16 HOUR CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSE - $89

Take the total required 16 Hour Continuing Education Course at your home

and at times that are convenient to you.

Instructor Contacts:

After you enroll a licensed real estate instructor will be available for questions Monday through Friday between 9:00 A. M. EST and 5:00 P. M. EST.  

We encourage students to e-mail the instructor with questions regarding the On-Line course at instructors@cookeschool.com.  With an e-mail to the instructor, the student will have a written document of the response. 

For questions by e-mail, there is a 24 Hour response time Monday through Friday, E-mails over Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday will be returned the first business day.

Technical issues:

Call 24 hours a day 7 days a week 888-213-5124

Computer Capability:  Minimum system requirements:

• 56K modem (40 kbs)
• 800 x 600 (16 bit)
• Pentium II, 233 MHz
• Sufficient memory to run your system software and browser
• Windows 2000, XP, Me, NT, 98, 95
• Supported Browser is Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.x, 6.x.
• AOL, Earthlink & Compuserve dial-up users should minimize their connection window and launch Microsoft Internet Explorer from the Start button in order to use the standard, supported Microsoft Internet Explorer browser.
• Cookies enabled
• JavaScript enabled
• Macintosh users will want to use Internet Explorer for MAC OSX or Apple's Safari browser as their browser in viewing the online course.

How does this on-line 16 hour course work?

1. The course is divided into the Mandatory eight (8) hours and the Elective eight (8) hour programs.
   • The Mandatory 8 Hours are divided into
   • 3 Hours - Ethics Course
   • 3 Hours - Agency, Contracts, Legal Updates & Emerging Trends
   • 2 Hours - Fair Housing
   • The Elective 8 Hours are divided into:
   • 4 Hours -  Finance
   • 2.5 Hours - Environmental Issues
   • 1.5 Hours - Red Flags ( an introduction to property inspection)
2. This course is composed of 38 units.  Each unit has four sections: Reading Assignment, Interactive Exercises, Reading Comprehensive Quiz and a Unit Exam.
3. Each unit has a Reading Assignment.  The course is designed with learning objectives so as the student goes through the unit, the student knows what the objectives are.
4. Every Reading Comprehension Quiz needs to completed as does each Unit Exams. The student needs to obtain 100% on the Reading Comprehensive quizzes and a minimum of 75% on the Unit Exams. This is the most important part of this course, because as the student works through these modules it demonstrates mastery of the course.
5. A student can move on to the next unit without passing the previous one but they won't be able take the final exam until everything is complete and passed.
6. The end-of-course exam is composed of 110 multiple choice and true and false questions.  The student needs to score a 75% on the end-of-course exam. 
7. The student needs to mail back notarized and signed student affidavit to the school, before any completion certificate can be mailed.  Here is the "Student Affidavit" .     Here is the link for the address information . for the Affidavit to be mailed. 
8. Once the school receives the signed Notarized Affidavit, the school will notify the Virginia Board of Real Estate and mail the student a completion certificate.  Please allow three to four business days for processing.  

Information the student needs to know before taking this course.

1. Once the student purchases this course, the student CANNOT get a refund.
2. Once the student purchases the course, the student has ONE year to complete the program.
3. This On-Line course does not require additional textbook support and NO additional course material is needed. Students can purchase additional study material at the Cooke Bookstore or by calling the school at 800/943-9993.
4. The only portion of the course that is timed is the end of course exam. The student has three hours to complete the exam. Students must complete the exam in one session.  Student will not be allowed to complete the final exam in segments. A passing grade of 75% is necessary for passing the course.
5. This course is totally web based.  The course is not downloadable.  The student can work through the course at the student's convenience.
6. This course is NOT designed to be printed for security purposes and copy right regulations. 
7. At the time of registration for the On-Line Distance Learning Course, the student will receive an e-mail from Dearborn's RECampus, verifying the student's registration. 
8. 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.  Just in case, the school recommends e-mailing the instructor of the student's successful completing the course. 
9. Once the school, receives the Affidavit, the school mails the completion certificates to those students who have successfully received a grade of 75% or better on the final exam. Allow three to four business days to receive this completion certificate. 
10. The school student records are kept for five years from the date of the completion of the course.  Student records include the student's name, the address,license number, social security number,date of enrollment, course title, records of completion of the various unit/chapter quizzes, time spend on each  unit, copies of course material including timeline and objectives, plus copies of course material (homework) that are turned in a final examination records are all kept at the school.  

Here is the individual unit subject matter for the 16-Hour CE Course.

Ethics:
Unit 1 - Introduction to Ethics
Unit 2 - NAR Code of Ethics
Unit 3 - A Blueprint for Decision Making
Unit 4 - Ethics and the Real Estate Business
Unit 5 - Ethical Dilemmas
Agency, Contracts, Legal Updates, Emerging Trends
Unit 6 - Updates of Federal Issues
Unit 7 - Update on State Issues
Unit 8 - Virginia Agency
Unit 9 - Agency - Practical Applications
Unit 10 - Real Estate Contracts
Unit 11 - Virginia Real Estate Contracts
Fair Housing
Unit 12 - The Fair Housing Act
Unit 13 - The Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988
Unit 14 - Fair Housing Advertising
Unit 15 - Fair Housing Enforcement
Unit 16 - Fair Housing Case Law
Unit 17 - Virginia Fair Housing Law
Finance
Unit 18 - Basics of Real Estate Finance
Unit 19 - Government Influences on Real Estate Finance
Unit 20 - Current Trends in Mortgage Lending
Unit 21 - Conventional Mortgage Loans
Unit 22 - Government Insured or Guarantee Loans
Unit 23 - Special Financing Alternatives
Unit 24 - Case Studies
Environmental Issues
Unit 25 - General Issues
Unit 26 - Lead-Based Paint
Unit 27 - Radon
Unit 28 - Asbestos
Unit 29 - Volatile Organic Compounds
Unit 30 - Other Indoor Pollutants
Unit 31 - Water Supply
Unit 32 - Wetlands and Endangered Species
Unit 33 - Underground Storage Tanks (USTs)
Red Flags
Unit 34 - Introduction to Red Flags
Unit 35 - Soil and Foundation Red Flags
Unit 36 - Exterior and Structural Red Flags
Unit 37 - Red Flags in the House
Unit 38 - Mold

Below is the Course Link to the Cooke Real Estate School's REcampus Course Enrollment.  Just add to cart and then go.