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Certificate of Performance: Real Estate Salesperson
This certificate is designed for students interested in exploring a career in real estate sales. Real Estate 101, Real Estate 120, and one additional course from the elective list are required to take the Real Estate Salesperson's License Examination. For questions about DRE licensure requirements, contact the DRE at 619- 525-4192 or www.dre.ca.gov.

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Certificates of Performance*
Real Estate Salesperson
CoursesUnits
REAL 101, Real Estate Principles3
REAL 120, Real Estate Practice3
Select three to four units from the following:
ACCT 102, Basic Accounting3
ACCT 116A, Financial Accounting4
BUSE 140, Business Law and the Legal Environment3
ESCR 101, Escrow Procedures - Beginning3
ESCR 111, Escrop Procedures - Advanced3
REAL 105, Legal Aspects of Real Estate I3
REAL 110, Principles of Real Estate Appraisal I3
REAL 115, Real Estate Finance I3
REAL 125, Real Estate Economics3
REAL 130, Real Property Management3
REAL 151, Real Estate Computer Applications3
REAL 166, Common Interest Development3
BANK 102, Mortgage Brokerage and Banking4
Total Units = 9-10

Real Estate Appraisal
CoursesUnits
REAL 101, Real Estate Principles3
REAL 110, Principles of Real Estate Appraisal I3
REAL 111, Introduction to USPAP1
REAL 140, Real Estate Appraisal II3
Total Units = 10
This certificate is designed for students interested in careers in real estate appraisal. All of the courses in this Certificate of Performance have been approved by the Office of Real Estate Appraisers (OREA) as applying toward completion of acceptable education for the following appraisal licenses:
  • Trainee License (completion of 90 hours of acceptable education related to real estate appraisal, which must include 15 hours of instruction on the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP);
  • Residential License (completion of at least 90 hours of acceptable education relating to real estate appraisal, which must include 15 hours of instruction on USPSP);
  • Certified Residential (completion of at least 120 hours of acceptable education relating to real estate appraisal, which must include 15 hours of instruction on USPSP);
  • Certified General (completion of at least 180 hours of acceptable education relating to real estate appraisal, which must include 15 hours of USPAP).
For questions about OREA's licensure requirements, contact the OREA office in Sacramento at (916) 552-9000 or www.orea.ca.gov. Note: Additional OREA education requirements for appraisal licenses will be in effect as of January 1, 2008.

San Diego City College *This is a department award in recognition of information on the transcript and does not imply that a graduation requirement has been met. See description