Instructor Candidates

Please check the following course requirements before submitting an instructor application.

    • Graduate Realtor Institute (GRI)
      1. Satisfy requirements to teach qualifying courses outlined on the Texas REALTORS® Instructor Application
      2. Attain GRI Designation 
      3. Audit GRI courses: GRI Business Skills, GRI Contracts to Closing, GRI Real Estate Brokerage. Must audit four (4) GRI topics within 12 months of application date. Provide date and location of audits
      4. Complete Instructor Training Institute 
      5. Have successfully taught at least eighteen hours of non-GRI courses through the Texas REALTORS® provider and received a minimum instructor rating of 4.0 in each course. Taught a minimum of five hours in one day as part of the eighteen-hour total
      6. Give a mock presentation on substantive GRI topic for designated Texas REALTORS® committee members
      7. Interview with designated Texas REALTORS® committee members
    • REALTOR® Launch
      1. Satisfy requirements to teach qualifying courses outlined on the Texas REALTORS® Instructor Application
      2. Complete Instructor Training Institute
    • Texas Accredited Commercial Specialist (TACS)
      1. Satisfy requirements to teach qualifying courses outlined on the Texas REALTORS® Instructor Application
      2. Meet at least one of the following criteria: Be a CCIM approved instructor, be a CCIM designee with five years of active experience as a licensed commercial practitioner, or have seven years of active experience as a licensed commercial practitioner.
      3. Attain TACS certification
      4. Have successfully taught at least three courses, totaling a minimum of nine hours of instruction through the Texas REALTORS® provider, and received a minimum instructor rating of 4.0 in each course
      5. Complete Instructor Training Institute
      6. Give a mock presentation for designated Texas REALTORS® committee members
      7. Interview with designated Texas REALTORS® committee members
    • Legal Update I & II
      1. Satisfy requirements to teach qualifying courses outlined on the Texas REALTORS® Instructor Application
      2. Submit letter from TREC indicating successful completion of the Legal Update I & II instructor training program
    • Broker Responsibility
      1. Satisfy requirements to teach qualifying courses outlined on the Texas REALTORS® Instructor Application
      2. Submit letter from TREC indicating successful completion of the Broker Responsibility instructor training program
    • Code of Ethics
      1. Identify as or have at least one of the following:
        • Local or state association staff
        • Professional Standards training instructor
        • GRI instructor who is also an active Texas REALTOR®
        • Have served in a Texas REALTORS® Professional Development Management Team (PDMT) or a Texas REALTORS® Professional Standards Committee leadership role
        • REALTOR® Emeritus
        • Endorsement from a local Association Executive or Education Director
      2. Audit the NAR Code of Ethics course
    • Texas Affordable Housing Specialist (TAHS)
      1. Attain the TAHS certification
      2. Complete Instructor Training Institute
      3. Letter of recommendation by local association or existing TAHS instructor
    • Texas Risk Reduction Specialist (TRRS)
      1. Attain TRRS certification 
      2. Complete Instructor Training Institute
      3. For Intro to Risk Reduction course, must be eligible to teach Broker Responsibility. 
      4. For elective courses, must hold credentials or show extensive experience in the content areas below in order to propose elective classes in that area:
        • Residential
        • Commercial
        • Property Management
        • Farm & Ranch
      5. Endorsement by the Risk Reduction Committee. 
    • CRD/REBI Designations & Certifications
      1. Texas REALTORS® requires instructors needing a letter of recommendation for any CRD/REBI course to complete the Instructor Training Institute or provide a local association endorsement.
      2. Additional information on requirements for CRD Instructor application and approval can be found here.
      3. Additional information on requirements for REBI Instructor application and approval can be found here.
    • Professional Standards
      1. Must have served on the Professional Standards committee within two years prior to application; in addition, must have served a minimum of twice on Grievance Tribunal and a minimum of three times on a hearing panel, one of which must be an arbitration, or served as a mediator for an arbitration request 
      2. Course curriculum training
      3. Complete Instructor Training Institute
    • Texas Residential Leasing Specialist (TRLS) & Texas Residential Property Manager (TRPM)
      1. Attain the TRLS and TRPM certifications
      2. Complete Instructor Training Institute
      3. Endorsement by the Property Management Committee 
    • Additional Instructor Opportunities
      1. Instructor Training Institute instructor
      2. Senior Instructor status

All instructor candidates must fill out and submit the Texas REALTORS® Instructor Application and remit a $75 fee. Real estate CE elective class instructors and appraiser CE instructors require only the completed application and fee.