1. As a
prerequisite to application for an Appraiser Trainee permit, an applicant must
have completed all education requirements established by the AQB, including
successful passage of the appropriate end-of-course examinations in all
prerequisite qualifying education courses. Applicants must also pass the
15-hour National Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP)
course or its AQB-approved equivalent and the examination as part of
prequalification education requirements as established by the AQB. All
qualifying education must be completed within the five (5) year period
immediately prior to the date of the submission of an Appraiser Trainee
application.
NOTE: Appraiser Trainees shall be required to complete a
course that, at a minimum, complies with the specifications for course content
established by the Appraisal Qualifications Board (AQB), which is specifically
oriented to the requirements and responsibilities of the Certified Supervisory
Appraiser and the Appraiser Trainee. The course must be completed by the
applicant prior to obtaining an Appraisal Trainee credential from the State
Appraisal Board. Further, the Appraiser Trainee course is not eligible for use
towards the required hours of qualifying education required to become an
Appraiser Trainee as established by the AQB.
2. A classroom hour is defined as 60 minutes,
of which at least 50 minutes are instruction attended by the student.
3. Classroom hours for Qualifying
Education may only be obtained where the minimum length of the educational
offering is 15 hours in length and the individual must have successfully
completed an examination pertinent to that educational offering.
4. Credit for the classroom hour requirement
may be obtained from the following:
(a)
Colleges or Universities
(b)
Community or Junior Colleges
(c)
Real Estate Appraisal or Real Estate related organizations as approved by the
Board.
(d) State or Federal
Agencies or Commissions as approved by the Board.
(e) Proprietary Schools as approved by the
Board.
(f) Other providers
approved by the Board.
5. The content for courses, seminars,
workshops, or conferences should include coverage of basic real estate
appraisal principles, procedures and USPAP as described in the Appraisal
Qualifications Board (AQB) course curriculum guideline, as follows:
(a) Basic appraisal principles;
(b) Basic appraisal procedures;
(c) The 15- hour National USPAP Course or its
equivalent; and
(d) The Appraiser
Trainee/Certified Supervisory Appraiser training course.
