(a) Acceptable core real estate courses are those courses
prescribed by §1101.003 of the Act and the following courses.
(1) Promulgated Contract Forms (or equivalent), which
shall include 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.
(2) Residential Inspection for Real Estate Agents (or
equivalent), which shall include but is not limited to repair-related
contract forms and addenda, inspector and client agreements, inspection
standards of practice and standard inspection report form, 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).
(b) Applicants must submit evidence of course completion,
such as transcripts or course completion certificates, unless the
provider has provided or will provide course completion documentation
to the commission. The commission may require an applicant to furnish
supporting materials such as course outlines, syllabi and course descriptions.
The commission may require official transcripts to verify course work.
Provided all the requirements of this section are satisfied, the commission
shall accept core real estate courses or real estate related courses
submitted by an applicant for a broker or salesperson license if the
course was offered by any of the following providers:
(1) a school accredited by the commission or by the
real estate regulatory agency of another state;
(2) a college or university accredited by a regional
accrediting association, such as the Commission on Colleges of the
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, or its equivalent, or
by a recognized national or international accrediting body;
(3) a post-secondary educational institution established
by any state;
(4) the United States Armed Forces Institute or other
service-related school; or
(5) Texas professional trade association in the real
estate industry.
(c) An applicant may obtain credit for completing an
approved Principles of Real Estate core course described by this subsection
consisting of 30 hours in Principles of Real Estate I or 30 hours
in Principles of Real Estate II, or a combined 60 hour course consisting
of both Principles of Real Estate I and II.
(1) Principles of Real Estate I shall contain the following
subtopics, the units of which are outlined in the PRINS 1-0, Core
Real Estate Course Approval Form, Principles of Real Estate I adopted
by reference in §535.64(h) of this title (relating to Obtaining
Approval to Offer a Course):
(A) Introduction to Modern Real Estate Practice - 200
minutes;
(B) Real Property - 60 minutes;
(C) Concepts and Responsibilities of Home Ownership
- 95 minutes;
(D) Real Estate Brokerage and the Law of Agency - 180
minutes;
(E) Fair Housing Laws - 150 minutes;
(F) Ethics of Practice as a License Holder - 30 minutes;
(G) Texas Real Estate License Act - 180 minutes;
(H) Legal Descriptions - 100 minutes;
(I) Real Estate Contracts - 135 minutes;
(J) Interests in Real Estate - 180 minutes;
(K) How Home Ownership is Held - 70 minutes; and
(L) Listing Agreements - 120 minutes.
(2) Principles of Real Estate II shall contain the
following subtopics, the units of which are outlined in the PRINS
2-0, Core Real Estate Course Approval Form, Principles of Real Estate
II adopted by reference in §535.64(h) of this title:
(A) Real Estate Math - 200 minutes;
(B) Real Estate Appraisal - 200 minutes;
(C) Real Estate Financing Principles - 210 minutes;
(D) Control of Land Use - 115 minutes;
(E) Specializations - 50 minutes;
(F) Real Estate Investments - 110 minutes;
(G) Leases - 95 minutes;
(H) Property Management - 120 minutes;
(I) Estates, Transfers, and Titles - 200 minutes; and
(J) Closing Procedures/Closing the Real Estate Transaction
- 200 minutes.
(d) The commission shall grant classroom credit for
qualifying courses as follows.
(1) 15 hours of classroom credit will be granted for
one semester hour.
(2) 10 hours of classroom credit will be granted for
one quarter hour.
(3) 10 hours of classroom credit will be granted for
one qualifying continuing education unit.
(e) A core real estate course must meet each of the
following requirements to be accepted for core credit.
(1) The course contained the content required by §1101.003
of the Act or this section.
(2) The daily course presentation did not exceed ten
hours.
(3) The course was of broader applicability than just
techniques or procedures utilized by a particular brokerage or organization.
(4) The course was not awarded credit by an accredited
college or university based on life experience or solely by examination.
(f) A classroom course must meet the following additional
requirements to be accepted for core credit.
(1) The course was offered in a location conducive
to instruction that is separate and apart from the work area, such
as a classroom, training room, conference room, or assembly hall.
(2) The student was present in the classroom for the
hours of credit granted by the course provider, or completed makeup
in accordance with the requirements of the provider, or by applicable
commission rule.
(3) Successful completion of a final examination or
other form of final assessment of the student was a requirement for
receiving credit from the provider.
(g) A correspondence course must meet the following
additional requirements to be accepted for core credit.
(1) The course was offered by or in association with
an accredited college or university, and students receiving credit
for the course were required to pass either:
(A) a proctored final examination administered under
controlled conditions to positively identified students and graded
by the instructor or, if the examination was graded mechanically or
by use of a computer, by the provider, using answer keys approved
by the instructor or provider; or
(B) an examination by use of a computer under conditions
that satisfy the commission that the examinee is the same person who
seeks course credit.
(2) If a correspondence course was offered by a school
in association with an accredited college or university, the school
has certified to the commission that the course was offered in accordance
with the college or university's curriculum accreditation standards.
Using the name of the school "in association with" the name of the
college or university on the course completion certificate or electronic
course submission constitutes certification to the commission that
the course was offered in compliance with the college or university's
curriculum accreditation standards.
(h) A course offered by an alternative delivery method
must meet the following additional requirements to be accepted for
core credit:
(1) The course was certified by a distance learning
certification center that is acceptable to the commission;
(2) An approved instructor or the provider's coordinator/director
graded the written course work; and
(3) The provider:
(A) ensured that a qualified person was available to
answer students' questions or provide assistance as necessary;
(B) certified students as successfully completing the
course only if the student:
(i) completed all instructional modules required to
demonstrate mastery of the material;
(ii) attended any hours of live instruction and/or
testing required for a given course; and
(iii) passed either:
(I) a proctored final examination administered under
controlled conditions to positively identified students, at a location
and by an official approved by the commission and graded by the instructor
or, if the examination is being graded mechanically or by use of a
computer, by the provider, using answer keys approved by the instructor
or provider; or
(II) an examination by use of a computer under conditions
that satisfy the commission that the examinee is the same person who
seeks credit.
(i) After twelve months, or fifteen months for alternative
delivery courses, from the effective date of a commission action dividing
a core course curriculum into subtopics, a core real estate course,
including an advanced or tiered course, which was previously approved
by the commission may not be accepted for core course credit unless
the course has been revised to meet the new requirements.
(j) A previously approved core course that is not revised
to meet the new curriculum requirements may nevertheless be accepted
for elective core credit provided it does not violate §535.54(c)
of this title (relating to General Provisions Regarding Education
and Experience Requirements for a License).
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Source Note: The provisions of this §535.62 adopted to be effective January 31, 2000, 24 TexReg 9282; amended to be effective October 15, 2001, 26 TexReg 8071; amended to be effective January 1, 2004, 28 TexReg 9543; amended to be effective November 9, 2004, 29 TexReg 10267; amended to be effective December 30, 2007, 32 TexReg 9990; amended to be effective September 1, 2010, 35 TexReg 1736; amended to be effective January 1, 2011, 35 TexReg 11679; amended to be effective September 5, 2013, 38 TexReg 5731 |