The 34 credit hour Traditional Nathan S. Collier MSRE program begins in late June (Summer B)and ends with graduation the following May. There are 30 required credit hours and 4 elective hours. In addition to a cohesive and comprehensive set of core real estate courses, MSRE students are able to select from a broad array of finance (FIN), construction management (BCN), urban and regional planning electives, and other approved electives. The required “capstone” course provides MSRE students the opportunity to analyze “live” commercial real estate cases supplied and supported by practicing real estate professionals. The multidisciplinary curriculum, coupled with the active involvement of real estate professionals, provides a premier educational experience for our students.

The UF Graduate School requires that at least 16 of the 34 credits be taken from the Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate (FIRE). A full list of Real Estate Courses can be found on the UF Graduate School’s website, which includes REE, FIN and ENT prefix courses. The UF Graduate School also requires at least a 3.0 GPA for both your “major GPA” (Dept. of FIRE courses) and “overall GPA”.

Plus 1 of the following real estate electives:

*1 credit during Fall semester; 2 credits during Spring semester.

**If you have earned an A or A- in graduate level statistics or QMB 3250 in the last two years, you may petition to substitute an additional 2 credits of graduate elective coursework for QMB 5304 Introduction to Statistics.

The semester or modular during which elective courses are offered frequently changes. Please investigate the availability of your selected elective courses as far in advance as possible. Be sure to check if your selected course has a prerequisite. Courtney Mack has contact information for representatives of the School of Construction Management and the Department of Urban and Regional Planning.

Other courses may be taken with the written approval of Program Director. BCN: Construction Management; FIN: Finance; URP: Urban and Regional Planning.

Summer B

Only traditional MSRE’s take all of these courses in Summer B, Combined B/MSRE’s take REE 6455 via electronic platform in Summer B, and GEB 5212, GEB 5215 and REE 6045 in Fall or Spring.

Required

Fall Mod 1

Required

Popular Electives

Fall Mod 2

Required

Popular Electives

**Pre-requisite for advanced Finance courses

Spring Mod 3

Required

Popular Electives

Spring Mod 4

Required

Popular Electives

Thirty-four credit hours are required to complete the Nathan S. Collier MSRE program. Combination degree students can apply to and be admitted into the program during the Fall, Spring or Summer semesters. In addition to a cohesive and comprehensive set of core real estate courses, Master in Real Estate students are able to select from an array of finance, entrepreneurship, development, construction management, and urban and regional planning electives. The required “capstone” course provides MSRE students the opportunity to analyze “live” commercial real estate cases supplied and supported by practicing real estate professionals. The multidisciplinary curriculum, coupled with the active involvement of real estate professionals, provides a premier educational experience for our students.

The Combination Degree Program is designed for highly qualified and motivated undergraduate students both from inside and outside the Warrington College of Business, seeking to complete both an undergraduate and MSRE degree in as little as four years.

The Combination Bachelor’s/Master’s Option by definition means that a student, with their undergraduate major department’s approval, is “double-counting” graduate coursework and the graduate courses are “substituting” for undergraduate coursework/credits. Students can apply 12 credits of graduate coursework to both their undergraduate and graduate degrees, saving time and tuition money.

If there is no ability to substitute graduate coursework for undergraduate courses, the student is still eligible to take a maximum of 12 credits of graduate coursework while still an undergraduate:

• The 12 graduate credits will count only toward the master’s degree
• Bright Futures and Prepaid tuition can be used to pay for a portion of graduate credit hours
• Requires undergraduate major department approval

The UF Graduate School requires that at least 16 of the required 34 credits be taken from the Department of Finance, Insurance and Real Estate (FIRE). Full list of Real Estate Courses can be found on the UF Graduate School’s website, which includes REE, FIN and ENT prefix courses, except for research courses. The UF Graduate School also requires at least a 3.0 GPA for both your “major GPA” (Dept. of FIRE courses) and “overall GPA”. In addition, combination degree students must earn at least a “B” in any graduate courses taken while still an undergraduate, in order for the class to count towards their graduate degree.

Tuition Cost Benefits

Most undergraduate scholarships and Prepaid tuition will cover a portion of your graduate tuition while you are still an undergraduate. Students must pay the difference between the undergraduate and graduate tuition rates.

Example of savings assuming a cost of $105 per graduate credit hour:

• $2,553 savings for 12 undergraduate credits (12 X $105) not taken because they were substituted with grad business courses (based on Fall 2017 tuition).
• $2,163 savings by applying FL Bright Futures to 21 graduate business credits ($105 X 21).

Plus 1 of the following real estate electives:

*1 credit during Fall semester & 2 credits during Spring semester

**If you have earned an A or A- in graduate-level statistics or QMB 3250 in the last two years, you may petition to substitute an additional 2 credits of graduate elective coursework instead of taking QMB 5304 Introduction to Statistics.

*** If you have earned an B or higher in REE 3043 as an undergraduate UF student, you can opt-out of REE 6045. However, you will need to replace the credit with an additional elective.

Business Core Curriculum and Professional Communication

Students from outside the College of Business will need to work with their undergraduate advisor and Courtney Mack.

BSBA or BABA (Finance, Information Systems, Management, and Marketing) or General Studies-Business

These courses are approved for possible substitutions for Core Curriculum. However, each student must finalize a plan of study with an undergraduate advisor.

*Required for MSRE

Major-Specific Business School Course Substitutions & Elective Courses

Finance

*Required for MSRE

Information Systems

Management

*Required for MSRE

Marketing

These courses can count toward 3000-/4000-level marketing elective requirement –4 to 8 credits:

In order to earn the JD/MSRE degree, candidates must complete 22 credit hours, including four required courses (8 credit hours) and 14 credit hours from the elective courses listed below.

Required courses will be offered so that they may be completed during the Fall and Spring semesters of any year. Two credit courses except all REE 6085 and REE 6935 (Real Estate case studies) are offered on a modular basis. That is, they run for half of a semester. Modular courses are offered in the Fall semester (MOD 1 & MOD 2) and the Spring semester (MOD 3 & MOD 4).

*Must be taken in the student’s last semester.

*May only be taken once in the Fall (1cr.), & once in the Spring (2cr.), for a total of 3 credit hours. Can be taken in the Spring semester even if not taken in the Fall semester.

Other FIN courses may be substituted with the approval of the MSRE Program Director if conflicts with law school courses will prevent the Dual JD/MSRE student from completing the MSRE degree.

To complete a real estate concentration in the UF MBA program, students must take REE 6045 (Introduction to Real Estate) & three additional courses from the following list.

REE 6045 is a prerequisite for the remaining courses, although it may be taken simultaneously with REE 6315 or REE 6208 with the instructor’s permission.

• Apply to UF MBA