Anthony Schools, A Kaplan Professional Company

General Information Page

(This is provided to you in accordance with standards set by the CA Department of Real Estate – DRE)

Cost
The total cost of the course(s) is the price advertised in the current brochure, on the current version of the website, or quoted to you by the Anthony Schools Registrar or Enrollment Center ; fees for additional services are explained below. We do not accept cash.

Examination Requirements
You will be required to pass a final examination, which will be administered either online or print depending on the course. All DRE approved final exams for correspondence courses are provided online. All online final exams are included in the course cost. For DRE approved courses, the exam will be “open book”. All tests are timed. Please note, any in-class required exams are provided at no additional cost.

Please note – the vast majority of our real estate students complete their final exam online; it is the easiest and most efficient way to complete the course. In addition, you will be able to print your certificate after passing the exam(s).

If you require the “Monitored” print final exam service, a $25 fee to cover the additional costs will apply. To do so, call our customer service department at 888-419-9599 and suggest a person to be your Proctor. This person must be willing to proctor your final exam at a location that is convenient to your home or workplace. Your Proctor cannot be related to you by blood, domestic partnership, marriage or by any other relationship that would influence them from properly administering your final exam. You may select a Proctor to administer your exam at one of the following supervised locations:

- An Association of REALTORS® office - A title company

- A library - Any neutral setting that provides supervision.

Your final examination will be sent directly to your Proctor. Under NO circumstances will the final exam be sent to you. Final selection and approval of your Proctor, and determining the time and date of your examination, are at the discretion of Anthony Schools. You are required to present the Proctor with one of the following forms of identification immediately before taking the examination: 1) license, 2) current I.D. card identified in the CA Vehicle Code Sec. 13000, 3) an ID issued by a government agency or a recognized real estate related trade organization within the immediate past five years which bears your photograph, signature and ID number. current CA Drivers Upon completion of the final exam, all materials, including the test booklet, answer sheet and scratch sheet must be returned to your Proctor, who will be responsible for returning the materials to Anthony Schools . We will not issue a Certificate unless we have received all these items.

Certificate of Completion
When you pass your exam, Certificates can be printed by going to our website www.kpscalifornia.com and clicking on “Returning Students, Click Here to Log In.” Your Certificate will indicate the number of credit hours earned, and the course-approval category. If you should misplace or lose your Certificate, Anthony Schools maintains College Level records indefinitely and Continuing Education records for a minimum of 5 years and will issue a duplicate Certificate upon request ($15 each, payable by check or credit card).

Course Completion Time Limits
The enrollment period for every Anthony Schools course is 12 months. If you are unable to complete your course within the stated time period, you may purchase an extension for an additional fee. For DRE approved College Level courses, the minimum completion time allowed by the DRE is 2 ½ weeks (18 days) per course. For example, the DRE will not permit you to complete 2 courses in less than 5 weeks (36 days). In addition, should you fail a College Level exam, there is an additional 18 day waiting period before you are allowed to re-take that exam. To determine the minimum allowable completion time for DRE approved Continuing Education courses, divide the number of approved hours by 8 hours per day (any fractional portion equals an additional day). For example, a course approved for 12 hour equals 2 days (12 divided by 8, equals 1.5 or 2 days). You may not take the final exam to complete the course until the minimum completion time has been satisfied. The clock starts on the day you have access to course material. The DRE will only allow students to take exams for a maximum of 15 approved credit hours in any 24 hour period, thus the exams for an approved 45 hr. CE course will be split into three exams, accessible one exam per day over three days.

Refund Policy
Risk-Free Money Back Guarantee*: Please check your materials immediately upon receipt to ensure they include everything that was ordered. If you’re not completely satisfied, you can return the materials unmarked to us within 30 days from the date they were received. Upon verification, you will receive a 100% refund less shipping and handling.

*Refunds are not provided if we’ve issued you a certificate of completion.

Dismissal for Unsatisfactory Attendance
For Residence Courses (mandatory attendance), attendance in at least 90% of a course offering is required. Also, students must show a government issued or real estate trade association issued picture ID prior to beginning the residence (live) course to the course instructor. An instructor may authorize make up work for up to 10% of a Residence Course offering if arranged with the instructor’s approval in advance. Mandatory attendance is not required for approved correspondence courses.

Grading System
In order to pass a course, you must achieve a minimum score on the course final exam. For all DRE approved licensing courses, the minimum is 60%, for continuing education, it is 70%. The passing score for other courses (e.g. OREA), is course dependent.

DRE Course and Instructor Evaluation
An online evaluation of courses and instructors is available on the DRE Web site at www.dre.gov.ca; it can be accessed by clicking on “Course and Instructor Evaluation.”

DRE Disclaimer Statement
These courses are approved for Credit by the California Department of Real Estate. However, this approval does not constitute an endorsement of the views or opinions which are expressed by the course sponsor, instructor, authors, or lecturers.

This material is for educational purposes only. In no way should any statements or summaries be used as a substitute for legal or tax advice.

It is your responsibility to know and understand DRE rules and regulations concerning licensing and educational requirements. We will be pleased to help answer your questions, but the DRE is the final authority - contact them at 916-227-0931 or visit the DRE’s website at www.dre.ca.gov.