Instructor Contact:

Once the student registers for the course an on-line instructor will e-mail the student.  The school highly recommends e-mailing the instructor as the best method of communication with the On-Line instructor.  E-mail the on-line instructor at instructors@cookeschool.com    Questions by e-mail are returned in a 24 Hour response time Monday through Friday.    E-mails over Saturday and Sunday will be returned on Monday.   With e-mail you get a hard copy of the instructors response.

Students can call the school for questions Monday through Friday between 9:00 A. M. EST and 5:00

P. M. EST. Call TOLL FREE 800/943-9993 .

Technical issues:

Students can call TOLL FREE 888/213-5124 Monday through Friday 6 A.M. to 8 P.M.

Please NOTE: 

All newly licensees are required to complete Post License requirement within one year of obtaining the salesperson license.  If a new salesperson fails to complete this 30 - hour post license requirement within one year of initial licensure, the Board will automatically place the license in "Inactive" status. 

A Virginia Salesperson license is valid for two years, this includes New Salespersons.  New Salespersons must complete their post license requirement within one year of initial licensure.  They will NOT receive any credit from the Board for any Continuing Education courses they complete before their first two-year licensure term ends.  

What is the 30 Hour Post License Course Composed?

There are three different tracks that a student may take to satisfy the 30 Hour Post Requirement.  The three tracks are 1) the residential real estate track 2) the commercial real estate track and 3) the property management track.  Each track requirement has a Mandatory requirement and an Elective requirement. Once a licensee selects a track, the student must complete the Mandatory hours within that track.  The student may select elective hours in the same track or choose electives from another track.

This web site has only available the The Residential Real Estate Track .

How does an on-line course work?

1. This 30 Hour Residential Post License Real Estate Course is divided into two different sections: 1) Mandatory 15 Hours Course.   2) Elective 15 Hours
2. The Mandatory course is composed of five (5) different courses.   The Mandatory Course includes a module on Ethics and Standards of Conduct, Offer to Purchase, Fair Housing, Agency Law and Real Estate Law.  Each of these modules contains an End-of-Module Exam.
3. The Elective courses are composed of six difference modules: Technology Issues, Business Planning, Property Valuation, Land Use, Selling and a Financing Properties Course.
4. Each module has four sections: Reading Assignment, Interactive Exercises, Reading Comprehensive Quizzes. 
5. Each unit/Chapter has Reading Assignment.  The course is designed with learning objectives so as the student goes through the unit, the student knows what the objectives are.
6. Every Reading Comprehension Quiz needs to completed.   The course will tell you the score needed to pass the unit.  This is the most important part of this course, because as the student works through these modules it demonstrates mastery of the course.
7. A student can move on to the next unit without passing the previous one but the student will not be able to access the final exam of the individual course until everything is complete and passed.
8. Virginia requires seat time, which means if a course is a 30 hour course the student needs to have spent 1,500 minutes in the course.  
9. The exam is multiple four choice exam.  The student must score a 75% or more on the end-of-course exam for each of the courses.

Information the student needs to know  before taking this course:

1. Once the student purchases this course, the student CAN NOT get a refund .
2. This On-Line course does not require additional textbook support and NO additional course material is needed.
3. This course is totally web based. The student can work through the course at the student's convenience. Once the student signs up for the course it is good for one year.
4. This course is NOT designed to be printed for security purposes and copyright regulations.
5. 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.
6. The On-Line course can be taken and is available up to a year from the time of registration. 
7. The student must obtain a grade of 75% or better on each of the end-of-course exams.
8. The course exam is embedded into the course and does NOT required a Proctor.   In Virginia, the only required course that needs the end-of-course exam proctored is the Pre-license Courses.
9. When the student completes all Elective and Mandatory portions of the 30 Hour Course and the embedded final exam in each of the modules with a score of 75% or more on each of the end-of-course exams, the student needs to mail the notarized "Student Affidavit"   to the school.  The school will then notify the Virginia Real Estate Board and will mail the student the completion certificate within 3 business days. Here is the link for the mailing address .