2024-2025 Academic Catalog
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| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Degree Core Requirements | ||
| REAL 1004 | Discovering Real Estate # | 2 |
| REAL 1014 | Careers in Real Estate # | 1 |
| REAL/UAP 2004 | Principles of Real Estate # | 3 |
| ACIS 2115 | Principles of Accounting | 3 |
| REAL 2044 | Professional Development in Real Estate # | 3 |
| REAL 3024 | Applied Real Estate Development 1,# | 3 |
| REAL 3044 | Financing Real Estate Projects 1,# | 3 |
| REAL 4754 | Real Estate Law # | 3 |
| Subtotal | 21 | |
| Major Requirements | ||
| COMM 2004 | Public Speaking 2,# | 3 |
| REAL 2034 | Real Estate Data Analysis 3,# | 3 |
| REAL 3034 | Real Estate Market Analysis 1,# | 3 |
| ENGL 3764 | Technical Writing # | 3 |
| PM 4684 | Leasing Commercial Properties # | 3 |
| REAL 4075 | Commercial Real Estate Studio 1,4,# | 3 |
| REAL 4076 | Commercial Real Estate Studio 4,# | 3 |
| Select one of the following: # | 3 | |
| Construction Principles I # | ||
| Principles of Geographic Information Systems # | ||
| Cities in History # | ||
| Teams, Leadership, and Business: Cultivating Excellence # | ||
| Sustainable Property Management # | ||
| Advanced Property and Asset Management # | ||
| Study Abroad (must be 3 credits) # | ||
| Real Estate Appraisal # | ||
| Future of Cities # | ||
| Subtotal | 24 | |
| Restricted Electives 6 | ||
| Complete 21 credit hours, at least 50% at the 3000 or 4000 level - see footnote 6. 6 | 21 | |
| Subtotal | 21 | |
| Free Electives | ||
| Select remaining credit hours required to fulfill degree requirements. | 14 | |
| Subtotal | 14 | |
| Pathways to General Education | ||
| Pathways Concept 1 - Discourse | ||
| COMM 1015 & COMM 1016 | Communication Skills and Communication Skills (recommended for Pathway 1f) 2 | 6 |
| Pathway 1a fulfilled with ENGL 3764 # | ||
| Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities | ||
| Select 6 credit hours of Pathway 2 with 3 credit hours double counting with Pathway 7 5 | 6 | |
| Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences | ||
| Select one of the following: | 6 | |
| Principles of Economics and Principles of Economics | ||
| Economics of the Food and Fiber System and Economics of the Food and Fiber System | ||
| Pathways Concept 4 - Reasoning in the Natural Sciences | ||
| Select 6 credit hours of Pathway 4 | 6 | |
| Pathways Concept 5 - Quantitative and Computational Thinking | ||
| Three credit hours of Pathway 5f fulfilled with REAL 2034 3,# | ||
| MATH 1524 | Business Calculus (recommended for Pathway 5f) | 4 |
| SPIA 2004 | Introduction to Urban Analytics (recommended for Pathway 5a) | 3 |
| Pathways Concept 6 - Critique and Practice in Design and the Arts | ||
| Select 3 credit hours of Pathway 6a | 3 | |
| MGT 2064 | Foundations of Entrepreneurship (recommended for Pathway 6d) | 3 |
| Pathways Concept 7 - Critical Analysis of Identity and Equity in the United States | ||
| Select three credits in Pathway 7 or Free Elective if course is taken to double count for Pathway 2 and Pathway 7 5 | 3 | |
| Subtotal | 40 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
Graduation requirement: Students must achieve a grade of C- or higher in REAL 3024 Applied Real Estate Development, REAL 3034 Real Estate Market Analysis, REAL 3044 Financing Real Estate Projects, and REAL 4075 Commercial Real Estate Studio.
COMM 2004 Public Speaking is only required if students do not take COMM 1015 Communication Skills and COMM 1016 Communication Skills for Pathways Concept 1F.
BIT 2405 Introduction to Business Statistics, Analytics, and Modeling substitutes for REAL 2034 Real Estate Data Analysis.
REAL 4075 Commercial Real Estate Studio and REAL 4076 Commercial Real Estate Studio must be taken in sequence; Fall/Spring of the same academic year or Spring/Fall of the same calendar year.
Concept 7 must be satisfied if a course is not selected that double counts for Concepts 2 and 7.
Students must have a restricted elective plan of study approved by their real estate advisor by fall of their third year. It must consist of a declared double major or minor related to a focused area of study related to commercial real estate. Students who are double majors may substitute courses from their other major for restricted electives if the courses are not real estate requirements in the BS Real Estate Degree Core Requirements or Real Estate for Commercial Properties Major Requirements.
Overall and In-Major GPA: Students must have an overall GPA of 2.0 and an in-major GPA of 2.0 to graduate. Courses used to calculate the in-major GPA are noted with a # footnote.
University policy requires a student to make satisfactory academic progress towards a degree in order to remain enrolled at the institution. Students in the real estate degree program with 30 or more credit hours must enroll in at least one REAL course per semester. Failure to do so may result in the student’s dismissal from the real estate degree program. This policy is strictly enforced.
