60 Hour Montana Salesperson Streaming Video On-Demand License Course - $299 (textbook included)

Montana Real Estate License Requirements: 

• Be at least 18 years old.
• Be a resident of Montana, unless seeking a nonresident license.
• Be a high school graduate or holder of a certificate of equivalency degree (GED)
• Complete a 60 Hour Salesperson Pre license course.
• Pass the Montana State Exam at an AMP Testing Center.
• Obtain a copy of your Montana Crime Information Center (GCIC) report which you may obtain at most sheriff's offices or police stations in Montana.  This report can not be obtained more than 60 days prior to making application for license approval.  Depending on the law enforcement agency, there may be a waiting period to obtain the report, usually no more than 24 hours.  There is usually a charge for this up to $25.00
• IMPORTANT:   Please read the "Candidate Handbook" This document is an absolute must read.  It covers all aspects of the license process. Here is the link:  CANDIDATE HANDBOOK

Course Approval:

Montana Real Estate Commission course approval:  Course #10-04 SPL

Instructor Contact:

After you have enrolled, if you have questions relating to the course material, a licensed real estate instructor will be available for questions Monday through Friday between 9:00 A. M. EST and 5:00 P. M. EST. Just call the school at 800-943-9993. 

We encourage students to e-mail the instructor with questions regarding the On-Line course at Instructor@cookeschool.com .  With an e-mail to the instructor, the student will have a written document of the response. For questions by e-mail, there is a 24 Hour response time Monday through Friday, E-mails over Saturday, Sunday or a legal holiday will be returned the first business day.

Frank Cooke is the owner of the Cooke Real Estate School and has been involved with real estate education for over 39 years.  More information on Frank Cooke is available on this web site under the ABOUT US section.

For Technical Issues:

• Call:  1-800-943-9993
• Hours:  Monday through Thursday , 8 AM to 6 PM, Friday 8 AM to 5 PM. Closed Saturday and Sunday. But you can e-mail us anytime. 

How does an on-line program work?

1. This course is composed of 33 Sessions, plus an Orientation and at the end of the course and Epilogue.  Some Sessions have a Part A, Part B and a Part C.   Each unit has a video presentation, quiz and a matching exercise.  For supplement study there are links to important documents and crossword puzzle for each Session.
2. The course is designed with learning objectives so as the student goes through the session, the student knows what the objectives are.
3. Each quiz requires a score of 80% or more to move to the next session.  If you do not obtain a score of 80% on a quiz, you just have to do the quiz again.  The matching exercise requires the student match all of the items in the exercise. As per an ARELLO requirement, the student must demonstrate mastery of each session before moving on to the next session.
4. The student must successfully complete each session before completing the course.
5. Each session has a time requirement which is the approximate time to review the video for the session.  The course has a total time requirement of 3,000 minutes. The minutes will be recorded as long as the student’s course page is active.  The time the student is viewing the videos from their student page, completing the quizzes, doing the matching exercises and viewing the text links are all counted towards the time on the course. Of course, we encourage the student to refer to the textbooks provided and that time will count as long as the “Student Page” is active.   

   1. When the student registers for the course, the student is asked some personal questions.  Twice during the course the student must answer two of the bio data questions asked upon registration.  The question must be answered correctly before being able to continue with the course.   
   2. The student must complete have completed all the exercises, spend the required time on the course, completed the AFFIDAVIT agreement and the course evaluation, which is at the bottom of the Student Page, before the course portion of the course has been completed.
6. After completion of all items above, the school will issue a completion certificate so the student can go to AMP and take the state exam.

Information the student needs to know before taking this course:

1. Once the student purchases this course, the student CANNOT get a refund.
2. Once the student purchases the course, the student has ONE year to complete the program.
3. At the time of registration for student will receive their user name and password in an e-mail.
4. The link to the course is on the web site "Cooke School Student Login" in light blue on the right side of every web page. 
5. The when students get to their student page, the only link that is lit is the Orientation and the Orientation quiz.  Students must view the Orientation video and complete the simple Orientation quiz successfully before Session On's links will become active.
6. This course is NOT designed to be printed for security purposes and copyright regulations.
7. The student records are kept for five years from the date of completion.  Student records include the student's name, the address, license number, social security number, date of enrollment, course title, records of completion of the various unit/chapter quizzes, time spent on the course, copies of course material including timeline and learning objectives.  Records are all kept at the school.
8. No recruiting for employment by any real estate brokerage firm is allowed during any portion of this approved license course according to Montana Real Estate Commission Rule 520-2-.15.  Any violation of the Rule must be reported promptly to Cooke Real Estate School Headquarters at 800-943-993 or to the Montana Real Estate Commission at 404-656-3916.