Obtaining a Texas Real Estate License

Senior Lecturer and Attorney at Law

Judon Fambrough

Texas A&M University

Revised September 2005 February 1997 2005, Real Estate Center. All rights reserved.

Obtaining a Texas Real Estate License

Contents

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Steps to Obtain a Texas Real Estate License Licensing Requirements About Licensing Educational Requirements Application Process Renewal Process Licensing and Appraisals Appendix A. Texas Administrative Code Persons and Activities That Do and Do Not Require An Active Real Estate License Appendix B. Evaluation of Education Documents Form Appendix C. Application for Inactive Salesperson License Form Appendix D. Salesperson Sponsorship Form Appendix E. Moral Character Determination Form Appendix F. Accredited Schools Offering Real Estate Courses by City Appendix G. Accredited Colleges and Universities Offering Correspondence Courses

Obtaining a Texas Real Estate License

Senior Lecturer and Attorney at Law

Judon Fambrough

A person commits a (criminal) offense if the person acts as a broker or salesperson without holding a license . . . (Texas Occupations Code, Section 1101.758).

Steps to Obtain a Texas Real Estate License

This publication details the process of obtaining your Texas real estate license. This outline will help you get started. Step One. Taking and passing the real estate exam is the rst major hurdle. To qualify to take the test, you must meet the educational requirements set forth starting on page three. If you have taken any post-secondary coursework, you need to send your transcript or course certications to the Texas Real Estate Commission for review. The commission will tell you what courses qualify and what courses are needed. The cost is $20. You can nd the application, Evaluation of Education Documents, in Appendix B on page 13. Step Two. If additional coursework is required, locate the nearest or most convenient school offering the course(s). Schools approved by the commission are listed in Appendix F on page 31. If you would like to take

a correspondence course to satisfy the educational requirements, a list can be found in Appendix G on page 36. Step Three. Once you satisfy the educational requirements, you must le an Application for Inactive Salesperson License found in Appendix C on page 16. If the commission accepts the application, the test provider (Psychological Services Inc.) mails you information about scheduling the real estate exam. You must pass the exam within six months from the time the commission receives the application for the inactive license. Step Four. After you pass the exam, you will receive an inactive salesperson license from the commission. You may not practice real estate with this license. You must locate a real estate broker as a sponsor. Together the two of you ll out and le a Salesperson Sponsorship Form found in Appendix D on page 25. Once the commission issues an active real estate license, you may practice real estate under the brokers guidance.

Note. When you submit an Application for Inactive Salesperson License (Step Three), you must disclose any criminal convictions excluding misdemeanor trafc offenses. A felony conviction or a serious misdemeanor violation may disqualify you from taking the exam and getting a real estate license. Persons with questionable records may wish to le a Request for Moral Character Determination in Appendix E on page 28 to remove all doubt before expending time and money in satisfying the educational requirements.

Licensing Requirements
To engage in the practice of real estate, an individual must comply with ve major licensing requirements prescribed by the Texas Real Estate Commission (the commission). These requirements include taking specic courses, being of high moral character, passing a real estate exam, obtaining an inactive real estate salesperson license and nally receiving an active real estate license under the sponsor-

Abbreviations Used
TREC Texas Real Estate Commission (also referred to as the commission) CIB Candidate Information Brochure. Information sent to the candidate after the application for an inactive license has been accepted by the commission. SAE Salesperson Annual Education. The rst six semester hours (or 90 classroom hours) of coursework submitted to TREC for license renewal. PSI Psychological Services, Inc. The company under contract with the commission to administer the qualifying exam for prospective licensees. MCE Mandatory Continuing Education. Required annual coursework after the SAE requirement has been satised.

ship of a broker. A brief description of these requirements follows. (1) Courses. The necessary coursework includes the completion of 12 semester hours, or 180 class-room hours, of post-secondary education. Eight of the 12 semester hours must be completed in core courses with a minimum number of hours taken from the principles of real estate, agency law and contract law. The remaining four semester hours may come from either core or related courses. Effective Jan. 1, 2006, 14 semester hours or 210 classroom hours of post-secondary education must be completed in the following areas: four in principles of real estate, two in agency law, two in contract law, two in core courses on any subject and four in either core courses or related courses. (2) Moral Character. An applicants moral character is reected by a lack of convictions for felonies or misdemeanors (other than trafc tickets). Individuals who have convictions may le in advance to see if their record prevents licensing. (3) Exam. Once the applicant has satised the educational requirements, he or she submits the proper form and fees to the commission. If the application is accepted, the test provider, Psychological Services, Inc. (PSI), issues a Candidate Information Brochure (CIB). This qualies the applicant to take the real estate exam for an additional fee payable to PSI. (4) Inactive Salesperson License. After passing the exam, the individual receives an inactive real estate salesperson license. The license is issued without making any further applications to the commission. (5) Active Real Estate Salesperson License. After receiving an inactive salesperson license, the person nds a sponsoring real estate broker. Together, the applicant and the sponsoring broker complete and submit the appropriate form and fee to the commission. If the application is accepted, an active real estate salesperson license will be issued entitling the licensee to practice real estate under the sponsorship of the broker.

About Licensing
What is the Real Estate License Act? How does it relate to the Texas Real Estate Commission and obtaining a license?
The Real Estate License Act (act) was passed by the Texas Legislature in 1939. Presently, the act is in Chapter 1101 of the Texas Occupations Code. Among other things, the act creates the Texas Real Estate Commission, the agency charged with administering the rules and regulations for obtaining a real estate license. In addition, the commission has rule-making authority to carry out its mission. These administrative rules are in Title 22, Part 23 of the Texas Administrative Code (code) Chapters 531 through 543. The commission consists of nine real estate commissioners appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate. The commission maintains a full-time staff under an administrator to carry out the agencys responsibilities. These responsibilities include overseeing the requirements for obtaining, issuing and renewing real estate licenses. In addition, the commission oversees, issues and renews licenses for real estate inspectors, residential rental locators and residential service companies.

real estate commission except through the sponsoring broker. A real estate broker's license is the highest licensing status issued by the commission. After maintaining an active real estate salesperson license for 24 of the previous 36 months, a person is eligible for a real estate broker's license. The requirements for obtaining a real estate broker's license are not discussed in this publication. All references to licensing are to either an inactive real estate salesperson license or an active real estate salesperson license.

What activities require an active Texas real estate license?

