Real Estate Sales/Broker Associate in Science

This Real Estate program is designed to educate the student to become an effective Real Estate professional. Activities related to the program are real estate practice, law, appraisal, finance, computations, escrow, investment, exchanging, and taxation.

REAL ESTATE SALESPERSON LICENSE: RE 170 , RE 172 , and one additional elective must be completed before enrolling for the State exam. Electives list: BUS 12, RE 174 , RE 175 , RE 176A , RE 178 , RE 190 , RE 195 , RE 280 . Please check with the California Department of Real Estate for any changes.

REAL ESTATE BROKER LICENSE: Five courses are required: RE 172 , RE 174 , RE 175 , RE 176A , and RE 178 . In addition, three more courses must be taken from the following list: BUS 12, RE 170 , RE 176B *, RE 190 , RE 195 *, RE 280 . Please check with the California Department of Real Estate for any changes. The 30-unit Certificate meets the Broker License examination course requirements.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

Students who complete this program will be able to:

Meet their career preparation goals as well as qualify for a state licensing exam to become a Real Estate Salesman or Broker.
Meet personal or consumer education goals. (Examples: Students will indicate better preparation for making home purchase or sale decisions; students will indicate better preparation for completing real estate finance transactions.)
Evaluate their professional improvement objectives as having been met. (Examples: Students will indicate that they will be able to improve their job performance or that they are more qualified for either a hierarchical or lateral career move.)
Demonstrate mastery of the skills necessary to become a Real Estate Salesman or Broker.

Required Courses

RE 170 REAL ESTATE PRINCIPLES 3 Units
RE 172 REAL ESTATE PRACTICE 3 Units
RE 174 LEGAL ASPECTS OF REAL ESTATE 3 Units
RE 175 REAL ESTATE FINANCE 3 Units
RE 176A REAL ESTATE APPRAISAL I 3 Units
RE 178 REAL ESTATE ECONOMICS 3 Units
Select from Restricted Electives 9 Units
Select from Specialty Courses 3 Units

Total Units for the Major: 30

Restricted Electives:

RE 176B REAL ESTATE APPRAISAL II 3 Units
RE 190 ESCROW 3 Units
RE 195 PROPERTY MANAGEMENT 3 Units *
RE 280 MORTGAGE LOAN BROKERING AND LENDING 3 Units

Specialty Courses:

BUS 137 PROFESSIONAL SELLING FUNDAMENTALS 3 Units
RE 202 COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN REAL ESTATE 3 Units
RE 250 REAL ESTATE LICENSE PREPARATION 3 Units *
*Course has a prerequisite, corequisite, limitation, or recommended preparation; see course description.

Associate in Science Degree

Completion of the certificate program and a minimum of 60 units including the general education requirements with an overall GPA of 2.0 qualifies the student for the Associate in Science degree. A minimum of 12 units must be completed at Saddleback College.

General Education Requirements for Associate Degrees

Refer to the Graduation Requirements or to the CSU-GE and IGETC patterns in this catalog for specific courses which meet general education requirements. Refer to ASSIST.org and to the transfer institution’s catalog for transfer requirements.

Suggested coursework not required for the major: ACCT 214 ; BUS 12, BUS 120 , BUS 125 , BUS 135 ; CIM 121A ; ECON 2 , ECON 4 ; RE 176B , RE 195 .