Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
About Texas Real Estate Education

In order to attain a Real Estate Sales Agent license in the state of Texas, you must complete the educational requirements set forth by the Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC), file a license application, and pass the state exam. The current educational requirement is 180 hours which is covered in six 30-hour courses.

Champions offers a convenient, all-inclusive package for $980 which includes everything you need in order to apply for a license and prepare for the state exam. For more information about the licensing process and the packages that we offer, please visit our How do I get a Texas Real Estate License? page.

•    Blended Classroom
  

  A dynamic course composed of independent study and an instructor-led classroom lecture held over two days (or four evenings). Students must complete a proctored, closed-book exam to receive 30-hours of credit with the Texas Real Estate Commission. Learn More

•    Classroom
  

  Instructor led classroom sessions that present all of the required hours for the course in the classroom. If required, course exams are administered on the last day of the class and are graded and reviewed by the instructor. Learn More

•    Online-Correspondence
  

  Students study the course material (textbook or online PDF) at their own pace and then complete the necessary homework/quiz assignments followed by a proctored, closed-book exam. (Please Note that all Exams for Real Estate QE/SAE courses must be proctored via our Live Broadcast system or at a Campus) Learn More

•    ChampionsLive!® Broadcast
  

  A fully interactive, real-time system, ChampionsLive! allows students to participate in an instructor-led class from their home or office using a webcam. Learn More

•    Correspondence
  

  Students read through the provided textbook materials and complete the homework assignments at home before coming into a campus testing center to complete the proctored exam. Learn More

•    Online
  

  Students work through the course material that is presented in a timed online format complete with videos, interactive games, and online exams. Learn More

All license applicants are subject to a criminal background check before receiving application approval from the Texas Real Estate Commission. If you have any criminal offenses, unpaid judgements, disciplinary action taken against a professional license, or have performed unlicensed activity in the past, you should consider filing a "Fitness Determination" form with TREC before purchasing courses or applying for a license. TREC will use this form to determine whether your moral character meets their qualifications for honesty, trustworthiness, and integrity.

To learn more about this process and submit a "Fitness Determination" form, please visit TREC's website.

Homework / Quizzes - Quizzes are open-book and not timed. If you are completing the classes online, you will be able to pause your quiz, if needed, and resume later at your convenience. In the event that you do not pass a quiz, you can retake it at no additional charge.

Exams - All Real Estate QE/SAE course exams must be proctored and a $50 retake fee must be collected if an exam is failed twice. At that point, the course will be reset and the student must retake the course from the beginning and complete a different set of exams in order to pass. Exams are closed-book and may be proctored via our Live Broadcast system using a webcam or in any one of our campuses across Texas.

All Real Estate QE/SAE course exams must be proctored. Upon passing all of the required Topic Quizzes online, you will be able to select a Proctoring session for the exam. If you wish to take advantage of our online proctoring system and have the exam proctored from your home, select the "Virtual Classroom" option (a webcam is required) from the first dropdown menu and then select a time slot from the second dropdown menu and click the "Submit" button.

Once a selection has been made, you will receive an automated email containing a link that can be used to access the proctoring session during your selected time. Once you are successfully logged into the proctoring session, the Proctor will verify your ID and then unlock the exam. You will then be able to access the exam via the start button the "Class Information" screen and you will have two hours to work on it. If you do not finish the exam during that time, your exam will be graded based upon the questions that have been answered. If you do not receive a passing grade, you will need to schedule a retake or pay the necessary course retake fee if you have failed the exam twice.

TREC has set up the following page to communicate the current TREC processing times to license applicants. If you have submitted an application and are wondering about the status, this page is a good place to start - TREC Processing Times.

If you have additional questions, they may be directed to TREC - Contact TREC.

Champions will electronically report all Real Estate SAE (30-hour electives) and CE courses on the student's behalf. For this reason, it is imperative that you provide Champions with the correct license number when prompted. Providing the wrong license number may result in a delay of the reporting process or even the expiration of your license if the error is not caught in time. You can verify and modify your license number via the My Profile page in your student account.

