School Policies and Procedures for Barney Fletcher Schools
Computer-based and Online Distance Education Courses
(Policies vary by vendor, if course is offered from another vendor please check that vendor's policies, available with the course).
You must read this material and agree to abide by these policies before ordering or completing courses on-line.
School Approval
Barney Fletcher Schools is approved by
the Georgia Real Estate Commission (the Commission) and
the Georgia Real Estate Appraisers Board (the Board) to
offer distance education real estate courses offered through
the internet (online). The School Code
issued by the Commission is 5753. The school code issued
by the Board is 6113. The school renews its approval
with the Commission on December 31,
2011. The school renews its approval with the
Board yearly.
Location/Hours
The
administrative offices of Barney Fletcher Schools are
located at 3200 Cobb Galleria Parkway, Suite
275, Atlanta, Georgia, 30339 (known as our “Galleria
75”location). You may access directions to all of
our classroom locations at www.barneyfletcher.com.
The school's phone number is (770) 850-9090. The fax number
is (770) 850-9589. The administrative office hours are
Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5
p.m. As noted below, you
may contact the school with questions about the subject
content of your course through our email system designated
for distance learning students.
Each distance education
course offered by Barney Fletcher Schools is approved under
the
regulations of the Commission and/or Board. The Commission/Board
has authorized each course for a specific number of credit
hours. You
may finish the course in less time than the hours approved,
or you may find that the course requires more time than
that actually approved for the course. The school will
give credit only for the hours authorized by the Commission
for the specific course that you are taking. No partial
credit will be given. Each distance education course offered
through Barney Fletcher Schools is complete in itself.
Our online continuing education courses do not
require that you attend any classroom hours. However, you
will be required to take a proctored examination at a school
location for Real Estate prelicense (Sales and Broker)
and postlicense courses, as well as Appraisal pre-licensing
and USPAP courses described below under Examinations.
Non-Discrimination Policy
Barney
Fletcher Schools does not base course fees, entrance
standards, or standards for successful completion of
any course on a student’s race, color, sex, religion,
national origin, handicap or familial status.
Refund and Returned Check Policy
SATISFACTION
GUARANTEED! Homestudy
fees are NOT refundable but students have one year to transfer to the
next available
classroom course and pay the difference in tuition (classroom materials
must be purchased separately), or may place
the course enrollment on "hold" for
one year at no additional charge. At the end of one
year students must re-enroll at current tuition rates.
NO CREDIT will be allowed for textbooks. Any student who has a returned
check due to insufficient funds or a closed account will
be assessed a $30.00 charge by the School.
Instructors/Questions on Course Content
Barney Fletcher Schools utilizes a number of instructors approved under the regulations of the Commission. If you have questions regarding the content or subject area of your course, you may email your question to Barney Fletcher Schools. Links to instructors are also provided with each course.
For questions regarding:
Real Estate Post-Licensing & Continuing
Education click here
Real Estate Prelicensing and Appraisal CE click
here
One of our instructors will reply to you as soon as possible,
usually no later than two business days from the date of
your email message.
Administration/Questions
other than course content
Email:
click here
Phone: 770-850-9090
Technical Support
For
technical assistance, please call 770-850-9090 x253 Mon-Fri,
1:00pm-5:00pm Eastern Time Zone or email at support@barneyfletcher.com.
(Holidays are an exception to this schedule. On holidays,
the Technical Support hours may change.)
System Requirements
In order to take this course, your computer must meet the following system requirements:
Browsers:
If you are using a PC running Windows® you can view the course in either
Internet Explorer, or Firefox, or Safari or the Google Chrome browsers. If
you are using a Mac, you can view the course in either Firefox or Safari.
Here are some other important considerations:
Popups :
You will need to enable popups on our site. (We do not use popup advertisements
on any of our sites). If you do not know how to enable popups, try holding
down the Ctrl key while clicking the link to the course. Since the course
pages are hosted on the site of an affiliated company, you may need to enable
popups at that site as well.
Course Requirements
Each
distance education course requires that you complete
a certain number of learning modules including instructional
text, quizzes, chapter tests, matching exercises or other
learning activities. No final examinations or any written
assessments are required for continuing education courses.
