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Real Estate

Overview Degrees/Certificates Courses

Sacramento City College’s Real Estate program offers students a variety of courses to satisfy the state of California prerequisites for Real Estate Salesperson and Real Estate Broker examinations and earn a certificate or an AS degree.

Degrees and Certificates Offered

A.S. in Real Estate
Real Estate Broker Certificate

Interim Dean Deborah Saks
Department Chair Frank Luera
Phone (916) 558-2581
Email dcruz@scc.losrios.edu

Associate Degree

A.S. in Real Estate

This degree fosters a deeper understanding of the business ecosystem in which the real estate sector operates, while also providing a path to qualify for the real estate broker examination and license in California. Topics include principles of real estate, real estate law, real estate economics, real estate finance, real estate practice, and appraisal.

Catalog Date: August 1, 2024

Degree Requirements

Course Code	Course Title	Units
ACCT 301	Financial Accounting (4)	4
BUS 300	Introduction to Business	3
BUS 310	Business Communications	3
BUS 340	Business Law	3
CISC 310	Introduction to Computer Information Science	3
MKT 300	Principles of Marketing	3
RE 300	California Real Estate Principles	3
RE 310	Real Estate Practice	3
RE 320	Real Estate Finance	3
RE 330	Legal Aspects of Real Estate	3
RE 342	Real Estate Appraisal	3
RE 360	Real Estate Economics (3)	3 - 4
or RE 350	Real Property Management (3)
or RE 497	Internship in Real Estate (4)
A minimum of 2 units from the following:		2
CISA 305	Beginning Word Processing (2)
CISA 306	Intermediate Word Processing (2)
CISA 315	Introduction to Electronic Spreadsheets (2)
CISA 316	Intermediate Electronic Spreadsheets (2)
CISA 340	Presentation Graphics (2)
Total Units:		39 - 40

The Real Estate Associate in Science (A.S.) degree may be obtained by completion of the required program, plus general education requirements, plus sufficient electives to meet a 60-unit total. See SCC graduation requirements.

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this program, the student will be able to:

develop the necessary background and qualifications for the California Real Estate Brokers and Salesperson license examinations.
identify and explain the major functional areas of real estate, including legal aspects, finance, economics, real estate practice, and appraisal.
analyze practical real estate problems and utilize research and critical thinking to evaluate and recommend alternative solutions.
integrate real estate principles related to finance, law, products, services, and information.
assess current real estate market conditions.
recommend appropriate sales strategies based on market conditions.

Career Information

Career opportunities include Real Estate Salesperson, Real Estate Broker, Real Estate Appraiser, Real Estate Investor, Real Estate Lender, and Small Business Owner.

Certificate of Achievement

Real Estate Broker Certificate

This certificate introduces advanced concepts of the real estate field, while providing the minimum coursework to qualify for the broker examination and license in California. Topics include principles of real estate, real estate law, real estate economics, real estate finance, real estate practice, and appraisal.

Catalog Date: August 1, 2024

Certificate Requirements

Course Code	Course Title	Units
RE 300	California Real Estate Principles	3
RE 310	Real Estate Practice	3
RE 320	Real Estate Finance	3
RE 330	Legal Aspects of Real Estate	3
RE 342	Real Estate Appraisal	3
RE 360	Real Estate Economics (3)	3 - 4
or ACCT 301	Financial Accounting (4)
A minimum of 6 units from the following:		6¹
BUS 340	Business Law (3)
RE 350	Real Property Management (3)
RE 497	Internship in Real Estate (4)
Total Units:		24 - 25

¹If both RE 360 and ACCT 301 are successfully completed, only 3 units from the above group are required.

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this program, the student will be able to:

identify and explain the major functional areas of real estate, including legal aspects, finance, economics, real estate practice, and appraisal.
develop leadership skills and abilities that are effective in a real estate environment.
identify and explain the major functional areas of real estate, including legal aspects, finance, economics, real estate practice, and appraisal.
analyze practical real estate problems and utilize research and critical thinking to evaluate and recommend alternative solutions.
integrate real estate principles related to finance, law, products, services, and information.
assess current real estate market conditions.
recommend appropriate sales strategies based on market conditions.

Career Information

Career opportunities include Real Estate Salesperson, Real Estate Broker, Real Estate Appraiser, Real Estate Investor, Real Estate Lender, and Small Business Owner.

