To help develop an educational real estate curriculum within the university, the CU Real Estate Council was formed in 1990, a group that currently numbers 125 members. They also mentor our students. In addition to serving as resources for students in the Real Estate Program, council members make a five-year pledge of financial support for the program. Representing a variety of disciplines within real estate, including finance, construction management, development, architecture and legal, residential, commercial and land use planning, council members hail from locations across the nation. The council's multidisciplinary flavor is appropriate since students enrolled in the Real Estate Program take classes in the College of Architecture and Planning, the College of Engineering and Applied Science, and the School of Law in addition to the College of Business.
Undergraduates can work toward a certificate or simply have an area of application in real estate.
The program's graduate students earn an master in business administration degree in real estate. With a paid internship promised to all students between their first and second years of study, the program offers valuable connections in addition to real world experience. Endowing these student internships is just one of several priorities that have been targeted for the Total Learning Environment Campaign, according to Koste. Other things on the fund-raising agenda include naming the program, endowing the directorship, and endowing a scholarship fund. It's the single largest investment a person will make in his or her lifetime.