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STATE REQUIREMENTS

The information contained below is designed to provide a summary of the minimum education, experience and examination requirements established by the Kansas Real Estate Appraisal Board. http://www.ink.org/public/kreab/

Four Categories of Appraisers in Kansas:

Provisional Real Property Appraiser (Trainee)
Licensed Real Property Appraiser
Certified Residential Real Property Appraiser
Certified General Real Property Appraiser

To be Eligible for Licensure, a person must:

Present evidence of completion of the educational requirements within a two year period immediately preceding the application date.
Submit evidence on forms satisfactory to the Board of completion of the experience requirement.
Satisfactory completion of the Board examination
Fill out the state provided application.

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:

90 hours for the Provisional Real Property Appraiser classification.

90 hours for the Licensed Real Property Appraiser classification. The classroom hours required for the licensed real estate appraiser may include the classroom hours required for the appraiser trainee. These hours must include 30 hours of basic real estate appraisal principles and/or procedures and 45 additional hours of Board approved topics.

120 hours for the Certified Residential Real Property Appraiser classification. The classroom hours required for the certified residential real estate appraiser may include the classroom hours required for the appraiser trainee or the licensed real estate appraiser. These hours must include 30 hours in appraisal principles or higher level, 30 hours in residential appraisal procedure, practice, application, and 15 hours in appraisal report writing or single property form preparation.

180 hours for the Certified General Real Property Appraiser classification. The classroom hours required for the certified general real estate appraiser may include the classroom hours required for the appraiser trainee, the licensed residential real estate appraiser, or the certified residential real estate appraiser. These hours must include 30 hours in appraisal principles or higher level, 30 hours in non-residential appraisal procedure, practice, application, 30 hours in income property valuation, and 15 hours in advanced narrative report writing.

Experience:

All experience must be supported by documentation on forms provided by the Board.

There is no experience requirement for the Provisional Real Property Appraiser. The Provisional Real Property Appraiser's experience must be under the direct supervision of a Licensed/Certified Real Property Appraiser.
Applicants for a State Licensed Appraiser license shall have a minimum of 2,000 hours of experience credit. The experience shall be the equivalent of two years of appraisal experience.
Applicants for a Certified Residential Appraiser license shall have a minimum of 2,500 hours of experience credit. The experience shall be obtained continuously over a period of no fewer than 24 months.
Applicants for a Certified General Appraiser license shall have a minimum of 3,000 hours of experience credit. The experience shall be obtained continuously over a period of no fewer than 30 months. Of these hours, 1,500 must be in non-residential properties.

License Renewal:

Licenses expire on the third year from the initial date of licensure or certification. Renewals are for a three year period.

Continuing Education Requirements:

As a prerequisite of renewal of certification, an appraiser shall present evidence satisfactory to the Board of having met the continuing education requirements. The continuing education requirements for a renewal are the completion of the equivalent of 14 hours of instruction. A three year total of 42 hours of continuing education hours may be averaged over each three year renewal period. As a part of the hour requirement, the applicant must complete a minimum of 7 hours of instruction covering USPAP every renewal period.