University Partners

Pratt | Purchase College | RISD | UC Irvine | UChicago

The American Society of Appraisers' Personal Property / Gems & Jewelry courses are offered in partnership with a select group of universities around the United States.

Important information regarding registration and required textbooks:

Students must register directly with the university
Students will be issued a course manual on the first day of class
For all other classes:
- Textbooks should be purchased in advance from ASA
- There are reading assignments which should be completed prior to the first day of class
- Bring your textbooks to class
- For more information about pre-course preparation and textbooks, see the Student Resource Center

Instructor Biographies

Click here to read biographies for many of the instructors that teach in the University Partners program.

For questions on requirements for university certificate programs, please contact the school directly.

Pratt Institute Center for Continuing and Professional Studies

Pratt's location near Greenwich Village in Manhattan allows students to combine their appraisal studies with a visit to New York's famed art and cultural institutions.

June 9-10, 2012 - Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) for Personal Property, Gems & Jewelry and Machinery & Equipment (15-hour)

To register, use the following instructions for online registration:

Click here
Enter the course code (CC) in the course code number field and press submit - you will be taken to the customer information screens and complete payment. Current email address and valid credit card are necessary to complete the transaction.
For questions, call Chris Ferrara at (212) 647-7199. Prospective and international students may call the office and ask for Chris if they need to register by phone.

Purchase College

State University of New York

The American Society of Appraisers is pleased to partner with Purchase College, SUNY to offer 2012 Appraisers’ Summer Camp, an accelerated, intense two-week program of education designed to give you all the essential valuation skills needed to be an appraiser of personal property.

This rigorous program contains all courses that ASA designated appraisers must complete, making them the most qualified in the profession for appraisal assignments. The courses in the program fill the education qualification towards membership and accreditation in ASA.

The Intensive Principles of Value Program

June 4-7, 2012 - PP/GJ201 Personal Property Valuation Methodology - Introduction
June 8-10, 2012 - PP/GJ202 Personal Property Valuation Methodology-Research and Analysis
June 11-14, 2012 - PP/GJ203 Personal Property Valuation - Report Writing
June 15-18, 2012 - PP/GJ204 Personal Property Valuation - The Legal & Commercial Environment

To learn more about Summer Appraisal Camp, click here. To register, please visit the university's website or contact Kelly Jackson in Continuing education at SUNY Purchase at kelly.jackson@purchase.edu.

Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) (PP/GJ)

ASA's educational partner in the northeastern United States is the Rhode Island School of Design, a well-respected education leader in the field of fine and applied art. This partnership began in December 2001 when ASA's series of four personal property Principles of Valuation courses became the foundation of a new Rhode Island School of Design certificate program in personal property appraisal.

RISD is located in a convenient and picturesque section of Providence, RI, close to Brown University.

For answers to questions, information and/or to register, contact Louise T. Hall, ASA, Program Advisor for the RISD Appraisal Studies in Art and Antiques, by email at lthallinc2@aol.com or by phone at (603) 675-5117 or visit RISD on the web at http://www.risd.com/cfm/conted.cfm.

University of California, Irvine (UCI) (PP/GJ)

ASA has developed an agreement with this very prestigious Division I university to offer ASA's PP/GJ201–204 Principles of Valuation course series and an exciting array of special interest and connoisseurship courses.

Whether you're looking for professional development or personal enrichment, this program will prepare you with the knowledge necessary to carry out your career goals and life ambitions.

Jul 30-31, 2012 - Jewelry: What's Hot & What's Not?
Sep 6-9, 2012 - PP/GJ203 Personal Property Valuation: Report Writing
Sep 10-11, 2012 - Insurance, Appraisers & the Law
Nov 1-4, 2012 - PP/GJ204 Personal Property Valuation: The Legal Environment
Nov 5-6, 2012 - Appraising Antique Clocks

Please Note: Recommended student manuals for Connoisseurship and professional development courses are available for purchase at cost at the course site.

For more information, call Kirwan Rockefeller at (949) 824-5592 or by email at Kirwan.Rockefeller@unx.uci.edu or visit http://unex.uci.edu/certificates/arts_culture/appraisals

For more information about UCI's Connoisseurship program visit http://unex.uci.edu/certificates/arts_culture/connoisseurship/

To register for either program, call (949) 824-5414 or go online at www.unex.uci.edu.

University of Chicago Graham School (UChicago) (PP/GJ)

ASA has developed an agreement with the University of Chicago Graham School to offer ASA's PP/GJ201–204 Principles of Valuation course series to complement their already established Artifact Collection Care Certificate Program.

Whether you're looking for professional development or personal enrichment, this new series of courses will prepare you with the knowledge necessary to carry out your career goals in the area of appraisal.

October 17-20, 2012 - PP/GJ201 Introduction to Personal Property Valuation
November 28 - December 1, 2012 - PP/GJ202 Personal Property Valuation: Methodology, Research & Analysis
January 16-19, 2013 - PP/GJ203 Personal Property Valuation: Report Writing
April 10-13, 2013 - PP/GJ204 Personal Property Valuation: The Legal Environment

For more information, call Sarah Pesin at (773) 702-2768, email her at appraisers@uchicago.edu or visit grahamschool.uchicago.edu/appraisers

For more information about the Graham School's Artifact Collection Care Certificate Program please click here.

To register for either program, call (773) 702-1722 or go online at grahamschool.uchicago.edu/appraisers