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Texas Post-Licensing Requirements:

Total Hours Mandatory Elective
You Need: 98 98 0
We Offer: 98 98 0
LICENSE RENEWAL PERIOD: 2 YEARS

The CE Shop is an approved provider in Texas. Qualifying Provider # 701046-AQP.

TREC online licensing services are currently unavailable due to TREC's transition to the new REALM Portal. Education providers, including The CE Shop, cannot report course completions to the state during the transition.

Texas State Requirement Details for Real Estate Post-Licensing Education

If you are renewing for the first time, active or inactive, you must have a total of 270 qualifying real estate course hours, 4 hours of TREC’s Legal Update I, and 4 hours of TREC’s Legal Update II posted to your license record prior to submitting your renewal. If you have been made a supervisor by your broker, you must also complete the 6-hour Broker Responsibility course to renew.

If you submitted a total of 180 hours to satisfy the initial education requirements, you may complete the courses below to satisfy your first renewal.

Hours Required by the State: 98 hours

  • 30 hours in Real Estate Appraisal
  • 30 hours in Real Estate Brokerage 
  • 30 hours in Real Estate Investment
  • Texas Legal Update I (4 hours)
  • Texas Legal Update II (4 hours)

Note: If you are a supervising agent you will need to complete the 6-hour broker responsibility course as part of your required education.


The CE Shop’s Offering: 98 hours

The CE Shop is an approved provider in Texas.

Provider Approval Number: 701046

Reporting: The state requires course completions to be reported to the state for students who have an existing TREC license number. We will report your course to the state upon completion.

Expiration Date of Course: Course expiration dates vary by course. Each individual course will have an expiration date listed in your account. See Terms & Conditions for more details.

Certificates: Immediately upon course completions, The CE Shop will provide students with an electronic copy of the course certificate of completion. Certificates will remain in your account for a minimum of five years, should you need additional copies at a later time. Please refer to your application to determine if you need to submit your certificate(s) of completion. Course completion dates are recorded using Central Standard Time. Please note that the date on your certificate of completion will reflect this.

Max Hours in a 24-Hour Period: Students will not receive credit for more than 12 hours of qualifying education in a 24-hour period. Our online course delivery system manages this requirement for you. A 30-hour qualifying course cannot be started and completed in less than 3 days.

Course Final Exam: Course final exams must be passed with a minimum of 70% and may be taken a maximum of 2 times. If the first attempt is not passed, the second attempt must be completed within 90 days of the orginal exam attempt. Otherwise, students failing the end-of-course examination must repeat the course prior to being eligible to take the end-of-course examination again. 

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Final Exam: Final exams must be passed with a minimum of 75% and may be taken a maximum of 2 times.

TEXAS REAL ESTATE REGULATORY AGENCY:

Texas Real Estate Commission

Street Address: Stephen F. Austin Building, 1700 N. Congress Ave., Suite 400, Austin, TX 78701

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 12188 Austin, TX 78711-2188

Telephone: 512-936-3000

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