SIGNING IN

1. To log into the course, you must first get a password assigned to you by the School. This will be done after you have called, provided your registration information (name, home mailing address and contact phone numbers) and of course, payment. We accept MasterCard, Visa & Discover. Credit cards cannot be entered into our web-site to pay - you can only register personally with one of our representatives to ensure your credit card's security. We ask that you send us an email with your basic contact information and the name of the course you registered for so we can THEN forward you the log-in instructions. This will help us to confirm your registration information originally obtained and minimize errors we might make when emailing you the sign-in information so you can begin.

2. You should receive your password within 4 hours of signing in (usually it's within the hour, however).

3. You must then enter in our email address (which is): www.wnyschoolofrealestate.org

4. Click onto the button that says "SIGN IN" on the left side of the web site.

5. Click onto the LEFT link that says "NEW TESTING" then ENTER YOUR LOGIN NAME & PASSWORD (the ones WE emailed you).

6. Click onto the link that says TESTS

7. Then highlight the NAME OF THE COURSE you selected AND BEFORE you click
                                            the log in button - enter the 6 DIGIT PASSWORD we ALSO emailed you

8. We recommend that you start at the top of the page with the first section and work your way down

9. Be sure when you start the first section of the course, you click onto the link AT THE TOP OF THAT FIRST PAGE that is identified as

Internet Course Application/Agreement - print it and MAIL it (faxes are not allowed by the State) to:

1. Our courses were designed to be as easy to do as technologically possible. However, it is important that you remember a few things as you proceed through the course so you don't have a problem with how the timing mechanism works.

2. While you're reading through the material and working on the various pages of the course, you will notice that a timer is at the top of the page. Every time you make a key or mouse movement (or even when you touch the space bar) - your idle-time will revert back to ZERO. New York State requires that if you leave the course for more than TEN minutes - your course will shut you out. Unfortunately, people have abused the system in the past and would sign in - then go and wash the dishes, do a couple of loads of laundry and while still logged in get credit towards their 22.5 hours. The timing mechanism will prevent you from doing this.

3. Suppose you have an extra half-hour and decide you want to work on your course and then go grocery shopping. EVEN IF YOU ARE JUST reading and don't answer ONE question in the section you're in - you still must click "CHECK ANSWERS" at the BOTTOM of your page.

4. Even though we contiually remind you that you are not required to take a test (or pass a test), you must still show some active participation in the course by responding to multiple choice, true & false and supplemental questions. When you click "CHECK ANSWERS" it notifies OUR system that you are done for the time being.

The answers to the section of the course you were working on will ALSO appear when you do this - so DON'T look if you really want to test what you're learning!

5. You can always see what your timing has been recorded as by clicking onto the link identified as "test standings" (which appears right after you first sign in - after the "new testing" link).

6. With regard to SUPPLEMENTAL EXERCISES which are part of most 22.5 hour courses, please note the following...

When you are directed to click onto a link for a supplemental exercise, you are really being directed to another part of our web site that requires you to do something above & beyond the questions that follows the text in the course. In essence, there are TWO screens that are open. The first is the ORIGINATING TEXT PAGE where you clicked from and the second is the SUPPLEMENTAL EXERCISE.

YOU MUST REMEMBER TO CLICK ONTO THE ORIGINATING TEXT PAGE WHILE YOU ARE READING MATERIAL IN YOUR SUPPLEMENTAL EXERCISE - OTHERWISE THE TIMING MECHANISM WILL LOCK YOU OUT AND YOU'LL LOSE CREDIT FOR ALL THE TIME YOU SPENT READING (or even if you're writing down separate notes that you might need later on). Again, it would be ONCE every TEN minutes on the originating text page.

NOW SUPPOSE YOU ONLY HAVE ONE HOUR TO WORK ON A SUPPLEMENTAL EXERCISE, BUT YOU ONLY HAD ENOUGH TIME TO READ AND NOT RESPOND TO THE QUESTIONS IN THAT SUPPLEMENTAL EXERCISE. ** VERY IMPORTANT ** - YOU WILL STILL NEED TO CLICK THE "CHECK ANSWERS" BUTTON ON THE ORIGINATING TEXT PAGE TO LET OUR SYSTEM KNOW THAT YOU'RE DONE WORKING ON SOME PORTION OF THE PROGRAM FOR WHAT EVER PERIOD OF TIME. This is how you get credit for your time spent while just reading or doing other things pertinant to the completion of the program.

7. New York State requires that you spend at least 83.3% of the hours offered to get full credit for the program. Therefore for a 22.5 hour course you must spend at least 18.75 hours.

1. By law, you should not send in your license renewal until you have COMPLETED your course (that is the 83.3% rule noted above).
2. The date on your certificate will be the date YOU finished the course - not the date we process it.
3. You should NEVER send your certificate to the State (like with your renewal paperwork) because NY does not keep track of individual licensees renewal information. NYS approved Schools like ourselves have a process of forwarding lists throughout the year which the State keeps should a school ever go out of business, etc.
4. You will get your certificate from us within 30 days (often 1-2 weeks) and we are happy to fax a copy of it to your manager should they wish proof of your completion to renew your license. Many firms now want proof before they sign off on your renewal paperwork for the State. They can also email us at: wnysre@aol.com for faster service.
5. We recommend renewing your license ON-LINE with the State (you can get to it from our LINKS button) then you will get an immediate confirmation from Albany and won't have to worry about the mail getting lost and renewing late. They accept Mastercard & Visa. Make sure you have your sponsoring brokers license/registration numbers as well.
6. Once you get your certificate from us, be sure that you keep it for at least 3-4 years, as the State could still land up randomly auditing your education record and it is the only proof that you did your course - and did it on time! Replacement certificates are $10 each if you need one from the school.
7. Current NYS law allows you to repeat a course as long as it was for a different license period and still get credit for it.
8. If you were one of the thousands of agents who did Internet-delivered courses with us over the last 4-5 years, please note that as of Jan 1, 2004, ALL of our "at-home" courses are BRAND NEW and have new approval numbers from the State. If a topic is similar, it does not mean that we just renamed it - there is a lot of new information and data in all of the courses that we currently have and continue to get renewed. For example, Home Inspection: Theory & Practices might seem like it's our old "Home Inspection Techniques for Real Estate Professionals". Don't be fooled - it's everything the old course was and a whole lot more.
9. By providing us your home mailing address, we can assure prompt mailing of your certificate as some realty offices are so large or in buildings that get so much mail - that lost mail is commonplace.