Management - Real Estate Broker Option
This program is available at the Beavercreek, Online and Springfield - Leffel Lane locations. The Real Estate courses are available online and traditionally during the evening. Other courses are available during the day and the evening in Springfield, at the Greene Center, and online. Each semester offers an 8-week A term, B term, 16- week C term with a 10-week D term offered during the summer. Students should consult with an advisor for the recommended sequencing of courses.The Real estate broker option at Clark State prepares students to fulfill the requirements to sit for the Ohio Broker Examination. This option has the following requirements:
- Ohio Real Estate Law (40 hours)
- Ohio Real Estate Principles & Practices (40 hours)
- Real Estate Appraisal (20 hours)
- Real Estate Finance (20 hours)
- A Financial Management course
- A Human Resources or Personnel Management course
- An Applied Business Economics course
- A Business Law course
- A minimum of two years of post-secondary education, or equivalent hours of (60) sixty semester or (90) ninety quarter hours. Courses #5 – 8 may be included in your post-secondary education.
To sit for the Ohio Real Estate Broker's License, an applicant must also have the following experience: Experience Requirements - 20 transactions
The Division calculates the transactions to ensure the applicant meets a total of twenty by using the following formulas:
- Listing agent in the sale of property owned by another = ½ transaction
- Selling agent in the sale of property owned by another = ½ transaction
- Listing agent in the lease of commercial or industrial real estate owned by another for a term of at least one year = ½ transaction
- Procuring agent in the lease of commercial or industrial real estate owned by another for a term of at least one year = ½ transaction
- Listing and /or procuring agent in the lease of four residential real estate properties owned by another for a term of at least one-year = 1 transaction
Embedded Certificate
This degree program contains one or more embedded certificates which will automatically be awarded if the certificate requirements are met unless the student contacts Records and Registration and indicates he/she does not wish to have the certificate credential awarded.
Outcomes and Curriculum
Upon completion of an Associate of Applied Business degree in Real Estate Broker Program, a graduate will be able to do the following:
- Apply basic business and management concepts, skills, and tools.
- Demonstrate knowledge of social responsibility trends, ethical issues, and legal considerations
- Analyze quantitative data.
- Demonstrate knowledge of global business trends.
- Apply knowledge and skills in management and the four areas of Real Estate including principles, law, apraisal, and finance.
- Demonstrate effective use of communication and human relations knowledge and skills.
Academic Preparation
Students with significant business experience, where expertise equals or exceeds the outcomes of a particular course(s), are offered two options for earning experiential credit. Proficiency exams are available for selected courses. Other courses may allow a student to potentially earn credit through a portfolio presentation.
Transfer Information
Students enrolled in Associate of Applied Business degree programs are preparing for employment upon graduation from the program. However, at some point many of these students are also interested in completing a bachelor’s degree. A number of colleges or universities have designed bachelor’s completion programs designed for students completing applied degrees. See the ransfer section of the catalog for more information.
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Michael Lander, MS Assistant Professor, Economics