Plan of Study: Real Estate Investment and Finance

Program at a Glance

In the charts below, view the quarter offered and teaching format for all required and elective courses in this certificate.

Full-time students, jump to entry quarter-specific charts.

Course Format Legend

I = In Person
L = Live Online
O = Online
H = Hybrid

For course format descriptions, see Instructional Formats

Prerequisites

Students must take the following prerequisite courses or show equivalent experience. Students with a current California salesperson/broker license should consult with the certificate advisor to waive the prerequisite requirements.

Course Number and Title	Units	Fall	Winter	Spring	Summer
MGMT X 475.1 Real Estate Principles (or equivalent)	5	O/H	O/I	O/H	O
MGMT 891.02 Business Ethics	CEU	O/I	O/I	O/I	O/I

Four Required Courses (18 units)

Students must complete all four required courses listed below.

Course Number and Title	Units	Fall	Winter	Spring	Summer
MGMT X 476.8 Real Estate Market Analysis	4	H	O	H	O
MGMT X 477.9 Real Estate Investment Analysis	4	O	H/O	O	H
MGMT X 475.5 Real Estate Appraisal	5		H	O	O
MGMT X 475.4 Real Estate Finance	5	H/O	O	H	L

Optional Post-Program Internship Course

This course is only available to Commercial Real Estate Certificate students who have completed all four required courses with a GPA of 3.0 or better.

Course Number and Title	Units	Fall	Winter	Spring	Summer
MGMT X 476.35 Internship in Real Estate	4	H	H	H	H

Recommendations

Students typically complete the program at a part-time pace, taking 1-2 courses per quarter, completing the certificate in 2-4 quarters. The entry quarter plans below indicate a 4 quarter plan for certificate completion.

Darker shaded boxes represent the quarter in which the course is recommended to be taken. Lighter shaded boxes indicate available course options. Some courses have limited spaces; early enrollment is recommended.

Fall Quarter Entry

Four Required Courses (18 units)

Students must complete all four required courses listed below.

Course Number and Title	Units	Fall	Winter	Spring	Summer
MGMT X 476.8 Real Estate Market Analysis	4	H	O	H	O
MGMT X 477.9 Real Estate Investment Analysis	4	O	H/O	O	H
MGMT X 475.5 Real Estate Appraisal	5		H	O	O
MGMT X 475.4 Real Estate Finance	5	H/O	O	H	L

Optional Internship Course

Course Number and Title	Units	Fall	Winter	Spring	Summer
MGMT X 476.35 Internship in Real Estate	4	H	H	H	H

Winter Quarter Entry

Four Required Courses (18 units)

Students must complete all four required courses listed below.

Course Number and Title	Units	Fall	Winter	Spring	Summer
MGMT X 476.8 Real Estate Market Analysis	4	H	O	H	O
MGMT X 477.9 Real Estate Investment Analysis	4	O	H/O	O	H
MGMT X 475.5 Real Estate Appraisal	5		H	O	O
MGMT X 475.4 Real Estate Finance	5	H/O	O	H	L

Optional Internship Course

Course Number and Title	Units	Fall	Winter	Spring	Summer
MGMT X 476.35 Internship in Real Estate	4	H	H	H	H

Spring Quarter Entry

Four Required Courses (18 units)

Students must complete all four required courses listed below.

Course Number and Title	Units	Fall	Winter	Spring	Summer
MGMT X 476.8 Real Estate Market Analysis	4	H	O	H	O
MGMT X 477.9 Real Estate Investment Analysis	4	O	H/O	O	H
MGMT X 475.5 Real Estate Appraisal	5		H	O	O
MGMT X 475.4 Real Estate Finance	5	H/O	O	H	L

Optional Internship Course

Course Number and Title	Units	Fall	Winter	Spring	Summer
MGMT X 476.35 Internship in Real Estate	4	H	H	H	H

Summer Quarter Entry

Four Required Courses (18 units)

Students must complete all four required courses listed below.

Course Number and Title	Units	Fall	Winter	Spring	Summer
MGMT X 476.8 Real Estate Market Analysis	4	H	O	H	O
MGMT X 477.9 Real Estate Investment Analysis	4	O	H/O	O	H
MGMT X 475.5 Real Estate Appraisal	5		H	O	O
MGMT X 475.4 Real Estate Finance	5	H/O	O	H	L