Pre-license package
Three-Course Online Package
Three 45-hour courses, printed textbooks, online quizzes and final exams. Textbook shipping included.
What's included
- Real Estate Principles, Real Estate Practice, and Legal Aspects of Real Estate: three 45-hour courses.
- Printed textbooks and shipping included.
- Online chapter quizzes and final examinations.
Who it's for
Students completing their California prelicense education. Course completion is one step toward licensure; examination and other DRE requirements also apply.
How access works
After confirmed payment, your purchase is linked to your CES student dashboard. New students receive an email link to choose their dashboard password.
CES staff manually arranges course enrollment and emails your separate learning-platform login credentials. Payment confirmation is separate from course access. Textbook shipment is handled by CES.
Course requirements and expiration
Study at your own pace, subject to the applicable minimum course-completion periods and final-exam requirements in your enrollment disclosure. Enrollment lasts one year. Extensions are not available; after one year you must repurchase to continue.
DRE application processing varies. Consult the current DRE processing timeframes rather than planning around a fixed estimate.
Enrollment terms
The course/textbook refund policy applies. Review the full disclosure for cancellation periods, deductions, and textbook-return requirements.
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Your Future.
Your Pace.
Build your real estate foundation with a three-course online correspondence package and printed textbooks.
Three Courses.
One Starting Point.
Real Estate Principles · 45 Hours
Learn the foundations of property ownership, agency, contracts, financing, and real estate transactions.
Real Estate Practice · 45 Hours
Explore the work of real estate professionals, from listings and pricing to helping buyers and sellers.
Legal Aspects of Real Estate · 45 Hours
Develop your understanding of contracts, disclosures, and legal concepts used in real estate.
How Home Study Works
Read your printed textbooks, complete online chapter quizzes, and take the course final examinations online.
Successful course completion leads to course completion certificates.
Course education and the state licensing examination are separate steps.
Review the Licensing Guide before you begin.
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What Your Course Package Includes
Real Estate Home Study Course Package
Online with Textbooks
$299
Our DRE-approved Real Estate Pre-Licensing classes can be taken from practically anywhere using our self-paced Online-Correspondence delivery method.
The courses are developed by industry-leading professionals in Residential and Commercial Real Estate and are designed to prepare you for a long, healthy career in Real Estate.
Physical Textbook
Each course includes a printed textbook to use with online chapter quizzes and open-book final examinations.
Our pre-license courses DO NOT track your time, so you can work at your own pace.
Open Book Chapter Quizzes and
Final Examination
Chapter quizzes test your comprehension, preparing you for the open-book online final examination.
Fast Completion Certificate
Receive your DRE-approved course completion certificate immediately upon successful completion of the course.
Real Estate Principles (45 Hours Correspondence with OnDemand Review)—Become successful in your field by understanding key topics such as time management, the listing and selling process, property valuation, closing the sale, escrow procedure, taxes, financing, and more.
Topics include: Land Descriptions and Subdivisions, Acquisition and Transfer of Real Property, Liens and Encumbrances, Leases, Contracts, Unlawful Discrimination, Agency and Business Principles, and Ethics.
Real Estate Practice (45 Hours Correspondence with OnDemand Review)— A real estate license does not come with an operating manual, so we have created courses that focus on what it really takes to succeed in the business and will expand your knowledge of the industry in an engaging and effective forum.
Topics include: The Business of Real Estate, The Art of Pricing and Listing, and How to Find and Counsel the Buyer.
Legal Aspects of Real Estate (45 Hours Correspondence with OnDemand Review)—Make the law come alive and explore some of the common myths and misconceptions that affect your day-to-day activities.Find out how you can avoid legal entanglements with this exciting course!
Topics include: Real Estate Laws, Contract Clauses, Influential Agency Policies and Concepts, and Disclosure Guidelines and Procedures.
Approved by the CA Department of Real Estate to fulfill the education requirement to qualify for the state salesperson examination
Included Textbooks
California Real Estate Principles, 16th Edition, by Walt Huber.
ISBN: 0916772098.
California Real Estate Practice, 11th Edition, by Anderson, Otto & Pivar.
ISBN: 978-1-0788-2638-9.
California Real Estate Law, 9th Edition, by Walt Huber.
ISBN-10: 1626840016.
Return Policy
If for any reason you decide to cancel your enrollment, we will issue a refund (less a $50 registration fee and shipping & handling) if cancellation occurs by midnight of the 5th business day after the date of enrollment.
No refund will be issued after the above mentioned time period.
If you paid by credit card, your account will be credited within 30 days.
All textbooks, if ordered, must be returned to the school, in good and usable condition*, within 5 days of the date of cancellation.
If you do not return the material supplied by the school within this 5-day period, the school may keep an amount out of what you paid that equals the price of the textbooks for the course.
Textbooks are $50 each.
The school will refund any amount over that as provided above.
*Good and usable condition means that the textbook is unmarked and undamaged by shipping.
It shall be the student's responsibility to package and ship the course material in such a manner as to assure compliance.
Course Expiration
Course enrollment lasts one year from the date of enrollment.
Extensions are not available.
After one year, you must repurchase the course to continue.
Time to Complete
Since our courses are done by home-study, how quickly you complete the program is up to you.
However, the California Department of Real Estate has certain minimum time of completion guidelines:
Minimum Time Needed
The minimum time to complete courses according to the Department of Real Estate (DRE) is 2 1/2 weeks (18 calendar days) per course from the date you receive your material.
Number of Courses Minimum Completion Time
1 Course 2 1/2 Weeks
2 Courses 5 Weeks
3 Courses 7 1/2 Weeks
Maximum Time Allowed
The maximum time allowed for completion of your course is 1 year from the date of enrollment.
Completion of the course means taking and passing the course final examination.
Once you have successfully completed the qualifying pre-license course final exams, we will send you an official Course Completion Certificate along with an application for the state exam.
From the day you mail your application to the DRE, it usually takes 3 to 4 weeks to get a state exam test date.
This waiting period can vary depending on how many applicants are applying for the state exam at any given time.
Typical Time Line:
1.
Finish three courses: 7 1/2 weeks minimum (Of course you may progress at your own pace)
2.
Wait for a state exam test date: 3-4 weeks (this can vary depending on how backed up they are)
3.
Wait for issuance of license: 2 weeks
Questions before enrolling? Call 510-223-2636 or contact CES about this product.