60 HOUR BROKER LICENSE COURSE

Take the first step into the wonderful world of real estate at your place and on your time.

Cooke offers this program in partnership with one of the largest real estate school providers in the United States, Thomson Computaught

Georgia Real Estate Broker License Requirements: 

• Be at least 21 years old.
• Must have been actively licensed for at least three years..
• The student can sit for the State Broker's examination when licensed for only two years, but must wait another year before applying for the license.
• Successfully complete the 60 hours of instruction (such as this course) which includes a Proctored end-of-course exam.
• Pass the Georgia Broker State Exam at an AMP Testing Center.
• Obtain a copy of your Georgia Crime Information Center (GCIC) report which you may obtain at most sheriff's offices or police stations in Georgia.  This report can not be obtained more than 60 days prior to making application for license approval.  Depending on the law enforcement agency, there may be a waiting period to obtain the report, usually no more than 24 hours.  There is usually a charge for this up to $25.00
• IMPORTANT:   Please read the "Candidate Handbook" This document is an absolute must read.  It covers all aspects of the license process. Here is the link:  CANDIDATE HANDBOOK

Instructor Contact:

After you have enrolled, if you have questions relating to the course material, a licensed real estate instructor will be available for questions Monday through Friday between 9:00 A. M. EST and 5:00 P.M. EST. Just call the school at 800-943-9993. 

We encourage students to e-mail the instructor with questions regarding the On-Line course at FrankCooke@cookeschool.com .  With an e-mail to the instructor, the student will have a written document of the response. For questions by e-mail, there is a 24 Hour response time Monday through Friday, E-mails over Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday will be returned the first business day.

Frank Cooke is the owner of the Cooke Real Estate School and has been involved with real estate education for over 24 years.  More information on Frank Cooke and other Cooke staff members are available on this web site under the ABOUT US section.

For Technical Issues:

The best and the quickest way to address tech support issues is go to this technical support info page. If the information to solve your problem is not there call the Technical Support Line at 1-800-743-8703.  The support lines hours are Monday-Friday from 9:00 A.M. to 11:00 P.M. Saturday and Sunday 12:00 P. M. to 4:00 P. M. EST. 

E-mail support is also available at Technical Support   E-mails received after normal business hours will be answered the following day. 

Computer Capability:   Minimum system requirements:

• IBM PC Compatible Computer (minimum 450 MHz Intel Pentium H processor or equivalent with 128 MB RAM)
• SVGA (800 x 600) video card, drive , and monitor
• Microsoft Windows 98/ME/2000*/XP*
• Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0 or greater (free download with course)
• Internet connection (minimum 56Kbps required, although we recommend a high speed connection such as a DSL or cable or T1).
• Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5.5 or greater (free download available with course). Beta versions of Internet Explorer are not supported.
• Printer (for course documentation and Student Affidavit).
• Flash Player plug-in (free download available with course)

How does an on-line program work?

1. This course is composed of 38 Unit/Chapters.  Each unit has four sections: Reading Assignment, Interactive Exercises, Reading Comprehensive Quiz and a Unit Exam.
2. Each Unit/Chapter has a Reading Assignment.  The course is designed with learning objectives so as the student goes through the unit, the student knows what the objectives are.
3. Every Reading Comprehension Quiz needs to completed as does each Unit Exam. The student needs to obtain 100% on each Reading Comprehensive quiz and a minimum of 75% on the Unit Exams. This is the most important part of the course, because as the student works through these modules it demonstrates mastery of the course.
4. A student can move on to the next unit without passing the previous one, but they won't be able to access the final exam until every Unit/Chapter is completed and passed. 
5. The student must complete each quiz to take the proctored end of course exam.
6. instructions that students view before entering into the course:
   The timing functionality for the course does not start until the answers are displayed. Students click to proceed through the course, when they reach a question they can read it as many times as necessary to determine the answer. The next click with then display the possible answers (this is when the timing aspect is started).
7. When Answering Questions-
   There are multiple-choice questions interspersed throughout each lesson. The question will first appear without the answers. To see the answer choices, click anywhere on the display area. Do not click to display answers until you have read the entire question. There is a time limit for answering questions that begins when the answers are displayed. If you click to display the answers prematurely, you will not be able to answer the questions in time to get credit for them. To select an answer, simply move your cursor over the desired answer and click the left mouse button.
   
8. The course exam has 150 multiple choice questions and the student needs to score a 75% on the Exam.
9. Upon completing the On-line portion of the course the student needs to e-mail the instructor at Instructor.  The e-mail need to supply the proctor's name and address so the school can mail the exam to the Proctor. The proctor has to be an individual that is not related or would benefit from the student obtaining a broker's license. 
10. Before a final completion certificate can be mailed to the student and the official notification to the State of Georgia, the final exam, the answer sheet, "Student Affidavit" and the "Proctor Affidavit" must be completed and turned into the school. 
11. What happens if I fail the end-of-course exam?  A student who fails the end-of-course final examination may take only one retake examination.  If the student fails the second examination, the student must repeat the course and pay the full tuition again. 

Information the student needs to know before taking this course:

1. Once the student purchases this course, the student CANNOT get a refund.
2. The student has 180 days to complete the program.
3. Once the student completes all the courses modules, the student will then need to pass the Proctored end -of-course exam with minimum score of 75%. 
4. The student must call the school to work out a time and place for the monitored course exam. 
5. This course is totally web based.  The course is not downloadable.  The student can work through the course at the student's convenience.
6. At the time of registration for the On-Line Distance Learning Course, the student will receive an e-mail from Dearborn's RE Campus, verifying the student's registration.
7. Every On-Line student must agree to the following "Student Affidavits" : "I certify that I personally completed all assignments and that my work is based on my own personal efforts, unassisted by any unauthorized individual or resource.   I understand that receiving unauthorized assistance or tampering with results will invalidate my course credit and may be a cause of action under the real estate laws and regulation of Georgia." 
8. Upon completing the course, Computaught posts for Cooke Real Estate School a daily report of student's completing the course.  Once the student completes the program and mailed in their additional course work, the student needs to call the school to schedule their end-of-course exam.  The end-of-course exam is a proctored exam.  Please e-mail the Instructor your Proctors name and address and the school will mail the exam and the affidavits to the proctor. 
9. This course is NOT designed to be printed for security purposes and copyright regulations.
10. The student records are kept for five years from the date of completion.  Student records include the student's name, the address, license number, social security number, date of enrollment, course title, records of completion of the various unit/chapter quizzes, time spend on each  unit, copies of course material including timeline and objectives, plus copies of course material (homework) that are turned in a final examination records are all kept at the school.
11. No recruiting for employment by any real estate brokerage firm is allowed during any portion of this approved license course according to Georgia Real Estate Commission Rule 520-2-.15.  Any violation of the Rule must be reported promptly to Cooke Real Estate School Headquarters at 800-943-993 or to the Georgia Real Estate Commission at 404-656-3916.

The Time-line for the 60-Hour Georgia Real Estate Broker Pre-license Course

The time-line is the estimated time each subject matter should take to complete. 

Below is the Course Link to the Cooke Real Estate School's Thomson Computaught's Course Enrollment.  Click the "sign up" button.