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Submitter's Information

Name

DeAnna Gossett

Title

Associate Professor

Region

Los Angeles

College

West LA College

CTE Dean

CTE Dean's Name

Tiffany Miller

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Program Details

Program Title

Real Estate Appraisal Associate of Science

Submission Type

New Program

TOPs Code

Real Estate (051100)

Projected Start Date

01/06/25

Catalog Description

The Real Estate Appraisal Associate of Science allows students to upgrade their appraisal careers This AS degree provides students with the legislatively mandated education requirements to qualify to take and pass the California State BREA Certified Residential License (AR) exam.  

In addition to the 200 hours of basic education and the additional college credit hours that this AS degree provides, (AR) license applicants are required to complete a Fed & State Laws, the Regs for CA Appraisers, and an ethics course that are offered as a non-credit course at West Los Angeles College before they can obtain their license. There are additional experience requirements for the (AR) license. 

Enrollment Completer Projections

AS Degree Completer Projections 

  

  

Year   

Enrollment 

Completions 

2024-2025 

5 

0 

2025-2026 

10 

5 

2024-2026 

15 

10 

2025-2027 

15 

15 

2024-2027 

15 

8 

Program Proposal Attributes

Program Award Type(s) (Check all that apply)
  • A.S. Degree (S)
Program Goal
  1. Program Goals and Objectives:     

The Real Estate Appraisal Associate of Science (AS) provides students with the educational courses needed to upgrade their real estate appraisal career. To qualify to sit for the California Bureau of Real Estate Appraisers (BREA) Certified Residential License (AR) exam, applicants need at least 200 hours of education in real estate appraisal, and they need to obtain additional general education college-level courses.  There are six pathways that applicants can utilize to meet the college-level education requirementThis AS degree meets pathway #three, 30 semester hours of general education college-level courses from an accredited college, junior college, community college, or university. This AS degree provides the educational requirements to take the California BREA Certified Residential License (AR) exam.  

Program Learning Outcomes: 

Upon completion of this AS degree, the student will be able to: 

  1. Meet the educational requirements to qualify to sit, pass, and exceed the state’s average score for the California State BREA licensing exam for the Certified Residential License (AR) license. 
  2. Demonstrate mastery of the skills necessary to become a California State Certified Residential License Appraiser (AR). 
  3. Enhance professional or career skills, i.e. improve job performance, obtain an appraiser license or qualify for either a hierarchical or lateral career move. 

Course Units and Hours

Total Certificate Units (Minimum and Maximum)

n/a

Units for Degree Major or Area of Emphasis (Minimum and Maximum)

TOTAL Major UNITS REQUIRED

Total Units for Degree (Minimum and Maximum)

Total Degree Credits 60 - 65.5

Course Report

Program Requirements Narrative

The program requirements meet the pathway from an accredited college, junior college, community college, or university to provide the educational requirements to take the California BREA Certified Residential License (AR) exam.

Program Requirements

REAL ESTATE APPRAISAL ASSOCIATE OF SCIENCE 

 

Real Estate Appraiser AS 

 

 

  

MAJOR CODE: 0511.00 

Course Title 

Units 

Sequence 

REQUIRED COURSES 

 

 

  

REAL ES 007 

Real Estate Finance I 

3 

[Y 1, Term 1] 

REAL ES 009 

Real Estate Appraisal I 

3 

[Y 1, Term 1] 

REAL ES 010 

Real Estate Appraisal II 

3 

[Y 1, Term 2] 

REAL ES 039 

Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice 

1 

[Y 1, Term 1] 

REAL ES 040 

Residential Report Writing and Case Studies 

3 

[Y 1, Term 1] 

ENG 101 

College Reading and Composition I 

3 

[Y 1, Term 2] 

or 

 

 

  

ENG 101Y 

College Reading and Composition I Plus 2-Hour Lab 

3.5 

  

ECON 001 

Principles of Economics I 

3 

[Y 1, Term 2] 

ECON 002 

Principles of Economics II 

3 

[Y 2, Term 1] 

FINANCE 001 

Principles of Finance 

3 

[Y 2, Term 1] 

or  

 

 

  

FINANCE 002 

Investments 

3 

  

or  

 

 

  

FINANCE 008 

Personal Finance and Investments 

3 

  

MATH 245* 

College Algebra 

3 

[Y 1, Term 2] 

or  

 

 

  

MATH 246** 

College Algebra for STEM 

4 

  

MATH 227 

Statistics 

4 

[Y 2, Term 1] 

or  

 

 

  

MATH 227S 

Statistics with Support 

4 

  

or  

 

 

  

BUS 15 

Business Statistics 

3 

[Y 2, Term 1] 

CS 101 

Introduction to Computer Science 

3 

[Y 2, Term 2] 

BUS 005 

Business Law I 

3 

[Y 2, Term 1] 

or  

 

 

  

RE 005 

Legal Aspects of Real Estate  

3 

  

Required Units 

 

37 -39.5 

  

AND 6 ELECTIVE UNITS FROM ANY 2 COURSES IN THE FOLLOWING DISCIPLINES: 

6 

[Y 2, Term 2] 

ACCTG 001 

Introductory Accounting I 

5 

  

ACCTG 002 

Introductory Accounting II 

5 

  

GEOG 001 

Physical Geography 

3 

  

MGMT 001 

Principles of Management 

3 

  

MGMT 006 

Public Relations in Business 

3 

  

MGMT 013 

Small Business Entrepreneurship 

3 

  

