Culverhouse Real Estate Society

The Culverhouse Real Estate Society (CRES) is a student organization open to all undergraduates, graduates, and alumni with an interest in real estate. Our goal is to promote professional excellence through communication between academic and business communities, to assist students in the transition into careers, and to develop future leaders in the real estate industry.

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Advisor: Dr. Alan Tidwell, 205-348-0788oatidwell@ua.edu

Students of the Culverhouse Real Estate Program have a unique opportunity to be eligible to take the Alabama Real Estate Salesperson License exam after completing two real estate courses! Two real estate courses count for the required 60-hour pre-license course.

Students must take and earn a letter grade of C or better in Principles of Real Estate (FI 331 or FI 534) AND one of the following courses:

FI 434      Real Estate Management FI 497      Real Estate Invest & Development
FI 432      Real Estate Appraisal FI 535      Real Estate Investment & Development (graduate)
FI 436      Real Estate Finance & Invest LGS 407   Real Estate & Personal Property Law
FI 534  Seminar in Real Estate (graduate)

 

Students have only 6 months from the date of your last real estate course to take the state exam. If you let this time period lapse, you will have to retake a 60-hour pre-license course in order to sit for the Alabama real estate salesperson exam.

Other requirements for the Alabama Real Estate Salesperson exam include:

  • Be a U.S. citizen, permanent resident alien or legally present in the U.S.;
  • Be at least 19 years old;
  • Show proof of bona fide residency in any state in the U.S.;
  • Show proof of high school graduation or GED;
  • Not have been convicted of a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude;
  • Not have had a real estate application or license rejected or revoked in any state within the past two years
  • After meeting the education and/or experience requirements, pass the license examination.
  • After completing the real estate courses, to start the process of registering to take the Alabama Real Estate Salesperson License exam email Dr. Alan Tidwell at oatidwell@ua.edu for more information.

Institute of Real Estate Management CPM Designation

Our Real Estate Minor qualifies graduates for the Institute of Real Estate Management’s Certified Property Manager (CPM) fast track program.

IREM’s requirements state that students, “Have an undergraduate or graduate degree with a major, minor, or concentration in real estate or property management from a regionally accredited college or university. To be approved for this fast track you must (1) be a CPM® Candidate, and (2) submit an official transcript that lists your degree with a major, minor, or concentration in real estate or property management.”

Learn more about how to earn your CPM designation on IREM’s website.

Career Assistance

Graduates of the Culverhouse Real Estate Program have diverse jobs all over the United States!

The Collegiate Career Assistance Program (CCAP) is ACRE’s new platform for serving Alabama’s next generation of real estate talent and the firms that provide experience and employment opportunities while benefiting in the process. CCAP delivers many career-related opportunities for collegiate students interested in real estate from all across the State of Alabama. Students can actively engage in the real estate industry during their undergraduate years. Our goal is for the student to be able to confidently share upon graduation – “I am career ready!”

CCAP offers information on the types of careers within the real estate industry including necessary skillsets, personality traits, and the income potential typically associated with each career option. The process also includes learning about local markets of interest to the student and studying profiles of the nation’s top performers under 30 in their respective fields along with connecting with recent graduates who’ve earned that first career break and are willing to give back to those coming behind them.

Working by CCAP, students will become keenly aware of the career partners and resources available from real estate organizations representing virtually every discipline. They will learn to engage with the industry while in college by becoming a student member of one or more of these organizations that will literally open global networking and mentoring opportunities. Finally, the CCAP website provides both organic and convenient links to 3rd party career related placement sites.

To learn more about different career paths within the real estate community visit our Career Exploration page that explores multiple job types, organizations, and resources.

Students can upload a resume to our Student Profiles page to be considered for current and future job opportunities.

VIEW CURRENT JOB OPPORTUNITIES

VIEW CURRENT SUMMER COMPETITIVE INTERNSHIPS

Alpha Sigma Gamma

The Alpha Sigma Gamma Society is sponsored by the American Real Estate Society. The American Real Estate Society (ARES) is an international organization composed of academics, professionals and institutions dedicated to the production and dissemination of knowledge related to real estate decision making and the functioning of real estate markets. The University of Alabama’s chapter was established in 2008. If you qualify and would like to join, please email Dr. Alan Tidwell at oatidwell@ua.edu.

View the ASG Brochure here.

Employers

VIEW CURRENT STUDENT RESUMES

Culverhouse Real Estate students are looking for opportunities to learn. ACRE acts as a liaison between companies who are looking to hire fresh talent and UA Real Estate students.

To post an internship, part-time opportunity, or a full-time opportunity, please visit our Employment Opportunities page. As a service we will post job listings for companies, as requested. Each posting will be listed for three months, or until specifically requested to remove the listing. To list a job opportunity, companies are asked to complete the company submission form.

Summer Competitive Internships are regular summer internships that students can continuously view and work for throughout the school year. We ask only employers who offer summer internships continuously each year to submit their information on this page. Otherwise please submit your information on the Employment Opportunities page. As a service we will post summer competitive internship listings for companies, as requested. Each posting will be listed throughout the year or until specifically requested to remove the listing. To list a summer competitive internship opportunity, companies are asked to complete the summer competitive internship company submission form.

As with any new initiative we certainly anticipate a few near-term hiccups. We want to encourage you to contact us by phone or email with any questions, concerns, or even suggestions. Within a short period of time, we will publish a FAQ section that will benefit future users. Thank you for your support as we continue to advance relationships that positively impact Alabama’s real estate industry.

Grayson Glaze
CCAP Visionary
ACRE Executive Director