Free supplemental study material

Cooke does include two important textbooks that will not only help with the course but will help in preparing for the state exam. The two textbooks included are:  Modern Real Estate Practice by Fillmore W. Galaty, Wellington J. Allaway and Robert C. Kyle and Tennessee Real Estate Basics by Ron Oslin.

PLEASE NOTE: Study materials will be shipped within 3 business days. Delivery within the Continental US only.

We are including these materials because the Cooke School is dedicated to helping our students pass the state exam. Upon registration, the supplemental study material will be mailed to the student. Additional supplemental study material can be ordered from our On-Line bookstore.

Course Approval

Tennessee Real Estate Commission course approval #5044.  Letter of approval

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.

We encourage students to e-mail the instructor with questions regarding the On-Line course at instructors@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.

Students can call TOLL FREE (888) 213-5124 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

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1. Take this on-line 60 Hour Pre-license required course and pass the embedded end-of-course exam with 70% or more    
2. If the student fails the end-of-course exam, the student has to pay again and retake the course. 
3. The end-of-course exam is 100 questions and is a 3 hour exam.     
4. Upon successfully passing end-of-course exam, the school notifies PSI within 10 days. Students must contact PSI Customer Service to make an examination reservation.   Student may go to the PSI's website PSI EXAM CENTER and schedule an exam via the Internet 24 hours a day.  Complete the registration form and send it to PSI via the internet.  Students may also register by phone, mail, or by faxing it to PSI  (702) 932-2666.  PSI ask for four (4) days to process the students application.
5. The State Exam in divided into a national portion and a Tennessee portion. The examination fee for each exam is $55.  Retakes are also $55.  Students must obtain a scorce of  70% on each exam.    If the student fails one exam and passes the other, they only have to retake the exam they failed.  If a student fails one or both of the exams, the student may retake it as soon as they want.  However, the student cannot schedule until the day after the student took the exam.
6. If the student passes both portions of the State Exam, the National portion and the Tennessee portion, the student will receive a successful notication of completion which is an offical scored report will be printed out. 
7. Besides the 60 hour Pre-license course, students also need to take the 30 hour - "Course for New Affiliates", before the Tennessee Real Estate Commission will issue the student the license. 
8. Upon successfully completing this on-line 60 hour course and the two part state exam, the student may mail their application and course certificate to:                                                                                                         

   Tennessee Real Estate Commission

   500 James Robertson Parkwasy

   1st Floor

   Nashville, Tennessee 37243-1151

   
   
9. Here is a link to the Tennessee Real Estate License Handbook put out by the test provider PSI.  It is excellent in its description and steps for licensure.  LICENSE HANDBOOK

1. This course is composed of 33 units/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 Reading Assignment, they know what the objectives are.
3. Every Reading Comprehension Quiz needs to be completed with a score of 100%, Each Unit Exam Quiz must be completed with a minimum score of 90%. 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 into the next unit without passing the previous one but, the student will not be able to access the final exam until everything is completed and passed. 
5. Once all modules have been completed you will be able to access the final exam. 
6. To prepare you computer for the final exam, please read "Tips on taking the Final exam"
   

1. Once the student purchases this course, the student CANNOT get a refund.
2. The student has ONE year to complete the program.  You can also access the course, up to one year, even though you have successfully completed it prior to your expiration date.  This is important because you will want to do extra studying to pass the State Exam. Cooke does allow a 90 day extension for $60.  (See Bookstore)
3. This On-Line course does INCLUDE two textbooks Modern Real Estate Practice by Fillmore W. Galaty, Wellington J. Allaway and Robert C. Kyle and Tennessee Real Estate Basics by Ron Oslin. Plus, students can find other wonderful additional study materials at the Cooke Bookstore.
4. The only portion of the course that is timed is the end-of-course exam. The student has three hours to complete the exam. Students must complete the exam in one session. A grade of 70% or higher is required to pass the course.
5. If the student fails the On-Line end of course exam, the student must take the course again and pay the full tuition fee again.
6. This course is totally web based. The course is not downloadable. The student can work through the course at the their convenience.
7. This course is NOT designed to be printed for security purposes and copyright regulations.
8. 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 their registration.  Within 24 hours of registering, the student will also receive an e-mail from the instructor, so the student will have an instructor contact during the course. 
9. Every On-Line student must agree to the following affidavit: "I certify that I personally completed all assignments and have not duplicated any portion of the end-of-course examination." This certification affidavit is incorporated into the course under 'Instructions for the Final Exam'. The student must select 'yes' and click "enter" to take the final exam.
10. Before taking the on-line final end-of-course exam, it is important the following technical information be review by the student to eliminate as many technical issues that might arise.
11. Upon completing the course, RE Campus posts for Cooke Real Estate School a daily report of students' final grade. The staff at Cooke reviews this report daily, Monday through Thursday, and mails the completion certificates to those students who have successfully received a grade of 70% or better. Allow ten days to receive this completion certificate.   It is recommended that you e-mail Info@CookesSchool.com when you have successfully completed the program. 
    

Minutes Unit Subject
  30......Unit/Chapter - 1-Introduction to the Real Estate Business
  90 ......Unit/Chapter - 2-Real Property and the Law
  30 ......Unit/Chapter - 3-Concepts of Home Ownership
  90 ......Unit/Chapter - 4-Agency 

  90 ......Unit/Chapter - 5-Real Estate Brokerage  
  90 ......Unit/Chapter - 6-Listing Agreements and Buyer Representation
150 ......Unit/Chapter - 7-Interest in Real Estate
150 ......Unit/Chapter - 8-Forms of Real estate Ownership
  60 ......Unit/Chapter - 9-Legal Descriptions
  90 ......Unit/Chapter - 10-Real Estate Taxes and Other Liens
100 ......Unit/Chapter - 11-Real Estate Contracts
  60 ......Unit/Chapter - 12-Transfer of Title
  30 ......Unit/Chapter - 13-Title Records
150 ......Unit/Chapter - 14-Real Estate Financing Principles
180 ......Unit/Chapter - 15-Real Estate Financing Practice
  80 ......Unit/Chapter - 16-Leases

  75 ......Unit/Chapter - 17-Property Management
180.......Unit/Chapter - 18-Real Estate Appraisal
150 ......Unit/Chapter - 19-Land-Use Controls and Property Development

  90 ......Unit/Chapter - 20-Fair Housing and Ethical Practices
  90 ......Unit/Chapter - 21-Environmental Issues and the Real Estate Transaction
100 ......Unit/Chapter - 22-Closing the Real Estate Transaction
100 ......Unit/Chapter - 23-Introduction to Real Estate Investment
100 ......Unit/Chapter - 24-Math FAQs
100.......Unit/Chapter - 25-Tennessee Licensing Overview
  60.......Unit/Chapter - 26-Operating a Real Estate Business in Tennessee

150 ......Unit/Chapter - 27-Tennessee Brokerage Relationship Overview
100 ......Unit/Chapter - 28-Tennessee Contracts and Closings Overview
  45.......Unit/Chapter - 29-Tennessee License Law Enforcement Overview
  45.......Unit/Chapter - 30-Tennessee Specialty Topics
  45.......Unit/Chapter - 31-Tennessee Title Issues

100.......Unit/Chapter - 33-Summary Review

3,000 Minutes or 60.0 Total Hours (50 minutes hours)

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