Real Estate Minor

The College of Business & Economics aims to help students to better fulfill their educational and career goals for a Real Estate Broker license. Of the 23 California State University (CSU) campuses, only 7 offer Real Estate programs. CSUEB is the only Bay Area CSU campus which offers a Real Estate program. To help meet the needs of employers in the Bay Area, the minor will educate students on real estate development, finance and investment, portfolio allocation and asset management, and licensing.

Curriculum

Beginning in Fall 2016, the minor in Real Estate will be offered by the Department of Accounting & Finance in the College of Business & Economics.

Courses recommended in preparation for the Real Estate curriculum:

ACCT 2701 Legal Environment of Business
FIN 3300 Financial Management

Required Courses (24 units)

Five courses:

FIN 3400 - Principles of Real Estate Units: 4
FIN 3410 - Real Estate Practice Units: 4
FIN 3420 - Real Estate Law Units: 4
FIN 4410 - Real Estate Finance and Investment Units: 4
FIN 4415 - Real Estate Valuation Units: 4

One course:

Choice of course. Only one of the following courses will be offered in an academic year.

ECON 3500 - Urban Economics Units: 4
FIN 4420 - Sustainable Real Estate Development Units: 4
FIN 4470 - Real Estate Markets and Housing Policies Units: 4

Course Descriptions

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Other Undergraduate Degree Requirements

In addition to major requirements, every student must also complete the University requirements for graduation which are described in the Undergraduate Admission and Degree Information & FAQ chapter in the front of this catalog. These include the General Education-Breadth requirements; the second composition (ENGL 1002 ) requirement; the cultural groups/women requirement; the performing arts/activities requirement; the U.S. history, U.S. Constitution, and California state and local government requirement; the University Writing Skills Requirement; and the residence, unit, and grade point average requirements.