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Instructional Objectives of the School
Internet Course
Welcome to Burk Baker School of Real Estate and Appraising’s online Salesperson’s course. Thank you for choosing our school. We want you to enjoy the course while learning about the real estate industry. We will be as available to you as possible if you need assistance. You will have 90 days to complete the course. If at any time during the course you decide you would prefer to take a live class, you may apply your tuition payment for the online course toward a live class at any of our
Real Estate 101
This course covers the material you will need to know to pass the state licensing exam for real estate. The course consists of the National portion which includes information that applies to all 50 states and a
The course includes 14 topics and is a combination of written lessons, power point presentations, video presentations and audio files.The course chapters are divided into sections with a few quiz questions after each section. At the end of each chapter you will be required to take a test consisting of usually 25 or 30 questions. You must score 80% or higher on each of these tests before proceeding to the next chapter. At the end of the course you will take a final exam which consists of 80 questions on the National portion and 55 questions on the
If at any time during the course you feel you need assistance or clarification on any subject, or technical assistance with the operation of the course, you may contact the school by telephone or e-mail and an instructor will respond to your questions. An instructor will be available during regular business hours. If you contact us after hours we will respond within 24 hours or less in most cases.
Course Requirements
To be licensed in
Applying for Your
Once you have successfully completed the course you must apply for your license. The license application must be submitted to the Louisiana Real Estate Commission along with a $90 license fee. The application consists of two parts, Part A and Part B. Part A is the license application and Part B is the affidavit of broker sponsorship. You may download the application here. You have 90 days after passing the state exam before you must turn in Part B to the Commission, however if you already know who your sponsoring broker will be you can turn in Part B along with Part A. You may download the License application from the Commission’s website. The Commission will process your application and send you a Certificate of Eligibility for the state exam. You must then contact PSI testing service to schedule your exam. The Licensing Information Bulletin contains all the information you will need concerning registering for the state exam, exam locations, etc. Please review this bulletin thoroughly. Before obtaining your license you will be required to obtain a criminal background history.
Taking the State Exam
PSI Examination Services administers the state exam with test locations in
Registration Renewal
You may purchase 30 day extensions by contacting the school by telephone (225-293-6000), e-mail or fax (225-291-7582) to receive an extension. No refunds are available for this course.
Mission Statement:
The overall mission of the Burk Baker School of Real Estate & Appraising is to develop and promote education programs that establish and/or improve the competency of the licensees.
The mission of the Louisiana Real Estate Pre-Licensing course is to ensure that Anyone who is unable to establish or improve their basic knowledge of the Pre-Licensing requirement by attending live presentations will have the opportunity to do so by an alternative method of instruction.
Instructional Objectives:
In keeping with the stated mission of the Burk Baker School of Real Estate, the courses designed and delivered by the school will:
- Present only information that has been verified accurate
Present only courses that have been approved by the Louisiana Real Estate Commission and ARELLO
Present courses that are needed by the licensees in order to further their knowledge of real estate issues or increase their competency to perform the required agent tasks
Present courses that are timely
Present courses using methodologies that ensure learning opportunities for all learning styles.
Evaluate all instructors and all courses no less than annually, and more frequently if appropriate
Constantly seek out additional subject matter for courses that will increase the competence of licensees in the field
Follow up on students to evaluate the efficacy of course content and instructional design.
Feedback to ARELLO
The Association of Real Estate License Law Officials (ARELLO) has provided a form online at www.arello.net. This form is available for the use of any student who wishes to provide feedback to ARELLO about the learning experience with this course.
Student Help
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you need help.
Fax: 225-291-7582
Telephone: 800-222-3295
E-mail: burk@burkbaker.com
Mail:
2834 S. Sherwood Forest Blvd. #B14
Baton Rouge,
Have fun with the course!
Burk