An undergraduate Grade Point Average of 3.0 or higher on a 4.0 scale in the last 60 hours of undergraduate work. Prospective students may link to the University of Florida's homepage for links to graduate application materials, information about the cost of attending UF and financial aid opportunities, plus many other topics of interest by clicking here. Click here to see an estimate of annual costs to attend UF . This session includes an overview of the MARE program, an introduction to the Real Estate faculty and staff, practice with the computer software applications to be used in classes and a tour of the computer facilities, support from our Career Services Office, meals, and more. MARE students are also required to bring their own laptop computer to class, see the link to the Warrington College of Business Administration for their graduate computer requirements.
Students are able to choose their elective courses from a broad selection of classes.
A two credit hour modular course meets for four hours a week for half of the semester. Modular courses are offered in the first and second half of the Fall and Spring semesters. Capital Market s and Finance Electives Capital markets and finance courses focus on topics such as the sources of long-term debt and equity capital, the investment vehicles used in real estate capital markets, and the analysis and valuation of the various instruments in the primary and secondary mortgage markets. Course work emphasizes the process of bringing new real estate products to the market. Topics include initial planning and feasibility analysis, the role of zoning and other land use restrictions, raw land development, and construction of improvements.