Overview
The Real Estate Certificate is designed to prepare individuals for employment in the field of real estate. The combination of pre-licensing and business-related coursework provided a well-rounded foundation for those pursuing a career in real estate.
- The real estate courses satisfy the pre-license education requirement for the State of Ohio Real Estate Salesperson License examination.
- Additional coursework in various business-related topics may be applied to several associate degree programs that could satisfy the educational requirements to sit for the Brokers License exam for the State of Ohio.
Related Programs
Ohio Real Estate Sales Certificate (RESC)Business Management (BM)Marketing Management (MMT)Finance (FIN)Banking and Financial Services Certificate (BFSC)Contacts
Advisor
Colleen Meyer
M.Ed., CIW-CI, CIW Associate, Microsoft Office Specialist
Business Division Course Advising
Career Outlook
Graduates Are Prepared To
- Sell residential and/or commercial properties
- Perform management functions in real estate environments
- Invest in residential and commercial real estate
- Manage investment property
- Assist certified appraiser
Representative Job Titles For Graduates
- Real Estate Salesperson
Graduate Employment Outlook
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that employment of real estate brokers and sales agents will grow by about 5 percent through 2031, about as fast as the average for all occupations. In May 2021 the median annual wage for real estate sales agents was around $48,340 and real estate brokers was $62,010.
Graduate Starting Salary Projections
Varied, may be commission sales
Contacts
Advisor
Colleen Meyer
M.Ed., CIW-CI, CIW Associate, Microsoft Office Specialist
Business Division Course Advising
Curriculum
Effective 2024-2025 academic year
Real Estate Certificate (REC)
| Semester 1 | Lec | Lab | Credits | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FYE 1XX First Year Experience Elective | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| RE 100 | Real Estate Principles and Practices | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| ENG 101 | English Composition 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| XXX XXX Mathematics Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Semester 2 | ||||
| RE 105 | Real Estate Law | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| RE 110 | Real Estate Appraisal and Finance | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| XXX XXX Social Science Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| XXX XXX Technical Elective 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| XXX XXX Technical Elective 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Total Credits: | 25 | 0 | 25 | |
Electives
| First Year Experience (FYE) Elective | ||
| FYE 100 | College Success Strategies: Overview | 1 |
| FYE 105 | College Success Strategies: Overview and Application | 2 |
| FYE 110 | College Success Strategies: Practice and Application | 3 |
| FYE 120 | College Success Strategies: Campus Integration | 4 |
| Technical Electives (6 credits required) | ||
| ACC 101 | Financial Accounting | 3 |
| FIN 150 | Business Finance ** | 3 |
| IM 111 | Computer Applications | 3 |
| LAW 101 | Business Law ** | 3 |
| MGT 105 | Human Resource Management ** | 3 |
| MGT 120 | Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| MKT 101 | Principles of Marketing * | 3 |
| MKT 250 | Digital Marketing and Social Media | 3 |
| RE 115 | Real Estate Salesperson Exam Preparation | 1 |
| Mathematics Elective | ||
| MAT 105 | Quantitative Reasoning | 3 |
| MAT 131 | Statistics 1 | 3 |
| MAT 151 | College Algebra | 4 |
| Social Science Elective | ||
| Any OT36 course from **ECO, GEO, HST, LBR, POL, PSY, SOC | ||
- * Has a corequisite of ECO 105.
- ** Additional educational requirements to sit for the Ohio Real Estate Broker’s License include two years of college, which could be an associate degree. Some electives can be applied to the education requirements for an Ohio Real Estate Broker’s License and are part of some Cincinnati State associate degrees such as Business Management, Marketing, or Finance. Students should consult with the Real Estate academic advisor/program chair.
Some courses are offered in alternative versions identified with a letter after the course number -- for example, ENG 101 and ENG 101A.
• This curriculum displays only course numbers without the added letter.
• The alternative version, when available, meets the requirements of the course version without the added letter.
• This curriculum displays only course numbers without the added letter.
• The alternative version, when available, meets the requirements of the course version without the added letter.