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Texas Education
Requirement
Before applying for a Texas real estate Salesperson
License, an individual must first
furnish the Commission satisfactory evidence of
successfully completing the following education:
- Principles of Real Estate core real estate
course [60 classroom hours]
- Law of Agency core real estate course (30
classroom hours)
- Law of Contracts core real estate course
(30 classroom hours)
- An additional core real estate course (30
classroom hours)
- Another four semester (60 classroom)
hours in core
courses or in related
courses acceptable to the
Commission.
(Note: To find classes, see Core
Real Estate License Education Providers
for salesperson and broker applicants)
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Evaluation of
Education Documents
Evidence of successful completion shall be
presented via credit transcript or
certificate prior to filing an Application
for Inactive Salesperson License form. DO NOT
submit original transcripts and/or course
completion certificates. Keep the originals for
your personal files and send photocopies to the
Commission. See the next requirement below for
evaluation of education documents.
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To obtain an evaluation of your education
documents submit the form, Request
for Evaluation of Education Documents.
A fee of $20.00 is required for the
evaluation of education documents for the
purpose of determining if education requirements
have been satisfied. This fee is good for one
year.
After you have met the education requirements
you will receive an evaluation letter from the
Commission attesting to satisfaction of all
education requirements. The evaluation of
education documents must be performed before the
application can be filed. Please allow at
least ten (10) business days for processing.
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Filing
Your Application
After the Commission has notified you that
your education has been satisfied, you may then
file and pay for the Application
for Inactive Salesperson License.
Please apply
and pay for your Inactive Salesperson License
online. The information requested
online is the same as on the paper application,
yet the application process is sped up
considerably, reducing by several days the time
you must wait to register to take the exam. If
submitting a paper application and check by mail
or in person, please keep in mind that an
incomplete application will NOT be returned to
you for completion. A letter will be mailed
requesting the incomplete information.
The following required fees must be submitted
at the time of filing an application. If
submitting your application by mail or in
person, please note that an application
received without the appropriate fees will be
rejected and your check will be returned to you.
The following fees should be submitted in ONE
CHECK OR MONEY ORDER payable to the Texas Real
Estate Commission.
ALL FEES LISTED BELOW
ARE NONREFUNDABLE.
Fees
Required with Real Estate
Salesperson
License Application
Subject
to change |
| Fee |
Amount |
Comment |
| Original Application |
$69.50 |
Required for all applicants |
| Recovery Trust Account (formerly
Recovery Fund) |
$10.00 |
Required for all applicants unless
previously paid |
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Examination
Information
License examinations are administered by
PSI, a testing service company. Once your
application has been received, processed and
accepted, you will receive notification that you
may obtain a copy of the Candidate Information
Brochure (CIB) to register for the exam. The CIB
will provide instructions on how to make
reservations to take the examination and
contains study material and instructions about
licensing. A copy of the CIB can be downloaded
from the PSI web site at http://www.psiexams.com.
Please DO NOT attempt to register for the exam
without first receiving notification from our
office.
The examination must be passed within six
months from the date the application is filed
with the commission office.
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Investigation May
be Needed
The filing of an application authorizes an
investigation of the applicant's background. Information
revealed in an investigation may be cause for
disapproval of an application even though other
requirements for a license are met. If an
investigation is necessary, it may not be
conducted until the applicant has passed the
examination.
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Texas
Guaranteed Student Loan Repayment History
Checked
State law prohibits the renewal of a
license if a licensee has defaulted on a student
loan guaranteed by the Texas Guaranteed Student
Loan Corporation (TGSLC) unless the licensee has
entered into a repayment agreement with TGSLC.
YOU SHOULD CONTACT TGSLC BEFORE FILING THIS
APPLICATION if you have defaulted on a student
loan. An application or renewal may be rejected
if this agency has received information from
TGSLC that the applicant has defaulted on a
student loan. The Texas Guaranteed Student Loan
Corporation can be reached at:
Texas
Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation
P.O. Box 15996
Austin, Texas 78761-5996
Telephone: 1-800-222-6297
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Obtain
Sponsorship
Before you can practice as a licensed
salesperson you must arrange for a Texas real
estate broker holding an active license to
sponsor you as a salesperson. Applicants and
inactive salespersons are not authorized to act
as real estate agents.
While you are not required to have a
sponsoring broker to file an application for a
license, a Texas Salesperson
Sponsorship Form is included with the
application materials. If you wish, you may file
the sponsorship request along with the
application. Once all licensing requirements
have been satisfied, TREC will send an active
salesperson license to the broker, and you may
act for the broker on receipt of the license.
You may also file the application and arrange
for sponsorship after TREC notifies you that you
have been issued an inactive license. Once a
broker holding an active license has mailed a
request to TREC to act as your sponsor, you may
begin to act for the broker as a salesperson.
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Don't
Practice Prior to Licensure
You are not authorized to perform any act for
which a real estate license is required until an
ACTIVE Texas Real Estate Commission license is
in the possession of your sponsoring broker.
As noted above in the Filing
Your Application section, online
applications travel through the system much
faster than paper-based applications. The online
application process could potentially save you
weeks of waiting for a license, due to the
delays of regular mail communication and other
factors inherent in the paper-based process
(such as data entry time and processing of
checks).
Please apply
and pay for your Inactive Salesperson License
online.
Texas Real Estate Commission- Visit
the Texas
Real Estate Commission for more
information on requirements for Texas Real
Estate Transactions.