An active license is required for anyone who performs specic real estate activities on anothers behalf for an actual or expected fee, commission or other remuneration. These activities include: selling, exchanging, purchasing or leasing real estate; offering to sell, exchange, purchase or lease real estate; negotiating or attempting to negotiate the listing, sale, exchange, purchase or leasing of real estate; listing, offering, attempting or agreeing to list real estate for sale, lease or exchange; appraising, offering, attempting or agreeing to appraise real estate; auctioning, offering, attempting or agreeing to auction real estate; buying, selling or offering to buy or sell or otherwise dealing in options on real estate; aiding, attempting or offering to aid in locating or obtaining real estate for purchase or lease; procuring or assisting in procuring properties for the purpose of selling, exchanging or leasing real estate; or selling, buying, leasing or transfering an easement or rightof-way for use in connection with telecommunication, utility, railroad or pipeline services. Right-of-way agents (see last listed activity) must have an active real estate license or be registered with the commission to practice their profession.

What is the difference between an inactive real estate salesperson license, an active real estate salesperson license and a real estate broker's license?
The commission issues three types of real estate licenses, excluding a probationary license. The inactive real estate license is a preliminary step in obtaining an active real estate license. The commissions rules allow an applicant to reach this stage without having a sponsoring broker. The holder of an inactive real estate license cannot practice real estate. The next step, an active real estate salesperson license, is the nal step in being able to practice real estate. The holder is permitted to practice real estate under the guidance of a person who holds a real estate broker's license. During this tenure, the salesperson may not accept any compensation for a real estate transaction nor share a

In addition to listed activities, the act requires any person employed to sell all or a part of a parcel of land for the owner at a salary, fee, commission or other valuable consideration to have an active real estate license. Also, an active real estate license is required of anyone who charges an advance fee or collects a fee under a contract to promote the sale of real estate. The promotion may be through a real estate publication or a referral.

What activities and professions are exempt from the active licensing requirement?
Certain people, professions and related real estate activities do not require an active real estate license. The licensing act exempts: an attorney at law licensed in Texas or another state; a person acting under a duly executed power of attorney authorizing the consummation of a real estate transaction; a public ofcial in the conduct of ofcial duties; a person calling the sale of real estate by authority of a Texas auctioneers license, provided the person does not perform any other act of a real estate broker or salesperson as dened by the act; a person acting under a court order or under the authority of a will or a written trust instrument; a person employed by an owner to sell both the structures and the land on which the structures rest, provided structures are erected by the owner in the due course of the business; an on-site manager of an apartment complex; an owner or owner's employee who leases the owners improved or unimproved real estate; transactions involving the sale, lease or transfer of cemetery lots; transactions involving the lease or management of a hotel or motel; transactions involving the sale, lease or transfer of a mineral or mining interest in real estate; a partnership or limited liability partnership (LLP) acting as a

broker or salesperson through a partner who is a licensed broker or the sale of real property under a power of sale conferred by a deed of trust or other contract lien. The act raises questions about other specic persons or activities that require or are exempt from licensing. To clarify some of these issues, the commission promulgated rules and regulations in the code. These are summarized in Appendix A on page 11. Anyone seeking an active real estate license may check to see if an activity falls within an exception.

Changing minority status does not eliminate the age requirement. For example, married women younger than 18 are no longer minors according to Texas law, but married women must still be 18 to qualify for a real estate license. Competency, on the other hand, is determined solely by the applicants score on the qualifying exam discussed later.

What effect does military service have on the Texas residency requirement?
Military service does not change a person's Texas residency status. Military personnel must establish legal residence elsewhere after leaving the service to lose Texas residency.

What happens if an unlicensed person engages in an activity that requires an active real estate license?
Anyone failing to procure a required active real estate license faces both criminal and civil sanctions. The rst violation is a Class B misdemeanor. Penalties become more severe with subsequent violations. If the violator receives any compensation, the payer may recover a sum equal to but not greater than three times the payment in a civil suit. If the violator was promised a fee but received none, the unlicensed individual is precluded from using the courts to recover the fee, commission or other promised remuneration. In addition, when a person is engaged in or about to engage in conduct that violates the act, the county or district attorney or the commission, acting through the attorney general, may nullify or prohibit the activity.

Educational Requirements
What specic educational requirements must the applicant complete before applying for an inactive real estate license?
Until Jan. 1, 2006, each applicant must complete 12 semester hours, or the equivalent of 180 classroom hours, of post-secondary education. Eight of the semester hours (120 classroom hours) must be completed in specic core real estate courses, and the remaining four hours (60 classroom hours) must be in either core courses or related courses. (Core courses and related courses are discussed later.) Only specic core courses meet the requirements. Four of the eight hours (60 classroom hours) must be in principles of real estate, another two hours (30 classroom hours) must be in agency law and the remaining two semester hours (30 classroom hours) must be in contract law. After Jan. 1, 2006, each applicant must complete a minimum of 14 semester hours or the equivalent of 210 classroom hours of post-secondary education. Ten of the semester hours (150 classroom hours) must be completed in specic core real estate courses, and the remaining four semester hours (60 classroom hours) must be in either core courses or related courses. Four of the ten semester hours must be in the principles of real estate, two in agency law, two in contract law and two in any core course or courses. The remaining four semester

What general qualications must an applicant satisfy before applying for an inactive real estate license?
Eligibility for an inactive real estate license requires the applicant to be: at least 18 years of age; a citizen of the U.S. or a lawfully admitted alien; a legal resident of Texas; competent; able to satisfy the commission concerning his or her honesty, trustworthiness and integrity. In addition, the applicant must have completed the required educational requirements discussed below.

hours may be in either core courses or related courses. However, all applicants must complete at least three classroom hours of coursework on federal, state and local laws governing housing discrimination, housing credit discrimination and community reinvestment or at least three classroom hours in constitutional law. The classroom hours may be included in the context of core courses such as the principles of real estate or in separate courses.

How do classroom hours and semester hours interrelate?

One semester hour equals 15 classroom hours. Completing a three-hour semester course equals 45 classroom hours.

What if the college or university is on a quarter system and not on a semester basis? How do classroom hours and quarter hours interrelate?
One quarter hour equals ten classroom hours. The completion of a threehour course under the quarter system equals 30 classroom hours. Most proprietary schools and college-level continuing education courses are offered on a classroomhour basis. Applicants must identify whether a completed course is stated in classroom hours, semester hours or quarter hours and convert them to a common unit. Any combination of classroom hours, semester hours or quarter hours is acceptable, provided they meet commission requirements. The commission reduces all completed course work to a classroomhour equivalency when analyzing the applicant's educational requirements.

