5-Course Broker Program

The 5-Course Broker Program lets you choose any 5 core 30-hour courses toward your Texas real estate broker license (150 TREC credit hours), with the required Real Estate Brokerage course included. For many people with four years of active experience and a bachelor’s degree, only one more 30-hour course is needed for a broker license, and Champions can prepare a Broker Plan of Attack to map out the courses you still need.

Champions notes it is never too early to work toward your broker license: certificates and hours never expire toward broker education.

Champions School of Real Estate has been providing education to aspiring agents and brokers since it opened its doors in Houston in 1983. It offers courses and counseling at brick-and-mortar campuses in Austin, Dallas, Houston and San Antonio, and its Online Correspondence, Online Interactive and Virtual Classroom (ChampionsLive) delivery methods reach students anywhere in the nation. Since 1983 the curriculum has expanded from real estate to loan origination, appraisal, and inspection licensing and renewal programs.

• Updated, leading-edge course material created by the school’s own in-house curriculum development team, with constant updates based on market changes.
• Instructors are practicing professionals with at least five years of industry experience; the school says all instructors also have at least five years of experience teaching adults.
• Morning, day, night and weekend classes offered via Classroom, Virtual Classroom, Correspondence and Online Interactive.
• Career counselors available at campuses Monday through Saturday in person, by phone or by online chat.
• Free networking events, career nights, virtual study halls, career fairs, and annual free industry updates, live-streamed and in person.
• Textbooks and proctoring fees are included in tuition, and most courses remain available for up to 10 years.

There are three main requirements to become a Texas Real Estate Broker: 720 experience points in 4 of the last 5 years using the TREC point system; 900 total education hours; and active licensure as a sales agent or broker for at least 4 years during the 5 years before the application is filed.

• The 900 hours comprise 270 hours of core real estate courses (including pre-licensing and SAE courses and the 30-hour Real Estate Brokerage course, which cannot be taken more than two years before applying) and 630 hours of related courses, including the 6-hour Broker Responsibility course.
• A bachelor’s degree counts for 300 hours, and certificates and hours never expire toward broker education licensing.
• You must have performed at least one transaction per year for at least 4 of the last 5 years and keep documentation, such as executed contracts and settlement statements, to support claimed experience.
• The application fee for an Individual Broker license is $305.

The broker program’s 30-hour courses can be taken by Blended Classroom, Virtual Classroom, Online Interactive or Online Correspondence. In the classroom, these courses run as 2-day classes (8:30 AM to 4:45 PM) or 4-day evening classes (Monday to Thursday, 6:00 PM to 9:45 PM) on the campus and ChampionsLive schedules; online courses are self-paced.

Tuition. The catalog and website list the 5-Course Broker Program at $725, against a combined individual-course value of $825 (a saving of $100); printed and digital course materials are included.

Payment. Tuition is due in full at the time of enrollment, but you may purchase courses individually if you prefer to pay as you go. Tuition for each course must be paid in full at registration to receive package pricing. Textbook materials are included in the cost of courses, and the school states that proctoring fees are included with no hidden add-ons.

Discounts. Champions offers a military appreciation discount to active-duty military, veterans and military spouses: 25% off Real Estate, Home Inspection, Loan Origination and Appraisal pre-licensing (including SAE) programs, 20% off individual Real Estate QE/SAE and Loan pre-licensing courses, and $20 off Real Estate Continuing Education programs. It also works with the SpouseWorks Scholarship Program, which offers up to $4,000 to eligible military spouses for the pursuit or maintenance of a license or certification.

Refunds. All courses except Exam Prep are refundable within 5 days of purchase, minus a $20 cancellation fee per course and the cost of the textbook(s). After 5 days, or once any portion of a course is started, courses are non-refundable; unstarted courses can still be transferred or used toward another course.

Champions describes the Texas Real Estate Broker license as widely regarded as the number one recognized real estate designation in Texas and the pinnacle of real estate professionalism. It represents higher commission splits and the top level of education, experience and legal authority in the profession, and it empowers professionals to own and operate a brokerage and supervise agents.

The school notes a Texas Broker license carries credibility beyond state lines, and that the broker license is the only designation the general public recognizes, giving instant credibility.

Delivery methods. Blended Classroom combines home study with classroom instruction at a campus; Classroom requires in-person attendance for all course hours; Virtual Classroom (ChampionsLive) is live instruction over Zoom from home; Online Interactive is self-paced with videos, activities and online exams; Online Correspondence combines textbook study with online exams; Online Instructor-Led pairs online modules with required instructor sessions. Not every method is offered for every course.

Quizzes and exams. Certificates are awarded only after passing chapter quizzes and the final exam. Quizzes are open-book and untimed, and QE/SAE course exams are open-book, with 70% or higher required to pass. A student who fails the first final exam can retake it at no charge; failing the second requires retaking the course for a $50 fee.

Attendance. Full attendance is required for credit. Missing more than 5 hours of class means being moved to the next course offering for a $50 fee; missed QE time can be made up by attending a corresponding session or watching video recordings.

Support. All QE and Prep students can join free virtual study hall sessions (also in Spanish) to ask an instructor questions, and one-on-one teacher tutoring is available.