How Do I Renew My Appraiser License?
The Appraisal Foundation has a national mandate that every licensed appraiser complete one 7 hour National USPAP Update course every 2 years.
On top of that, every state imposes their own requirements for continuing education (CE) in order to renew your license.
It is important to check with your state appraisal board to make sure you get everything completed on time, especially if you have a license in multiple states.
CE Requirements by State
California
California appraisers are required to complete a total of 56 hours of continuing education during the 4-year Education cycle. Note: The License cycle is every 2 years.
There are two mandatory deadlines within the 4-year Education cycle:
Education Renewal Deadline #1: Licensees must complete a 7 hour National USPAP Update course by the second year of the cycle.
Education Renewal Deadline #2: Licensees must complete the remaining required 49 hours of continuing education by the end of their 4-year cycle. This must include another 7-hour USPAP course as well as a 4 hour California Laws and Regulations course.
2020-2021 7-hour National USPAP Update Prices
OnCourse Learning $189.00 Click here for more details
McKissock $199.99 Click here for more details
Appraisal Institute $250.00 Click here for more details
Colorado
Appraisers are now required to take 28 hours of approved continuing education every 2 years from the date it was issues. This must include one 7 hour USPAP course.
If you’ve received our initial license on or after July 1st of any year, you do not have to do any CE for that year.
If you received your initial license before July 1st of any year, then you are required to complete 14 hours of CE as a condition of renewal before the license spires on December 31st of the year it was issued.
Florida
State registered, licensed and certified appraisers must complete thirty (30) hours of appraiser continuing education every 24 months as prescribed by the Florida Real Estate Appraisal Board, and shall include the 7-hour National USPAP update course or its equivalent and shall be taught by an AQB certified USPAP instructor. A minimum of 3 hours shall be dedicated to a review and update of the Florida Real Estate Appraisal Law and Board Rules
The 30 required hours can be completed by distance education or classroom
Georgia
All licensed appraisers in Georgia must complete 14 hours of continuing education every year, and a 7 hour USPAP course every 2 years.
Your education provider will electronically submit your certificates to GREAB on your behalf. You can check the status to see if they have been posted here.Once your CE has successfully posted to your record, you can pay your renewal fee online, up to 120 days prior to your renewal date.
Note: You cannot take the same courses with a one year period.
Illinois
There are three key deadlines to remember:
- Licensed Illinois appraisers must complete 28 total hours of continuing education by the CE Completion Deadline, which is on June 30th on odd years (e.g. 2021, 2023, 2025, etc…).
- The USPAP course must be completed within 6 months after it comes out.
- You must pay the appropriate renewal fee by the License Renewal Deadline, which is on September 30th on odd years.
Note: If you are short on your renewal hours, you will be subjected to a $100 fee per missed CE hour. For example, if you are short 7 hours of CE, the administrative fee is $700.
The current renewal fees are:
Associate Trainee Appraiser
Certified Residential
Certified General
$300
$530
$530
Kansas
Although each appraiser renews annually, continuing education runs on a two-year cycle. Renewals during even years ( 2020, 2022, etc.) do not require that you log continuing education. You will simply complete the renewal application and submit it with the renewal fee. Renewals during odd years (2019, 2021, etc.) require that most appraisers log 28 hours of continuing education.
Education cycles are determined by several factors. Generally, the cycle will run from July 1 of each odd year through May 31 of the following odd year. However, if the license was renewed after June 30 of the previous odd year, your education cycle would run from the date that renewal was processed through May 31 of the following odd year [example: If you renewed late on July 15, 2017, then your 2019 education cycle would run from July 15, 2017 through May 31, 2019]. If your Kansas license was originally issued during the current education cycle, the issue date would be the beginning of the cycle. Courses completed prior to Kansas licensure cannot be used to meet any continuing education requirement.
During every two-year education cycle, each appraiser is required to complete the 7-hour USPAP Update course as a part of the hours required.
The current renewal fees are:
Trainee (Provisional)
Licensed appraiser
Certified Residential
Certified General
$150
$190
$190
$190
Louisiana
During each two-year certification period and as a prerequisite for certification renewal, state licensed appraisers must complete 28 hours of continuing education course work in courses approved by the Louisiana Real Estate Appraisers Board as follows:
- The mandatory seven-Hour National Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) Update Course. (No Exceptions.)
- 21 hours in real estate appraisal electives (The certified appraiser may complete these hours in appraisal subject(s) of his/her choice provided the Board approves the course(s).
