Education at WCAOR

Salespersons and Brokers (already licensed)

Salesperson Annual Education (SAE)
  • Licensed Salespersons who applied on or after January 1, 2006 are required to have completed 270 core real estate and related classroom hours by the end of the first year of licensure (210 hours of which were already completed before application for license). See the appropriate text and chart on the Salesperson Annual Education (SAE) requirements page.

  • Licensed Salespersons who applied prior to January 1, 2006 are allowed up to three years from licensure to complete the 270 hours, typically with 30 core real estate hours required during each of those three years. These licensees can refer to their appropriate text and chart on the Salesperson Annual Education (SAE) requirements page.

  • SAE Cover Sheet form to use when submitting SAE course completion certificates to TREC.

Core & Related Courses and Provider Lists:

Mandatory Continuing Education (MCE) Requirements

(for Individual Brokers and for Salespersons who have satisfied SAE requirements)

Mandatory Continuing Education (MCE) refers to the Real Estate License Act's continuing education requirement (§1101.455) of 15 classroom hours (6 hours of which are the approved Legal & Ethics courses) to be completed during each two-year renewal period. Below are links to key pages dealing with MCE.

  • MCE Credit Request forms for submittal to TREC for special cases (out of state MCE, State Bar, or courses for a Professional Designation)

  • See YOUR MCE Credit Hours! - courses for which you've received credit (in Licensee Info Search)

  • MCE FAQs page for course requirements and answers to many common questions on the topic of MCE

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