USPAP Requirements
• Applicants
Applicants must complete a 15-hour Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) course and pass the exam within ten (10) months of their approval for admission. Real Property applicants may provide a copy of their state license in lieu of taking a 15-hour USPAP course and exam.
• Appraisal Review and Management
Candidates
All Candidates in the Appraisal Review and Management discipline are required to have completed 15 hours of USPAP study within the five years preceding their application for advancement to Accredited Member or Accredited Senior Appraiser status.
Accredited Members (AM, ASA, FASA)
All members holding the designation of AM, ASA or FASA are required to meet the USPAP continuing education requirement of one 7-hour USPAP update course every five years.
• Business Valuation
Candidates
All Candidates in the Business Valuation discipline are required to have completed 15 hours of USPAP study within the five years preceding their application for advancement to Accredited Member or Accredited Senior Appraiser status.
Accredited Members (AM, ASA, FASA)
The Appraisal Foundation requires accredited BV appraisers to successfully complete at least 7 hours of USPAP course work every five years. This requirement may be met by taking a 7-hour USPAP update course, a 7-hour USPAP update course specific to Business Valuation (when this course is approved and available), a 15-hour USPAP course and exam or the 15-hour USPAP course (includes exam) specific to Business Valuation. Furthermore, in a letter to ASA from The Appraisal Foundation the following was approved:
"...effective April 1, 2014, all business valuers seeking recertification with ASA must demonstrate that they have taken at least 7 hours of USPAP education over the previous five years."
BV appraisers should still be obtaining the new releases of USPAP as they become available and should accommodate any change to their practice methodology accordingly.
• Gems and Jewelry
• Machinery and Technical Specialties
• Personal Property
Candidates
All Candidates in these disciplines are required to have completed 15 hours of USPAP study within the five years preceding their application for advancement to Accredited Member or Accredited Senior Appraiser status.
Accredited Members (AM, ASA, FASA)
All members holding the designation of AM, ASA or FASA within these disciplines are required to meet the USPAP continuing education requirement of one 15-hour national USPAP course and exam every five years or successful completion of the 7-hour national USPAP update course every two calendar years. When a 7-hour update course has been approved specific to PP, MTS or GJ, that course will also be acceptable every two calendar years.
• Real Property
Candidates
All Candidates in the Real Property discipline are required to have at least two 7-hour USPAP Update courses within the five years preceding their application for advancement to Accredited Member or Accredited Senior Appraiser status.
Accredited Members (AM, ASA, FASA)
All members holding the designation of AM, ASA or FASA within the Real Property discipline are required to take a 7-hour USPAP update every two years. The 7-hour update provides seven hours of ASA continuing education (CE) credit. Members MAY NOT take the 15-hour USPAP course and exam to meet their USPAP reaccreditation requirement.
• Members with Multiple Designations
Appraisers holding designations in two disciplines may use the chart below to determine the USPAP continuing education requirement they need to meet. Members with more than two designations should contact their discipline's membership and reaccreditation specialist to determine the appropriate USPAP continuing education requirement.
If you have questions regarding your reaccreditation process, please contact the Reaccreditation Department:
Nicole Cruz, Manager of Accreditation and Reaccreditation Services
ncruz@appraisers.org or 703-733-2122 | BV, GJ |
Joy Brown, Manager of Accreditation and Reaccreditation Services
jbrown@appraisers.org or 703-733-2134 | ARM, MTS |
Monica Tollander, Accreditation and Reaccreditation Services Specialist
mtollander@appraisers.org or 703-733-2113 | PP, RP |
USPAP Continuing Education Chart for Dually-Designated Members
| | ARM | BV | GJ | MTS | PP | RP |
| ARM | 7-hour update course every 5 years | 7-hour update course every 5 years | 15-hour course and pass associated exam every 5 years OR 7 hour-update course every two calendar years | 15-hour course and pass associated exam every 5 years OR 7-hour update course every two calendar years | 15-hour course and pass associated exam every 5 years OR 7-hour update course every two calendar years | 7-hour update course every 2 years |
| BV | 7-hour update course every 5 years | 7-hour update course every 5 years effective April 1, 2014 | 15-hour course and pass associated exam every 5 years OR 7-hour update course every two calendar years | 15-hour course and pass associated exam every 5 years OR 7-hour update course every two calendar years | 15-hour course and pass associated exam every 5 years OR 7-hour update course every two calendar years | 7-hour update course every 2 years |
| GJ | 15-hour course every 5 years OR 7-hour update course every two calendar years | 15-hour course and pass associated exam every 5 years OR 7-hour update course every two calendar years | 15-hour course and pass associated exam every 5 years OR 7-hour update course every two calendar years | 15-hour course and pass associated exam every 5 years OR 7-hour update course every two calendar years | 15-hour course and pass associated exam every 5 years OR 7-hour update course every two calendar years | 7-hour update course every 2 years |
| MTS | 15-hour course and pass associated exam every 5 years OR 7-hour update course every two calendar years | 15-hour course and pass associated exam every 5 years OR 7-hour update course every two calendar years | 15-hour course and pass associated exam every 5 years OR 7-hour update course every two calendar years | 15-hour course and pass associated exam every 5 years OR 7-hour update course every two calendar years | 15-hour course and pass associated exam every 5 years OR 7-hour update course every two calendar years. | 7-hour update course every 2 years |
| PP | 15-hour course and pass associated exam every 5 years OR 7-hour update course every two calendar years | 15-hour course and pass associated exam every 5 years OR 7-hour update course every two calendar years | 15-hour course and pass associated exam every 5 years OR 7-hour update course every two calendar years | 15-hour course and pass associated exam every 5 years OR 7-hour update course every two calendar years | 15-hour course and pass associated exam every 5 years OR 7-hour update course every two calendar years | 7-hour update course every 2 years |
| RP | 7-hour update course every 2 years | 7-hour update course every 2 years | 7-hour update course every 2 years | 7-hour update course every 2 years | 7-hour update course every 2 years | 7-hour update course every 2 years |
• Partially Retired Members
All active members holding the designation of AM, ASA or FASA within any discipline who are partially retired are required to meet the USPAP continuing education requirement for their discipline.
• USPAP Education
ASA will accept only the national USPAP course taught by a certified Appraiser Qualifications Board (AQB) USPAP instructor. To see a list of certified instructors, visit the Appraisal Foundation's Web site.
Click here for the USPAP Continuing Education Frequently Asked Questions
Check these pages for upcoming ASA USPAP Courses:
ASA USPAP courses are always offered through our distance learning partner, National Media Services *Important: The 7-hour USPAP home-study course is not accepted by many state real estate boards for continuing education. It is the member's responsibility to verify that his or her state's board has approved the USPAP home-study course for continuing education credit.