Post-Licensing and Pre-Licensing courses require a written
final exam. Call Barney Fletcher Schools to schedule
your final exam.
In
order for Barney Fletcher Schools to certify that you
have
completed
a
course,
you must:
- complete
all instructional lessons.
- complete
any online or paper homework or exercise required by
the course (when applicable).
- Submit
the initialed and Course and Assignment Certification
Statement located at the end of the course.
- pass
any required course final examination at an approved
school location (when applicable).
Prelicense Examination Registration Form
If
you are taking a Georgia prelicense course (Salesperson
or Broker), you will need to complete the
A.M.P. (Applied Measurement Professionals) form prior
to scheduling your final exam with Barney Fletcher Schools.
This
information is used to report your successful course
completion so you will be eligible to sit for the state
exam. To submit the A.M.P. form online:
- Log into your Barney Fletcher Schools account
- Click on the AMP link on the left side of the screen
- Answer all questions on the form and click the Update
button
Course Final Examinations
The
Commission requires that a student successfully pass
a proctored final examination for each
sales prelicense (75 hours), broker prelicense (60 hours),
or sales postlicense (25 hour), course. No proctored final
examination is required for any continuing education
course of 24 hours or less.
You
may take a course final examination only after completing
all other requirements for a course
and only after the school has received your affidavit,
survey & completed AMP form (Real Estate Sales and Broker
Prelicensing). You must contact a school administrator
to schedule a final
examination.
Normally
examinations for distance education courses are administered
once a week at our testing center at the Galleria 75 school
location in Atlanta, Georgia, and periodically at St. Simon's
Island, Georgia. Course examinations may not be administered
at any other site without the prior authorization of the
School Director.
If
you do not pass the course final examination, Barney
Fletcher Schools will provide you at no charge an
opportunity to pass a second, separate examination. You
must score a minimum of 75% correct to pass the second
examination. If you do not pass the second exam, the Commission
requires that you retake the course a second time. The
school will provide you a discount for the second course,
or you may enroll in a classroom course (when available)
at no charge up to one year of taking your second test.
Credit for Duplicate Courses
Commission and Board regulations state
that a real estate licensee or licensed appraiser who has
successfully completed an
approved
continuing education course to meet any part of the continuing
education requirement may not repeat that course for credit
unless one full year has passed since the completion of
the course.
Time Limit
Barney
Fletcher Schools requires that you complete any course
within one year of your enrollment date. The school may
grant an extension for a student who experiences unforeseen
hardship
or difficulty in completing the course within that time.
You must contact a course administrator to request an
extension of your course. The school and/or the course
provider may require a fee to extend your course completion
deadline. In order for you to retain knowledge and pass
course examinations, the school recommends that you complete
the course requirements as soon as possible. You must
contact a school administrator at (770) 850-9090 to request
an
extension.
Course Completion Records
Barney
Fletcher Schools will submit your successful completion
of a course to the Commission (for
Real Estate postlicense and continuing education courses)
or to AMP (for all Real Estate Prelicense sales & broker
courses) through secure internet transmission programs.
Barney Fletcher Schools will submit your successful completion
of all Appraisal courses to the Board through secure internet
transmission. Normally the school does
not issue paper course completion certificates. If you
require a paper certificate from the school for another
state's requirements or for some other purpose, you
must contact a school administrator prior to your completing
the course.
REMINDER: Post-License Requirement
Georgia License Law requires that each new licensee complete a Georgia Real Estate Commission approved 25 hour Post License course within 12 months of obtaining a license (active or inactive). Visit our Independent Study Course section once you obtain your license for more information.
Prohibition of Recruiting
No recruiting for employment opportunities for any real estate brokerage firm is allowed on the school premises. Report promptly any effort to recruit by anyone to the School Director at (770) 850-9090, or to the Georgia Real Estate Commission at (404) 656-3916.
The Commission permits the school to offer special career nights featuring real estate brokers or real estate brokerage firms under conditions specified in the rules of the Commission.
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