Salesperson/Broker Program

Austin Institute holds the key to your future career

IMPORTANT: To be eligible to apply for a real estate Salesperson License, you must be a citizen of the United States or a law-fully admitted alien, eighteen (18) years of age or older and a legal resident of Texas.

The Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC) requires you to have the equivalent of 210 classroom hours (seven 30-hour classes) before you are able to apply for a Texas real estate license. TREC will give credit for real es-tate-related courses that have been completed.

STEPS TO OBTAIN A TEXAS REAL ESTATE LICENSE

Step 1: Decide how many courses you need

If you have two - 3-semester hour - courses on your college transcript (from an accredited college or university) that are related to the topics listed on the Texas Real Estate Commission's website at:
http://www.trec.state.tx.us/education/related.asp, you can expect to receive 60 classroom hours of related credit toward your Pre-Licensing education.

With NO college credit: 210 class hours

With college credit: 150 class hours

Seven 30-hour core courses

Courses required:

- 60 hours of Principles of Real Estate

- 30 hours Law of Agency

- 30 hours Law of Contracts

- 90 hours (3x30-hour ) of elective courses

Five 30-hour core courses

Courses required:

- 60 hours Principles of Real Estate

- 30 hours Law of Agency

- 30 hours Law of Contracts

- 30 hours elective

Step 2: Take your courses

Weekday, weekend, and evening schedules year round
Flexible schedules
Instructors are some of Central Texas' finest brokers, agents, managers, and investors
Free lunches on most days
Most thorough way to learn
TREC Approved

Web Based E-Courses

100% online
NOT TIMED: go as fast or slow as you like
Open book exam
Download your Completion Certificate
Take from any Notebook (iPad, Kindle, etc.)
Or any computer anywhere in the world
TREC Approved

Online

100% online
Course content is paperless
Take classes anywhere there is a computer
Courses available 24/7
5 or 7 hour packages as well as individual courses
TREC Approved

Step 3: File your Application

Once you have completed your courses and received Certificates of Completion, submit the following to TREC:

Application for Inactive Salesperson License;
Salesperson Sponsorship Form.
Both Forms can be found on TREC's website at: http://www.trec.state.tx.us.
Unofficial college transcript (if you have one) with copies of Certificates of Completion. DO NOT submit original transcripts or course completion documents. Keep the originals for your personal files and send photocopies to the Commission.
Required fees.
- Application Fee $143.00
- Recovery Fund Fee $10.00
- Paper Filing Fee (waived if filed online) $20.00
- Total: $173.00

To file online, go to TREC's website at:
https://mylicense.trec.state.tx.us.
The information requested online is the same as on the paper application. You may either scan and send your education documents electronically to education@trec.texas.gov or fax them to 512-936-3863 with a copy of your completed application.

To mail:
Texas Real Estate Commission
1700 N. Congress Avenue, Suite 400
Austin, TX 78701

NOTE: Filling the application out online will speed up the application process considerably.

Step 4: Take state licensing exam

Once your application has been received, processed and accepted, TREC will send you an eligibility letter including an ID number. You will also receive a notification that you may obtain a copy of the Candidate Information Brochure (CIB) to register for the exam. A copy of the CIB can be downloaded from the web site at: http://www.psiexams.com. (Please DO NOT attempt to register for the exam without first receiving notification from TREC)

Once you have received notification, do the following:

Register for the exam.
Psychological Services Incorporated (PSI) Testing Center is where the exam is administered. To register for an examination, you must submit the
PSI Registration Form (you will find it in CIB) and pay to PSI a fee of $61.

You can register: Online or by mail.

To register online use the link below:
http://candidate.psiexams.com/catalog

Mail:
3210 E Tropicana
Las Vegas, NV 89121
Phone: Call (800) 733-9267
Fax: (702) 932-2666
Schedule an appointment
Once confirmed, call PSI to schedule an appointment to take the exam.
Take state licensing exam.

You will have 1 year from the date the application was filed to pass your exam.

Step 5: Get fingerprinted

Once you have obtained your TREC ID number (as described above):

Download the FastPass form from TREC's website at http://www.trec.state.tx.us/FASTPrintPass/. The FAST Fingerprint Pass is your "admission ticket" for fingerprinting and L-1 Enrollment Services cannot setup your appointment without one).
Make an appointment through L-1 Enrollment Services or through PSI.

L-1 Identity Solutions - Enrollment Services is the vendor that collects and submits fingerprints to the FBI via the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS). You may schedule online with L-1 Enrollment Services at: https://tx.ibtfingerprint.com/ or by calling 888-467-2080. To see locations go to: http://l1enrollment.com . To see PSI locations where fingerprinting services are also available, go to: http://www.trec.state.tx.us .

NOTE: You can get fingerprinted after passing the state exam but a license will not be issued if the background check has not been cleared.

Step 6: Your broker receives your license

Once you have successfully passed the State examination, your broker will receive your license. You may then start selling real estate.

NOTE: In the first year of being licensed, you will need to complete 60 hours of Salesperson Annual Education (SAE). You can take any course that was not taken in your first year. A list of core courses you may choose from here.
After your first year of licensure, every 2 years you will need to complete 15 hours of Mandatory Continuing Educa-tion (MCE). Six of those hours must consist of a 3-hour Legal Update course and a 3-hour Legal Ethics course.

If you have any questions, please call (512)453-0900.
You can also email us at info@austininstitute.com. Please allow 1-2 business days for a response.