What courses are considered core real estate courses (core curriculum) according to the act?
Core courses required for a real estate license include, but are not limited to, the following. Principles of real estate* includes an overview of licensing as a real estate broker or salesperson; ethics of practice of a license holder; titles to and conveyance of real estate; legal descriptions; deeds, encumbrances and liens; distinctions between personal and real prop-

erty; contracts; nance and regulations; closing procedures; and real estate mathematics. At least three of the classroom hours must be on federal, state and local laws relating to housing discrimination, housing credit discrimination and community reinvestment. Agency law** includes relationships between principal and agent, agent's authority, the termination of an agents authority, the duciary and other duties of an agent, employment law, deceptive trade practices, listing or buying representation procedures, and the disclosure of agency. Contract law** includes the elements of a contract, offer and acceptance, the statute of frauds, remedies for breach including specic performance, unauthorized practice of law, commission rules relating to use of adopted forms, and owner disclosure requirements. Real estate appraisal includes the central purposes and functions of an appraisal; social and economic determinants of value of real estate; appraisal case studies; cost, market data and income approaches to value estimates of real estate; nal correlations; and reporting. Real estate law includes legal concepts of real estate, land description, real property rights and estates in land, contracts, conveyances, encumbrances, foreclosures, recording procedures, and evidence of titles. Real estate nance includes monetary systems; primary and secondary money markets; sources of mortgage loans; federal government programs; loan applications, processes and procedures; closing costs; alternative nancial instruments; equal credit opportunity laws; community reinvestment laws; and state housing agencies. Real estate marketing includes real estate professionalism and ethics; characteristics of successful salespersons; time management; psychology of marketing; listing procedures; advertising;
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negotiating and closing; nancing; and the Deceptive Trade Practices Consumer Protection Act, Chapter 17, Business and Commerce Code. Real estate mathematics includes basic arithmetic skills and review of mathematical logic, percentages, interest, time-value of money, depreciation, amortization, proration, and estimation of closing statements. Real estate brokerage includes agency law; planning and organization; operational policies and procedures; recruiting, selection and training of personnel; records and control; and real estate rm analysis and expansion criteria. Property management includes the role of property manager, landlord policies, operational guidelines, leases, lease negotiations, tenant relations, maintenance, reports, habitability laws, and the Fair Housing Act. Real estate investment includes real estate investment characteristics, techniques of investment analysis, time value of money, discounted and nondiscounted investment criteria, leverage, tax shelters, depreciation, and applications to property tax. The commission may establish the title and content of additional core real estate courses.

What additional core real estate courses have been added by the commission in the code?
In addition to the core courses described in the act, the commission has added the following in the code. Promulgated contract forms (or equivalent) includes, but is not limited to, unauthorized practice of law, broker-lawyer committee, current promulgated forms, commission rules governing use of forms, and case studies involving use of forms. Residential inspection for real estate agents (or equivalent) includes, but is not limited to, property condition addendum; *A minimum of 60 classroom hours must come
from the principles course.

**A minimum of 30 classroom hours must come

from each of these core courses.

inspector and client agreement; tools and procedures; electromechanical systems (plumbing, heating, air conditioning, appliances, energy-saving considerations); and structures (lot and landscape, roofs, chimney, gutters, paved areas, walls, windows and doors, insect damage and storage areas). If the applicant has been licensed within the past six years, the commission may waive all or some of the requirements for a license including the education requirements.

According to the commission, what courses are considered related courses (non-core curriculum) for purposes of obtaining a license?
Related (or non-core) courses are designated solely at the discretion of the commission. A list of the recognized related course topics may be found on the commission's website at trec.state.tx.us/education/related.asp. The list contains 32 general categories with up to 22 subtopics under each. The list of categories includes accounting, advertising, agriculture, architecture, banking, general business, civil engineering, computer, construction, economics, education, English, nance, geography/geology, government/political science, history, home economics, insurance, investments, journalism, law, management, marketing, mathematics, petroleum and management, philosophy, psychology, real estate, science, sociology/anthropology and speech. Other courses may be submitted for consideration. The ofcial catalog description, clipped or reproduced, taken directly from the college catalog must be attached to the submission. The successful completion of acceptable subjects, not degrees earned, controls whether the educational requirements are satised.

What other rules regarding the educational requirements should the applicant remember for core courses?
The commission must approve a core course before an applicant can receive credit.

A course presentation that exceeds ten classroom hours per calendar day will not be accepted. A classroom course offered by a college, university or proprietary school must have a nal course examination or other form of nal evaluation. A course may not concern primarily techniques or procedures used by a particular brokerage or organization. A course offered by an alternative delivery method must meet the requirements of Chapter 22, Section 535.71(r) of the code. The commission may not accept more than one course with the same course title and level, or the same course content and level if repeated within three years. Credit will be given, however, if the courses subject matter has been changed signicantly within the three years. Except for correspondence courses and courses using an alternative delivery method such as a computer, the student must be present in the classroom for the hours of credit granted or complete makeups as required by the provider or rules of the commission. For a correspondence course offered by an accredited college or university, the student must pass a proctored nal exam under controlled conditions where the student is positively identied and the test graded by the instructor. When the exam is graded mechanically or by a computer, the answer keys must be approved by the instructor or provider. For classroom courses, the course must be taught in an area conducive to instruction, separate and apart from the work area such as in training rooms, conference rooms or assembly halls. Course credit awarded by accredited colleges or universities for life experience or by examination are acceptable only for real estate related courses, not core courses.

When evaluating courses for the educational requirements, the commission may require an applicant to furnish materials such as course outlines, syllabi and course descriptions to support credit applications. The commission may require ofcial transcripts to verify course work.

What are some of the sources of real estate education courses?

Pre-license and post-license courses can be taken at various community and junior colleges, universities, proprietary real estate schools and by correspondence courses offered within the commissions guidelines. Local boards and associations of Realtors also may offer courses that satisfy the commissions requirements. However, the board or association must rst obtain approval from the commission to offer the course as an accredited school or provider. Texas educational institutions offering real estate courses are listed in Appendix F on page 31. Schools offering correspondence courses are listed in Appendix G on page 36. Many institutions offer courses during evenings and on weekends. The sponsoring broker can assist in identifying local sources of real estate education and also in selecting courses most benecial to the applicants.

What educational sources will the commission evaluate for educational credit?
To be acceptable, courses must be completed at one of the following types of schools: college or university accredited by the appropriate regional accrediting body, professional trade association or proprietary real estate school approved by the commission, state associations of Realtors (GRI courses only), or military or other government entity or other licensing agency (courses reviewed individually for acceptance).

