Online Course Syllabus

Here is some information to help you successfully complete your course.  Please read carefully.

Attendance:  State regulations require that you complete all required hours and engage in all associated learning activities, quizzes, and the final exam for the course before proceeding to take the State licensing exam.  Please see the course completion instructions in your Learning Management System (LMS) for the specifics of your state's enforced seat time tracking.

Getting Started: Read this course syllabus as it will be your most valuable reference tool.  Access your Online Video course via the Learning Management System (LMS).  Here, you'll find all course materials, including readings and videos, quizzes, and final exams.  Additionally, you'll discover links to Live LEARN sessions, Career Mentor Connect, QBanks, Live Exam Prep sessions, and the Community Forum.  

Recommendations:  Have a notebook, pen or pencil, and a highlighter with you while viewing the online course.  Take a 10-minute break every hour to stretch, check emails, or grab more refreshments.  Should you have any inquiries, please reach out.

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Your Georgia Online Video licensing package includes immediate access to online assets including PDF workbooks for your exam prep courses. 

• The 75-Hour Modern Real Estate Practice course is completely online. There are no electronic textbooks or workbooks for this course. 

• The Georgia and National Exam Prep courses include PDF workbooks located on the dashboard within each OnDemand Course.  Click on the specific exam prep course (National or Georgia), and download these PDFs to your computer for easy study access. 

• If you purchased add-on print textbooks or workbooks, those will be shipped to you upon purchase.  

We have found that Online video students who set a regular study schedule do better than those who do not.  Below are some tips to help you complete your course and successfully take and pass your Modern Real Estate Practice in Georgia final exam. 

The Modern Real Estate Practice in Georgia 75-Hour course covers the latest real estate practices as well as federal and Georgia laws. Combining video lectures, interactive activities, and a variety of exam formats. Based on the industry’s most recognized publication, Modern Real Estate Practice, you will find this comprehensive course not only prepares you for your licensing exam but also lays a solid foundation for a career in real estate.  

To help you progress through your course, you should:

• Attend the weekly National Interactive Study Group session where you will delve into real estate concepts and terms to help you grasp important testable points. 

• Watch the Welcome and Course navigation video. 

• Use the Study Tools that Kaplan provides you.  

• COMPLETE YOUR ONLINE COURSE

  • You must complete all of the content within the course in order to receive credit. Be aware that if you are inactive in the course for twenty minutes, the course will time out and you will need to log back in.

  • In the Table of Contents within your course, on the left, you can click the + sign to expand each section. On the right-hand side, you will see check marks turn from gray to green as you complete each section. You can also follow the percentage icon which will increase as each section is completed, and clicking the bar chart (in the upper right-hand corner) will show you how much time you spent in that unit.

  • Remember to check that you have a green checkmark on every line within the Table of Contents for the course before attempting your final exam. If a checkmark is grayed out, you must go back to that page and complete that portion of the course. Your final exam will not unlock until all checkmarks are green and your exam icon has unlocked (no longer grayed out). 

Below are the 26 Unit topics that you will be studying in your online video course. 

Unit 1: Introduction to the Real Estate Business 

Unit 2: Real Property and the Law 

Unit 3: Interests in Real Estate 

Unit 4: Forms of Real Estate Ownership 

Unit 5: Land Description 

Unit 6: Transfer of Title 

Unit 7: Title Records 

Unit 8: Real Estate Brokerage 

Unit 9: Real Estate Agency 

Unit 10: Client Representation Agreements 

Unit 11: Real Estate Contracts 

Unit 12: Real Estate Financing 

Unit 13: Government Involvement in Real Estate Financing 

Unit 14: Closing the Real Estate Transaction 

Unit 15: Real Estate Taxes and Other Liens 

Unit 16: Real Estate Appraisal 

Unit 17: Leases 

Unit 18: Fair Housing 

Unit 19: Property Management 

Unit 20: Land-Use Controls and Property Development 

Unit 21: Environmental Issues and the Real Estate Transaction 

Unit 22: Ownership

Unit 23: Brokerage Relationships in Real Estate Transactions Act (BERETTA)

Unit 24: Contract Forms for Real Estate Practice in Georgia

Unit 25: Financing and Closing Residential Transactions

Unit 26: Real Estate Commission and License Law

Once you have completed all video units in your course, prepare to take your final exam for completion of the course. 

