Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
OCCUPATIONS CODE |
Title 7. PRACTICES AND PROFESSIONS RELATED TO REAL PROPERTY AND HOUSING |
Subtitle A. PROFESSIONS RELATED TO REAL ESTATE |
Chapter 1101. REAL ESTATE BROKERS AND SALESPERSONS |
Subchapter H. LICENSE REQUIREMENTS |
Sec. 1101.358. SALESPERSON LICENSE: EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
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(a) An applicant for a salesperson license must provide to the commission satisfactory evidence that the applicant has completed at least 12 semester hours, or equivalent classroom hours, of postsecondary education consisting of:
(1) at least four semester hours of core real estate courses on principles of real estate; and
(2) at least two semester hours of each of the following core real estate courses:
(A) agency law;
(B) contract law;
(C) contract forms and addendums; and
(D) real estate finance.
(b) The commission shall waive the education requirements of Subsection (a) if the applicant has been licensed in this state as a broker or salesperson within the six months preceding the date the application is filed.
(c) If an applicant for a salesperson license was licensed as a salesperson within the six months preceding the date the application is filed and the license was issued under the conditions prescribed by Section 1101.454, the commission shall require the applicant to provide the evidence of successful completion of education requirements that would have been required if the license had been maintained without interruption during the preceding six months.