Course Approval:

DBPR's Division of Real Estate Course Approval number #0010601

Instructor contact

After you have enrolled, if you have questions relating to the course material, a licensed real estate instructor will be available for questions Monday through Friday between 9:00 A. M. EST and 5:00 P. M. EST. Call TOLL FREE 800/943-9993. This instructor line is only available for students already enrolled in the course. We highly recommend, as the best method of communication with our On-Line instructor, is to e-mail him at instructors@cookeschool.com.

For questions by e-mail, 24 Hour response time Monday through Friday, Click here to E-mail the Distance Learning Instructor instructors@cookeschool.com. E-mails over Saturday and Sunday will be returned on Monday.

Students can call TOLL FREE (800) 943-9993 - Monday thru Friday - 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. EST

Computer Capability: Minimum system requirements:

• 56K modem (40 kbs)
• 800 x 600 (16 bit)
• Pentium II, 233 MHz
• Sufficient memory to run your system software and browser
• Windows 2000, XP, Me, NT, 98 or 95
• Apple OS X (Safari, or Firefox 1.0 or later and Window Media 9 for Apple). Apple User Guide
• Supported Browser is Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.x, 6.x.
• AOL, Earthlink & Compuserve dial-up users should minimize their connection window and launch Microsoft Internet Explorer from the Start button in order to use the standard, supported Microsoft Internet Explorer browser.
• Cookies enabled
• JavaScript enabled
• Broadband is essential for the video stream.
• Spam blocker must be OFF, so students can receive e-mails.

1. This course is composed of 14 Sessions. Each unit has a video stream presentation of the course presentation and an Quiz.
2. Students must obtain a grade of 80% on each Session quiz. When the student has successfully completed the quiz for the Session, they will be send an e-mail showing what questions they have missed. This is the most important part of this course, because as the student works through these session it demonstrates mastery of the course.
3. A student can move onto the next unit presentation without passing the previous one, but the student will not be able to access the final exam until everything is completed and passed including the Practice Exam. .
4. Once the student completes viewing the 14 Sessions and the 14 quizzes the student must complete the practice exam with a score of 70% or more.
5. Once the student completes the Practice Exam with the required 70%, the student will be able to take the end-of-course exam.
6. The final exam is a timed three hour exam. The exam is multiple four choice exam. The student must score a 75% or more on the end-of-course exam.

1. Once the student purchases this course, the student CANNOT get a refund.
2. This On-Line course does not require additional textbook support and NO additional course material is needed; however, student are recommended to purchase the textbook that the course is developed around, Post-Licensing Education for Real Estate Sales Associates.  You will also find other wonderful additional study materials at the Cooke Bookstore . (The textbook is item #FL004 at the bookstore.)
3. The only portion of the course that is timed is the end-of-course-exam. The student has three hours to complete the exam. Students must complete the exam in one session. Students will not be allowed to complete the exam in segments. A passing grade of 75% is necessary for passing the course.
4. If the student fails the On-Line end of course exam, the student has to wait more than thirty day or less than one year before the student can retake the end of course exam. The student is able to have access to review the course until the student takes the end of course exam again at the 30 plus days waiting period. If the student fails the second time the student will need to retake the On-line course again and the student will need to pay the full tuition fee again.
5. The student can work through the course at the student's convenience. Once the student signs up for the course it is good for one year.
6. This course is NOT designed to be printed for security purposes and copyright regulations.
7. The On-Line Distance Learning student CAN NOT change to an In-Class course for course certification without paying the full tuition fee of $145 and completing all the necessary hours of the In-Class course as required by the Florida Real Estate Commission. There is NO reciprocity of tuition fees between the On-line course and the In-class course AND vice versa, a current In-Class course student CAN NOT change to the On-Line version without paying the full tuition fee of $115 for the On-Line Program.
8. At the time of registration for the On-Line Distance Learning Course, the student will receive an e-mail, verifying the student's registration.
9. Every On-Line student must agree to the following affidavit: "I certify that I personally completed all assignments and have not duplicated any portion of the end-of-course examination". This certification affidavit is incorporated into the course under 'Instructions for the Final Exam'. The student must select 'yes' and click "enter" to take the final exam.
10. Before taking the on-line final end-of-course exam, it is important the following technical information be review by the student to eliminate as much as possible any technical issues that might arise.
11. The On-Line course can be taken and is available up to a year from the time of registration.
12. Upon completing the course, RECampus (the end-of-course exam provider) posts for Cooke Real Estate School a daily report of student's final grade report. The staff at Cooke reviews this report daily, Monday through Thursday, and mails the completion certificates to those students who have successfully received a grade of 75% or better. Allow three to four business days to receive this completion certificate.
13. Students must NOT wait until last day before their license renewal date to take this course. It is HIGHLY recommend to start the course at least 45 days before the license renews and to take the final exam more than 30 days before their license renewal date. Remember , if the course is not completed and passed by the renewal date, the license become null and void.
    

Completing this course satisfies the FREC rules requiring all active and inactive sales associates renewing for the first time need to complete a 45 hour program of Post Licensing Education prior to their first license renewal. Licensees who fail to complete these requirements, prior to their first renewal, will have their license cancelled. There is NO GRACE PERIOD

On-Line 45-Hour Post License Course This time line is only a guide, the only portion of the course that is actually timed is the End of Course Exam.

Time-line in minutes - Unit/Chapters - Subject

165 minutes - Unit #1/Chapter 1 - Legal Issues and Risk Management
155 minutes - Unit #2/Chapter 2 - Business Planning and Time Management
170 minutes - Unit #3/Chapter 3 - Prospecting for Listings
170 minutes - Unit #4/Chapter 4 - Pricing for the Property to Sell
155 minutes - Unit #5/Chapter 5 - Making the Listing Presentation
155 minutes - Unit #6/Chapter 6 - Listing Contracts
165 minutes - Unit #7/Chapter 7 - Working With Buyers
165 minutes - Unit #8/Chapter 8 - Sales and Option Contracts
145 minutes - Unit #9/Chapter 9 - Writing and Presenting the Offer
165 minutes - Unit #10/Chapter10 - Exploring Mortgage Alternatives
145 minutes - Unit #11/Chapter 11 - Acquiring Financing for the Property
180 minutes - Unit #12/Chapter 12 - Closing Real Estate Transaction
160 minutes - Unit #13/Chapter 13 - Analyzing Real Estate Investments
150 minutes - Unit #14/Chapter 14 - Professional Property Management
5 minutes - Unit 15 - Instructions for the Final Exam

2250 minutes - Total Minutes = 45 Hours (50 minute hours)