Each applicant for an Appraiser Trainee credential shall
have completed the required number of classroom hours of courses in subjects
related to real estate appraisal as established by the AQB.
Each applicant for a credential as a State Licensed real
estate appraiser, a State Certified Residential real estate appraiser or a
State Certified General real estate appraiser shall have successfully completed
the required number of classroom hours of appraisal courses as established by
the AQB.
1. Class hours will be
credited only for educational offerings with content that follows and complies
with the specific required core curriculum as established by the AQB. The
course content requirements may be general or specific to the property types.
2. Class hours may be obtained
only where the minimum length of the Qualifying Education offering is at least
15 hours and the individual course participant successfully completes an
approved, proctored closed-book examination which is pertinent to that
educational offering.
3. Where the
Qualifying Education course includes multiple topics identified within the
current Appraisal Qualification Board (AQB) Required Core Curriculum, there
must be appropriate testing for each of the components.
Courses which are taken to satisfy the Qualifying Education
requirements must not be repetitive. The Uniform Standards of Professional
Appraisal Practice (USPAP) courses which are completed in different years
(licensing periods) are not considered to be repetitive. All courses should be
designed to foster problem-solving skills in the education process by utilizing
case studies as a major teaching method, when applicable.
4. All applicants for a credential must
complete the 15-Hour National USPAP Course, or its equivalent, and must pass
the accompanying examination. At least one of the course instructors must be an
AQB Certified USPAP Instructor who is also an active State Certified Appraiser
and is in good standing with all Appraiser Licensing Boards where any appraisal
credential is held. Equivalency shall be determined through the AQB Course
Approval Program (CAP) or by an alternate method established by the AQB. The
USPAP education presented in a distance education format must be designed to
foster appropriate student-to-student, student-to-instructor and
student-to-material interaction.
5. Distance Education courses:
(a) Any education process based on the
geographical separation of student and instructor.
(b) Course(s) must provide for an interaction
where the student is guaranteed verbal or written communication with the
instructor.
(c) Content approval
is to be obtained from the AQB, a state licensing jurisdiction, or an
accredited college, community college, or university that offers distance
education programs and is approved or accredited by the Commission on Colleges,
a regional or national accreditation association, or by an accrediting agency
that is recognized by the United States Secretary of Education. Non-academic
credit from college or community college courses shall be approved by either
the AQB or the state licensing jurisdiction.
(d) Course delivery mechanism approval is to
be obtained from one of the following sources:
i. The AQB approved organizations providing
approval of course design and delivery; or
ii. A college that qualifies for content
approval as indicated in paragraph (c) above and that awards academic credit
for the distance education course; or
iii. A college that qualifies for content
approval with a distance education delivery program that approves the course
design and a delivery that incorporates interactivity.
6. A class hour is defined as
60-minutes, of which at least 50 minutes are instructional and are attended by
the student. The prescribed number of class hours includes time for
examinations.
7. Experience may
not be substituted for education.
8. Credit for the class hour requirements may
be obtained only from the following providers and only after being approved by
the Mississippi Appraisal Board (Board):
(a)
Colleges or universities
(b)
Community or junior colleges
(c)
Real estate appraisal or real estate related organizations
(d) State or federal agencies or commissions
(e) Proprietary schools
(f) The Appraisal Foundation or any of its
affiliated boards
(g) Providers
approved by state certification and licensing agencies
