Real Estate
AA or AS Degree Business · Sierra College · 2025-2026 Catalog
The curriculum in Real Estate provides individuals with the technical knowledge and academic background to be competitive in the real estate industry. Successful coursework completion allows individuals to sit for the California Real Estate Salesperson Examination. (For up-to-date licensing requirements refer to the California Department of Real Estate at http://dre.ca.gov.) Career opportunities in real estate and related occupations include real estate salesperson, loan processor, property manager, transaction coordinator and escrow/title officer. For the degree, students must fulfill the following major requirements with grades of “C” or better, complete a minimum of 60 degree-applicable semester units (12 of which must be completed at Sierra College) with a grade point average of at least 2.0 and complete one of the following three general education patterns:
- Sierra College Associate Degree Requirements (Local General Education)
- California General Education Transfer Curriculum (Cal-GETC)
Required Courses
| Course | Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| BUS 0215 | Personal Finance | 3 |
| BUS 0270 | Business Law | 3 |
| orBUS 0292 | Legal Aspects of Real Estate | |
| BUS 0280 | Introduction to Marketing | 3 |
| BUS 0284 | Selling Dynamics | 3 |
| BUS 0290 | Real Estate Principles | 3 |
| BUS 0291 | Real Estate Practice | 3 |
| Select 3 units from the following: | 3 | |
| BUS 0028 | Independent Study | |
| BUS 0095 | Internship in Business | |
| BUS 0144 | Accounting Fundamentals for Small Business Owners | |
| BUS 0201 | Financial Accounting | |
| BUS 0260 | Introduction to Business | |
| BUS 0265 | Business Communications | |
| Total Units | 21 | |