How does an applicant get verication that the educational requirements have been met?
Prospective candidates must submit a Request for Evaluation of Education

Documents form (Appendix B on page 13) to the commission before applying for an inactive license. The candidate's transcripts or other certications of course completions must be attached. A $20 ling fee is required. The fee is good for 12 months in case the applicant needs to resubmit or supplement the information. All transcripts and course certications needed for the educational requirements must be resubmitted with the application for an inactive license. However, the $20 ling fee for evaluating the transcripts and certicates is waived if they were led within the previous 12 months. The applicant may wish to limit the number of core courses used for pre-licensing credit if more than eight semester hours (ten semester hours after Jan. 1, 2006) have been completed from different accredited schools. The hours may be saved and applied toward renewal of the real estate license. See pages 89 for more details.

convictions other than trafc tickets) may wish to le a Request for Moral Character Determination (TREC Form MCD-5) (Appendix E on page 28) prior to ling an application for an inactive license for reasons discussed in the next section. By submitting and signing the application form, the applicant authorizes the commission to investigate any information it deems necessary. The Department of Public Safety is contacted to verify the applicants criminal record. The Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation (TGSLC) is contacted to see if a student loan is in default. State law prohibits renewing a license more than once after a licensee defaults on a student loan guaranteed by TGSLC. The commission may also check with the Attorney Generals Ofce concerning unpaid child support. A real estate license can be issued, but not renewed, if the person is delinquent on child-support payments.

or the judgment or conviction has been afrmed on appeal, regardless of whether probation or community supervision has been granted following the conviction or suspension. As noted, the commission checks with the Department of Public Safety to see if the applicants disclosure is correct. Nondisclosure of a felony or serious misdemeanor may cause denial of a license. Effective Sept. 1, 2005, the commission may issue a provsional moral character determination based on reasonable guidelines adopted by the commission.

What causes an application to be rejected?

The application will be rejected if: an incorrect ling fee or no ling fee is included, the application is submitted in pencil, the applicant is not a citizen of the United States or a lawfully admitted alien, the applicant has not led a Request for Evaluation of Education Documents form with the commission, the applicant is not yet 18 years old or the applicant is not a resident of Texas. According to the instructions on the form, the applicant must ensure that: information is printed in ink or typewritten, all requested information is provided, all questions have been answered, required signatures and signing dates are included and a single check or money order per application payable to the commission for the appropriate fees is attached. One check cannot be used to cover more than one application. An incomplete application will not be returned. A follow-up letter requests the additional information.

Application Process
How does an individual apply for an inactive Texas real estate license?
Once an applicant meets all the general qualications and the commission veries completion of the educational requirements, the applicant must le the Application for an Inactive Salesperson License (TREC Form SL-10). This form is available from the commission's website or may be reproduced from the copy in Appendix C on page 16. The application requires, among other things, drivers license number, employment history for the past ve years and a list of criminal offenses (felonies and misdemeanors, except trafc tickets). The applicant's social security number is required but is kept condential if the application is submitted after September 1, 1995. Social security numbers on applications led prior to Sept. 1, 1995, are not kept condential. All other information on the form may become public record. As noted, the applicants transcript and course certications must be included even though a Request for Evaluation of Education Documents form was led previously. Also, applicants with criminal records (felony and misdemeanor

What do the act and the code require regarding an applicants moral character?
An applicant convicted of a felony or serious misdemeanor may be ineligible for a real estate license. The act allows a determination of moral character before the applicant les any other paperwork with the commission. The Request for Moral Character Determination form (Appendix E) requires a $25 ling fee. If the applicant has no criminal record, the form need not be led. Civil judgments, criminal convictions or bankruptcy proceedings will not automatically bar an applicant from obtaining a real estate license. However, the commission may disapprove an applicant for bad moral character based on the facts. Generally, the commission will not consider the applicants honesty, trustworthiness and integrity until all other requirements for a license have been met, including passing the examination. For this reason, a pre-ling of the form is recommended for those concerned with this issue. The commission requires applicants to disclose criminal convictions, excluding misdemeanor trafc offenses. This includes pleas of guilty or nolo contendere (no contest) to a felony. Also, the applicant must disclose whether the time for appeal has lapsed
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When will the commission stop processing or evaluating an application?

An application is considered void and subject to no further processing if the applicant fails:

to pass the real estate exam within six months from the date the application was led, to submit the required fee within 60 days after the commission makes written request or to provide information or documentation within 60 days after the commission makes written request.

and instructions for making a reservation to take the examination. Also, the CIB contains study material and instructions about licensing. Once an applicant receives the CIB, all details concerning the examination process are handled by PSI. Applicants should not contact the commission. PSI has centers that administer the exam in the following cities:
Abilene Amarillo Arlington Austin Corpus Christi Dallas El Paso Fort Worth Harlingen Houston Lubbock Midland San Antonio Tyler Waco Lake Charles, LA* Shreveport, LA* *treated as a Texas site

How much is the application fee? What other fees must be submitted with the application?
The application processing fee is $52. In addition, a fee of $17.50 is collected for the Real Estate Center and $10 for the Real Estate Recovery Fund. If the applicant has not led a Request for Evaluation of Education Documents form within the past 12 months, an additional $20 is needed. Consequently, the applicant must enclose a check or money order payable to the Texas Real Estate Commission for either $79.50 or $99.50.

By fax, using a VISA or MasterCard (818-247-3853). The examination registration form must be completed and faxed to PSI. Registrations are accepted 24 hours a day. Online at www.psiexams. com. Applicants may complete the examination registration form online and submit it to PSI. Alternatively, the examination registration form may be downloaded, completed and mailed or faxed to PSI.

What is the fee for taking the exam? Is rescheduling possible?

A fee of $59 is required each time the exam is taken. Payments are made when registering. An applicant may reschedule an appointment without forfeiting the fee, provided PSI is notied at least one business day prior to the scheduled exam. If a reservation is not kept or if applicant arrives late, the applicant forfeits the fee.

After completing and submitting the application to the commission, what is next?
The commission reviews and either rejects or accepts the application. If accepted, the test provider, Psychological Services, Inc. (PSI), mails a Candidate Information Brochure (CIB) to the applicant. The candidate has six months from the time the commission receives the application to take and pass the real estate license exam. The six months are calculated from the time the commission receives the application, not from the time the applicant receives the CIB. Any exam taken before the commission receives the application or after the six months expires will not count toward licensing. Prior to June 1, 1996, the commission issued a Certicate of Eligibility whenever the application was accepted. This has been replaced by the CIB. The administration of the real estate exam by a private company prompted the change.

Because the tests are now administered under contract, both the code and the license application form were changed to deal with condentiality of the test material. Obtaining or attempting to obtain questions and answers on a test from an applicant, the commission or any personnel associated with the testing service is grounds for disciplinary action. Likewise, a pending test application may be denied or revoked for removing or attempting to remove questions or answers from a test site or for providing or attempting to provide test questions or answers to another applicant or prospective applicant.