The Georgia Real Estate Commission (GREC) has contracted with PSI to administer its qualifying examinations and to provide candidates who pass the exam with their new license. Please refer to the Candidate Handbook for how to apply for your licensing exam.

NEW - You can apply electronically through PSI/AMP.  See how to apply electronically, here

Candidate Support Center 888.818.5834

Note: PSI issues licenses as "active" or "inactive" based on the applicant's choice. If the applicant wishes to receive an active license, they must also bring a completed "Sponsoring Broker Statement." Please refer to page 22 of the Candidate Handbook for more information.  An inactive license will not require this form. 

The cost of the examination is $119.00 and the license application fee is $170.00.

GREC also has a new online service for managing real estate licenses. Learn how to set up account access. If you need help with the new service, please contact grecmail@grec.state.ga.us. 

The last step to completing this course is to take your final exam located in your LMS account.  Here are some important things to remember. 

COMPLETE YOUR PROCTORED EXAM

Georgia Real Estate Commission regulations require a proctored final exam for your course(s). Once you have successfully met the course completion requirements, on your Dashboard you will see the course icon now shows a green check mark. You will see the Proctored Exam icon is accessible. You have three options to complete your final exam. 

• You may use a Disinterested Third Party to proctor your final exam. A proctor must be a disinterested third party with no conflict of interest who verifies a student's identity and processes an affidavit testifying that the student received no outside assistance with the course or examination. This generally is administered to include individuals at least 18 years old who are neither members of the student's family nor individuals who have a financial interest in the student's success on the exam. Coworkers do not qualify if they supervise or report to the student. 

• You may find a proctor using the NCTA website. You have the option to select a location and schedule a time to take your exam with a proctor that accepts online proctoring from the following list of locations on the NCTA website.  Click the state of Georgia on the map to see the locations.

• If you are unable to secure a disinterested third party to proctor your final exam, Kaplan offers Virtual Classroom Proctoring for a fee. The fee is $29 per proctoring session.  You are only allowed one attempt per session. 

VIRTUAL CLASSROOM PROCTORING SESSIONS

1) Click here to enroll yourself in a proctoring session in Kaplan's virtual classroom. You will receive a class confirmation email and an online access email. You will be asked to enter the virtual classroom via the LMS at least five minutes before your session is scheduled to begin. Late-arriving students may be subject to a cancellation/rescheduling fee.

2) You must have a microphone, speakers, or a headset, and a video camera (webcam) is required. The proctor must be able to see and hear you at all times (and vice versa). 

3) You will be asked to scan your camera around your testing area so the proctor can confirm that you do not have any available exam aids (open books, additional monitors, etc.). 

4) You will be asked to share your screen so the proctor can confirm that you do not have additional browser tabs open that might aid in your exam.

5) You must have a state-issued identification card (you will be asked to hold it up to your camera and show it to the proctor at the time of the exam so the proctor can confirm your identity). 

6) You must use a computer or a laptop (no phones or tablets) and a reliable internet connection (a hard-wired connection - rather than Wi-Fi -is recommended to ensure the best possible connectivity). 

7) You should use Google Chrome as your internet browser.

8) Please click here to review the technical specifications and to run a quick, 30-second system test to verify your connection and system configurations. If you have technical difficulties, please call our Technical Support Team at (800) 636-9517.

9) You are allowed two exam attempts. However, each attempt must be proctored.   If you are unsuccessful on your first exam attempt, you must enroll in another VCP session for your subsequent exam attempt. 

10) After passing the exam, both you and the proctor must read the affirmation statements and check the “I affirm” checkboxes to complete the exam attempt. 

11) You then must go back to the Dashboard and click the “Affidavit” icon. You must accept your affidavit to ensure your course is considered complete and so we can process and release your completion certificate. 

