morris College
CETC Office
Donna Townsend
2800 W. Kingsley Road
Garland, Texas 75041
Phone: 800-745-0025
800-203-7084
FAX: 972-686-0539
Website: www.cetc-net.com
E-mail: [email protected]
Texas Tech University
Center for Professional Development
Division of Business Administration
Rick Knowles
7701 N. Lamar #420
Austin, Texas 78752
Phone: 512-451-9740
800-522-8835
FAX: 512-451-9787
Website: www.cretc.com
E-mail: [email protected]
Sam Houston State University
Office of Continuing Education
Jeanne O'Donnell
P.O. Box 2477
Huntsville, Texas 77341-2477
Phone: 936-294-3701
FAX: 936-294-3729
Website: www.shsu.edu/~exl_www/
E-mail: [email protected]
West Texas A&M University
Continuing Education
Dr. Henry Moreland
Box 60185
Canyon, Texas 79016-0001
Phone: 806-651-2037
FAX: 806-651-2957
Website: www.wtamu.edu
E-mail: [email protected]
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MAYS BUSINESS SCHOOL
Texas A&M University
2115 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-2115
online at recenter.tamu.edu
979-845-2031
DIRECTOR
GARY W. MALER
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
MARIO A. ARRIAGA, VICE CHAIRMAN
Spring
KATHLEEN McKENZIE OWEN
Pipe Creek
KIMBERLY SHAMBLEY
Dallas
RONALD C. WAKEFIELD
San Antonio
AVIS WUKASCH, EX-OFFICIO
Georgetown
JOE BOB McCARTT, CHAIRMAN
Amarillo
MONA K. BAILEY
North Richland Hills
JAMES MICHAEL BOYD
Houston
RUSSELL CAIN
Fort Lavaca
JACQUELYN K. HAWKINS
Austin
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