How long must an applicant wait after registering before the exam may be taken?
Generally, the earliest an applicant may schedule an exam is two days after registering. This means if the registration form is received on Tuesday, the exam may be scheduled and taken on Thursday. PSI administers the exam Monday through Saturday.

What information must the applicant provide?

The examination registration form contained in the CIB or the one found online with PSI species the information needed to register for the exam. However, applicants subject to the Americans with Disabilities Act who require special accommodations must describe in writing the specic accommodations needed and include supporting documentation on ofcial letterhead from a licensed professional. Allow two weeks to process the special arrangements.

How are reservations made?

Applicants can make reservations four ways: By telephone, using VISA or MasterCard (800-733-9267). Calls to a registrar may be made between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m., Monday through Friday. An automatic registration system takes calls 24 hours a day. By mail, using either a money order or cashier's check by lling out the examination registration form that comes with the CIB.

Who administers the exam for a real estate license? Where is the exam given?
Effective September 1, 2002, license examinations are administered by PSI. The CIB mailed to the applicant contains the necessary information

What identication must be presented to take the exam?

The applicant must have two forms of identication. One must be a valid government issued identication (driver's license, state ID, passport, military

ID), that bears the applicant's signature and photograph or a complete physical description. The second ID must have the applicant's signature and preprinted legal name. All identications must match the name on the examination registration form, the registration conrmation notice and the mailing label found on the CIB. Failure to provide the required identication at the time of the exam without notifying PSI in advance is considered a missed appointment. In such a case, the applicant cannot take the exam and forfeits the registration fee.

What items may the applicant take into the exam? What procedural rules apply?
The exam is closed book (no reference materials are allowed in the exam). Candidates need to bring a silent, battery-operated, nonprogrammable calculator. It cannot have paper-tape printing capabilities or a keyboard containing the alphabet. Notes and books are not allowed, nor are cell phones, pagers, purses or children. No smoking, eating or drinking is allowed in the examination center. Candidates may not exit the building during the examination. Candidates may not copy or communicate the contents of the exam to other individuals; either may result in a disqualication and legal action for violating copyright laws. Candidates may spend up to 15 minutes familiarizing themselves with the computer and keyboard before taking the exam, answering questions and reviewing the answers. The 15-minute tutorial does not count as part of the examination time. All questions are multiple choice and have been approved by a panel of Texas real estate experts. Great care is taken to develop an exam that is fair, free of bias and designed to measure the applicants knowledge, skills and abilities.

An applicant must take both parts the rst time. After one part is passed, it need not be retaken. Both parts must be passed within six months. Test results will be provided immediately following the exam. PSI analyzes the exam to help identify areas of weakness for those who fail. Those who fail cannot retake the exam immediately. In fact, the candidate may not schedule a retake on the day the test was failed because of processing and reporting scores. Retakes may be scheduled the following day by phone, fax or online. As with the original scheduling, the candidate must wait two days before the exam may be taken. This means that if the candidate fails the exam on Wednesday, he or she may schedule another exam on Thursday and take it on Saturday. The $59 fee is required for each exam. During the six-month period, the applicant may take the entire exam or only the part that was failed as many times as desired if space is available and the $59 fee is paid each time.

As an alternative, any time after receiving an inactive real estate license, the applicant may nd a sponsoring real estate broker and together they ll out and submit a Salesperson Sponsorship Form (TREC Form LR-001) (Appendix D on page 25). The commission will then issue an active real estate license if the form is accepted. Either method requires an additional $20 ling fee. Regardless of the application method used, the applicant cannot practice real estate until the active license is issued, and then only under the guidance of the sponsoring broker.

Renewal Process
What educational requirements must the newly licensed real estate salesperson meet to renew the license?
After receiving a real estate license, the licensee must satisfy either the Salesperson Annual Education (SAE) or Mandatory Continuing Education (MCE) requirements annually for a license renewal. The SAE requirements must be satised rst. This entails submitting the completion of six hours (90 classroom hours) of additional core courses to the commission. Surprisingly, the coursework meeting SAE requirements may be taken either before or after receiving a license. The key is timing when the evidence of completed coursework is submitted to the commission. The renewal requirements depend on the number of classroom hours submitted for an inactive license in excess of the minimum needed for a license. If only the minimum number of hours was submitted, then the licensee must submit proof of having completed two hours (30 classroom hours) of core courses for each renewal for the rst three years. Thereafter, the MCE requirements must be met. If the applicant submits six or more classroom hours of core courses above the minimum needed for a license, the SAE requirements have been satised with the license application. Thereafter, the licensee must meet the annual MCE requirements for renewals. The following explains the renewal process when fewer than six hours of coursework above the minimum requirements are submitted for licensing.

What happens after the applicant passes both parts of the exam?
When an applicant passes both parts of the exam and satises other requirements, such as the determination of moral character, the commission may print the applicants inactive real estate license within two business days. If all requirements have not been satised, the commission will advise the applicant.

How does the new licensee apply for an active real estate license?
The applicant may apply for an active real estate license in one of two ways. Both ways require nding a sponsoring real estate broker. The rst way is the quickest. The last two pages of the Application for Inactive Salesperson License (Appendix C on pages 22 and 23) is entitled "Salesperson Sponsorship Form." The applicant may enter the name and relevant information regarding the sponsoring real estate broker. The sponsoring broker must sign the form. The commission will issue an active salesperson license immediately after the applicant qualies and receives an inactive real estate license. No further forms need to be led.

How is the exam structured? When can the applicant nd out the test results?
The exam consists of national and state sections. The national section contains 80 items, the state 30. Candidates are allowed 105 minutes to take the national exam and 45 minutes to take the state.

If one excess hour is submitted, the licensee must submit an additional hour for the rst renewal. Thereafter, the licensee must submit two additional hours for the second renewal and another two hours for the third renewal. If two excess hours are submitted for licensing, the licensee need not submit any additional hours for the rst renewal. However, the licensee must submit two additional hours for the second and another two additional hours for the third renewal. If three excess hours are submitted for licensing, the licensee need not submit additional hours for the rst renewal. However, the licensee must submit one additional hour for the second renewal and another two hours for the third renewal. If four excess hours are submitted for licensing, the licensee need not submit any additional hours for the rst or second renewals. However, the licensee must submit two additional hours for the third renewal. Finally, if the licensee submits ve excess hours for licensing, the licensee need not submit any additional hours for the rst or second renewals. The licensee must submit one additional hour for the third renewal. Once six hours in excess of the needed hours for licensing is submitted, the MCE requirements automatically begin. When a transcript or course certication is submitted, the commission applies all relevant courses rst to the licensing requirement, then to SAE credits. The applicant or licensee cannot ask the commission to apply only a certain number of hours on a transcript to licensing and reserve the rest for renewals during the SAE. However, applicants who receive approved educational credits from different accredited colleges or schools need not submit all transcripts and course certications at once. Credit is given as evidence of completion is received. For example, if one transcript shows six semester hours of core courses and six semester hours of acceptable related or core courses, it can be used to satisfy the requirements for a license. Transcripts or certicates showing completed core courses at other schools can be saved and submitted to satisfy renewals during the SAE. However, once six semester

hours (90 classroom hours) of core courses are submitted above the initial six semester hours for licensing, the MCE requirements automatically commence. The only reason to save course work is to postpone meeting the MCE requirements.