A total of 120 credit hours is required for graduation. Any exceptions to this curriculum must be approved by the student's department head and Associate Dean for Pamplin Undergraduate Programs.
Students are responsible for ensuring they have met necessary pre-requisites for all courses. Please refer to the Undergraduate Catalog or academic advisor.
Requirements and procedures for transferring courses are available
http://pampl.in/transfercreditsteps.
Students must have an overall GPA of 2.0 and an in-major GPA of 2.0 to graduate. Courses used to calculate the in-major GPA are noted with a # footnote.
Students who did not successfully complete at least two years of a single foreign, classical, or sign language during high school must successfully complete six credit hours of a single foreign, classical, or sign language at the college level. Courses taken to meet this requirement may not count towards the minimum credit hours required for graduation. Please refer to the Undergraduate Catalog for details.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Credits | |
| REAL 1004 | Discovering Real Estate # | 2 |
| REAL/UAP 2004 | Principles of Real Estate # | 3 |
| COMM 1015 | Communication Skills (recommended for Pathway 1f) 2 | 3 |
| Select three credits in Pathway 2 5 | 3 | |
| MATH 1524 | Business Calculus (recommended for Pathway 5f) | 4 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| REAL 1014 | Careers in Real Estate # | 1 |
| ECON 2005 or AAEC 1005 | Principles of Economics or Economics of the Food and Fiber System | 3 |
| COMM 1016 | Communication Skills (recommended for Pathway 1f) 2 | 3 |
| Select three credits in Pathway 4 | 3 | |
| Select three credits in Pathway 6a | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| REAL 2034 | Real Estate Data Analysis 3,# | 3 |
| ACIS 2115 | Principles of Accounting | 3 |
| ECON 2006 or AAEC 1006 | Principles of Economics or Economics of the Food and Fiber System | 3 |
| Select three credits in Pathway 2 5 | 3 | |
| Select three credits in Pathway 4 | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| REAL 2044 | Professional Development in Real Estate # | 3 |
| COMM 2004 | Public Speaking 2,# | 3 |
| SPIA 2004 | Introduction to Urban Analytics (recommended for Pathway 5a) | 3 |
| MGT 2064 | Foundations of Entrepreneurship (recommended for Pathway 6d) | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| REAL 3024 | Applied Real Estate Development 1,# | 3 |
| ENGL 3764 | Technical Writing # | 3 |
| RE Restricted Elective 6 | 3 | |
| RE Restricted Elective 6 | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| REAL 3034 | Real Estate Market Analysis 1,# | 3 |
| PM 4684 | Leasing Commercial Properties # | 3 |
| RELC Major Requirement # | 3 | |
| RE Restricted Elective 6 | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| REAL 3044 | Financing Real Estate Projects 1,# | 3 |
| REAL 4075 | Commercial Real Estate Studio 1,4,# | 3 |
| Select three credits in Pathway 7 5 | 3 | |
| RE Restricted Elective 6 | 3 | |
| RE Restricted Elective 6 | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| REAL 4076 | Commercial Real Estate Studio 4,# | 3 |
| REAL 4754 | Real Estate Law # | 3 |
| RE Restricted Elective 6 | 3 | |
| RE Restricted Elective 6 | 3 | |
| Free Elective (remaining credits left for degree) | 2 | |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Choose one | ||
| BC 2014 | Construction Principles I # | 3 |
| GEOG 2084 | Principles of Geographic Information Systems # | 3 |
| HIST 2494 | Cities in History # | 3 |
| MGT 2354 | Teams, Leadership, and Business: Cultivating Excellence # | 3 |
| PM 3684 | Sustainable Property Management # | 3 |
| PM 4644 | Advanced Property and Asset Management # | 3 |
| REAL 3954 | Study Abroad # | 3 |
| REAL 4064 | Real Estate Appraisal # | 3 |
| SPIA 4454 | Future of Cities # | 3 |
Graduation requirement: Students must achieve a grade of C- or higher in REAL 3024 Applied Real Estate Development, REAL 3034 Real Estate Market Analysis, REAL 3044 Financing Real Estate Projects, and REAL 4075 Commercial Real Estate Studio.
COMM 2004 Public Speaking is only required if students do not take COMM 1015 Communication Skills and COMM 1016 Communication Skills for Pathways Concept 1F.
BIT 2405 Introduction to Business Statistics, Analytics, and Modeling substitutes for REAL 2034 Real Estate Data Analysis.
REAL 4075 Commercial Real Estate Studio and REAL 4076 Commercial Real Estate Studio must be taken in sequence; Fall/Spring of the same academic year or Spring/Fall of the same calendar year.
Concept 7 must be satisfied if a course is not selected that double counts for Concepts 2 and 7.
Students must have a restricted elective plan of study approved by their real estate advisor by fall of their third year. It must consist of a declared double major or minor related to a focused area of study related to commercial real estate. Students who are double majors may substitute courses from their other major for restricted electives if the courses are not real estate requirements in the BS Real Estate Degree Core Requirements or Real Estate for Commercial Properties Major Requirements.
Overall and In-Major GPA: Students must have an overall GPA of 2.0 and an in-major GPA of 2.0 to graduate. Courses used to calculate the in-major GPA are noted with a # footnote.
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