How to Get Your Real Estate License in Texas

Requirements:

Citizen of the United States or lawfully admitted alien
18 years of age or older
Meet TREC’s qualifications for honesty, trustworthiness, and integrity
- Consider requesting a Fitness Determination before applying for the
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Choose Your Path

Step One: File an Application with TREC to Become a Sales Agent

Submit an application and fee to the Texas Real Estate Commission to become a Sales Agent. This may be done online, through email or by U.S. mail. As part of the process, you will submit your education pass letters/certificates to TREC at documents@trec.texas.gov.

Estimated Time to Complete Application Process is 2-4 Weeks

Step Two: Get Fingerprints Taken and Pass the Background Check

The law requires fingerprints on file with the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) so a background check can be performed. A license will only be issued if the background check is passed. You will need a TREC entity number to make an appointment. See the TREC fingerprint requirements here.

Step Three: Complete 180 hours of Qualifying Education

Estimated time to complete the courses is 6 weeks. Ask about our discount for first responders and veterans.

You must complete the following courses:

Principles of Real Estate I (30 classroom hours); $160
Principles of Real Estate II (30 classroom hours); $160
Law of Agency (30 classroom hours); $160
Law of Contracts (30 classroom hours); $160
Promulgated Contract Forms (30 classroom hours); $160
Real Estate Finance (30 classroom hours); $160

Ask us how to bundle your courses and save!

Step Four: Prepare for Your Licensing Exam

The REALTOR® Academy offers an exam prep course to help you get prepared to pass your Licensing Exam. Take the course online here.

Step Five: Pass the Licensing Exam

Once you receive your approval letter, 10 digit TREC identification number, and information on how to access the Candidate Handbook from Pearson Vue (TREC’s exam administrator), you must sign up to take the national and state exam at any of the three Pearson Vue Professional Center locations in the San Antonio area. You may also call Pearson Vue at 800-997-1248.

Step Six: Choose a Broker to Sponsor Your License

You must be sponsored by an active Texas licensed broker to work. Once you have an active Texas licensed broker sponsor you, your active license will be issued.

Note: Our blended learning courses combine at-home study and instructor-led classroom lessons with chapter quizzes and a proctored exam. The classroom portion of the course is 15-hours. The final (closed-book) exam is proctored and graded at the end of the last day in the classroom. Students are expected to spend 15-hours studying the material independently of the classroom lessons. Students must attend all classroom hours and complete all chapter quizzes in order to take the final exam and complete the course. Exams are proctored using a virtual proctoring system. Hardcopy or eBook textbooks, and one attempt of the exam is included with the cost of each course.