REAL ES 001 

Real Estate Principles 

3 

  

REAL ES 003 

Real Estate Practice 

3 

  

REAL ES 011 

Escrow Principles 

3 

  

REAL ES 014 

Property Management 

3 

  

REAL ES 021 

Real Estate Economics 

3 

  

Total Major Electives 

 

6-10 

  

TOTAL Major UNITS REQUIRED  

43 - 49.5 

  

Required major units: 

 

43 - 49.5 

  

Local GE units minus double-count: 

 

16 

[Y 2, Term 1] &[Y 2, Term 2] 

Unrestricted electives: 

 

1 

  

Total Degree Credits 

60 - 65.5 

  

* Students may also add Math 245L - Just in Time Support for College Algebra 

** Students may also add Math 246L - Just in Time Support for College Algebra for STEM 

In addition to the 200 hours of basic education and the additional college credit hours that this AS degree provides, (AR) license applicants are required to complete a Fed & State Laws, the Regs for CA Appraisers, and an ethics course that are offered as a non-credit course at West Los Angeles College before they can obtain their license. There are additional experience requirements for the (AR) license. 

Supporting Documents

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College

West Los Angeles College

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Reason for program recommendation request

New Program

Place of program in college's curriculum/similar program

The Real Estate Appraisal II COA will be part of the college’s Career Technical Education (CTE) program that prepares students for entry into specific occupations that do not necessarily require a degree. Like all CTE programs, The Real Estate Appraisal II COA will offer students an opportunity to successfully prepare themselves for a career.

The Real Estate Appraisal II COA will be in addition to the existing Real Estate Associate of Arts, the Real Estate COA, the Real Estate Salesperson COA, the Real Estate Broker COA, the Real Estate Appraiser I COA, the Real Estate Appraiser II COA and the Real Estate Appraisal III COA.

List similar programs at other colleges in the Los Angeles Region
  1. Similar Programs at Other Colleges in Service Area: 

  1. El Camino College 

El Camino College offers a certificate of achievement in real estate appraisal. Students are required to take coursework in real estate principles, and real estate appraisal. It is important to note that El Camino College’s certificate of achievement does not meet the required 150 hours necessary to obtain BREA Trainee‘s license even though their catalog indicates otherwise. This certificate also does not meet the required 30-credit course for the California State BREA Certified Residential License (AR) examOur AS degree does not negatively impact this certificate. 

  1. Mt. San Antonio College, Glendale College, and Saddleback College, Citrus College, Rio Hondo, Victor Valley 

Mt. San Antonio College, Glendale, Saddleback College, Citrus College, Rio Hondo, and Victor Valley, all offer real estate appraiser certificateof achievement or degrees. However, the colleges are too far outside of our service for our AS degree to negatively impact them. 

Annual Enrollment projects (non-duplicative)
Course Enrollment Projections
Academic Year
YEAR 1

YEAR 2



Course Name# of SectionsEnrollmentCourse Name# of SectionsEnrollment
ACCTG1Intro Accounting I15Intro Accounting I210
ACCTG2Intro Accounting 215Intro Accounting 2210
BUS5Business Law I15Business Law I210
CS101Intro to Comp Sci15Intro to Comp Sci210
ECON1Prin Of Economics I15Prin Of Economics I210
ECON2Prin of Economics 215Prin of Economics 2210
FINANCE1Prin Of Finance15Prin Of Finance210
FINANCE2Investments15Investments210
FINANCE8Pers Finance & Invest15Pers Finance & Invest210
GEOG1Physical Geography15Physical Geography210
MATH227Statistics15Statistics210
MATH227SStatistics15Statistics210
MATH245College Algebra15College Algebra210
MATH246College Algebra for STEM15College Algebra for STEM210
MGMT1Principles Of Mgmt.15Principles Of Mgmt.210
MGMT6Pub Relations In Bus15Pub Relations In Bus210
MGMT13Sml Bus Entrepreneur15Sml Bus Entrepreneur210
ENGLISH101College Reading and Composition I15College Reading and Composition I210
REAL ES1Real Estate Prin15Real Estate Prin210
REAL ES3Real Estate Practice15Real Estate Practice210
REAL ES7Real Estate Finan I15Real Estate Finan I210
REAL ES9Real Est Appraisal I15Real Est Appraisal I210
REAL ES10Real Est Appraisal 215Real Est Appraisal 2210
REAL ES11Escrow Principles15Escrow Principles210
REAL ES14Property Management15Property Management210
REAL ES21Real Estate Economic15Real Estate Economic210
REAL ES39Unif Std Prof Apr15Unif Std Prof Apr210
REAL ES40Resid Rep Wrtg & Cse15Resid Rep Wrtg & Cse210
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Business and Entrepreneurship 407

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Submission Details

Published at

09/30/24 - 03:34 PM

Last edited at

09/30/24 - 04:57 PM by DeAnna Gossett

Status

Recommended

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Gray Rakow Super User   ·  10/01/24

As required by the LARC Program Recommendation Process, which is outlined on the LARC Program Recommendation webpage (https://losangelesrc.org/program-recommendation/), the LA Workforce Council Voting Members must be included in the collegial consultation process for new programs. If you have not already done so, please reach out to the LAWC voting members at colleges with similar programs (per your issued LMI report from LA COE) within the next week to ensure that any concerns or questions may be addressed prior to the upcoming business meeting. The current voting members are always available in the Resources section of the LARC Program Recommendation webpage. Please feel free to reach out with any questions (grakow@pasadena.edu).