General Information On Our Home study Statutory Courses

We will be using the most recent edition of each textbook.

The textbooks are included in the cost of the course.

REFUND POLICY: Cancellation - A student may terminate enrollment by mailing such notice by CERTIFIED MAIL. The effective date of cancellation is the date postmarked. Any refunds due will be made by the school within 30 days. Materials - Initial correspondence course materials shall be sent to the student within five (5) working days following receipt of the student's enrollment, or the student may rescind the contract and shall be entitled to full refund of all monies paid. At any time during the enrollment period, this institution shall, upon written request, send all course materials paid for but not received. Such act will constitute full settlement of the school's obligation except for Five-Day Full Refund Period. An enrollee may cancel enrollment within five working days following receipt of course materials and receive a refund of all monies paid, including registration and material fees, provided all materials are returned in an unused condition. Shipping costs may be deducted from the refund.

COURSE CONTENT / TIME LIMITS: The home study courses consist of spending a minimum of 45 hours reading and studying the course textbook, taking the chapter review quizzes, and passing a final exam. The quiz questions and answers will be provided to you in an Assignment Book. The quizzes do not need to be returned to Prep for grading. The final examination can be taken a minimum of 18 days from the date the student has had 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 can re-take the final examination one time at no additional cost. However, students must wait a minimum of another 18 days studying the course materials before they can re-take the final examination. If a student should receive a grade of Failure after the second attempt, then they may repeat the entire course by submitting a $15.00 registration fee.

FINAL EXAMINATION: The final exam 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% to pass. Students have a choice of taking the final exam at PREP, with a proctor, or on the internet. Students may contact PREP and request a convenient date and time for the final exam to be taken at PREP. For proctored exams, students may contact PREP and request a convenient location, date and time for the final exam and may also suggest the proctor or entity to administer the final exam. However, the final designation and approval of the final exam administrator and determination of the location date and time is the responsibility of PREP. The exam administrator cannot be related by blood, marriage, domestic partnership, or any other relationship to the student which would influence them from properly administering the exam. Students taking the final exam on-line will be issued a unique username and password. Internet final exams can not be printed or downloaded and the exam will automatically time-out at three hours. Under no circumstances shall the final exam be furnished directly to the students. Under no circumstances shall the final exams be furnished directly to the students.

COURSE COMPLETION CERTIFICATES/RECORDS: Course completion certificates will be issued within 5 days of passing the final examination. Records of course completion certificates will be maintained indefinitely to allow students to receive a duplicate certificate if needed.

PROBLEMS/COMPLAINTS: Persons seeking to resolve problems or complaints should contact PREP.

EVALUATION: The DRE has a course and instructor evaluation available on the lower right section of the homepage of their web-site at www.dre.ca.gov.

DISCLOSURE STATEMENT: Private providers of pre-license statutory real estate courses must obtain course approval from the Department of Real Estate. 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, qualifications 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.