Texas Real Estate Pre-Licensing Courses (Approved & Online)
Take the next step toward passing your exam using our easy-to-follow program, offering both self-paced online courses and live, instructor-led classes.
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Complete your state-approved 180-hour pre-licensing course and pass the license exam with a step-by-step experience designed to help you stay on track and be confident in success.
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Earn your Texas real estate license online, at your pace and on your schedule
All packages include flexible, self-paced online learning, with additional exam prep tools and support available in select packages.
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Everything You Need to Stay on Track and Prepare for the Exam
Our packages are built to keep you moving forward with support at every step
Guided Learning Path
- Clear next steps so you always know what to do next
- Structured course flow designed to keep you progressing
Progress Tracking & Pacing
- Track your completion throughout the course
- Stay on pace with visibility into your progress
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- Access your course, exam prep, and support tools in one place
- Quickly pick up where you left off
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- Get help from state-certified instructors
- Access support when you need clarification or guidance
Exam Readiness Tools
- Practice and track your performance
- Focus on the areas that matter most before test day
Why choose Colibri for your Real Estate Pre-licensing classes in Texas?
Learn from local experts
Our real estate instructors bring years of experience in local real estate sales and teaching best practices. They are experts in helping students simplify and retail complex concepts likely to be included in the state exam.
Pass your exam on the first try
Bring confidence to exam day. Enroll in industry-leading exam prep to help you pass on the first try. If you don’t pass your licensing exam on the first try, we’ll reimburse the original cost of either your pre-licensing package or the exclusive exam prep you purchased.
Enjoy flexible learning options
Get the education you need — your way, every day. Choose the learning method that best fits your lifestyle from self-paced courses to our instructor-led, livestream experience.
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If you’re here, a career in real estate is already calling you. Let’s make it happen. Join over 1.5 million other students who found success with us.
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- Join live sessions for structured learning, concept review, and Q&A
- Stay accountable with scheduled support
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- Ask questions and get instant explanations while you study
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- Learn from instructors who understand your state requirements
- Get guidance that’s relevant to your licensing path
How to get a Real Estate License in Texas
To become a real estate agent in Texas, you must first get your Texas real estate license. The process of getting your real estate license generally takes a few months and includes the following steps:
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Check Texas Sales Agent License Eligibility
TREC requires sales agent applicants to be at least 18 years old, be a U.S. citizen or lawfully admitted alien, and meet its qualifications for honesty, trustworthiness, and integrity.
If you have a criminal offense, unpaid judgment, disciplinary action against a professional or occupational license, or prior unlicensed activity, consider requesting an optional Fitness Determination before you pay for education and submit a license application.
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Complete Texas Pre-Licensing Education
Complete six 30-hour qualifying courses: Principles of Real Estate I, Principles of Real Estate II, Law of Agency, Law of Contracts, Promulgated Contract Forms, and Real Estate Finance.
Each course ends with its own final exam, which is separate from the Texas licensing exam. TREC rules require an unweighted 70% passing score to receive course credit. If a student fails both the initial final and the permitted subsequent final, the course must be retaken.
TREC recommends finishing your education before applying so your course certificates can be uploaded with a complete application. For the full state checklist, review Colibri’s Texas real estate license requirements.
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Apply for Your Texas Real Estate License
After you finish the qualifying education, submit the Sales Agent Application through TREC’s REALM Portal and upload all six course completion certificates as PDF documents.
If you completed one of the required qualifying courses for academic credit at an accredited college or university, upload a transcript for TREC to evaluate.
The current TREC fee schedule lists the sales agent application total at $206. Once your application is filed, you have one year to meet the remaining license requirements.
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Complete Fingerprinting & Background Check
After your application status changes from “Submitted” to “In Review,” TREC will email instructions to schedule fingerprinting.
Your fingerprints must be on file with the Texas Department of Public Safety for TREC’s background check, and fingerprints submitted for another agency are not accepted.
The current TREC fee schedule lists a $37 fingerprint fee if you have not previously been fingerprinted for TREC.