12) Your proctor should give you permission to exit the virtual classroom. Closing the virtual classroom browser window/tab will exit you from the virtual classroom.

Both the student and proctor will be required to complete information on the proctor form before the exam becomes accessible.

You have 2 attempts at the Final Exam. The exam is designed to be taken in one sitting; 20 minutes of inactivity will cause the exam to be graded and will be considered a valid attempt. A score of 75% is considered passing. If you fail the exam, you must make the same proctoring arrangements to retake your exam.  If you do not receive a passing score after two attempts, you will need to repeat the course prior to attempting the exam again.

ACCEPT YOUR AFFIDAVIT

Once you have completed your course material and final exam, you are required to accept an electronic affidavit as part of the completion of this course stating you have completed each assigned module of instruction. You will need to complete this step before your course is considered complete.

ACCESS YOUR COURSE COMPLETION CERTIFICATE

Once you complete all course content, accept your affidavit, and pass your print-proctored exam, you may access your completion certificate by clicking the “View Certificate” link on the Education page.

WE WILL REPORT YOUR COMPLETION TO PSI/AMP

Again, in order to prevent a delay, remember to submit the additional reporting information explained above.

SCHEDULE YOUR STATE EXAM WITH PSI/AMP

Once we have reported your completion, you can contact AMP directly to schedule your licensing examination. You may access PSI/AMP, here for further information. We recommend you download the Candidate Information Handbook for detailed instructions.

The Exam Prep course contains a National Real Estate Exam Prep Online Video Course and a State Exam Prep Online Video Course.  Your course resources are found within the course in your LMS.  You will utilize the exam prep workbook PDFs, pre-tests, and post-tests.  This course will prepare you to take your licensing exams.  We recommend breaking this course into 2 days for the National and 2 days for the State.  Follow the instructions for the National information and repeat the same process for your State Exam Prep course.    

National Day 1:

Taking the Pre-Test

• Block off 2 hours and take the pre-test:

  • In your LMS, go to the National Real Estate Exam Prep Online Video Course and take the National Real Estate Exam Prep Pre-Test.

    • You will need a piece of scratch paper, a pencil, and a calculator while taking your exams.

• After completing your Pre-Test:

  • Review every question.  Know why the right answer is right and why the wrong answer is wrong. 

  • Analyze the performance tracker results for each exam and note which areas were the weakest.

  • Write down specific questions you have after taking each exam.

National Real Estate Exam Prep Online Video Course

• You will need your National Real Estate Exam Prep Workbook PDF (you can print this out), a highlighter, a pen, and any questions you may have from the pre-test.

• Watch the online video and highlight and star the tested areas in your exam prep book.  Look up any questions that were challenging when you took your pre-test.

• Review the National Exam Prep workbook and your test results.  Use the QBank to take practice tests to strengthen your weak areas.  

• Understand the concepts.  Know why the right answer is right and why the wrong answer is wrong.

National Day 2:  

Taking the Post-test

• Block off two hours and take the National Exam Prep Post-Test in the LMS.

• Compare your post-test results to the pre-test results.  

• Review the performance tracker for each exam and note which areas were the weakest.

• Determine your weak areas and create practice quizzes for those areas in the QBank.

• If you score below 80%, go back and review the material.

• If you score 80% or higher, you are ready to pass the National exams!

• Repeat this process for your State Real Estate Exam Prep course.

  • If you score 80% or higher, you are ready to pass your State exam!

• Don't cram the night before your scheduled exam. Get a good night's sleep so you are well-rested on exam day.

• Know where you are going and arrive at the testing center at least 30 minutes prior to your scheduled testing time. 

• Bring two valid forms of identification (not expired) One must include a photo such as a driver's license, state ID card, or military identification card. The second form of identification must include your name and signature (for signature verification). Don't forget your unsigned Certificate of Accuracy (COA) Statement. 

• Eat a meal or have a snack before the exam. You do not want to be hungry during your examination.

• We want to hear from you! Please let us know when you pass your state exam.