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University Partners

 Purchase College  |  RISD  |  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:
      • Monograph 01, for PP/GJ201 Introduction to Personal Property Valuation
      • Monograph 02, for PP/GJ201 Introduction to Personal Property Valuation
      • Monograph 03, for PP/GJ201 Introduction to Personal Property Valuation
      • Monograph 04, for PP/GJ202 Personal Property Valuation: Methodology, Research & Analysis
      • Monograph 05, for PP/GJ202 Personal Property Valuation: Methodology, Research & Analysis
      • Monograph 06, for PP/GJ202 Personal Property Valuation: Methodology, Research & Analysis
      • Monograph 07, for PP/GJ202 Personal Property Valuation: Methodology, Research & Analysis
      • Monograph 13, for PP/GJ201 Introduction to Personal Property Valuation
    • 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.

Purchase College

State University of New York

The American Society of Appraisers is pleased to partner with Purchase College, SUNY to offer a yearly 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.

  • June 8-11, 2013     PP/GJ201 Introduction to Personal Property Valuation
  • June 12-15, 2013   PP/GJ202 Personal Property Valuation: Methodology, Research & Analysis
  • June 16-19, 2013   PP/GJ203 Personal Property Valuation: Report Writing
  • June 20-23, 2013   PP/GJ204 Personal Property Valuation: The Legal and Regulatory Environment

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)

Rhode Island School of Design

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 Continuing Education certificate program in personal property appraisal.

RISD is located in a convenient and picturesque section of Providence, RI.

For more information or to register, visit RISD Continuing Education or contact the Appraisal Studies in Art + Antiques Certificate Program Advisor, Louise T. Hall, by e-mail at lthallinc2@aol.com or by phone at (603) 675-5117. 

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

University of Chicago Graham School

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.

  • July 17-20, 2013 - PP/GJ203 Personal Property Valuation: Report Writing
  • September 11-14, 2013 - PP/GJ204 Personal Property Valuation: The Legal Environment
  • January 29-February 1, 2014 - PP/GJ201 Introduction to Personal Property Valuation
  • April 30-May 3, 2014 - PP/GJ202 Introduction to Personal Property Valuation: Methodology, Research & Analysis
  • September 10-13, 2014 - PP/GJ203 Introduction to Personal Property Valuation: Report Writing
  • November 5-8, 2014 - PP/GJ203 Introduction to Personal Property Valuation: The Legal Environment

For more information, call Nicole Yagoda at (773) 702-2768, email her at appraisers@uchicago.edu or visit http://grahamschool.uchicago.edu/asa

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 http://grahamschool.uchicago.edu/asa

 

*Course for which the Personal Property Committee has not reviewed content.