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GENERAL INFORMATION PAGE OF DISTANCE LEARNING STATUTORY REAL ESTATE PRINCIPLES COURSE

by Walt Huber, published by Educational Textbook Company, Inc of Covina, California

Cost: Course - $99; Textbook cost - $48. Total cost - $147

Refund Policy: All tuition and fees are payable in accordance to arrangements made prior to beginning the course. Students have the right to cancel the enrollment agreement and obtain a refund. The institution, for all students without penalty or obligation, shall refund 100 percent of the amount paid for institutional charges, upon written notice of cancellation until midnight of the fifth business day after the day on which the student receives the materials.

Cancellation shall occur when students give written notice of cancellation at the address of the institution shown at the top of this general information page. If the institution has given the student any equipment, including books or other materials, the student shall return it to the institution within 30 days following the date of the notice of cancellation. If students fail to return this equipment, including books, or other materials, in good condition within the 30-day period, the institution may deduct its documented cost for the equipment from any refund that may be due.

Students have the right to withdraw from the course of instruction at any time. If students withdraw or are terminated from the program of instruction after midnight of the fifth business day after the day on which the materials were received, the school will remit a refund based on the pro-rata formula within 30 days following withdrawal.

Course Content/Time Limits: This distance learning course consists of spending a minimum of 45 hours reading and studying the course textbook, taking the non-graded chapter review quizzes, and passing a final examination. The final examination can be taken a minimum of 18 days from the date the student has received initial access to the course materials. The maximum time students have to complete a course is one year from the date of registration. If students fail the final examination, they may take an alternative final examination one time at no charge. However, students must wait a minimum of another 18 days studying the course materials before they can re-take the final examination. If students fail the final examination two times, they will need to re-enroll in the course and pay the enrollment fee. If, at the time of re-enrollment, the school is still using the same edition of the textbook, students will not be required to purchase a duplicate edition of the textbook. Community Business College will deduct $48 from the enrollment fee. If, at the time of re-enrollment, the school is using a more recent edition of the text, students will be required to pay the full enrollment fee and will receive a copy of the updated edition of the text.

Final Examination: The final examination is open book and consists of 100 multiple choice questions. Students are allowed three hours to complete the final exam, and need to score a minimum of 60% in order to receive a passing grade. Students have a choice of taking the final exam at Community Business College or on the Internet. Students may contact Community Business College and request a convenient date and time for the final examination to be taken at the college. Students taking the final exam online will be issued a unique username and password. The final exam cannot be printed or downloaded and it will automatically time-out at three hours. Under no circumstances shall the final exam be furnished directly to the students.

Course Completion Certificates/Records: Course completion certificates will be issued within 15 days of passing the final exam. Records of course completion certificates will be maintained indefinitely to allow students to receive a duplicate certificate if needed.

Office Hours: Community Business College is open from 8 AM through 5 PM, Monday through Friday except for holidays.

Problems/Complaints: Persons seeking to resolve problems or complaints should contact at the address or telephone number listed on page one.

Disclosure Statement: Private providers of pre-license statutory real estate courses must obtain course approval from the Department of Real Estate (DRE). As part of the approval process, the DRE reviews the course materials only. The DRE does not qualify the school or course provider. In addition, there is no regulatory oversight of private pre-license course providers who offer courses or programs costing $500 or less. For courses or programs over $500, qualification by the Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education is required, in addition to DRE course approval. As a result, if a course provider offering a course costing $500 or less fails to deliver the educational course/program as represented, a student’s monetary remedy is to seek redress in Small Claims Court. Students are cautioned to fully understand the education course/program offered by the provider before enrolling or registering. A list of pre-license statutory courses approved by the DRE can be found on the DRE Web site at www.dre.ca.gov under DRE Records.