Alaska Appraisal Education State Requirements

The information contained below is designed to provide a summary of the minimum education, experience, and examination requirements established by the Alaska Board of Certified Real Estate Appraisers.

The information provided below can be found on the Board’s website. However, we recommend you contact the Real Estate Appraisal Board for more detailed information and for any changes which may have occurred in the Administrative Code.

Licensing

There are four levels of real estate appraiser licensing. They are:

NOTE:  The Institutional Real Estate Appraiser is an appraiser who is employed full-time by a financial institution with offices in the state.  The certificate to practice as Certified Real Estate Appraiser terminates when the person certified leaves the full-time employment of a financial institution.  An institutional appraiser may not perform real estate appraisal services for the general public or for a fee other than the salary the person receives as a full-time employee of a financial institution.  The Institutional Appraiser must show proof of meeting the educational requirements of 180 hours and submit an application with work verification.

Education:

Each level must successfully complete the specified hours of approved real estate appraisal courses for each level of licensure, which includes at least 15 hours on the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP). The specified hours are:

75 hours for the Registered Trainee classification. 120 hours for the Residential Real Estate Appraiser classification. The classroom hours required for the certified residential appraiser may include classroom hours required for the appraiser trainee. 180 hours for the General Real Estate Appraiser classification. The classroom hours required for the certified general appraiser may include the classroom hours required for the certified residential appraiser and appraiser trainee.

Experience:

Applicants shall list their appraisal experience on the application provided by the Board.

Continuing Education Requirements:

At the time of certificate renewal, an applicant for renewal who has been certified for 24 months or more must provide documentation of satisfactory completion of 28 hours of continuing education. If the applicant has been licensed for 12 months or more, but less than 24 months, he/she must provide documentation of satisfactory completion of 14 hours of continuing education.

Certificate Renewal:

All certificates expire on June 30 of odd-numbered years, regardless of when issued, except certificates issued within 90 days of the expiration date will be issued through the next biennium.

To Be Eligible for Licensure/Certification, a person must:

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