1. Education: All applicants for a State
Certified General real estate appraiser credential must meet all education
requirements as established by the AQB.
** Note: The Mississippi Appraisal Board requires all
individuals who apply for the State Certified General real estate appraiser
credential to have completed the 15-hour National USPAP course within sixty
(60) months of making their application.
2. Experience: All applicants must meet all
experience requirement established by the AQB. Fifty (50) percent of the
required experience hours as established by the AQB must be in non-residential
appraisal work. Experience is calculated through work experience hours that are
documented in Part 1501, Chapter 2 of the Administrative Rules of the
Mississippi Appraisal Board. Applicants must list identifying terminology for
each appraisal which is used to calculate the total number of hours being
claimed. These appraisals must be available to the Board should they desire to
review them in order to verify the experience being claimed by the applicant.
Copies of two (2) appraisal reports, to be chosen by the Board from the
experience log that is submitted with application, must be submitted for review
prior to being approved to sit for the examination. In addition, other reports
may be requested for review if required by the Board.
Note: The Ethics Rule, Confidentiality Section of USPAP,
allows the submission of appraisal reports for review to a state license
regulatory agency without obtaining permission from the client to release
confidential information.
3. Examination: All applicants must pass the
Appraiser Qualification Board approved Certified General Real Property
Appraiser Examination. An applicant will be instructed to contact the State
approved Testing Provider and establish an examination date which will allow
the examination to be completed within three (3) months of their application
being approved by the Appraisal Board. The examination will consist of
multiple-choice questions from a question bank and applicants will be allowed
six (6) hours to complete the examination while using a silent calculator. The
Appraisal Qualifications Board approved examination will include questions
concerning the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP).
There is no limitation to the number of attempts that an approved applicant may
take in order to pass the Certified General Real Property Appraiser
Examination, but the examination must be passed within three (3) months of the
applicant being approved for testing by the Appraisal Board. For those
applicants who pass the Certified General Real Property Examination, the
results of the examination may be used to qualify for the credential for a time
period of twenty-four (24) months. If the applicant does not pass the Certified
General Real Property Appraiser Examination within three (3) months of their
application being approved by the Board, they shall be ineligible for a similar
examination until after the expiration of six (6) months from the date such
applicant was last eligible to take the examination, and then only upon making
full application as in the first instance and meeting all requirements for
application that are in effect at the time of re-applying.
NOTE: Applicants must complete all Qualifying Education
requirements and all work experience requirements prior to making an
application for the Certified General Real Property Appraiser Examination.
An applicant must also schedule a testing date and pass the
Mississippi State specific portion of the examination within sixty (60) days of
passing the Appraisal Qualification Board approved Certified General Real
Property Appraiser Examination. The State examination will consist of
multiple-choice questions referencing the Mississippi Real Estate Appraiser
Licensing and Certification Act and the Administrative Rules and Regulations of
the Mississippi Appraisal Board. It will also include questions concerning the
Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP). Applicants will
be allowed two (2) hours to complete the State examination and may use a silent
calculator.
An applicant is allowed two (2) opportunities to pass the
examination. Any applicant who fails to pass the State examination upon two (2)
occasions shall be ineligible for a similar examination until after the
expiration of six (6) months from the date such applicant last took the
examination, and then only upon making a full application as in the first
instance and meeting all requirements for application in effect at the time of
re-applying. The State Examinations are administered by the Appraisal Board
Staff and the applicant will be notified of the available examination dates
after the application has been approved and the necessary requirements
satisfied.
Notes
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Miss. Code. R. 1501-3.3
Miss. Code Ann.
ยงยง
73-34-9(l)(a)(b)(c),
73-34-9(l)(i),
73-34-9(2)(f)(g)(j),
73-34-21,
73-34-45
Amended
10/28/2015
Amended
1/10/2020
