APPRAISAL PRE-LICENSE COURSES
Donaldson’s appraisal pre-license courses are AQB approved and meet the educational requirements in order to apply for an appraisal license or certification. Register with confidence and our 100% money-back guarantee that if your course isn’t accepted for credit, you get your full tuition back no questions asked! If you need information on the requirements to become an appraiser, visit our requirements page by clicking here.
DONALDSON’S APPRAISAL COURSES:
In order to become an appraiser, the first step is to meet your core education requirements in order to apply for a license. These three courses consist of the initial 75 hours required to become an appraiser. The three core appraisal pre-license courses which must be taken are:
- Basic Appraisal Principles – 30 Hours
- Basic Appraisal Procedures – 30 Hours
- 15 Hour National USPAP – 15 Hours
These three courses make up the core 75 hours in order to become a Real Estate Appraiser Trainee. Donaldson makes it easy for you to meet your appraisal pre-license requirements by offering these courses either in the classroom or in a convenient online format. To see available courses or to register for an upcoming session, click the link below to get started!
CERTIFIED RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE APPRAISER: PRE-LICENSE COURSES
To become a certified residential real estate appraiser, there are certain requirements which must be met first. Please visit our requirements page for details. In addition to the core 75 hours taken to qualify as a real estate appraisal trainee, candidates will also need to complete the additional core courses to satisfy the 200 hour requirement for certified residential appraisers. The additional courses include:
- Residential Market Analysis and Highest and Best Use (15 Hours)
- Residential Appraiser Site Valuation and Cost Approach (15 Hours)
- Residential Sales Comparison and Income Approaches (30 Hours)
- Residential Report Writing and Case Studies (15 Hours)
- Statistics, Modeling, and Finance (15 Hours)
- Advanced Residential Applications and Case Studies (15 Hours)
- Appraisal Subject Matter Electives (20 Hours)
Total Hours Required: 200
CERTIFIED GENERAL REAL ESTATE APPRAISER: PRE-LICENSE COURSES
To become a certified general real estate appraiser, there are certain experience and other requirements which must first be met by an application. You may see a complete list of the requirements by visiting our appraisal requirements page here.
- General Appraiser 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 Income Approach (60 Hours)
- General Appraiser Report Writing and Case Studies (30 Hours)
- Statistics, Modeling, and Finance (15 Hours)
- Appraisal Subject Matter Electives (30 Hours)
Total Hours Required: 300