ABOUT OUR SCHOOL

Thomson CompuTaught, a division of Thomson Learning, Inc., is an established leader in computer-based education in real estate and appraisal. Thomson Learning Inc. is focused on developing and delivering the highest quality education programs available for computer instruction. Since its inception, CompuTaught, now a wholly owned subsidiary of Thomson Learning, Inc, has dominated the computer-based real estate education market. The educational quality of its courses has been instrumental in the widespread acceptance among the stringent regulatory arena. The courses offer “in class” content, but are not bound by location or schedule. Thomson CompuTaught courses currently are accepted in 38 states with a growing number of courses available in each state.

Career WebSchool was created as a retail business unit of Thomson CompuTaught, Inc. Our goal is to provide students with an alternative method of receiving quality education at your own convenience and pace. Our courses have been certified by the International Distance Education Certification Council (IDECC), The Association of Real Estate License Law Officials (ARELLO) and The Appraisal Qualification Board (AQB) of The Appraisal Foundation. Career WebSchool is approved to offer appraisal and real estate courses by the governing boards in the following states: AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, KS, LA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV, and WY.

STAFF

Career WebSchool’s list of officials and faculty is as follows:
OWNERS:
It is a publicly traded corporation.
STAFF:
School Director: Lucia Coghlan
School Administrators: Nicole Mitchell (Appraisal), Vonetta Brown (Real Estate), Erica Elsberry (Real Estate)
School Instructor: A.M. (Bud) Black, Stephen Williams, Jeanne LaMere, Tom Gillete, Ralph Tamper

SCHOOL HOURS OF OPERATIONS (CALENDER)

Career WebSchool students may access their courses via the Internet immediately upon enrollment. Courses are accessible to you at any time within the enrollment period. As our courses are taught via distance education (Internet), students do not have the calendar constraints common to in-class courses. The administrative staff hours of operation are: M-F 8:30a.m.–5:00p.m. (EST). The technical support hours are: M-F 9:00a.m.-11:00p.m. (EST) and Saturday and Sundays 12:00p.m.-4:00p.m. (EST). Career WebSchool staff office is closed in recognition for the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Martin Luther King Day, Presidents Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, the day after Thanksgiving, and Christmas.

NOTICE TO STUDENTS

Should you have any questions or difficulty regarding the course content, our approved instructor will be glad to assist you, and can be reached at 1-800-532-7649.

Any questions or problems concerning this school that have not been satisfactorily answered or resolved by the school should be directed to the Department of Consumer Affairs, Bureau for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education, 400 R Street, Suite 5000, Sacramento, CA 95814, (916)445-9428.

STUDENT TUITION RECOVERY FUND

As a Registered Institution, offering an educational service to assist students in preparing for an examination for licensure, Career WebSchool is not required to participate in the Student Tuition Recovery Fund (STRF).

ENROLLMENT POLICY

Students may enroll in a course at any time. There are no prerequisites for enrollment. It is advisable to contact your state’s Appraisal Board (OREA) or Real Estate Board for information specific to becoming an appraiser or real estate agent in your state. Career WebSchool’s enrollment policy is that all course lessons on the computer must be completed within 180 days from the date of enrollment. Access to the computer lessons will expire at midnight on the 180th day after enrollment. You will have 90 days to access and review the course content after you have completed the last lesson in a course.(Regardless of when the course is completed within the 180 days from enrollment.)

EXTENSION POLICY

As our distance education courses are delivered via the Internet, Career WebSchool does not have an attendance policy. However, if the course is not completed within 180 days, you may purchase an extension of 60 days (effective from the course expiration date). You can contact Career WebSchool at 1-800-532-7649 to purchase an extension. A maximum of three extensions may be purchased for one course.

HOW OUR COURSES MONITOR YOUR PROGRESS

Career WebSchool’s courses utilize the personal computer to perform the functions traditionally performed by the teacher. Using Thomson CompuTaught software ("courseware"), the computer becomes essentially a one-on-one tutor. It presents the material to be learned, provides adequate explanation to insure that you understand what is being presented, and requires that you demonstrate your understanding through active participation in the learning process. More importantly, it acts as a constant monitor of what you know and don't know and uses that information to dynamically adjust the presentation to meet your needs as you learn. The result of this process is that the courseware provides a fully self-contained instructional program that can adjust to the needs of students who may vary widely both in the amount of knowledge they bring into the learning session as well as their learning ability (i.e., how quickly they learn). There are a number of specific features of the Thomson CompuTaught learning system that contribute both to its uniqueness and to its effectiveness in teaching. At a more general level, the learning process emphasizes two primary characteristics:

• teaching to mastery and fluency
• the dynamic control of the learning process

The overall structure of a Thomson CompuTaught course is as follows:

A. Each lesson begins with a set of stated learning objectives for the lesson.
B. At frequent intervals throughout the lesson, you must answer questions that assess the extent to which you have mastered the stated learning objectives. These questions are objective, multiple-choice questions.
C. Based on your responses, remediation is provided for items that you have not yet mastered.
D. This remediation continues until you demonstrate mastery of all items in the instructional content for the lesson.

Thus, a lesson is based on a constant comparison of actual performance against the desired performance, i.e., mastery of the content material. A lesson may not be completed until the stated learning objectives have been met. You must complete each lesson to preset criteria for mastery and fluency. Thus, the learning objectives, the structured learning process that guides your progress, and the mastery and fluency criteria collectively constitute an integrated learning system that leads you to mastery. The process is one of “teaching to mastery” rather than simply “testing for mastery” after major segments of instruction.