What happens once the licensee submits and proves to the commission that 18 semester hours of core courses have been completed?
Once the licensee submits evidence of completing 18 semester hours of core courses, whether the completion occurred before or after receiving the real estate license, the licensee must then satisfy the MCE requirements. This entails the completion of 15 classroom hours (six of which must be in legal topics) for each license renewal.

Licensing and Appraisals

What are the rules regarding the necessity of having a real estate license to do appraisals?
A real estate broker (not salesperson) license entitles a person to appraise real estate for a fee. However, a real estate license is not an appraisers license. To understand the interplay between a real estate license and an appraiser's license, some knowledge of the Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certication Act (Chapter 1103 of the Texas Occupations Code) is required. In 1989, the Federal Legislature passed Title XI, Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act (12 U.S.C.A. Section 3331 et seq.). The act, as amended, requires any appraisal of a federally related transaction for more than $250,000 to be conducted by someone licensed or certied by a state agency. The standard for the appraisal must be according to the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice. In 1991, responsibility for appraising licensing and certication was transferred from the commission to the Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certication Board (TALCB) created by the 72nd Legislature. Thus, to appraise a federally related transaction i.e., any real estate-

related transaction engaged in, contracted for or regulated by a federal nancial institution regulatory agency or the Resolution Trust Corporation, amounting to more than $250,000, the person must be licensed or certied by the TALCB. No real estate broker or salesperson license is required. A person who is not licensed or certied by the TALCB may appraise nonfederally related transactions or federally related transactions of $250,000 or less. To do so, the person must have a Texas real estate broker license. However, the following language must be placed verbatim on the report: "THIS IS AN OPINION OF VALUE OR COMPARATIVE MARKET ANALYSIS AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED AN APPRAISAL. In making any decision that relies upon my work, you should know that I have not followed the guidelines for development of an appraisal or analysis contained in the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice of the Appraisal Foundation." A real estate salesperson not having a license or certicate from the TALCB may not appraise real property for compensation except through the sponsoring broker. The real estate salesperson may make, sign and present appraisals for the sponsoring broker. The appraisal, though, must be submitted in the brokers name and the broker must take responsibility. Special rules apply when a licensee attempts to buy property for himself or herself while under contract as a real estate agent for the seller. Here, the licensee is obligated to tell the seller his or her opinion of the value of the property. A salesperson who makes an appraisal for the Veterans Administration must do so through the sponsoring broker. A trade organization or association must have a broker license when it offers to appraise or appraises real estate for compensation. Finally, an employee need not have a real estate license to appraise property for the nancial institution or investment rm where he or she works as long as the appraisal is in contemplation of a loan or investment by the employees.

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Persons and Activities That Do and Do Not Require An Active Real Estate License
According to the code, what other persons or activities require an active real estate license in addition to those specied in the act? A person who sells another cotenants interest in real property for compensation A person who, for compensation, nds someone to sublease anothers apartment or dwelling A person who manages real property or collects rent and, at the same time, leases or rents the owner's property to another for a fee. (On-site employees and managers are exceptions.) A person who operates a rental agency. However, employees need not be licensed as long as they perform clerical or secretarial tasks and do no more than conrm the size, price and terms of advertised property. (However, unlicensed employees, agents or associates may not solicit business for the broker or hold themselves out as authorized to act as real estate brokers or salespersons.) A person employed by a corporation or other business entity to buy or sell its real estate A subsidiary corporation that, for compensation, negotiates the sale of the parent corporations Texas real estate A person who arranges for another to occupy vacant residential property when the person: (1) does not own or lease the property from the owner (2) receives valuable consideration and (3) is not exempted from requirements of a license by the act A person who solicits listings or negotiates for listings in Texas

A person who assists another for a fee or other consideration to locate real property for sale, purchase, rent or lease such as an operation that nds apartments or homes A person who advertises real estate, accepts response calls to the advertisement and refers the respondents to the property owner A person who refers a prospective buyer, seller, landlord or tenant to another in a proposed real estate transaction when valuable consideration is expected for the referral. "Valuable consideration" includes, but not limited to, money, gifts, or merchandise having a retail value exceeding $50, rent, bonuses or discounts A person who acts as a real estate broker or salesperson while physically within Texas, regardless of the location of the real estate or the residences of the customers or clients A person conducting a brokerage business from another state by mail, telephone, the Internet, e-mail or other medium when all the prospective buyers, sellers, landlords or tenants are legal residents of Texas and the real property is located wholly or partly within the state.

According to the code, what other persons do not require an active real estate license in addition to those specied in the act? An owner who lists his or her property whether or not for compensation A person who buys, sells or rents real property for his or her own account A person who sells his or her interest in co-owned property A tenant who subleases his or her apartment or dwelling, whether or not for a prot

A person who performs clerical, secretarial or managerial tasks and does not solicit work or represent to others as having authority to act as a real estate agent A person hired solely to act as a hostess, attendant or custodian of homes offered for sale A trade association or other organization formed to provide computerized listing services for members as long as no compensation is received when the real estate is sold A person who compiles and distributes information about rental vacancies, property for sale, purchase, rent or lease as long as no fee is contingent on the sale, purchase, rental or lease of the compiled information. An advance fee is a contingent fee if the person is obligated to return the fee if the property is not purchased, sold, leased or rented Effective October 1, 1997, the commission added another person. Basically, a person is not required to be licensed if the following four conditions are met: the person engages in selling goods and services to the public, the person sells goods or services to a real estate licensee who intends to offer them as an inducement to potential buyers, sellers, landlords or tenants, the person who sells the goods or services to the real estate licensee refers customers to the licensee and the payment for the goods or services by the real estate licensee is not contingent on the consummation of a real estate transaction by the referred customers.

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Appendix B
Evaluation of Education Documents Form

Forms in this appendix may be duplicated and submitted to the Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC). Forms also can be downloaded from the TREC website, www.trec.state.tx.us, with Adobe Acrobat Reader. The free software can be downloaded through a link on the TREC website.

