2004-2005 COLLEGE CATALOG - Luzerne County Community ...

REAL ESTATE
MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY
Program of Studies Leading to the A.A.S. Degree
This curriculum is designed to provide understanding of technical aspects of a particular
specialty — Real Estate Management. The program is career-oriented and allows direct entry
into the business community from two stages. The first stage allows the student to acquire
two basic courses to meet the credit requirements of the Pennsylvania Real Estate Commission
and sit for the Real Estate License examination for salespersons. Successful completion
of this stage allows the individual to enter the Real Estate business under the sponsorship of
a broker. Further study in the Real Estate Management Program allows the student to acquire
knowledge in all of the varied specialties of the Real Estate profession. Acquiring an additional
four courses in Real Estate allows the student to qualify for the 16 minimum credit
requirement to sit for the brokers licensing examination. With a sponsoring broker and three
years sales experience the student, upon passing the Real Estate Commissions brokers examination,
can now be licensed as a broker in the State of Pennsylvania. Completion of the other
courses in the Real Estate Management program qualifies the student for the Associate Degree
Program.
First Year
First Semester Sem.-Hrs. Second Semester Sem.-Hrs.
1 RET 101 - Estate Fundamentals 3 1 RET 102 - Real Estate Practice 3
RET 109 - Real Estate Finance 3 RET 107 - Law and Real Estate Practices 3
* ENG 101 - English Composition 3 * ENG 102 - Advanced Composition or
BUS 251 - Human Resource Management 3 SPE 125 - Fundamentals of Speech 3
* Mathematics Elective 3 ACC 111 - Principles of Accounting I 3
* Health & Physical Education 1 * Social Science Elective 3
16 (other than History) 15
Second Year
First Semester Sem.-Hrs. Second Semester Sem.-Hrs.
RET 201 - Appraisal of Real Estate I 3 RET 205 - Appraisal of Real Estate II or
BUS 201 - Principles of Marketing I 3 RET 105 - Real Estate Analysis and
BUS 209 - Business Communications 3 Investment 3
BUS 107 - Math of Finance 3 BUS 202 - Principles of Marketing II 3
ACC 214 - Tax Accounting 3 * Science Elective 3
15 BUS 203 - Salesmanship 3
* Required General Education Courses.
* Humanities or History Elective 3
15
1 These courses are acceptable for the State Real Estate Licensing Exam for salespersons.
REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY CURRICULUM
Communications ....................................... 6 credits (ENG 101 and ENG 102 or SPE 125)
Humanities or History Elective ............... 3 credits
Social Science .............................................. 3 credits (other than History)
Mathematics ............................................... 3 credits (Mathematics or Computer)
Business/Accounting .............................. 24 credits
Real Estate ................................................. 18 credits
Science Elective .......................................... 3 credits
Health and Physical Education or
EMS 207 .................................................... ________ 1 credit
TOTAL 61 credits
160