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Pass the Texas Real Estate Exam
Once TREC has reviewed your education, you will receive instructions to schedule the national and Texas portions of the licensing exam with Pearson VUE.
The current Pearson VUE candidate handbook allows 150 minutes for the national portion and 90 minutes for the state portion. Sales agent candidates need 56 correct answers on the national portion and 28 correct answers on the state portion to pass.
The current exam fee is $43. If you fail either portion three times, TREC requires additional qualifying education before you can test again.
Related: Explore our real estate exam prep courses in Texas.
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Activate Your License With a Sponsoring Broker
After you meet the education, application, background check, and exam requirements, TREC can issue an inactive sales agent license.
You must be sponsored by an active Texas licensed broker before you can perform real estate brokerage services.
You or the sponsoring broker can submit the sponsorship request through the REALM Portal.
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As you prepare for your exam, these tools help you understand your performance and identify where to focus so you can study more effectively.
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FAQs
If a student does not pass the Texas real estate license exam within 30 days of completing the exam prep course, we’ll reimburse the original cost of either your pre-licensing package or the exclusive exam prep you purchased.* For reimbursement, email us at [email protected] with a copy of your exam results, including the date of the exams, within 30 days of the failed exam attempt.
*Specific state laws or regulations prohibit some students from qualifying. For example, Florida, Michigan, Tennessee, and New Jersey do not permit guarantees to passing the real estate licensing exam.
Education costs vary by course package. In addition to pre-licensing education, the current TREC fee schedule lists a $206 sales agent application, a $43 sales examination fee, and a $37 fingerprint fee if you have not previously been fingerprinted for TREC. That is $286 in current application, exam, and fingerprint fees before education costs. Fees can change, so check the live TREC fee schedule before applying.
Texas requires 180 classroom hours of qualifying education, and TREC rules do not allow daily qualifying-course segments to exceed 12 hours. Total licensing time also depends on application review, fingerprinting and the background check, exam scheduling, and broker sponsorship.
Yes, you can! Colibri offers students or licensees to attend classes and complete their pre-licensing course fully online with flexible self-paced packages.
No. Texas does not have real estate license reciprocity with any state, so an out-of-state license does not replace current Texas education or licensing requirements. If you hold an active equivalent license in a state that participates in ARELLO’s national exam accreditation, TREC may exempt you from the national exam portion after reviewing your license history.
No. Texas sales agent applicants must complete 180 hours of qualifying real estate education. TREC reviews the required education before sending exam scheduling instructions to Pearson VUE. Processing times can change, so check TREC’s current processing dates.
On average, it takes between four (4) and five (5) months to get a Texas real estate license depending on the pace in which you complete the 180 hours of pre-licensing courses and pass your licensing examination, the time it takes you to complete the fingerprinting and application process, find a sponsoring broker, and application processing times.
To get a Texas real estate sales agent license, you must be at least 18, be a U.S. citizen or lawfully admitted alien, meet TREC’s standards for honesty, trustworthiness, and integrity, complete 180 hours of qualifying education, apply through the REALM Portal, complete required fingerprinting and a background check, and pass the licensing exam. After these requirements are met, TREC can issue an inactive license. You need sponsorship from an active Texas licensed broker to move to active status and perform brokerage services. If you have a qualifying background concern, consider an optional Fitness Determination before applying. Read more about the Texas real estate license requirements.
No. TREC does not list a college degree as a requirement for a Texas sales agent license. If you completed one of the required qualifying real estate courses for academic credit at an accredited college or university, you can submit a transcript for evaluation, but a general transcript or degree does not replace the six required courses.
The Texas sales agent licensing exam includes a national portion and a Texas-specific state portion. The current Pearson VUE candidate handbook allows 150 minutes for the national portion and 90 minutes for the state portion. Sales agent candidates need 56 correct answers on the national portion and 28 correct answers on the state portion to pass. For focused study, explore Colibri’s Texas real estate exam prep courses.
After you pass the exam and clear the background check, TREC can issue an inactive sales agent license. To begin practicing, you need sponsorship from an active Texas licensed broker and must move the license to active status through the REALM Portal.
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