License Classification
Appraisers are classified into 4 different levels
You start at the bottom level as a Trainee and can work your way up to higher levels with additional experience and education.
Scope of Practice: All real estate without regard to transaction value or complexity.
Education Requirement: 300 hours, covering specific modules, including the 15-hour National USPAP Course; and a Bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited college or university.
Experience Requirement: 3,000 hours and encompassing no less than 2.5 years (30 months) of acceptable appraisal experience, of which 1,500 hours must be non-residential.
Scope of Practice: Any 1-4 family property without regard to transaction value or complexity; and non-residential property with a transaction value up to $250,000.
Education Requirement: 200 hours, covering specific modules, including the 15-hour National USPAP Course and college education.
Experience Requirement: 2,500 hours and encompassing no less than 2.5 years (30 months) of acceptable appraisal experience.
Scope of Practice: Any non-complex 1-4 family property with a transaction value up to $1 million; and non-residential property with a transaction value up to $250,000.
Education Requirement: 1,000 hours and encompassing no less than 6 months of acceptable appraisal experience. (For California, the requirement is 2,000 hours in no less than 12 months)
Experience Requirement: 150 hours, covering specific modules including the 15-hour National USPAP Course (or its equivalent as determined by the AQB).
Scope of Practice: Any property which the supervising appraiser is permitted to appraise.
Education Requirement: None.
Experience Requirement: 150 hours, covering specific modules including the 15-hour National USPAP Course (or its equivalent as determined by the Appraiser Qualifications Board (AQB). Trainee applicants must also complete an approved Supervisory/ Trainee Appraisers course prior to obtaining a Trainee Appraiser license.