Complete Your Texas SAE Courses Online

Texas SAE stands for Sales Apprentice Education. These courses are required for Texas real estate sales agents renewing their license for the first time and must be completed within your first two years as a licensed real estate agent.

Sales agents who are renewing for the first time must have a total of 270 qualifying real estate course hours. This includes your 180-hour pre-licensing course, 90 hours of Salesperson Apprentice Education (SAE) courses, and 4 hours each in Legal Update I and Legal Update II.

The 90 hours of SAE education are made up of three, 30-hour courses.

Our 98-hour Texas SAE package includes:

• 30-Hour Real Estate Law
• 30-Hour Real Estate Brokerage
• 30-Hour Real Estate Appraisal
• 4-Hour Legal Updates I
• 4-Hour Legal Updates II

Our 90-hour Texas SAE package includes:

• 30-Hour Real Estate Law
• 30-Hour Real Estate Brokerage
• 30-Hour Real Estate Appraisal

Yes. You can purchase each 30-hour Texas SAE course or 4-hour Legal Updates course individually or save by enrolling in one of our discounted packages.

Yes. All Texas SAE courses are 100% online and self-paced.

You can complete your courses at your own pace with 6 months of access included after enrollment. If you need additional time you can obtain an extension for a small additional fee.

Yes. Our courses are approved qualifying education by the Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC) and are designed to satisfy all Texas SAE requirements.

Each SAE course includes a timed final exam. You must complete the exam with a passing score of at least 70% to receive course credit. Texas only allows 2 attempts at the final exam. If you fail both attempts you will have to retake the entire course before being able to retake your final exam. If you fail the first attempt, the state requires you to wait at least 72 hours before retaking the final exam. These courses also include quizzes, assessments, and scenario-based learning exercises throughout the material.

Legal Updates courses contain no cumulative final exam, however, courses may include quizzes, knowledge checks, assessments, and scenario-based learning activities throughout the course to reinforce key concepts. These activities do not require a minimum passing score.

Yes. You can complete your coursework on your own schedule within your course access period.

After completing your courses, you'll receive electronic certificates of completion which you should retain for your records. Your course completions will be electronically reported to TREC by our school.

TREC will send a license renewal notice approximately 90 days before your expiration date. You cannot renew your license until you receive this notice. Once received, submit your renewal application through the TREC online portal and keep copies of your renewal confirmation for your records.