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• Texas Real Estate Commission School Information
• TREC Approved Courses
• Apprentice Inspector Prelicense Requirements
• Real Estate Inspector Prelicense Requirements
• Professional Inspector Prelicense Requirements
• Continuing Education Requirements

Texas Real Estate Commission School Information

Champions School of Real Estate®
TREC Provider #530
Rita Santmaria
5627 FM 1960 West, Suite 100
Houston, Texas 77069
800-284-1525
Fax 281-587-9602
Website: www.championsschool.com
Dallas/Ft. Worth Campus: 972-316-2020


TREC Approved Courses

Course Name	Approval Type	Course Name	Approval Type
Standards of Practice	16 hours renewal	Home Inspections Course (Includes 20 hrs each in Electrical & Mechanical, 30 hrs Structural and 8 hrs in Standards of Practice)	90 hours IC
Home Inspections Course (Includes 20 hrs each in Electrical, Mechanical, Structural)	60 hours IC	Home Inspection Course for Inspectors (Includes 10 hrs each in Electrical & Mechanical and 15 hrs in Structural)	38 hours IC
16 hour Standards Report Form/Report Writing	16 hours renewal	16 hour Building Enclosures	16 hours renewal
16 hour HVAC	16 hours renewal	16 hours Plumbing	16 hours renewal
16 hour Electrical	16 hours renewal	16 hour Foundations	16 hours renewal
16 hour Certified Pool Operator/Instructor	16 hours renewal	Appliances	10 hours IC
Building Enclosure	20 hours IC	Electrical Systems	40 hours IC
Foundations	45 hours IC	Framing	45 hours IC
HVAC Systems	40 hours IC	Plumbing	40 hours IC
Roof Systems	40 hours IC	Standards of Practice/Legal/Ethics	15 hours IC
Standard Report Form/Report Writing	15 hours IC	EPA, CPSC & Business	10 hours IC

Apprentice Inspector Prelicense Requirements

90 total hours in Approved Core Real Estate Inspector Hours

• Phase 1: Introduction to Home Inspection
• Phase 2: The Home Inspection Report
• Phase 3: Inspecting the Interior

Real Estate Inspector Prelicense Requirements

128 total hours in Approved Core Real Estate Inspector Hours

• Phase 1: Introduction to Home Inspection
• Phase 2: The Home Inspection Report
• Phase 3: Inspecting the Interior
• Phase 4: Foundations, Framing & Pools & Hands on Field Experience

Professional Inspector Prelicense Requirements

448 total hours in Approved Core Real Estate Inspector Hours

• Phase 1: Introduction to Home Inspection
• Phase 2: The Home Inspection Report
• Phase 3: Inspecting the Interior
• Phase 4: Foundations, Framing & Pools & Hands on Field Experience
• Foundations 30 hours
• Framing 30 hours
• Roof Systems 25 hours
• Plumbing 25 hours
• Electrical Systems 25 hours
• HVAC Systems 25 hours
• Building Enclosure 12 hours
• Standards of Practice 8 hours
• Legal/Ethics
• Standards Report Form 8 hours
• Appliances 6 hours

Continuing Education Requirements

16 hours every year:

• Effective 1/31/06, Inspectors must complete 16 hours of Continuing Education annually to renew their Inspector license.
• Effective 4/1/06, The TREC renewal application will only be required every 2 years (with proof of 32 hours total of CE-16 hours per year) instead of annually.