Course Descriptions
Classes held at Tri-County Technical College - Pendleton Campus, IBDC BuildingDay and night classes available for your convenience
REAL ESTATE I: First Year Sales (Pre-License)
This 60 hour course is the first step for those who want to list, sell, purchase, exchange, lease, or dispose of real estate for others in the state of South Carolina. Topics to be discussed are real estate sales, real property law, agency, federal/state laws and regulations, pricing of real property, contracts, finance and mathematics.
In order to take this course and to qualify for licensure the South Carolina Real Estate Commission (SCREC) requires you to be at least 18 years of age, have a clean background check, be a high school graduate or a recipient of a certificate of equivalency (GED), have proof of completion of the 60 hour pre-licensing class and receive a passing score on the state exam.
Upon passing the class you will receive a certificate of completion to apply to take the state exam with the SCREC. In about 2 weeks you will receive a packet from the SCREC containing the information to contact the company that gives the state exam.
Upon passing the state exam you will have 1 year to find a broker to hang your license with. Upon hanging your license with a broker you are able to start selling.
Book(s) are included with course registration fee.
NOTE: Calculator will be needed and should be available for use. NOTE: Once you pass the course and receive your certificate, the certificate is good for 5 years. Once you apply to take the state exam you have one year. If the year has gone by and the certificate is still good just need to reapply to take the state exam.
Upcoming Classes – Online Registration
Advanced Principles in Real Estate: Post-Licensing
This 30 hour Post Licensing course consists of five-six hour courses that are designed to be interactive and presented via multi-media. Successful completion of this class meets the requirements developed by the South Carolina LLR Real Estate Commission and will get you on your way to success in your chosen professional of real estate. This course consists of:
- Real Estate: PL1, Agency and Property Disclosure
- Real Estate: PL2, Real Estate Contracts
- Real Estate: PL3, Ethics and Real Estate
- Real Estate: PL4, Measurements and Valuation
- Real Estate: PL5, Fair Housing
Book(s) are included with course registration fee. NOTE: Calculator will be needed and should be available for use.