Overview
The Real Estate certificate provides knowledge and skills needed to enter the real estate field as a salesperson. The curriculum is approved by the State of Ohio Department of Commerce, Division of Real Estate, and prepares students for the state licensure exam. Other courses provide basic skills in business, salesmanship, and mathematics.
Courses completed for the certificate apply to the associate’s degree program in Business Management or other business fields.
Real Estate courses are offered in the evening, online, and in hybrid format (partly online and partly evening in-person).
Related Programs
Business Management (BM)Marketing Management (MMT)Finance (FIN)Banking and Financial Services Certificate (BFSC)Contacts
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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
Good. 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.
Graduate Starting Salary Projections
Varied, may be commission sales
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Curriculum
Effective 2023-2024 academic year
Real Estate Certificate (REC)
| Semester 1 | Lec | Lab | Credits | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RE 100 | Real Estate Principles and Practices | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| RE 105 | Real Estate Law | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| RE 110 | Real Estate Appraisal and Finance | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| FYE 1XX First Year Experience Elective | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Semester 2 | ||||
| ENG 101 | English Composition 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| XXX XXX Mathematics Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| XXX XXX Technical Elective 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Semester 3 | ||||
| MKT 130 | Principles of Sales | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| XXX XXX Technical Elective 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| XXX-XXX Social Science Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| XXX XXX Technical Elective 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Total Credits: | 31 | 0 | 31 | |
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 (9 credits required) | ||
| ACC 101 | Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ACC 121 | Computerized Bookkeeping: QuickBooks 1 | 1 |
| ACC 122 | Computerized Bookkeeping: QuickBooks 2 | 1 |
| FIN 150 | Business Finance ** | 3 |
| IM 106 | Introductory Electronic Word Processing: Microsoft Word | 1 |
| IM 107 | Introductory Electronic Presentations: Microsoft PowerPoint | 1 |
| IM 108 | Introductory Electronic Spreadsheets: Microsoft Excel | 1 |
| IM 109 | Introductory Database Management: Microsoft Access | 1 |
| 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 111 | Business Mathematics | 3 |
| MAT 131 | Statistics 1 | 3 |
| MAT 151 | College Algebra | 4 |
| Social Science Elective | ||
| ECO 105 | Principles of Microeconomics ** | 3 |
| ECO 110 | Principles of Macroeconomics ** | 3 |
| CULT 110 | Social Issues in Technology | 3 |
| PSY 110 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| SOC 105 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| * | Has a corequisite of ECO 105 |
| ** | These electives can be applied to the education requirements for an Ohio Real Estate Broker’s License |
• 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.