In the Real Estate curriculum, the California Office of Real Estate Appraisal (OREA) determines the courses required to attain an appraisal license, including: 1) Trainee License, 2) Residential License, and 3) Certified Residential Licenses. Many of these courses are also applicable to the salesperson's or broker's license of the California Department of Real Estate (DRE). In certain cases, courses can be used for both OREA and DRE requirements. (See the Real Estate Broker Certificate).

The Associate of Science degree is granted to students who have completed at least 12 semester units of the required 60-degree applicable semester units at Glendale Community College. The required 60 semester units must include all of the following: (1) Completion of the courses required in the major or area of emphasis with a grade of “C” or better, or a “P” grade. (2) Completion of one of the following general education patterns: GCC General Education Requirements or the California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC) requirements. (3) A minimum GPA of 2.0 in the required 60 semester units.

The Certificate is granted to students who have completed at least 12 semester units of the required courses at Glendale Community College. All courses must be completed with a grade of “C” or better, or a “P” grade.

Program Learning Outcomes: Students will be able to apply the basic principles and procedures used in valuing residential properties; and choose the appropriate method to determine value for a specific property, estimate gross income and calculate expenses for income producing property, and meet Appraisal Qualifications Board (AQB) licensing requirements for filling out forms and completing the USPAP form.

Associate of Science Program Map
Certificate Program Map

REQUIRED COURSES FOR MAJOR/CERTIFICATE UNITS
RE 101 Real Estate Principles 3
RE 130 Real Estate Economics 3
RE 140 Legal Aspects of Real Estate 3
RE 150 Real Estate Finance 3
RE 161 Income Appraisal Report Writing 3
RE 162 Basic Appraisal Principles and Procedures 3.5
RE 163 Basic Residential Real Estate Appraisal 3.5
RE 164 Residential Applications and Residential Report Writing 3
RE 165 Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) 1
CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING
ACCTG 101
or
ACCTG 110

Financial Accounting
or
Basic Accounting I

5
or
4
BUSAD 120 Business Law I 3
RE 180 Mortgage Loan Brokering 3
RE 190 Property Management 3
RE 195 Common Interest Developments (Homeowners Associations Management) 3
RE 250 Escrow I 3
TOTAL UNITS REQUIRED 29-31

Units for the major may be double counted for Cal-GETC or GCC General Education. Elective units may be used to reach the 60-unit degree requirement.
NOTE: ADDITIONAL COURSEWORK MIGHT BE REQUIRED DUE TO PREREQUISITES. SEE A COUNSELOR FOR A PERSONALIZED STUDENT EDUCATIONAL PLAN.


Fall 2023

GCC Catalog 2023-2024

Important Notice: In the event of a discrepancy between the information presented above and the online and/or print versions of the GCC Catalog, please contact a counselor or the office of Admissions and Records. For previous years requirements please see the catalog from that year.