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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COMPLETE YOUR ONLINE COURSE

You must review all of the course content within the course in order to receive credit. Kaplan Real Estate Education has created your course to meet specific time requirements. You will notice a time indicator is present to let you know how much time you have accumulated in the course. The length of this course, if taken in its entirety, meets your state regulations. You are required to spend at least 3,600 minutes reviewing the course content.

Be aware that if you are inactive in a 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 black as you complete each section. You can also follow the percentage icon which will increase for every portion completed in each section, and clicking the bar chart will show you how much time you spent in that unit.

Please be sure to provide an evaluation at the completion of the course content via the Feedback node in the course.

PASS YOUR PROCTORED EXAM

After all time has been accrued, your proctored final exam for this course will be available online. A score of 70% or higher is considered passing.

PASS YOUR PROCTORED EXAM

After all time has been accrued, your proctored final exam for this course will be available online. A score of 70% or higher is considered passing.

Per the Maryland Real Estate Commission statutes, you are required to pass a proctored final exam. You may find a disinterested third-party proctor, which Kaplan Real Estate Education defines as follows:

A person who verifies a student's identity and processes an affidavit testifying that the student received no outside assistance with the course or examination. A proctor must be 18 years of age or older and not have a financial or other conflict of interest with respect to a student's successful completion of the course or the examination. A proctor must not be a relative of the student, the student's supervisor at work, a person the student supervises at work, or a student who is completing the same course.

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 Instructions

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 headset, and a video camera (webcam). 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 unlimited 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.

11) 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. 

12) 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. 

13) 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.

Note: The chosen proctor is required to complete the proctor form within Kaplan's LMS prior to beginning your exam. In the proctor's presence you may click on the exam icon on your dashboard and the proctor form will appear.

Please be sure to provide an evaluation at the completion of the course content via the Feedback node in the course.

ACCESS YOUR COURSE COMPLETION CERTIFICATE

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

WE WILL REPORT YOUR COMPLETION TO THE PSI

Please be sure to add the full SSN and birthdate to your online account for reporting purposes. Failure to add this information will delay reporting your course completion to PSI.

• Upon passing the course exam, you will be able to complete the affidavit located on your dashboard. After you have digitally signed the affidavit, you will be able to download a copy of your certificate.  Please print or save this certificate for future use.

• Preregister for your exams with the third-party party provider PSI or Pearson VUE.

• Take your online Exam Prep course and attend a Live Exam Prep session.

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!

• PSI administers both the National and the Maryland State Real Estate Exams.

  • National Exam - 80 questions, 90 minutes.  Passing is 70% or better.

  • State Exam - 30 questions, 30 minutes.  Passing is 70% or better.

• Set up an account and schedule exams at PSI Exams or call 855.744.0313.

  • Please review page 8 of the PSI Candidate Information Bulletin for exam scheduling procedures.

• We recommend reviewing course materials for a few days after completion of the course before taking the PSI exams. 

• Don't cram the night before your scheduled exam. Get a good night's sleep and be well-rested for your exam.

• Eat a meal or have a snack before the exam. You don't want to be hungry during your 2-hour exam window.

• Plan to arrive at the testing center early and make sure you have 2 forms of ID with you and a mask.

• Stop and take a quick water/bathroom break after your National exam.  It will allow you to clear your head to be ready to take on the State portion of your exam.