Real Estate Minor

  • Open only to business students.
  • The Real Estate minor allows students who wish to obtain their Pennsylvania real estate license an opportunity to take classes that will better prepare them for the licensing exam. It will permit business students to have a broader exposure to real estate fundamentals, practice, and finance.
  • All business students are required to take ACCT 2101 and ACCT 2102 as part of the lower division Fox School Foundation.
  • Four prerequisite courses are required for this minor:
    ECON 1101Macroeconomic Principles3
    ECON 1102Microeconomic Principles3
    LGLS 1101Legal Environment of Business3
    FIN 3101Financial Management3
    Minimum grades of C- are required in prerequisite courses except for FIN 3101 which requires a minimum grade of C. These grades are not calculated in the minor GPA.
  • Four courses are required:
    FIN 3509Real Estate Investment and Finance3
    RE 3501Real Estate Fundamentals3
    RE 3502Real Estate Practice3
    Select one of the following:3
    FIN 3514
    		Commercial Real Estate Analysis
    FIN 3523
    		Real Estate Financial Modeling
    FIN 3524
    		Real Estate Finance and Mortgage Markets
    FIN 3525
    		Real Estate Development
    RE 3524
    		Residential Property Management
    RE 3525
    		Management of Corporate Real Estate Assets
    Total Credit Hours12
  • Minimum grades of C are required for the departmental courses.
  • A grade point average of 2.0 in the minor is required.
  • Courses cannot be used to meet minor requirements if already used to meet the requirements for a major or a different minor or certificate.
  • Courses for the minor must be completed prior to graduation; if completed, the minor will be recorded on the final transcript upon graduation.
  • To declare or rescind this minor, visit the Fox School of Business and Management.

Interested students should discuss with their home college advisors how the courses in the minor will fit into their overall degree plan and are strongly encouraged to declare the minor early in their academic career.