Instructor contact:

After you have enrolled, an instructor will e-mail you so you will have a contact if you have questions relating to the course material.

It is highly recommended that you e-mail the On-Line Instructor, Kim Kazar rather can call so you have have a paper trail for your answer to your question(s).

For questions by e-mail there is a 24 Hour response time Monday through Friday, If you are e-mailing over a Legal Holiday, Saturday or Sunday, Kim will return your e-mails the first business day of the week.   Here is the e-mail link for our Distance Learning Instructor Kim Kazar .

You can call the school for assistance during business hours at 1-800-943-9993

Students can call TOLL FREE (888) 213-5124 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The minimum system requirements are as follows:

• Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows 2000 Service Pak 2, Windows NT 4.0 Service Pak 6, Windows ME and Windows XP
• 32 MB RAM
• 800 x 600 screen resolution with high color (16-bit)
• Pentium 166 processor
• 8x CD-ROM drive
• Recommended : 128 MB RAM, 1024 x768 screen resolution with true color 24 -bit, Pentium II 350 processor or better.
• Macintosh users will not be able to use this program but can use the On-Line version.
• The Student must have an Internet connection to upload the course and exam results to the RECampus course provider.

The Licensing process:

1. To obtain your broker license, a student must have had an active sales associate license for one year with a broker and completed the 45 hour post license course.
2. A student may take the broker course after 6 months holding an active license with a broker. 
3. The student needs to take this course, pass the course with a score of 70% or more on the end-of-course exam and take the state exam and pass the state exam with a score of 75% or more.
4. This exam process takes about 6 to 8 weeks. Students can mail the application to Tallahassee before they take the course. This is important because students need to shorten the time between the Course and the State Exam. Retention of the course material is an important consideration regarding the student's efforts to pass the State Exam.

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

   • Cooke School recommends that, if at all possible, as soon as the student decides to take the broker license course, the student make application to the state of Florida.  This can be accomplished by doing it on-line or printing the application out, having it notarized and maiingl the application in with a check. The school recommends students make the application on-line because it is faster and the student can attest to the facts without having to have the document notarized,  saving time and money. Students can may the application payment on-line by credit card.
   • Here is the on-line Broker application.
   • Here is the paper Broker application . 
   • Complete the application as honestly as you know how. DISCLOSE ALL .
   • The application fee to the state of Florida is $115.
   • 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's 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 . 
   • Take the required course.
   • After you have completed the course, check this link to determine if your application is approved. >APPLICATION STATUS LINK<

How does a CD-Rom course work?

1. This course is composed of 18 unit/Chapters.  Each unit has four sections: Reading Assignment, Interactive Exercises, Reading Comprehensive Quiz and a Unit Exam.
2. Each unit/Chapter has a Reading Assignment.  The course is designed with learning objectives so as the student goes through the Reading Assignment, the student knows what the objectives are.
3. Every Reading Comprehension Quiz needs to completed with a score of 100%, Each Unit Exam Quiz is also needed to be completed with a minimum score of 90%.  This is the most important part of the course, because as the student works through these modules it demonstrates mastery of the course.
4. A student can move on to the next unit without passing the previous one but the student will not be able to access the final exam until everything is complete and passed.
5. The final exam is a timed three hour exam.  The exam is multiple choice with for choices. The student must score a 70% or more on the end-of-course exam.

Important information the student needs to know before taking this course.

1. Once the student purchases this course, the student CAN NOT get a refund.
2. This CD-Rom course does not require additional textbook support and NO additional course material is needed; however, students can purchase additional study material from the Cooke Bookstore . 
3. The CD-Rom version of the Broker License Course requires the student to take the required number of hours of the program.   The student has three hours to complete the End-of-course exam. A passing grade of 70% is necessary for passing the course.
4. If the student fails the CD-ROM end of course exam, the student must contact the school to advise the school that they have failed the final exam.  The student needs to tell the school their name, valid e-mail address and the serial number from the course CD-Rom (it is on back of the case).  The students must print out a copy of the course progress screen and either fax or mail to the school.  The school then notifies RECampus.   At that time RECampus will will automatically send an e-mail to the student when the a link will become active for the alternate exam, which is on the 30th day from the date the student information was entered into the school administrator site.  This alternate exam will remain active until the student attempts the alternate exam. The student is able to have access to review the course material 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 course again and the student will need to pay the full tuition fee again.
5. This course is totally web based. 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. If the student plans to move the CD-Rom from one computer to another as they work through the course,  the student should take the On-Line course version rather than the CD-Rom course version.  On the CD-Rom course, the data is written to the computer hard drive.   The student must complete all course work on one computer.
8. The CD-ROM Distance Learning student CAN NOT change to an In-Class course for course certification without paying the full tuition fee of $395 again 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 CD-ROM course and the In-class course AND vice versa.  A current In-Class course student CAN NOT change to the CD-ROM version without paying the full tuition fee of $395 for the CD-ROM Program.
9. When completing the Course on the CD-Rom, the student will be directed to upload final results via an Internet Connection to the RECampus servers. It is important that the student keeps a record of the serial number of the CD-Rom. This serial number is a MANDATORY and unique identifier that facilitates the transfer of the course information to the school. The serial number is the 13 digit number that appears on the back of the case in a long, white, rectangular box under the Bar Code
10. Every CD-ROM 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.
11. Upon completing the course, RECampus 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 70% or better.  Allow three to four business days to receive this completion certificate.

Time-line for the CD-ROM Broker 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 (50-minute hours)
3.5 Hours - Chapter/Unit #1 -   Becoming A Licensed Real Estate Broker
3.5 Hours - Chapter/Unit #2 -   Opening A Real Estate Office
4.0 Hours - Chapter/Unit #3 -   Managing, And Supervising A Real Estate Office
4.0 Hours - Chapter/Unit #4 -   Escrow Management
4.0 Hours - Chapter/Unit #5 -   Inspections And The Disciplinary Process
3.0 Hours - Chapter/Unit #6 -   Overview Of Real Estate Valuation
4.5 Hours - Chapter/Unit #7 -   Sales Comparison, Cost Depreciation, And Income Approaches
2.0 Hours - Chapter/Unit #8 -   Comparative Market Analysis
3.5 Hours - Chapter/Unit #9 -   Basic Business Appraisal
4.0 Hours - Chapter/Unit #10 - Brokerage Relationships
4.0 Hours - Chapter/Unit #11 - Contracts
4.0 Hours - Chapter/Unit #12 - Financing Real Estate
7.0 Hours - Chapter/Unit #13 - Closing Real Estate Transactions Extra Closing Statement
3.5 Hours - Chapter/Unit #14 - Federal Income Tax Laws Affecting Real Estate
4.0 Hours - Chapter/Unit #15 - Investment Real Estate
3.5 Hours - Chapter/Unit #16 - Zoning And Planning, Subdividing Of Land, And Special Issues
3.5 Hours - Chapter/Unit #17 - Environmental Concerns Affecting Real Estate Transactions
3.5 Hours - Chapter/Unit #18 - Property Management
3.0 Hours - Chapter/Unit #19 - End-of-course Exam

72 Total Hours