School Policies, Course Requirements & Student Guidelines
Prohibited Practices and School Rules
Courses are computer based, without live instruction:
Students must successfully complete all assignments before receiving credit for the course
For computer based courses there is no required in person instruction
Student must personally complete all instructional modules required to demonstrate mastery of the material and sign a certification statement to that effect. Students must successfully complete all assignments in the order provided before receiving credit for the course or before attending any required in-class instruction;
a detailed description of the standards and measurments used for evaluating the performance required for a student to be deemed as successfully completing a course, including grading and assessment measurements are made available to enrolled students
(with the exception of the Safer Realtor continuing education course- taught in classroom format by the School director and requires students be present for the full three hours to receive credit,
Students will not receive any continuing education credit for taking a course if they have taken the same course within the previous twelve months
The school does not allow:
Anyone to recruit students to become new affiliates for any brokerage firm on the school premises during a class or one hour immediately before or one hour after a class meets. The school or instructor will promptly report any violation of this rule.
Any written assignments to be completed out of class and graded by school personnel for the purpose of determining whether a student passed a prelicense course, without requiring the student submit such assignment to include a statement signed and dated by the student stating that “I certify that I have personally completed the assignment”
The grading by any instructor or coordinator of any out of class written assignment unless the student has submitted a signed statement.
There is no make-up allowed for any reason for any classroom continuing or professional development education.
Upon successfully completing any 3-hour GREC approved continuing education course, students will earn 3 credit hours.
Upon successfully completing the 75-hour Salesperson course, students will earn 75 credit hours which satisfy all of the required hours needed in order to take the Georgia Salesperson Exam.
Upon successfully completing the 60-hour Broker course, students will earn 60 credit hours which satisfy all of the required hours needed in order to take the Georgia Brokers Exam.
Upon successfully completing the 25-hour Post License course, students will earn 25 credit hours which satisfy all of the required hours required the first year of licensure.
Upon successfully completing the 25-hour Community Association Manager pre- License course, students will earn 25 credit hours which satisfy all of the required hours needed in order to take the Community Association Managers Exam.
Students must pass a final examination in order to receive credit for completing any approved prelicense brokers, salespersons or community association managers course and every salespersons postlicense course.
Preliminary Decisions for Persons with Criminal Convictions or Sanctions
The Commission, by law, has the authority to deny a license to any otherwise qualified candidate who has a prior criminal conviction or a disciplinary sanction issued by an occupational licensing body. In order to prevent prospective licenses with convictions or sanctions from needlessly investing time and money in meeting the qualifications for licensure, the GREC has created a Preliminary Decision process. This procedure allows a prospective licensee to apply for a Preliminary Decision and ask the Commission to advise him or her whether the Commission would ultimately grant a license to the prospect, considering the prospect’s record. While neither positive nor negative Preliminary Decisions are binding on the GREC, once the prospect becomes a candidate for the issuance of a license, it is likely that the prospect who received a positive Preliminary Decision will be granted a license as long as all requirements for licensure are met and no additional convictions or sanctions occur.
An applicant for Preliminary Decision must provide the Commission with a certified copy of the criminal indictment and conviction or the disciplinary action by another licensing authority. The applicant may also provide any additional information the applicant believes will assist the Commission in making its decision. Processing the application involves a thorough investigation of the applicant’s background that can take an extended period of time. Prospective licenses seeking a Preliminary Decision will want to submit the “Background Clearance” application as soon as possible.
Even a prospective licensee who receives a negative Preliminary Decision still retains the right to complete all the requirements of the license being sought and submit a complete application for license. If the GREC denies the license application, the applicant has the right to request a hearing before an Administrative Law Judge on whether the applicant should be granted a final authority over whether to issue a license. However, if the applicant is able to prove to the Administrative Law Judge his worthiness to have a license, the Commission may be more inclined to issue the license.
The school will adhere to the Americans with Disabilities Act and does not discriminate based on race, color, sex, religion, national origin, familial status, or handicap.