Notice to Appraisal Trainees:
Massachusetts has never implemented the Appraiser Qualifications Board's Qualification Criteria for Appraisal Trainees. Therefore, a Trainee applicant for up-grade may not have earned credit for both the Basic Appraisal Principals and Basic Appraisal Procedures courses. Whichever course was used for credit to obtain the existing Appraisal Trainee license will be given credit under the new Criteria. If the alternate course was taken in order to renew the Appraisal Trainee license prior to January 1, 2008, and the license was renewed, both courses will be given credit under the new criteria. However, only education obtained and credited prior to January 1, 2008, will carry over to the new Criteria for the purpose of upgrading to any level from the Appraisal Trainee level. Therefore, if the alternate course was completed by the Trainee but not used to renew the credential prior to January 1, 2208, the applicant will be required to complete a 2008 compliant Basic Principals or Basic procedures course.
Appraisal Trainee to State-Licensed:
*Basic Appraisal Principals or Basic Appraisal Principals * Only one of these courses was required to obtain a trainee license. Therefore, the course not completed will have to be completed to up-grade under the new Criteria | 30 Hours |
Residential Market Analysis and Highest and Best Use | 15 Hours |
Residential Appraiser Site Valuation and Cost Approach | 15 Hours |
Residential Appraiser Sales Comparison and Income Approaches | 30 Hours |
Residential Appraiser Report Writing and Case Studies | 15 Hours |
Appraisal Trainee to Certified Residential:
*Basic Appraisal Principals or Basic Appraisal Principals * Only one of these courses was required to obtain a trainee license. Therefore, the course not completed will have to be completed to up-grade under the new Criteria | 30 Hours |
Residential Market Analysis and Highest and Best Use | 15 Hours |
Residential Appraiser Site Valuation and Cost Approach | 15 Hours |
Residential Appraiser Sales Comparison and Income Approaches | 30 Hours |
Residential Appraiser Report Writing and Case Studies | 15 Hours |
Statistics, Modeling and Finance | 15 Hours |
Advanced Residential Applications and Case Studies | 15 Hours |
Any Real Estate Appraisal Approved Primary Courses | 20 Hours |
Associate's Degree or College Courses in:
| 21 Semester Credit Hours |
Appraisal Trainee to Certified General:
*Basic Appraisal Principals or Basic Appraisal Principals * Only one of these courses was required to obtain a trainee license. Therefore, the course not completed will have to be completed to up-grade under the new Criteria | 30 Hours |
General Market Analysis and Highest and Best Use | 30 Hours |
General Appraiser Site Valuation and Cost Approach | 30 Hours |
General Appraiser Sales Comparison Approach | 30 Hours |
General Appraiser Report Writing and Case Studies | 30 Hours |
Statistics, Modeling and Finance | 15 Hours |
General Appraiser Income Approach | 60 Hours |
Any Real Estate Appraisal Approved Primary Courses | 30 Hours |
Bachelor's Degree or College Courses in:
| 30 Semester Credit Hours |
State-licensed Appraiser to Certified Residential:
Statistics, Modeling and Finance | 15 Hours |
Advanced Residential Applications and Case Studies | 15 Hours |
Any Real Estate Appraisal Approved Primary Courses | 20 Hours |
Associate's Degree or College Courses in:
| 21 Semester Credit Hours |
State-licensed Appraiser to Certified General:
General Appraiser Market Analysis and Highest and Best Use | 15 Hours |
Statistics, Modeling and Finance | 15 Hours |
General Appraiser Sales Comparison Approach | 15 Hours |
General Appraiser Site Valuation and Cost Approach | 15 Hours |
General Appraiser Income Approach | 45 Hours |
General Appraiser Report Writing and Case Studies | 15 Hours |
Any Real Estate Appraisal Approved Primary Courses | 30 Hours |
Bachelor's Degree or College Courses in:
| 30 Semester Credit Hours |
Certified Residential to Certified General:
General Appraiser Market Analysis and Highest and Best Use | 15 Hours |
General Appraiser Sales Comparison Approach | 15 Hours |
General Appraiser Site Valuation and Cost Approach | 15 Hours |
General Appraiser Income Approach | 45 Hours |
General Appraiser Report Writing and Case Studies | 10 Hours |
Bachelor's Degree or College Courses in:
| 30 Semester Credit Hours |