Satisfy your Texas 98-hour post-licensing requirement with ease. This course is powered by The CE Shop and meets all TREC standards to keep your license active and in good standing.
Texas 98 Hour Post Licensing
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Finish your required 98 hours of post-licensing education. Explore the available 30-hour courses below and choose the ones you still need to complete.
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- 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.
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 prelicense 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.
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.
- Effective October 1, 2023, sales agents renewing their license for the first time—both active and inactive —are required to complete an approved 30-hour Real Estate Brokerage course as part of their 90 hours of Sales Agent Apprentice Education (SAE).
Proctored Course Final Exam
The state requires your course final exam to be proctored. You can find full details of the proctoring process here. Upon passing the final course exam, you will be asked to sign an affidavit verifying your identity as the student who completed the course and the final course exam. Course final exams must be passed with a minimum of 70%. Within 90 days after the original class concludes, a student may retest after a failed exam a maximum of one time. 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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Stay ahead in your real estate career by completing your 98-hour post-licensing requirement. Take the next step with confidence—your future in real estate starts here.