Tuition Fee: $395

All of Cooke's In-Class courses are presented by Live Video Conference into Real Estate Offices throughout Florida

Free supplemental study material

This live video conference course INCLUDES the textbook the course is built around Florida Real Estate Principles, Practices & Law by Linda Crawford and important supplemental study material to prepare students for the difficult State Exam. Included are items such as copies of Chapter 475, Part I, Florida Statutes; and Rule 61J-2.

PLEASE NOTE: All study materials will be shipped within 5 to 6 business days inside the US. Any books shipped outside the US will have additional charge for shipping. A $80 Savings

For additional supplemental course material visit our On-Line bookstore.

Instructor interaction in class and outside class

This course is live presentation, person to person communication, so Cooke and its instructors encourage students to ask questions at various intervals during the course. There is little difference in this course presentation than in a conventional classroom with the instructor in the same facility.

Cooke Real Estate School has an instructor available for questions about course material by e-mail Instructors@cookeschool.com. With an e-mail to the instructor, the student will have a written document of the response. For questions by e-mail, there is a 24 Hour response time Monday through Friday, E-mails over Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday will be returned the first business day.

License Application Process:

The process to make application to the state of Florida for the Initial License process is the following:

1. Cooke School recommends that, if at all possible, as soon as the student decides to take the broker license course, the student should mail in their application to the state of Florida. 

   • Here is the Broker application .
   • Here is the link to on-line application process

     Complete the application as honestly as you know how. DISCLOSE ALL .

2. Mail the application into the state of Florida along your check for $115.
3. Your fingerprints need to be taken at a Pearson VUE Exam Center.  Reservations are necessary for this process.  Reservations can be completed by calling Pearson VUE at 1-888-274-2020 or making reservations on the Pearson VUE website  and selecting "Fingerprint Services".   The fee for the fingerprint process is $56.25 (Pearson VUE $14 and FDLE/FBI $42.25).  There are currently 15 Pearson VUE Exam and Fingerprints Centers in Florida . 
4. Take the required course.
5. After you have completed the course, check this link to determine if your application is approved. >APPLICATION STATUS LINK<

How does this live video conference course work?

1. This course is composed of 18 chapters of course material. The course is composed of Lecture, Chapter Quizzes, Questions and Answer periods and some time is give to study the course material.
2. If the student has a question anytime during the course, the student can certainly ask the question and the instructor can see you, the student, and can respond exactly as if the student were in the same room.
3. Students must attend the 72 hours (50 minute hours) of the class. The students must attend the class in-person at a video conference center. The student is monitored for attendance and roll is taken many times throughout each session. Course quizzes and participation are required.
4. The student may miss a maximum eight hours (50 minute hours) of class. If the student misses more than the allowed time, the student must make up those hours and the specific study matter the student missed.
5. Once the student has successfully completed the course hour requirements the student will be able to take the Course Exam.
6. The final exam is a timed three hour exam. The exam is multiple choice with four choices. The student must score a 70% or more on the end-of-course exam.
7. If the student fails the end of course exam, the student has two options.
   a. The student can take the class again
   b. The student can wait more than thirty days and take the exam again.
8. If the student fails the 2nd Exam, the student will need to take the class again.
9. Once the student successfully completes the end-of-course exam, the student must give the school a minimum of three business days to obtain their "certificate of completion".

Information the student needs to know before registering for this course:

1. Tuition fee for this course must be made in full. If after the student has registered for the course, the student decides to they would like a refund, the refund is less a registration fee of $50.
2. Once the student attends a course, if a refund is requested, a $50 registration fee will not be refunded. The request for a refund must be made in writing before the end of the third hour of the course. After the first three hours of attendance the tuition fee is non-refundable. The student can retake the course for ONE year after registering for the course based on availability of space at the video conference center the student chooses to attend.
3. The Video Conference In-Class student CAN NOT change to an On-Line web based course or vice versa. A current On-Class web based course student CAN NOT change to the In-class video conference course without paying the full tuition fee of $395 for the In-Class video conference course.
4. At the time of registration for the In-Class Video Conference Course, the student will receive an e-mail confirming their registration. The textbook is mailed to the student and some information on what to bring to class along with the time-line of the course.
5. At the time of registration, the student must make note of the address of the video conference center and how to get to class.
6. Allow three to four business days to receive the completion certificate. When scheduling the State Exam, please allow a week between course final exam and the scheduled State Exam.

Time Line for 72 Hour Broker Pre-License Course

72.0 Total Hours