California Real Estate Certificate Program

Certificate Code: AAU-BUS03

Gain an understanding of California real estate principles and California-specific information. The Certificate in California Real Estate is designed to teach the basics of California real estate practice while focusing on important concepts and terminologies, business fundamentals, main transaction cycle steps, contracts from the buyer and seller perspectives, qualifying prospects, filling out loan applications and agency disclosure forms, and performing a competitive market analysis.

Required California Real Estate Certificate Courses

ENG160: English Composition I

3 Semester Credits
Prerequisite: ENG105

This course is designed to help students master the traditional five-paragraph essay, along with its variations. Four principles are presented as keys to effective writing: unity, support, coherence and sentence skills. The first part of the course focuses on the first three principles and on sentence skills. This course shows how the four principles apply in the different patterns of essay development and in specialized types of writing.

RES111: California Real Estate Principles

3 Semester Credits
Prerequisite: None

This course is designed to teach the basics of California real estate principles and California specific information. It introduces the student to important concepts and terminologies, business fundamentals, and the main transaction cycle steps.

RES121: California Real Estate Practice

3 Semester Credits
Prerequisite: None

This course is designed to teach the basics of California real estate practice. The course focuses on topics of contracts from the buyer and seller perspectives, qualifying prospects, filling out loan applications and agency disclosure forms, and performing a competitive market analysis.

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RES220: Real Estate Finance

3 Semester Credits
Prerequisite: None

This course is designed to teach basic finance principles. The topics include the impact of financial markets on real estate transactions, options available to real estate buyers, and the growing role of technology in financing.

RES240: Real Estate Appraisal

3 Semester Credits
Prerequisite: None

This course is designed to teach the principles and practices of appraising real estate. Students will learn the reasons for conducting a real estate appraisal, the methods of appraisal, and the types of appraisal reports.

RES260: Real Estate Brokerage

3 Semester Credits
Prerequisite: RES101 or RES111

This course is designed to teach the basics of real estate brokerage. The student will learn about the brokerage business, analyzing market conditions, managing risk, financing a business. The course provides an overview of all aspects to starting and operating a business, and the basics in ethics and legal practices.

RES280: Property Management

3 Semester Credits
Prerequisite: None

This course is designed to teach the basics of property management. The course provides an overview of the main concepts and how they relate to property management. Students will learn about economics, property analysis, marketing, leases, forms, day-to-day operations, and managing commercial property.

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