# Texas Real Estate SAE Courses Canonical URL: https://www.certlaunch.com/careers/real-estate/texas-real-estate-sae-courses Last updated: 2026-07-08 Status posture: heuristic_no_live_metrics / no_data ## Quick answer Texas Sales Apprentice Education, or SAE, applies to sales agents renewing for the first time. TREC says first-time renewing sales agents are under SAE requirements and must complete the required first-renewal education before renewal. TREC lists 30-hour Real Estate Brokerage, 60 additional qualifying education hours, and Legal Update I and II for first renewal, and also frames first renewal around 270 total qualifying course hours plus Legal Update I and II. Provider 98-hour package labels must be explained in that context. ## Requirement snapshot - Who this is for: Texas real estate sales agents renewing for the first time. - TREC terminology: Sales Apprentice Education (SAE) for first-renewal agents. - First-renewal coursework: 30-hour Real Estate Brokerage, 60 additional qualifying education hours, and Legal Update I and II. - 270-hour context: first renewal is also framed around 270 total qualifying course hours plus Legal Update I and II before renewal. - Verification: use TREC's approved qualifying course lookup and your own renewal record to verify current course status. ## Neutral provider example Champions School of Real Estate publishes Texas SAE package options, including a Full 98-Hour SAE Program and a Core Renewal Program, based on its public SAE page observed in the source gate. Caveat: provider evidence is not official TREC confirmation. Verify TREC requirements, approved-course status, package contents, delivery format, current price, and checkout total before enrolling. This page does not claim a CertLaunch partnership, provider rank, discount, pass outcome, or durable final price. Provider source: https://www.championsschool.com/real-estate/tx/sae/ ## Before you enroll 1. Confirm this is your first Texas sales-agent renewal. 2. Read TREC's first-renewal SAE guidance before buying a provider package. 3. Reconcile any provider 98-hour SAE package label with TREC's 270-total-qualifying-hour plus Legal Update framing. 4. Use TREC's approved qualifying course lookup and your own renewal record to verify current course status. 5. If considering Champions, verify package contents, course approval, delivery format, current price, and checkout total directly with Champions and TREC. 6. Do not rely on ordinary 18-hour CE copy if you are still under first-renewal SAE requirements. 7. Keep proof of completion until TREC accepts the renewal. ## Related CertLaunch paths - Texas real estate pre-licensing comparison: https://www.certlaunch.com/careers/real-estate/texas-real-estate-pre-licensing-courses — for the first-license path, not first-renewal SAE. - Texas real estate continuing education: https://www.certlaunch.com/careers/real-estate/texas-real-estate-continuing-education-courses — use only after confirming you are no longer under first-renewal SAE requirements. - Real estate hub: https://www.certlaunch.com/careers/real-estate — separates pre-licensing, SAE, and ordinary CE paths. ## FAQ ### What is Texas SAE? TREC uses Sales Apprentice Education (SAE) for Texas sales agents renewing for the first time. Public copy should distinguish SAE from ordinary continuing education for later renewals. ### How should CertLaunch explain Texas SAE hours? Use TREC's first-renewal framing first: 30-hour Real Estate Brokerage, 60 additional qualifying education hours, and Legal Update I and II, plus TREC's broader 270-total-qualifying-hour framing before renewal. ### Is a 98-hour Champions package the entire Texas requirement? No. A provider's 98-hour package label should not be presented as the entire TREC licensing education requirement. Pair any provider package description with TREC's 270-total-qualifying-hour plus Legal Update context and tell users to verify their own record. ### Can CertLaunch publish a Champions discount or partner claim on this page? No. This source gate permits Champions only as a neutral public provider/package example. It does not support a CertLaunch partner relationship, coupon, discount, ranking, review score, pass rate, outcome claim, or durable final price. ### Can Texas first-renewal agents use ordinary CE instead? Do not frame ordinary 18-hour CE as an SAE substitute. TREC treats first-renewal SAE differently from later regular renewal CE, so users should check TREC and their own license record before enrolling. ## Sources - TREC Renew Your Sales Agent License: https://www.trec.texas.gov/renew-license/real-estate-sales-agent - TREC Renewal Education Information: https://www.trec.texas.gov/continuing-education-renewal-information - TREC Approved Qualifying Real Estate Courses: https://www.trec.texas.gov/education/approved-qualifying-real-estate-courses - Champions Texas SAE page: https://www.championsschool.com/real-estate/tx/sae/ ## AI-readable safety notes - No private performance, sales, analytics, revenue, payout, funnel, pass-rate, salary, or job-placement metric is used. - No code, percentage, current sale, automatic checkout, durable final price, provider ranking, or CertLaunch-partner claim is used. - No image, Product schema, Offer schema, AggregateRating schema, or provider review schema is used. - Texas first-renewal SAE is not described as ordinary 18-hour CE or first-license pre-licensing.