From Contracts to Keys.
The Real Estate program provides students with the academic and practical training necessary to launch careers in real estate, brokerage, property management, appraisal, mortgage lending, title services, and more. Students learn the legal, economic, contractual, and ethical aspects of the industry. The coursework supports licensing requirements in Texas. Graduates enter the workforce ready to sell, manage, or invest in real estate, or continue their education toward advanced credentials.
Career Opportunities and Income
Visit sanjac.edu for information regarding career opportunities and potential earnings in the Greater Houston region.
Job Entry Requirements. The College informs all students in this program who may have a criminal background that a criminal history could keep graduates from being licensed by the State of Texas. Students with questions about their background and licensure may speak with the program’s department chair. This is in accordance with Texas House Bill 1508 amendments to Texas Occupations Code Sec. 53.152.
Learning & Career Pathway
This learning pathway— a series of related and “stacked” certificates and degrees—includes the following awards. You can start at any point on the path and earn certificates on your way to completing the degree.
- Real Estate, Occupational Certificate (3 months)
- Real Estate, Certificate of Technology (6 months)
- Real Estate Advanced, Level 2 Certificate (1.5 years)
- Real Estate, Associate of Applied Science Degree (2 years)
Learning Outcomes and Career Skills
A student completing the last award in the pathway will be able to:
- Use technology to support real estate–related research, analysis, reporting, and marketing activities.
- Practice according to the legal and ethical standards of the real estate industry.
- Differentiate between customer and client responsibilities.
- Compose real estate contracts.
- Evaluate real estate properties through valuation and marketing criteria.
- Plan effective management functions required to operate a real estate business.
- Communicate and interact in a real estate environment.
Licensure or Certification
When you complete the Real Estate degree, you are eligible to take either the real estate broker exam or the sales agent exam. When you complete the certificate, you are eligible to take the sales agent exam. Both exams are through the Texas Real Estate Commission (TREC).
Qualifications to become a licensed sales agent include being a citizen of the United States or a lawfully admitted alien, being 18 years of age or older, and meeting TREC’s qualifications for honesty, trustworthiness, and integrity.
External Learning Experiences
This program includes external learning experiences outside of the classroom, e.g., an internship, externship, clinical, practicum, or cooperative learning experience. Those experiences are typically on-site at a business or organization.
All students participating in external learning experiences are required to comply with the immunization requirements and policies of the external learning sites. Some learning sites outside the College have their own vaccination requirements. These rules come from those facilities and are not mandated by the College. Failure to meet those immunization requirements may limit a student’s ability to complete the program and/or may delay the student’s graduation date. San Jacinto College does not process exemptions, and students should address potential vaccination exemptions directly with the external learning site.
Locations
College Admission
San Jacinto College is an open admission institution. All students are welcome to apply and will be admitted to the College. You may begin the process on the College’s “How to Apply” webpage.
Program Admission
There are no additional admission requirements for this program; you only need to complete your application to the College, as noted in “College Admission” above, and follow the enrollment steps.
Plan of Study
4REAL
| First Term | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| RELE 1201 | Principles of Real Estate I | 2 |
| RELE 1211 | Law of Contracts | 2 |
| RELE 1238 | Principles of Real Estate II | 2 |
| RELE 1300 | Contract Forms and Addenda | 3 |
| RELE 1319 | Real Estate Finance | 3 |
| RELE 2301 | Law of Agency | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Second Term | ||
| BCIS 1305 or ITSC 1309 | Business Computer Applications or Integrated Software Applications I | 3 |
| RELE 1321 or MRKG 2333 | Real Estate Marketing or Principles of Selling | 3 |
| Approved Real Estate Elective | 3 | |
| Approved Real Estate Elective | 3 | |
| RELE 2366 or RELE 2367 | Real Estate Practicum I or Real Estate Practicum II | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Total Credits | 30 | |
Capstone Experience: RELE 2366 Real Estate Practicum I or RELE 2367 Real Estate Practicum II
Approved Real Estate Electives
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| RELE 1303 | Real Estate Appraisal | 3 |
| RELE 1307 | Real Estate Investments | 3 |
| RELE 1325 | Real Estate Mathematics | 3 |
| RELE 2331 | Real Estate Brokerage | 3 |
| RELE 1315 | Property Management | 3 |
| RELE 1323 | Real Estate Computer Application | 3 |
No course may be repeated for credit.