EXAMINATION AND GRADING POLICY

Career WebSchool offers qualifying (appraisal), pre-license (real estate) and continuing education appraisal courses. All of the qualifying and pre-license courses require an examination upon completion of the course lessons. If a final examination is required for the course you are taking, you must pass the exam with a minimum score of 75% correct to pass the course. All final exams are proctored. If you fail the first exam you may schedule a second exam no sooner than the next day. Should you fail both exams, you must re-register and repeat the course from the beginning before taking the final exam again. A discounted re-enrollment fee will be charged.

RECORD RETENTION

Career WebSchool retains student records for a period of five years.

FEE SCHEDULE

Career WebSchool reserves the right to change course prices when necessary. Course has an all inclusive price which covers the cost of the course, student handouts, tech support, service charges, and completion certificates. The clock hours associated with these courses are indicated below. Our Fee Schedule for courses is as follows:

APPRAISAL

REAL ESTATE

REGISTRATION CANCELLATION POLICY

You have the right to cancel your registration for any reason for up to eight (8) business days from the date of purchase. Requests for cancellation of a registration must be made in writing by mail, FAX or e-mail. The request must be received by Career WebSchool within eight business days from the date of purchase. A cancellation fee will be charged to the student to cancel a registration. The amount of the cancellation fee is 15% of the total purchase amount, not to exceed $100. If the course includes one or more textbooks, the books must be returned at the student’s expense. The request for cancellation will not be processed until the book(s) are returned to the school in reusable condition. Career WebSchool will issue a refund to you within 7 business days from the date of the refund request.

For example, if you purchased a course which cost $100 on Tuesday, March 4th at 11:00 a.m. PST, then you are eligible for a refund up until Friday, March 14th at 5:00 p.m. PST. The amount of your refund would be $100 – $15 (15%) = $85.

PROCESSING TIMES

After you have completed all the lessons on the computer, you must allow the following times for processing to complete the course and receive your Course Completion Certificate:

Important Notes:

• Issuing” a Course Completion Certificate means that we will place the Certificate in the U.S. Mail.
• The minimum time you should allow between taking the exam and receiving your course completion certificate is approximately 9 business days, (depending on mailing time) so PLAN YOUR SCHEDULE ACCORDINGLY!
• The proctor cannot fax or email exams, answer sheets or scores to Career WebSchool and we cannot fax or email course completion certificates to the student.
• We must receive your signed “Student Affidavit”, which is available on your “Course Home Page”, before we can issue a Course Completion Certificate.
• In the event the certificate is lost, a duplicate may be obtained from the Career WebSchool offices by written request. An administrative fee of $10 will be charged for the duplicate and must be included in the written request.

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS AND OUTLINES

Course outlines are available to you upon request. Please contact Career WebSchool if you would like a course outline.

TECHNICAL SUPPORT

The quickest way to solve most technical support problems is to go to www.computaught.com and click on the Tech Support button. (90% of all problems can be answered from that website) For those problems not addressed, please email your questions to Thomson CompuTaught at techsupport@mycoursepage.com or call Thomson CompuTaught Tech Support directly at (800) 743-8703. Technical Support via email and telephone is available Monday thru Friday 9:00am to 11:00pm EST, as well as Saturday and Sunday 12:00pm to 4:00pm, excluding holidays.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

• IBM PC Compatible Computer (minimum 350 MHz processor with 64MB RAM)
• SVGA (800x600) video card, driver, and monitor
• Microsoft Windows 98/ME/2000*/XP*
• Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0 or greater (free download available with course)
• Internet connection (minimum 56Kbps required, although we highly recommend a high speed connection such as DSL, cable, or T1)
• Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.5 or greater (free download available with course) (Thomson CompuTaught does not support any “Beta” Versions of Internet Explorer)
• Printer (for course documentation and Student Affidavit)
• Flash Player plug-in (free download available with course)

CD-ROM Version Only:

• CD-ROM drive
• 5 MB available hard drive space to install program and at least 7 MB available hard drive space per hour of course work (CD-ROM version only) For example: If you have purchased a 3 hour course and a 6 hour course, then you would need an average of 68 MB of available hard drive space (9 hours x 7 MB = 63MB plus 5MB to install)

* In order to install and use the CD-ROM courses (if available) on Windows 2000 or Windows XP, the User must belong to the Administrators or Power User Groups

POLICY RELATING TO GRANTING CREDIT FOR PREVIOUS EDUCATION AND TRAINING

Career WebSchool does not grant credit for previous education and training.

AGENTS FOR SERVICE

Career WebSchool’s agent for service is Corporation Service Company, doing business as CSC- Lawyers Incorporating Service 2730 Gateway Oaks Drive, Suite 100 Sacramento, CA 95833. If you have any questions, please contact us for more information about our agent for service.

NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY

Career WebSchool will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, handicap, or familial status in the establishment of fees, entrance qualifications or standards for successful completion of any course.

We are registered with the State of California. Registration means we have met certain minimum standards imposed by the state for registered schools on the basis of our written application to the state. Registration does not mean we have met all of the more extensive standards required by the state for schools that are approved to operate or licensed or that the state has verified the information we submitted with our registration form.