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ABOUT REALTOR® UNIVERSITY
AND THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®
REALTOR® University is proudly brought to you by THE NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® as another member service working towards satisfying
NAR's Mission and Vision.
NAR's Mission and Vision
Mission
The core purpose of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® is to help its
members become more profitable and successful.
Vision
The NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® strives to be the collective force
influencing and shaping the real estate industry. It seeks to be the leading
advocate of the right to own, use, and transfer real property; the acknowledged
leader in developing standards for efficient, effective, and ethical real
estate business practices; and valued by highly skilled real estate professionals
and viewed by them as crucial to their success.
Working on behalf of America's property owners, the NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® provides a facility for professional development,
research and exchange of information among its members and to the public
and government for the purpose of preserving the free enterprise system
and the right to own, use, and transfer real property.
To find out more about NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS®,
go to www.realtor.org.
About REALTOR® University
Free Try Before You Buy Guarantee
- Try the first module of any course to determine its relevance
to your particular needs and requirements.
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Course Functionality
- Courses are conveniently organized into
real estate and professional/personal development categories, allowing
learners to easily navigate to find their preferred topics and programs.
Our extensive speaker/author information, detailed course overviews,
accreditation information, discussion forums, related courses and products
further enhance courses.
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Overview
- All courses, tests and products include a descriptive
overview, which may include expected learning outcomes,
suggested audience, pricing, duration, accreditation, faculty/ organization
and discussion forum information.
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Syllabus
- Every course includes a brief syllabus, or "Table of Contents"
to provide learners with content at a glance.
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Cost and Duration
- Every course, test or product is priced based on length,
complexity and additional services/accreditations. Most of our courses
are extremely affordable. Once a course has been paid for, you can retake
it as often as you like without ever paying again through your personal
online reference library! Courses will vary in duration, depending on
the nature of the content with most in the 30 minute to 15 hour range.
Tests and other products may be offered with re-take and scoring limitations.
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Accreditation Information
- Many of our courses or tests qualify for continuing education
credits from accreditation bodies all over North America. The overview
highlights all pre-approved accreditation.
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Faculty/Organization Information
- Courses include detailed information on the course author and/or the
organization that is responsible for the content. A short video introduction is available in some courses
to provide the learner with more information about the course topic and content provider.
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Faculty/Organization Mailbag
- All courses developed by the National Association of Realtors include an
"Instructor Mailbag" by which learners can communicate with the course instructor via e-mail. Instructors will
respond to the e-mail within 1 business day. The "Mailbag" button appears in the top right-hand navigation bar
in the course.
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Discussion Forums
- Further expand your knowledge and enhance your learning experience
by participating along with others in our course-specific discussion
forums.
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Portal Registration
is Simple and Secure
- New learners simply need to register (only once!) on
the portal before purchasing a course. You can change or add your personal
information anytime in the "About You" section of the portal. Changes can be made,
or personal information
added, any time in the "About You" section of the portal. Learners can
also fill in their personal accreditation information to facilitate
accreditation reporting. We protect learner privacy by not distributing
personal data or storing credit card information.
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Taking A Course
- Courses are designed in a variety of innovative
delivery formats. A typical format is speaker audio accompanied
by interactive support slides complemented by some/all of these resources: "Notes"; "Transcript"; "Glossary"; "Related Materials"; "Related Topics"; "Related
Products"; "Assignments"; iIlustrations; "Mailbag"; and "Discussion Forum".
- Download any of the free software required from our "Technology You Need" page to run one
of our courses directly from our website. Courses may be viewed
in audio only or in full multimedia format, depending upon your system
capabilities.
- Minimum system requirements are detailed in full on
the Web site, however a 28.8K (56K for video) modem, Internet connection,
speakers and the following free software (Microsoft Explorer and Adobe PDF Reader) will allow learners instant access to their
choice of education.
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Payment
Payment is simple, fast and secure:
- Use your credit card to pay as you go, or pre-purchase
Education Credits in bulk and use our attractive 'Wallet' functionality.
- Or, a sponsor organization may provide you with a Promotion
Incentive Number (PIN) that will enable you to take courses at a discount
or FREE! In addition, courses may be partially sponsored or qualify
for co-op funding.
- The 'Try Before You Buy' program allows all learners
to access the first module of every course at no cost. Only after the
first few minutes have been previewed, will you be asked to proceed
and make payment, or exit and try another course. We encourage you to
try any course, any time, 100% risk free!
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Tracking and Reporting
- Personal transcripts or "Report Cards" are available
online for each learner to track and submit their education to academic
institutions, licensing bodies, current and prospective employers, and
associations. This personal management system allows learners to:
- Track progress... As each course is completed, continuing
education credits are automatically added to your "report card".
- Seamlessly re-enter the course(s) you are currently
registered for and continue from where you left off. If you were unable
to complete a course in one sitting, the system automatically 'remembers'
where you left off.
- You can even add 3rd party education activities such
as classroom courses to the "report card" to consolidate all of your education
tracking and reporting into one digital report card!
- Diploma, certificate, and NAR Designation courses are
also being developed in partnership with established academic and training
institutions.
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Welcome and Let's Begin!
Now it's time to begin! Please proceed to the Home
Page or to "Getting
Started" for further information.
On the Home Page you can:
- Check your system requirements
- Download any software required to run the online programs from the "Technology You Need" page.
- Peruse our site for course, test and product listings
and exciting information
Come back and visit regularly as we add many more categories,
topics, courses and products.
Good luck!
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