Program Overview

Bachelor of Business Administration in Real Estate

The Bachelor of Business Administration in Real Estate, offered by the Department of Finance, provides an educational and experiential learning background for students interested in real estate and contemplating careers in the real estate industry. Possible career pathways include real estate valuation, investment, financial analysis, real estate capital markets (debt and equity), mortgage lending, real estate optimization and reimagination, property and asset management, residential and commercial brokerage and marketing, and corporate real estate strategy.

Campus Location and Program Code

• Campus Location: Main
• Program Code: BU-RE-BBA

Student Professional Organization

All Real Estate majors are strongly encouraged to join the Temple Real Estate Organization (TREO), the Fox School professional organization for students interested in real estate. TREO meets regularly throughout the semester and has an active real estate speaker series.

Licensure/Certification

To become licensed as a real estate sales agent in Pennsylvania, a candidate must be at least 18 years old, complete a pre-licensing class covering at least 75 hours of approved real estate material, submit to a background check, and pass the Pennsylvania licensing exam. Although the process of getting a real estate license is similar in most states, each state has its own unique rules that must be followed. Individuals already licensed in one state may also become licensed in other states through reciprocity, but reciprocity requirements vary from state to state.

Real Estate Degree Review Program

Students who earned a BBA in Real Estate from Temple University, as well as Temple students who successfully completed RE3501 and RE3502, qualify under the Pennsylvania educational requirements to sit for the state real estate licensing exam. Real estate majors who are interested in the appraisal profession can receive up to 258 hours of qualified appraisal education toward their state appraisal license through the agreement between Temple University and Appraisal Foundation.

Summary of Requirements

University Requirements

All students are required to complete the university's General Education (GenEd) curriculum. Note that students not continuously enrolled who have not been approved for a Leave of Absence or study elsewhere must follow University requirements current at the time of re-enrollment.

College Requirements

Students must meet College Graduation Requirements for the Bachelor of Business Administration, including the requirements of the major listed below. Students must maintain a 2.0 GPA overall and a 2.0 GPA in the major to graduate.

Major Requirements

Students must follow the Major Requirements and College Requirements current at the time of declaration. Students not continuously enrolled who have not been approved for a Leave of Absence or study elsewhere must follow University, College, and Major requirements current at the time of re-enrollment.

Requirements of Real Estate Major

The following courses are required for the Real Estate major:

• RE3501: Real Estate Fundamentals (3 credits)
• FIN3509: Real Estate Investment and Finance (3 credits)
• FIN4597: Seminar in Real Estate Asset Analysis (spring only) (3 credits)
• Select three of the following courses (9 credits):
  • ARCH1001: Introduction to Design and the Environment
  • ARCH1013: Architectural Representation for Non-Majors
  • FIN3514: Commercial Real Estate Analysis
  • FIN3523: Real Estate Financial Modeling
  • FIN3524: Real Estate Finance and Mortgage Markets
  • FIN3525: Real Estate Development
  • RE3502: Real Estate Practice
  • RE3524: Residential Property Management
  • RE3525: Management of Corporate Real Estate Assets
• Total Credit Hours: 18

Suggested Academic Plan

Bachelor of Business Administration in Real Estate

The suggested academic plan for new students starting in the academic year is as follows:

Year 1

• Fall:
  • STAT1001: Quantitative Methods for Business I (3 credits)
  • ECON1101: Macroeconomic Principles (3 credits)
  • HRM1101: Leadership and Organizational Management (3 credits)
  • ENG0802 or ENG0812 or ENG0902: Analytical Reading and Writing [GW] or Analytical Reading and Writing: ESL [GW] or Honors Analytical Reading and Writing [GW] (4 credits)
  • GenEd Breadth Course (3 credits)
• Spring:
  • STAT1102: Quantitative Methods for Business II (4 credits)
  • ECON1102: Microeconomic Principles (3 credits)
  • BA1103: Legal and Ethical Reasoning in Business (3 credits)
  • IH0851 or IH0951: Intellectual Heritage I: The Good Life [GY] or Honors Intellectual Heritage I: The Good Life [GY] (3 credits)
  • GenEd Breadth Course (3 credits)

Year 2

• Fall:
  • ACCT2103: Financial and Managerial Accounting for Decision Making (4 credits)
  • STAT2103: Statistical Business Analytics (waives GenEd Quantitative Literacy requirement) (4 credits)
  • MIS2101: Digital Systems (3 credits)
  • MKTG2101: Marketing Management (3 credits)
  • IH0852 or IH0952: Intellectual Heritage II: The Common Good [GZ] or Honors Intellectual Heritage II: The Common Good [GZ] (3 credits)
• Spring:
  • BA2101: Professional Development Strategies (1 credit)
  • BA2196: Business Communications [WI] (3 credits)
  • BA2501: Turning Numbers into Knowledge: Visualizing Data (3 credits)
  • RMI2101: Introduction to Risk Management (3 credits)
  • FIN3101: Financial Management (3 credits)
  • GenEd Breadth Course (3 credits)

Year 3

• Fall:
  • MSOM3101: Operations Management (3 credits)
  • FIN3509: Real Estate Investment and Finance (3 credits)
  • RE3501: Real Estate Fundamentals (3 credits)
  • Business Elective 1 (3 credits)
  • GenEd Breadth Course (3 credits)
• Spring:
  • Select two of the following courses (6 credits):
    • ARCH1001: Introduction to Design and the Environment
    • ARCH1013: Architectural Representation for Non-Majors
    • FIN3514: Commercial Real Estate Analysis
    • FIN3523: Real Estate Financial Modeling
    • FIN3524: Real Estate Finance and Mortgage Markets
    • FIN3525: Real Estate Development
    • RE3502: Real Estate Practice
    • RE3524: Residential Property Management
    • RE3525: Management of Corporate Real Estate Assets
  • Business Elective 1 (3 credits)
  • GenEd Breadth Course (3 credits)
  • GenEd Breadth Course (3 credits)

Year 4

• Fall:
  • BA4102: Strategic Management (3 credits)
  • Select one of the following courses (3 credits):
    • ARCH1001: Introduction to Design and the Environment
    • ARCH1013: Architectural Representation for Non-Majors
    • FIN3514: Commercial Real Estate Analysis
    • FIN3523: Real Estate Financial Modeling
    • FIN3524: Real Estate Finance and Mortgage Markets
    • FIN3525: Real Estate Development
    • RE3502: Real Estate Practice
    • RE3524: Residential Property Management
    • RE3525: Management of Corporate Real Estate Assets
  • Business Elective 1 (3 credits)
  • GenEd Breadth Course (3 credits)
  • Free Elective (3 credits)
• Spring:
  • FIN4597: Seminar in Real Estate Asset Analysis [WI] (spring only) (3 credits)
  • Free Elective (3 credits)
  • Free Elective (3 credits)
  • Free Elective (3 credits)
  • Free Elective (2 credits)

Accelerated Programs

Students may opt to pursue an accelerated +1 program, enabling them to complete both a bachelor's degree and master's degree in less time than the traditional route. The following accelerated programs are available to students in the Real Estate BBA:

• Actuarial Science MS
• Business Analytics MS
• Information Technology Auditing and Cyber Security MS
• Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship MS