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Application for Inactive Salesperson License Form

Forms in this appendix may be duplicated and submitted to the Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC). Forms also can be downloaded from the TREC website, www.trec.state.tx.us, with Adobe Acrobat Reader. The free software can be downloaded through a link on the TREC website.

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Salesperson Sponsorship Form

Forms in this appendix may be duplicated and submitted to the Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC). Forms also can be downloaded from the TREC website, www.trec.state.tx.us, with Adobe Acrobat Reader. The free software can be downloaded through a link on the TREC website.

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Moral Character Determination Form

Forms in this appendix may be duplicated and submitted to the Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC). Forms also can be downloaded from the TREC website, www.trec.state.tx.us, with Adobe Acrobat Reader. The free software can be downloaded through a link on the TREC website.

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Appendix F
Accredited Schools Offering Real Estate Courses by City
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City and Schools

ABILENE
Cisco Junior CollegeAbilene Extension Southwest College of Real Estate

Coordinator/ Supervisor

Telephone

Website

Jerry McAlister Bob Ingram

(325) 794-4400 (800) 369-4546

www.cisco.cc.tx.us/ www.southwestcollege.net/

ALPINE ALVIN

Sul Ross State University

Karen Dehart

(917) 837-8246

www.sulross.edu

Alvin Community College

Stacey Chambless

(281) 756-3793

www.alvin.cc.tx.us/

AMARILLO

Amarillo College

Debbie Bailey

(806) 371-5262

[email protected]

ARLINGTON

Continuing Education Institute Leonard-Hawes Real Estate School Real Estate Career Training Real Estate College University of Texas at Arlington

James Parchman Ralph Tamper Dan Hamilton Carmen Martinez

(817) 226-4234 (800) 877-5066 (800) 782-2300 (214) 221-0971 (817) 272-2581

www.ceinstitute.org/ www.leonard-hawes.com rect.org or [email protected] www.ced.uta.edu

Trinity Valley Community College

ATHENS AUSTIN

Gaila Roberts

(903) 675-6314

[email protected]

1st American Continuing Education 1st Commercial Institute About Success Real Estate Academy Academy/USA Training Company Austin Community College Austin Institute of Real Estate Capital Real Estate Training Center and Academic Excellence

Elliott Flick Elliott Flick Sue Decker Albert Perez Angie Bell Rick Knowles

(512) 459-6200 (512) 459-6200 (512) 407-3390 (512) 346-4204 (512) 223-7525 (512) 453-0900 (512) 451-9740

www.FirstAmericanCE.com www.CommercialInstitute.com www.aboutsuccessrealestateacademy.com/ www.usatraining.com/ www.austin.cc.edu www.austininstitute.com/ www.cretc.com/

USA Training Company, Inc., also known as Texas Real Estate Educators, Inc.

BANDERA

Sharon Thomae

(830) 460-4122

www.usatraining.com/

BAYTOWN

USA Training Company, Inc., also known as Texas Real Estate Educators, Inc.

Sharon Thomae

(830) 460-4122

www.usatraining.com/

BEAUMONT

Lamar Institute of Technology Real Estate Education, Inc.

Cullin Smith Eddie Stockton

(409) 880-8201 (409) 866-6858

www.lit.edu www.rei.net

BROWNSVILLE

University of TexasBrownsville

Dr. Mark Sorensen

(956) 548-8700

www.utb.edu

BROWNWOOD

Southwest College of Real Estate

Bob Ingram

(325) 646-8661

www.southwestcollege.net/

Blinn College Gulf Coast School of Real Estate Texas A&M University

BRYANCOLLEGE STATION

Mike Scaefer Mike Beal Richard Haney

(979) 209-7487 (979) 764-0525 (979) 845-4830

www.blinn.edu www.century21bcs.com/school.htm www.tamu.edu

CANTON

Continuing Education for Licensing Institute

Ken Trussel

(903) 567-1309

www.celi-edu.com

The Real Estate School USA Training Company, Inc.

CLEAR LAKE

Redgie Brittain

(800) 690-4984 (281) 480-9995

www.therealestateschool.com/ www.usatraining.com

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Texas A&M UniversityCommerce

COMMERCE

Nancy Wuard

(903) 886-5920

www.tamu-commerce.edu

CORPUS CHRISTI

Del Mar College Real Estate Institute of Corpus Christi

Margaret Edwards Dr. Minor Peeples

(361) 698-1515 (361) 852-2000

www.delmar.edu/ce www.reiccar.com

CORSICANA
Navarro College

Maxine Collum

(903) 875-7640

www.nav.cc.tx.us

Champions School of Real Estate Collin County Community College Dallas County Community College District Cedar Valley North Lake Richland Greater Dallas Assocation of Realtors Leonard Hawes Real Estate School Real Estate Career College

DALLAS

Christine Thrasher Janet Sheppard Continuing Education Continuing Education Continuing Education Credit Classes Rich Thomas

(281) 893-4484 (972) 985-3750 (972) 860-8210 (972) 273-3202 (972) 238-6144 (972) 238-6106 (214) 637-6660 (800) 877-5066

www.championsschool.com www.ccccd.edu/ce www.dcccd.edu/ www.rlc.dcccd.edu www.richlandcollege.edu www.dfwrealtors.com www.leonard-hawes.com

DENISON

Grayson County College

Joe Henderson Registration

(903) 463-8653 (903) 463-8731

www.grayson.edu

DENTON

Leonard Hawes Real Estate School University of North Texas

Mazhar Siddiqi

(800) 877-5066 (940) 565-3050

www.leonard-hawes.com www.coba.unt.edu/rel

EL PASO

Academy of Real Estate El Paso Community College

Phyllis Goodrich Jamie Forias

(915) 779-0096 (915) 831-2237

www.academyofrealestate.com www.epcc.edu/

Purvis Real Estate Training Institute Leonard Hawes Real Estate School

FORT WORTH

Leslie Purvis

(817) 738-4669 1-800-877-5066

www.purvisrealestate.com/ www.leonard-hawes.com/

GALVESTON

Galveston College

Jeff Gordon

(409) 944-1344

www.gc.edu

GAINESVILLE GARLAND

North Central Texas College

Djuna Forester

(940) 668-4272

www.nctc.edu

Leonard Hawes Real Estate School

(800) 877-5066

www.leonard-hawes.com

HARLINGEN HOUSTON

Texas State Technical College-Harlingen

Hector Pena-CE

(956) 364-4567

www.harlingen.tstc.edu

Champions School of Real Estate Gulf Coast School of Real Estate Houston Community College Leonard Hawes School of Real Estate My Real Estate School North Harris College San Jacinto College North Campus South Campus Sierra Schools, Inc. Stewart Real Estate School The Real Estate School USA Real Estate School