Champions will report your credit within 24 business hours of completing the course. Once the credit has been reported, it typically posts to your online TREC profile immediately but can take up to 24 hours to post. If you recently completed a CE or SAE course and it has not posted, take the following steps:

• Log into your ChampionsSchool.com account.
• Visit the "My Profile" page and verify that Champions has the correct license number on file. If there is an error in the license number, please correct it and then contact a campus to speak with a counselor.
• For CE courses, check to see if you successfully signed the "Distance Education Reporting (DER) Form" (Under the "Forms" section). If there is a "Continue" button, then you must take additional steps to complete the course before the credit can be reported.
• For SAE courses, check to make sure you have successfully completed all components and that the course has been marked as "passed." If the course is truly complete, it should be located under the "Completed" tab in your student account.
• If you have completed the previous steps and it has been more than one business day since you completed the course, please contact a campus to speak to a counselor.

The following timely renewal fees apply:

• Sales Agent - $110.00
• Individual Broker - $217.00

To learn more about additional fees, including late renewal fees, please visit TREC's fee schedule page and the article "TREC Eliminates Certain Fees for License Holders".

If your classes are not completed and posted to TREC by 11:59pm on your expiration date, you are considered late. It is HIGHLY recommended that you complete, and submit (if applicable), your classes no later than 10 days before your expiration date. Champions is not responsible for any late or penalty fees assessed by TREC.

**Please Note - If you attempt to file for renewal via TREC's online system before all of your CE credit has posted, TREC will charge a $200 deferral fee unless you renew in inactive status. Payment of the CE deferral fee allows you to remain active for an additional 60 days from your expiration date to complete CE requirements.

As a licensed agent or broker in Texas, you are required to take additional courses to renew your license every two years. There are two types of renewals you must be aware of: Sales Agent Apprentice Education (SAE) and Continuing Education (CE).

If you are a licensed Sales Agent and are renewing your license for the very first time, you must complete 98-hours of SAE by the end of your second year of licensure. This includes 8-hours of Legal Update credit and three (3) 30-hour elective courses. If you have been made a supervisor by your broker for 6 months or more you must also take the 6-hour Broker Responsibility course to renew.

If this is NOT your first renewal, you must complete 18-hours of CE credit every two years. Of these 18-hours, 8-hours must consist of Legal Update credit. If you have been made a supervisor by your broker, you must also take the 6-hour Broker Responsibility course as part of your 18 hours to renew.

A licensee must renew their license every two years.

• 1st Renewal - 98-Hours of SAE (Included 8-hours of Legal Update). The 6-hour Broker Responsibility course is also required if an agent has been made a supervisor by the broker.
• 2nd Renewal, forward - 18-Hours of CE (Including: 8-hours of Legal Update and 3-hours of Contracts). The 6-hour Broker Responsibility course is also required if an agent has been made a supervisor by the broker or if they renewing a Broker license.

TREC will send a notice of renewal 90 days before your license expires. You may pay your renewal fee upon receipt of this letter. As a license holder you are responsible for remembering your license expiration date and must renew timely even if you do not receive a notice of renewal.

Please Note - If you file for renewal before your CE credit has been reported and posted to your license, TREC will charge a $200 deferral fee.

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There are three main requirements that applicants must satisfy to become a Texas Real Estate Broker:

• 360 Experience Points in 4 of the last 5 years
  • 30 Points for each closed purchase or sale of a residential property (single-family, condo, multi-family, apartment unit lease)
  • 30 Points for each closed purchase or sale of a farm and ranch property (with residence, improved, or unimproved)
  • 50 Points for each closed purchase or sale of a commercial property (apartment with 5+ units, office, retail space, hotel, etc)
  • Other Broker point opportunities available - View Qualifying Experience Report Form
• 900 Total Education Hours (Meet current license requirements and Real Estate Brokerage within the last 2 years)
• Be an active Sales Agent for the last 4 years.

To learn more about the process, please visit our Steps to a Texas Broker License page.