Texas Real Estate Sales Agent Examination — exam facts
Texas
Every source below was read on 2026-09-22
| Administering body | Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC) — exam delivered by Pearson VUE Before applying, a sales agent applicant must complete 180 classroom hours of qualifying courses (six courses of 30 hours each). TREC then authorizes the candidate to schedule with Pearson VUE; the handbook describes testing at Pearson VUE test centers, booked at least 24 hours ahead, with no walk-ins. Source: TREC — Become a Real Estate Sales Agent (2026-09-22) |
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| Questions | At least 120 questions Two portions: national (85 items — 80 scored, 5 pretest) and Texas state law (50 items — 40 scored, 10 pretest). Pretest items are not identified. The same handbook's summary table prints the combined sales exam as 125 items, which does not equal 85 + 50 = 135; because the document contradicts itself, only the 120 scored items (80 + 40) are stated as a figure. Source: Pearson VUE — Texas Real Estate Candidate Handbook, September 2026 (#094400, rev08/2026) (2026-09-22) |
| Time limit | 240 minutes The 240 minutes cover both portions: 150 minutes for the national portion and 90 minutes for the state portion. Source: Pearson VUE — Texas Real Estate Candidate Handbook, September 2026 (#094400, rev08/2026) (2026-09-22) |
| Passing score | 56 of 80 correct That is the national portion. The state portion has its own cut: 28 correct of its 40 scored questions. Both portions must be passed. A failed portion can be retaken alone within 1 year of the TREC application; after 3 failed attempts, 30 more hours of qualifying education are required (60 hours if both portions were failed). Source: Pearson VUE — Texas Real Estate Candidate Handbook, September 2026 (#094400, rev08/2026) (2026-09-22) |
| Fees |
The exam fee itself is not shown because two official documents disagree: TREC's fee schedule lists the sales examination fee paid to the exam provider as $43, while the Pearson VUE candidate handbook dated 09/2026 lists $58. Confirm the amount when booking with Pearson VUE. Source: TREC — Fee Schedule Effective December 15, 2025 (2026-09-22) |
| Languages offered | Not published by TREC / Pearson VUE Neither TREC nor Pearson VUE states the languages the exam is offered in on the pages listed; they were searched for “language”, “English” and “Spanish”, and the only hit is that identification must be in English. PrepPass therefore names no exam language. What we read and found nothing in: Pearson VUE — Texas Real Estate Candidate Handbook, September 2026 (#094400, rev08/2026) (2026-09-22) · Pearson VUE — Texas Real Estate Licensure Exams (2026-09-22) · TREC — Become a Real Estate Sales Agent (2026-09-22) |
Change log
- 2026-09-22Fact sheet created from the Pearson VUE Texas handbook (09/2026) and TREC's pages. The exam fee is withheld: TREC lists $43, the handbook $58.