Howard Sinkley Central Continuing Ed. Community Education Kevin Morris Linda Couper

(713) 629-4543 (713) 467-7043 (713) 718-5303 (800) 877-5066 (866) 633-0800 (281) 618-5602 (281) 458-4050 (281) 484-1900 (713) 334-1900 (713) 663-7363 (281) 556-9567 (281) 480-9995

www.championsschool.com www.hccs.edu www.leonard-hawes.com www.myrealestateschool.com/mres/ www.sjcd.cc.tx.us www.sierraschools.com/ www.ash.net/~stewa www.therealestateschool.com www.usarealestateschool.com

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HUNTSVILLE HURST

Sam Houston State University

Caroline Gaines

(936) 294-3701

www.shsu.edu/~exl_www/

Tarrant County CollegeNorth East Campus

Tim Murphey

(817) 515-6274

www.tcjc.cc.tx.us

IRVING

Dallas Community College at North Lake

Theda Redwine

(972) 273-3202

www.northlakecollege.edu/academics/bit

KILGORE

Kilgore College

Continuing Education

(903) 983-8661

www.kilgore.edu/

KILLEENTEMPLE

Central Texas College Central Texas School of Real Estate

Dr. John Frith Jenny Weaver

(254) 526-1248 (254) 526-9004

www.ctcd.cc.tx.us/ www.centraltexasschoolofrealestate.com

LAREDO

Laredo Community College

John M. Perez

(956) 721-5870

www.laredo.cc.tx.us/

LEWISVILLE

Leonard Hawes School of Real Estate

Crystal Gleisner

(800) 877-5066

www.leonard-hawes.com

LONGVIEW LUBBOCK LUFKIN

Kilgore CollegeLongview Center

Continuing Education

(903) 756-2642

www.kilgore.edu

West Texas School of Real Estate

Linda Clark

(806) 687-4400

www.westtexasrealestateschool.com

Angelina College USA Training Company, Inc.

James Kennedy Sharon Thomae

(936) 633-5300 (936) 824-2674

www.angelina.cc.tx.us www.usatraining.com

MARSHALL McALLEN

Panola College

Dr. Jeanne Scott

(903) 665-7837

www.panola.edu/

South Texas Community College

Continuing Education

(956) 328-4442

www.stcc.cc.tx.us/

MESQUITE

Leonard Hawes School of Real Estate

(800) 877-5066

www.leonard-hawes.com

Midland College Southwest College of Real Estate

MIDLANDODESSA

Alfred Chaparro Bob Ingram

(432) 685-4518 (432) 697-7277

www.midland.edu/ www.southwestcollege.net/

Stephen F. Austin State University

NACOGDOCHES PAMPA PARIS

General Business Dept.

(936) 468-3103

www.sfasu.edu/

Clarendon CollegePampa Extension

Joe Kyle Reeve

(806) 665-8801

www.clarendoncollege.net/

Paris Junior College

Robbie W. White

(903) 782-0447

www.parisjc.edu

San Jacinto College

PASADENA PLANO

Kevin Morris

(281) 476-1878

www.sjcd.edu

Collin County Community College Leonard Hawes School of Real Estate

Rod Rodriguez

(972) 985-3709 (800) 877-5066

www.ccccd.edu/ce www.leonard-hawes.com

SALADO

Hall Real Estate Institute

Beverly Barbee

(254) 947-5200

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SAN ANGELO

Thomas Bankston Bob Ingram

(915) 942-2046 (325) 944-8513

www.angelo.edu/ www.southwestcollege.net/

SAN ANTONIO

Alamo Real Estate Institute San Antonio Board of Realtors San Antonio College

Tonya Lapinski Linda Drezer Johnnie L. Rosenauer

(210) 826-2699 (210) 593-1200 (210) 733-2852

www.alamoinstitute.com/ www.sabor.com/ www.accd.edu/sac/business/rele

SUGAR LAND TEXARKANA TEXAS CITY TYLER

The Real Estate School

(281) 343-9390

www.therealestateschool.com/

Texarkana College

Herman Barnett

(903) 838-4541 ext. 3252 (409) 938-1211

www.texarkanacollege.edu

College of the Mainland

www.com.edu

Tyler Junior College

Aubrie Sharpe

(903) 510-2900

www.tjc.edu

VERNON WACO

Vernon College

David Bindell

(940) 552-6291

www.vernoncollege.edu

Baylor University McLennan Community College

Jay T. Rose Ennet Bigam

(254) 710-1611 (254) 299-8690

www.baylor.edu/business mccweb.mcc.cc.tx.us/

WEATHERFORD
Weatherford College

Kathy Hecox

(800) 287-5471

www.wc.edu/

WHITESBORO

Texoma Real Estate Institute

Bill McNew

(903) 564-5524

www.treitx.com/

USA Training Company, Inc.

WICHITA FALLS

Sharon Thomae

(940) 696-5538

www.usatraining.com

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Accredited Colleges and Universities Offering Correspondence Courses

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Baylor University Continuing Education Jim Howze Waco, Texas 75798 Phone: 713-270-6061 FAX: 713-777-3873 Website: act-for-courses.com E-mail: [email protected] Lon Morris College CETC Ofce Donna Townsend 2800 W. Kingsley Road Garland, Texas 75041 Phone: 800-745-0025 800-203-7084 FAX: 972-686-0539 Website: www.cetc-net.com E-mail: [email protected] Sam Houston State University Ofce of Continuing Education Jeanne O'Donnell P.O. Box 2477 Huntsville, Texas 77341-2477 Phone: 936-294-3701 FAX: 936-294-3729 Website: www.shsu.edu/~exl_www/ E-mail: [email protected] Southwestern Assemblies of God College School of Distance Education 3295 N. Hwy 77 Waxahachie, Texas 75165 Phone: 800-203-7084 Website: www.sagu.edu/sde/ E-mail: [email protected]

Texas A&M UniversityCommerce Division of Continuing Education Nancy Ward or Bob Folden Commerce, Texas 75429-3011 Phone: 903-886-5921, 888-333-3735 FAX: 903-886-5918 Website: www.celi-edu.com E-mail: [email protected] Texas Tech University Center for Professional Development Division of Business Administration Rick Knowles 7701 N. Lamar #420 Austin, Texas 78752 Phone: 512-451-9740 800-522-8835 FAX: 512-451-9787 Website: www.cretc.com E-mail: [email protected] West Texas A&M University Continuing Education Dr. Henry Moreland Box 60185 Canyon, Texas 79016-0001 Phone: 806-651-2037 FAX: 806-651-2957 Website: www.wtamu.edu E-mail: [email protected]

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