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You must be a citizen of the United States or a lawfully admitted alien,
eighteen (18) years of age or older and a legal resident of Texas.
Steps for Getting Your
Salesperson License
- Step #1: Take the Real Estate Courses
offered at Hall Real Estate Institute.
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TEXAS REAL ESTATE LICENSE ACT: Requires applicants for the salesperson's
license to complete 14 semester (210 classroom) hours of real estate or
related courses. Of the 14 semester (210 classroom) hours, 10
semester (150 classroom) hours must be in CORE real estate courses. These
CORE courses must include:
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Core Real Estate course (30 classroom hours)
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Another four semester (60 classroom) hours in  core
courses or in related
courses acceptable to the Texas Real Estate Commission
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We offer these additional 30 hour Core courses to complete the education
requirements:
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Fair Housing and Anti-discrimination are included in our Principles
101 & 102 courses.
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If you have some college, you may only have to take the CORE courses.
If you do not have any college, then you will have to complete the
required CORE courses and an additional 4 semester (60 classroom) hours in
Elective Core Classes or related
courses acceptable to TREC.
- Step #2: Send a copy of your transcript
and/or copies of your certificates, with an evaluation form and $30 to the
Texas Real Estate Commission.
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These TREC forms require Acrobat
Reader to view and print the PDF format
forms. If you want a free download of it click these links.
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 REQUEST
FOR EVALUATION OF EDUCATION DOCUMENTS.
Send to:
Texas Real
Estate Commission
Education Division
P.O. Box 12188
Austin, Texas 78711-2188.
This must be
done before making an application for licensing. Applicants for a salesperson
license can apply without a sponsoring broker and would be issued an inactive
license. After obtaining a sponsoring broker, an active license would be
issued. Students may enroll in Hall Real Estate courses before that assessment
is made.
- Step #3: After you have completed all of
your real estate education requirements, send the application for inactive
salesman to the Texas Real Estate Commission or make your application
online.
Fingerprint
Requirements for Brokers and Salespersons applying or renewing on
or after January 1, 2008
| To complete by mail, use the following form: |
Salesperson
License Application (Form SL-13, revised 5/2009)
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Once TREC approves your application, you will receive a Candidate Information
Brochure (CIB). This is required to take the examination.
- Step #4: Take and pass the examination for the
salesperson license.
The examination has 2 parts:
1) National Portion (105 minutes), and
2) State Portion (45 minutes)
These are the closest testing locations
(others are available):
Austin: LaCosta Corporate Park,
6448 Hwy 290 East, Suite F111
Waco: 345 Owen Lane, Suite 124
Step #5: Find a Real Estate Broker to be your
sponsoring broker. Send the sponsorship form into TREC.
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Salesperson
Sponsorship Form - new "All in One" sponsorship form
CONGRATULATIONS!
YOU HAVE EARNED YOUR
SALESPERSON LICENSE!
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