Real Estate (RE) Courses

RE 300 California Real Estate Principles

Units:3
Hours:54 hours LEC
Prerequisite:None.
Transferable:CSU
Catalog Date:August 1, 2024

This fundamental real estate course covers the basic laws and principles of California real estate and provides the understanding, background, and terminology necessary for advanced study in specialized real estate courses. This course is required by the California Department of Real Estate prior to taking the Real Estate Salesperson's examination.

RE 310 Real Estate Practice

Units:3
Hours:54 hours LEC
Prerequisite:None.
Transferable:CSU
Catalog Date:August 1, 2024

This course covers operations in real estate: listing, prospecting, advertising, financing, sales techniques, escrow, and ethics. The course applies toward educational requirements for the broker's examination.

RE 320 Real Estate Finance

Units:3
Hours:54 hours LEC
Prerequisite:None.
Transferable:CSU
Catalog Date:August 1, 2024

This course covers real estate financing: lending policies and problems; financing transactions in residential, apartment, commercial, and special purpose properties; and methods of financing properties. This course applies towards educational requirements for broker's examination.

RE 330 Legal Aspects of Real Estate

Units:3
Hours:54 hours LEC
Prerequisite:None.
Transferable:CSU
Catalog Date:August 1, 2024

This course covers California real estate law, including management, agency contracts and application to real estate transfer, conveyancing, probate proceedings, trust deeds, and foreclosure. Legislation governing real estate transactions is also covered. It applies toward educational requirements for the broker's examination.

RE 342 Real Estate Appraisal

Units:3
Hours:54 hours LEC
Prerequisite:None.
Transferable:CSU
Catalog Date:August 1, 2024

This course covers entry-level education in the real estate appraisal field, concentrating on the appraisal of single-family residences (real property). It covers Basic Appraisal Principles (30 Hours) and Basic Appraisal Procedures (30 Hours) pursuant to the Appraiser Qualifications Board's (AQB) Real Property Appraiser Qualification Criteria (effective January 1, 2008). This course is designed to meet the California Bureau of Real Estate Appraisers (BREA) requirements for Basic Education (60 Hours). It also meets the California Bureau of Real Estate (BRE) college-level educational requirements (3 semester units) for the salesperson and broker examinations.

RE 350 Real Property Management

Units:3
Hours:54 hours LEC
Prerequisite:None.
Transferable:CSU
Catalog Date:August 1, 2024

This course covers operation and management of real property marketing procedures, leases, maintenance, insurance, accounting, records, public and human relations, employer responsibilities, and selection of personnel and agreements. It applies towards the educational requirements for the broker's examination.

RE 360 Real Estate Economics

Units:3
Hours:54 hours LEC
Prerequisite:None.
Transferable:CSU
Catalog Date:August 1, 2024

This course covers the nature and classification of land economics, development of property, construction and subdivision, economic values, and real estate evaluation. Real estate cycles and business fluctuations, residential market trends, real property, and special purpose property trends are also covered. This course applies toward educational requirements for the broker's examination.

RE 495 Independent Studies in Real Estate

Units:1 - 3
Hours:54 - 162 hours LAB
Prerequisite:None.
Transferable:CSU
Catalog Date:August 1, 2024

An independent studies project involves an individual student or a small group of students in study, research, or activities beyond the regularly offered accounting courses. UC transfer credit will be awarded only after the course has been evaluated by the enrolling UC campus. The units completed for this course cannot be counted towards the minimum 60 units required for admissions.

RE 497 Internship in Real Estate

Units:4
Hours:18 hours LEC; 162 hours LAB
Prerequisite:None.
Enrollment Limitation:Students must be in a paid or unpaid internship, volunteer position, or job related to career goals with a cooperating site supervisor.
Transferable:CSU
Catalog Date:August 1, 2024

This course provides students with a supervised, structured, hands-on experience in real estate and with the skills necessary to assist them in obtaining jobs in the real estate industry. Course content will include understanding the application of education to the workforce; the responsibilities of an internship; completion of Title 5 papers (the student's Application, Learning Objectives, Time sheet, and Evaluations), which document the students' progress and hours completed; and developing workplace skills identified by local employers. In addition to 18 hours of lecture, the student is required to complete an internship of 162 hours.

RE 499 Experimental Offering in Real Estate

Units:0.5 - 4
Prerequisite:None.
Transferable:CSU
Catalog Date:August 1, 2024

This is the experimental courses description.