School Policies and Procedures for Online and Distance Learning
The Academy for Real Estate Education and Consulting
6349 Abercorn Street
Savannah, GA 31405
School Code 421
Director, Tom Woiwode
Serving the Coastal Empire from Savannah to the Golden Isles of Georgia.
Phone: 912.790.6902
Mission:
The mission of The Academy for Real Estate Education and Consulting (AREEC) is to provide high-quality distance education courses to Real Estate pre-Liccensing students as well as licensed agents in support of federal and state-mandated education programs for licensure and ongoing professional competency.
AREEC provides online distance education courses through its vendor The CE Shop. The CE Shop’s Learning is the content provider only, and the designated instructor for Online classes is Tom Woiwode, GA Instructor License Number 265583. Students may register and complete the course on any computer that meets the technical requirements covered in this catalog. Students may have access to the course at any time and may work at their own pace.
School Hours of Operation/Calendar:
AREEC students may access their courses via the Internet immediately upon enrollment. Courses are accessible to you at aany time within the enrollment period. Upon enrolling in the course, you will have except as modified for North Carolina, Oklahoma, Washington, D.C., and Iowa as provided below, Continuing Education and Post-Licensing course(s) must be completed within 12 months from the time of purchase. If the course is not completed within that 12-month period or other period as provided below for North Carolina, Oklahoma, Washington, D.C., and Iowa, the student will be required to purchase a new course at 50% of the current retail price of the new course and fully complete the new course, including passing the final exam, if the student wants credit for the new course. As our courses are taught via distance education, students do not have the calendar constraints common to in-class courses such as program start/end dates and beginning/end dates for terms.
The administrative staff hours of operation are: M-F 9:00a.m. – 5:00p.m. (CST). The technical support hours of operation are: Monday – Friday 7 AM - 9 PM CT and Saturday – Sunday 9 AM - 6 PM CT
The Academy for Real Estate staff office is closed in recognition for the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. On occasions, the office may close early due to inclement weather or on the day prior to a holiday. No recruiting for employment opportunities for any real estate brokerage firm is allowed on the school premises.
Enrollment Policies:
Students may enroll in an online course at any time by going to www.AREEC.com or by calling our enrollment office at 912.790.6902. Since you choose to register for a course at a time that fits your schedule, there are no late enrollment requirements. The Academy for Real Estate enrollment policy allows students 180 days to complete the course and applicable exam with the option to purchase additional time.
AREEC does not accept credit for previous training.
Attendance Policy and Requirements to Graduate/Receive Credit for Classes:
In order to get credit for this course, you must complete 100% of the course (a 100% attendance rate.) Under no circumstances will you receive any credit for courses in which 100% of the lessons were not completed and the final exam was not passed. As it is taken on the internet, there are no absences, tardiness, or early departure policies. AREEC does not have a leave of absence policy or probationary period.
**NOTE: If you are licensed person and are on a deadline for uploading your credit, please ensure you notify our staff immediately upon completion of your CEU or Post-License Course. Course credits are NOT uploaded on Weekends and Holidays.
Overview of our Programs:
AREEC offers the following courses:
ï‚· Sales Pre-license – Requires an “In-person” proctored test taken at our school
ï‚· Sales Post License and Broker Pre-license – Require an “In-person” proctored test administered at the school.
ï‚· Continuing Education – There are no proctored exams for CEU.
State Requirements for Licensure – Salesperson:
ï‚· Be at least 18 years old
ï‚· High School diploma or equivalent
ï‚· Have no felony charges on record
ï‚· Be able to Submit proof of US residency
Grading System/Minimum Grade Requirement:
The courses that AREEC offers are created by The CE Shop. What follows is an explanation of how The CE Shop’s Learning Management System works and how it monitors your progress.
There is no “make-up” work policy because all course work must be completed before taking the final exam. For real estate pre license there is an in-person PROCTORED final exam requirement after all lessons are completed. You must pass the exam with a 75% to receive credit for the course.
If you do not pass the final exam, you will be allowed an exam retake. If you do not pass the retake exam, you will not receive credit for the course. However, you will have the opportunity to purchase a retake of the course at a discounted price. If you do fail the course exam and purchase a retake, you will be required to start the course over and progress through each lesson again before you are allowed to take the final exam. AREEC will maintain your school records including your exam scores for five years at the minimum.
