Real estate is a dynamic field in which highly motivated men and women can and do create their own success stories. The degree program in real estate is designed with flexibility to allow students to successfully achieve a goal, whether it be personal knowledge, receipt of a degree, completion of a certificate program, transfer to a college or university or real estate licensure.
Students will explore a variety of topics including fundamentals and principles of real estate; sources of financing; state and federal influences on financing; legal rights of owners, buyers and brokers; property appraisal; contract negotiations; and closing. An excellent instructional staff and a cooperative education program with local brokers give real estate students at Collin a personalized, practical, high quality educational experience.
Students planning to transfer to a college or university should check with the Collin academic advisor prior to beginning this program to verify course transferability.
Career Options
The study of real estate can be the beginning of an interesting and profitable career. Real estate is a vast and complex industry, and career options are numerous. Some of the possibilities include:
Appraisal
Brokerage
Counseling
Education
Finance
Property Development
Property Management
AAS – Real Estate
62 credit hours
First Year
First Semester
COSC 1300 Computers and Technology 1
ENGL 1301 Composition/Rhetoric I 2
MATH 1332 College Mathematics 3
PHED/DANC Any activity course
RELE 1301 Principles of Real Estate I
RELE 2301 Law of Agency
Second Semester
ENGL 1302 Composition/Rhetoric II
POFT 1127 Introduction to Keyboarding
RELE 1311 Law of Contracts
RELE 1325 Real Estate Mathematics
RELE 1338 Principles of Real Estate II
SPCH 1311 Fundamentals of Speech Communication
Second Year
First Semester
BUSI 1301 Introduction to Business
ECON 1301 Introduction to Economics 4
PSYC 2302 Applied Psychology 5
RELE 1321 Real Estate Marketing
Elective*
Second Semester
HUMA 1301 Introduction to the Humanities
RELE 1319 Real Estate Finance
RELE 2381 Cooperative Education - Real Estate (Capstone)
Elective*
Elective*
Note: Preferred core choices are underlined. See other options in AAS core, unless otherwise noted.
1 May substitute BCIS 1305. If a student is planning further study in a business-related area, the student should take BCIS 1305 rather than COSC 1300.
2 Required; no options
3 May substitute MATH 1324 or MATH 1314 (recommended for transfer students)
4 May substitute ECON 2301 or ECON 2302
5 May substitute ANTH 2351, GOVT 2301, GOVT 2302, HIST 1301, HIST 1302, HIST 2301, PSYC 2301, or SOCI 1301
* Electives (9 credit hours):
- A minimum of 3 hours must be taken from the following courses: RELE 1303, RELE 1307, RELE 1309, RELE 1315, RELE 1327, or RELE 2331.
- The other 6 hours may be taken from the remaining courses listed above and/or the following: ACCT 2301, BMGT 1303, BUSG 2309, BUSI 2301, ITSW 1304, MRKG 1302, or RELE 1380.
CERTIFICATES
Real Estate Brokers Certificate
24 credit hours
First Semester
RELE 1301 Principles of Real Estate I
RELE 1311 Law of Contracts
RELE 2301 Law of Agency
RELE 1338 Principles of Real Estate II
Second Semester
RELE 1319 Real Estate Finance
RELE 1321 Real Estate Marketing
Elective*
Elective*
* Electives (6 credit hours): RELE 1303, RELE 1307, RELE 1309, RELE 1315, RELE 1327, RELE 1380, RELE 2331, or RELE 2381, TREC-approved accredited college-related courses, or other coursework approved by the department chair.
Note: This certificate provides eligibility for a credentialing exam.
Real Estate General Certificate
15 credit hours
First Semester
RELE 1301 Principles of Real Estate I
RELE 2301 Law of Agency
RELE 1338 Principles of Real Estate II
Second Semester
Elective*
Elective*
* Electives (6 credit hours): RELE 1303, RELE 1307, RELE 1309, RELE 1311, RELE 1315, RELE 1319, RELE 1321, RELE 1325, RELE 1327, RELE 1380, RELE 2331, or RELE 2381, TREC approved accredited college-related courses, or other coursework approved by department chair.
Note: This certificate provides eligibility for a credentialing exam.
Note: The second digit in a course number indicates the number of credit hours
for that course.
