ASA's courses prepare you to become and remain competitive and in demand for your professional services. By fulfilling ASA's educational, professional and experience requirements, you can become designated as an Accredited Member (AM) or Accredited Senior Appraiser (ASA) in the society. Once accredited, you must maintain steady participation in a continuing education program to meet the society's mandatory reaccreditation requirements and to meet any applicable federal and state mandates for licensure and certification.

To be as flexible as possible in meeting your education needs, ASA offers some courses in audio and online learning formats as well as in the traditional classroom format. More are being developed.

Following are brief descriptions of the society's principal educational formats, namely:

• Principles of Valuation Courses
• Advanced Courses and Seminars
• Continuing Education Seminars and Workshops
• Courses Offered with Universities
• Courses Offered with Compeer Associations
• On-Site Training
• Register here for CAVS

Complete information is published in ASA Professional Magazine, and up to the minute offering schedules are always available here, online, by selecting the class you are interested in.

Principles of Valuation Courses

These courses provide instruction and examination at successive, increasing levels in five areas of appraisal: business valuation, gems and jewelry, machinery and equipment valuation, personal property valuation and real property valuation.

The introductory-level courses (numbered 201) in each of the disciplines provide the basics in general valuation theory and terminology, discipline-specific theory and terminology and aspects of appraising as a profession.

The higher-level courses (numbered 202-204, with Real Property also having a 205) cover research and analysis methodologies, case studies, government regulations, report writing and professional standards.

Each of these courses has a final 3-4 hour objective question exam, with a minimal passing score of 75 percent. Continuing education hours may be awarded for each course completed:

• Business Valuation
• Gems & Jewelry
• Machinery and Equipment
• Personal Property
• Real Property

Advanced Courses and Seminars

These programs will help you work successfully in some of the most active areas of valuation today. They are filled with practical and fundamental techniques to help you expand client services and increase revenues.

• Business Valuation
• Gems & Jewelry
• Machinery and Equipment
• Personal Property
• Real Property
• Report Writing
• USPAP and USPAP Update
• ASA/ASFMRA Sponsored Seminars
• ASA Cosponsored Education

Continuing Education Seminars and Workshops

Individual disciplines present seminars and workshops on topics of interest. The annual Advanced Business Valuation Conference convenes appraisers and business leaders to examine highly specialized valuation issues.

Supplementing these offerings are local and regional seminars and workshops sponsored by society chapters for their members and professional colleagues.

Continuing education seminars are approved for reaccreditation credit.

Courses Offered with Universities

Certificate programs are offered at the following institutions of higher education:

Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, R.I.

University of California, Irvine, Calif.

University of Missouri, Columbia, Mo.

Pratt Institute

University of Georgia

Northwestern University

Courses Offered with Compeer Associations

ASA, the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers (ASFMRA), the Appraisal Institute (AI) and the Institute of Business Appraisers (IBA) are partners in offering several advanced seminars and courses throughout the year. These include Appraisal Report Writing, Appraising Agricultural Chattels, Rural Business Valuation, Excellence in Expert Witnessing Skills and Advanced Expert Witness Skills Workshop.

On-Site Training

Whether your business is domestic or international, we can offer any course in this catalog on site at your place of business. We can present them to your group at a time and location that are convenient for you. Depending on the size of your group, on-site courses may be provided at significant savings over ASA national course prices. For more information e-mail us at info@appraisers.org.