Review completed appraisals & manage large projects
What is my business worth?
Gems & Jewelry
Equipment, farm animals, high-tech, green tech, mines, yachts & more

Real Estate
Skip Navigation LinksEducation > University Partners

University Partners

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 PP/GJ 201:
    • The textbook will be provided your first day of class
    • There are no advance assignments
  • 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.

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 certificate program in personal property appraisal.

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

  • Nov. 5-8, 2009 — PP/GJ202: Personal Property Valuation Methodology - Research and Analysis
  • Feb. 11-14, 2010 — PP/GJ203: Personal Property Valuation - Report Writing
  • March 11-14, 2010 — PP/GJ204: Personal Property Valuation - The Legal and Commercial Environment
  • March 15-16, 2010 — SE100PP: USPAP for Personal Property Appraisers
For answers to questions, information and/or to register, call Tiffany Bowman at (401) 454-6499 or visit RISD on the web at www.risd.edu/ce_antiques.cfm.

 

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

University of California, Irvine

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.

  • Nov. 5-8, 2009 - PP/GJ204: Personal Property Valuation - The Legal and Commercial Environment
  • March 4-7, 2010 — PP/GJ201: Introduction to Personal Property Valuation
  • May 13-16, 2010 — PP/GJ202: Personal Property Valuation Methodology - Research and Analysis
  • June 4-5, 2010 — SE100PP: USPAP for Personal Property Appraisers

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) 824-6335 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 Missouri, Columbia (MU) (ME courses)

University of Missouri-Columbia

Online Program - Information on the online program has moved to the distance learning page

 

Northwestern University (NU) (PP/GJ201-204)

Northwestern University

Northwestern University, launched it's appraisal studies program in Fall 2004. Students may earn a certificate in personal property valuation and/or connoisseurship.

  • Dec. 3-6, 2009 - PP/GJ 202: Personal Property Valuation Methodology - Research and Analysis
  • Feb. 25-28, 2010 - PP/GJ203: Personal Property Valuation - Report Writing
  • April 15-18, 2010 - PP/GJ204: Personal Property Valuation – The Legal and Commercial Environment
  • April 19-20, 2010 - SE100PP: USPAP for Personal Property Appraisers

For additional information, see www.scs.northwestern.edu/pdp/npdp/appraisal or contact Caroline Gosselin at c-gosselin@northwestern.edu or (312) 503-4846.

Pratt Institute Center for Continuing and Professional Studies

PRATT Institute

Pratt Institute is ASA's exclusive educational partner in New York. Pratt's location near Greenwich Village in Manhattan further allows students to combine their appraisal studies with a visit to New York's famed art and cultural institutions.

  • December 3-6, 2009 - PP/GJ202: Personal Property Valuation Methodology - Research and Analysis
  • March 4-7, 2010 - PP/GJ203: Personal Property Valuation - Report Writing
  • May 20-23, 2010 - PP/GJ204: Personal Property Valuation – The Legal and Commercial Environment
  • June 14-15, 2010 - SE100PP: USPAP for Personal Property Appraisers 

For more information about registration, contact Karen D'Angelo at kdangelo@pratt.edu or call the Pratt Institute Center for Continuing and Professional Studies at (212) 647-7199
or visit Pratt on the web at http://www.pratt.edu/ccps-cert/personal_property_appraisal