Graduate Certificate in Real Estate

Joseph S. Rabianski, Faculty Adviser

Admissions
An accredited bachelor's degree provides appropriate background for the nondegree certificate in real estate program (C.R.E.) in the Department of Real Estate. No specific undergraduate courses are required for consideration for admission to the program. The application procedures and admission criteria are given in the "Master's Admissions" section of this chapter.

Regulations for the Certificate Program

1. All Graduate Certificate in Real Estate students will complete the "Business Communication Skills Requirement" explained earlier in this chapter. The "Summary of Regulations-Master's Programs" section of this chapter applies to the C.R.E. program as do the regulations, policies, and procedures given in the "Master's Enrollment" section of this chapter. The time limit for completing the certificate program is two years. A maximum of nine hours of transfer credit is permitted in this program.

2. Course Requirements (18 hours). There are 18 semester hours of required course work in the certificate program.
   
   RE 8010 Corporate Management of Real Property (3)
   RE 8020 Real Estate Equity Investments (3)
   RE 8030 Real Estate Financing (3)
   RE 8040 Legal and Regulatory Environment of Real Estate (3)
   RE 8050 The Physical Dimension of Real Estate (3)
   RE 8060 Applied Real Estate Market Analysis (3)
   
   Each student may petition the coordinator of the certificate program to substitute up to nine semester hours of course work from other departments or programs as electives in the C.R.E. program. The student will prepare a written request in which the title of the course is identified, a full course outline/syllabus is attached, and a statement explaining the significance of the course to the student's program is included. In each instance, these courses must be graduate level. The written request should be submitted to, and will be evaluated by, the C.R.E. coordinator, who will notify the Office of Academic Assistance and Master's Admissions of any approvals.



3. Awarding of the Certificate. After completing the requirements for the certificate according to these regulations, the student must make a written request to the certificate adviser in the Department of Real Estate to have the certificate awarded; an official Georgia State University transcript and a certificate fee of $100 (check made payable to Georgia State University) must be sent with the request. The adviser then reviews the student's record. If all requirements have been met, the certificate, signed by the dean and department chair, will be issued to the student.