Credit toward the continuing education requirement for licensed appraiser trainees, certified residential appraisers, and certified general appraisers will not be granted for courses that are less than two instructional hours. A final examination is not required on courses administered for the purpose of continuing education.
Maryland
Appraisers in Maryland are on a 3 year renewal cycle from the date their license was first issued. 42 total hours of continuing education is required every cycle, including the 7 hour USPAP course which is required every 2 years
The Commission will send out a reminder by mail 30 days prior to your license expiration date.
Anyone who fails to renew his or her license during its regular term may renew the license/certificate if the applicant meets all continuing education and filing requirements and pays the Commission a reinstatement fee of $75 in addition to the renewal fee required.
The current renewal fees are:
Trainee
Licensed appraiser
Certified Residential
Certified General
$150
$250 plus $120 National Registry fee
$250 plus $120 National Registry fee
$250 plus $120 National Registry fee
Michigan
All levels of appraisers must complete 28 hours of continuing education biennially on July 31st.
Appraisers are required to complete continuing education for a partial year in a continuing education cycle as follows:
- For continuing education cycle periods of 185 days or more, 14 hours of continuing education is required.
- For continuing education cycle periods of less than 185 days, no hours of continuing education are required.
- Educational offerings taken by an individual in order to fulfill the class hour requirement for a different classification than his/her current classification may be simultaneously counted towards the continuing education requirement of his/her current classification.
The 7-hour National USPAP course must be completed every renewal period. Also, a 2-hour course on Michigan appraiser licensing law and rules must be completed
The renewal notification will be mailed to the home address that is on file with the Department approximately 60 days prior to the date of renewal.
The current renewal fees are:
Limited Appraiser (Trainee)
State-Licensed Appraiser
Certified Residential
Certified General
$250
$350
$350
$350
Ohio
Fourteen (14) hours of continuing education credits must be submitted every year.
The Division must receive a 7‐hour, AQB‐approved National Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) course once every two (2) years as part of the 14‐hour CE requirement
The current renewal fees are:
Registered Appraiser Assistant
Licensed appraiser
Certified Residential
Certified General
$50
$125 plus $40 National Registry fee
$125 plus $40 National Registry fee
$125 plus $40 National Registry fee
Oregon
Appraiser Assistants must submit course completion certificate for no less than 14 hours of qualifying or continuing education every year on or before the license expiration date. This must include a 7-hour USPAP update course, which is required every 2 years.
Licensed Appraisers must submit course completion certificates for 28 hours of continuing or qualifying education courses, including a 7-hour USPAP update course, every 2 years on or before the license expiration date.
The current renewal fees are:
Registered Appraiser Assistant
State-Licensed
Certified Residential
Certified General
$75
$500 plus $80 National Registry fee
$500 plus $80 National Registry fee
$500 plus $80 National Registry fee
Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania State Board of Certified Real Estate Appraisers requires you to complete 28 total hours of continuing education by June 30th on every odd-numbered year (e.g. 2021, 2023, 2025, etc…)
These must include one 7 hour National USPAP Update course and one 2 hour Pennsylvania Law course.
The board mails renewal notices 2 to 3 months prior to the expiration date.
The current renewal fees are:
Trainee
Licensed appraiser
Certified Residential
Certified General
$150
$305
$305
$305
Texas
Texas appraisers must complete 28 hours of approved Appraiser Continuing Education (ACE) courses every 2 years, including one 7 hour National USPAP Update course.
Note: The same courses cannot be repeated within a 3 year period.
The current renewal fees are:
Trainee
Licensed appraiser
Certified Residential
Certified General
$250
$290
$310
$360
Virginia
All real estate appraisers, including trainees, must satisfactorily complete continuing education courses or seminars offered by accredited colleges, universities, junior and community colleges; adult distributive or marketing education programs; local, state or federal government agencies, boards or commissions; proprietary schools; or real estate appraisal or real estate related organizations of not less than 28 classroom hours during each licensing term.
Seven of the classroom hours completed to satisfy the continuing education requirements shall be the National Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice update course or its equivalent.
Note: Aside from complying with the requirement to complete the 7- Hour National USPAP Update Course, or its equivalent, appraisers may not receive credit for completion of the same continuing education course within a licensing term.
The current renewal fees are:
Trainee
Licensed appraiser
Certified Residential
Certified General
$125
$205
$205
$205
Washington
The appraiser license in Washington renews every two years on your birthday. You must complete 28 hours of continuing education during your cycle, including one 7 hour National USPAP Update course.
You can turn in the course certificates 120 days before your license expires.
The current renewal fees are:
Trainee
Licensed appraiser
Certified Residential
Certified General
$200
$530
$530
$530