Signed Student Affidavit
The Academy for Real Estate requires that you certify that you have personally completed each module of a distance learning course and any written exercise or assessment required for completion of the course. You must provide an electronic signed Student Affidavit to the school before scheduling any course examination and before the school may certify your completion in any course. The school will not process your course completion without your submitting a signed certification form. This form is available online and you will electronically submit this to our school when you have completed all required modules of the course. This from will appear on your course homepage once you have completed the course lessons.
In order for AREEC to certify that you have completed a course, you must:
1. complete all instructional lessons in the course
2. Submit signed and dated Student Affidavit
3. pass the required course Proctored In Person final examination at an approved school location.
Course Completion Records:
AREEC will supply you with a certificate of completion.
The CE Shop’s Learning System:
The CE Shop’s Learning System represents an entirely new approach to instruction administered using a computer. The primary feature that distinguishes this system from more traditional computer-based instruction (CBI) is that the system is designed around proven instructional strategies, rather than around the capabilities of the computer.
How Our Course Monitors and Evaluates Your Progress and Provides Feedback:
The CE Shop courses utilize the personal computer to perform the functions traditionally performed by the teacher. Using The CE Shop’s courseware, the computer becomes essentially a one-on-one tutor. It presents the material to be learned, provides adequate explanation to ensure that you understand what is being presented, and requires that you demonstrate your understanding through active participation in the learning process.
More importantly, it acts as a constant monitor of what you know and don't know and uses that information to dynamically adjust the presentation to meet your needs as you learn. The result of this process is that the courseware provides a fully self-contained instructional program that can adjust to your specific needs which may vary widely both in the amount of knowledge you bring into the learning session as well as your learning ability (i.e., how quickly you learn. In addition, no other resources (such as books or teachers) are normally needed to accomplish the educational objectives of a particular course.
How to best take an The CE Shop course
Spending too much time in any one session will burn you out. Remember, our program actually challenges you to LEARN the material not just skim over text. So, we recommend you split up your effort into 30-40 minute sessions. You can do more than one session per day (recommended) but, try to do something every day. The consistency of effort (particularly for any pre-license courses) is what will produce the best learning for you.
As you work on the course, your time in each lesson is recorded as well as how many questions are presented and how many attempts were required to answer the question correctly. So, the learning system serves as a record of attendance and academic achievement.
Refund Policy:
You have the right to cancel your registration for any reason within seven (7) business days if you have not begun any modules after the date of purchase. Requests for cancellation of a registration must be made by contacting AREEC by phone, or email. The request must be received by AREEC before midnight of the seventh business day from the date of purchase.
If a refund is offered, a cancellation fee will be charged to the student to cancel a registration. The amount of the cancellation fee is 15% of the total purchase amount. If the course includes one or more textbooks, the books must be returned at the student’s expense. The request for cancellation will not be processed until the book(s) are returned to the school in reusable condition.
Student Services, Rights, Privileges and Responsibilities:
Upon successful completion of a course, each student will receive an official completion certificate.
Technical Support:
AREEC Instructors and staff are not technicians and do not provide technical support. If you are having
Technical Difficulties, you must contact The CE Shop’s Support.
You can contact Tech Support at 888.850.0751 or by email at RESupport@TheCEShop.com. Their hours of operations are Monday – Friday 7 AM - 9 PM CT and Saturday – Sunday 9 AM - 6 PM CT. Email support is available during normal business hours. Emails received after normal business hours will be answered the following business day. Before you call, please be prepared to explain your problem in detail and have access to your computer. In order to effectively troubleshoot your issue, our technicians begin the call by asking you a series of questions regarding your operating environment. We will need to know what type of computer you are using, the operating system you are using, the version number of any associated software. Your calls may be documented or monitored to help us maintain quality of service standards.
What happens AFTER you pass the exam:
Once you have passed the exam and completed all course requirements, AREEC staff uploads your information to the Georgia Real Estate Commission. This process takes about 24 hours. At that point, you may register with PSI to take your state exam.