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STATE OF UTAH

STATE REQUIREMENTS

The information contained below is designed to provide a summary of the minimum education, experience, and examination requirements established by the Utah Division of Real Estate. http://www.commerce.utah.gov/dre/. We recommend that you contact the Division for more detailed information and for any law or regulation changes which may have occurred.

THREE LEVELS OF REAL ESTATE APPRAISER LICENSING:

Licensed Appraiser
Certified Residential Appraiser
Certified General Appraiser

To Become a Licensed Appraiser in Utah:

Education – you must have 90 classroom hours of state-approved pre-licensing education. Classes do not have an expiration date. They will count no matter how old they are. If you were a Registered Appraiser, those initial classes you took (75 hours) do count. Classes should be listed on the education documentation form. Include certificates, transcripts of credit, letters of credit, or other evidence verifying completion of the courses.

Experience – you must affiliate with a certified or licensed appraiser who is willing to supervise all of your work, and you must be able to document a minimum of 12 months of full-time experience as an appraiser (400 points). The points must be accrued within the five years prior to application and must be documented on a ledger. You must use the Division’s form or you may use your own form that is in the same format (the Division must have all the information provided that the sample form calls for).ALL EXPERIENCE SHALL BE GAINED UNDER THE CONTINUAL DIRECTION OF A SUPERVISING APPRAISER.

When you have the requisite number of education hours, 12 months of full-time experience, and 400 points, you then submit the application packet (properly notarized) along with a complete work log, education certificates, and the non-refundable $350 application fee to the Division of Real Estate.

The education portion of the application is immediately sent to the Education Review Committee. Within approximately a week the Experience Review Committee will request several samples of your work (usually six). When those samples are received by the Division of Real Estate they are forwarded to the Experience Review Committee. When this committee has finished reviewing your experience (this process often takes two to three months since the review committees work on a volunteer basis and because of the high volume of applications) they make a recommendation to the Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board. The board then votes on your application at their next scheduled meeting. If your work and education are approved, you are mailed the materials needed to take the state test. If they are not, you will be notified by mail. After you take and pass the test, you submit your score reports from the testing center to the Division and pay the $50 federal registry fee.

To Become a Certified Residential Appraiser in Utah:

Education – you must have 120 classroom hours of state-approved pre-licensing education. Classes do not have an expiration date. They will count no matter how old they are. If you were a Registered Appraiser, those initial classes you took (75 hours) do count. Classes should be listed on the education documentation form. Include certificates, transcripts of credit, letters of credit, or other evidence verifying completion of the courses.

Experience – the candidate is required to document a minimum of 24 months full-time experience as an appraiser (500 points). The points must be accrued within the five years prior to application and must be documented on a ledger. You must use the Division’s form or you may use your own form that is in the same format (the Division must have all the information provided that the sample form calls for). When you have the requisite number of education hours, experience, and points, you then submit the application packet (properly notarized) along with a complete work log, education certificates, and the non-refundable $350 application fee to the Division of Real Estate. The education portion of the application is immediately sent to the Education Review Committee.

Within approximately a week the Experience Review Committee will request several samples of your work (usually six). When those samples are received by the Division of Real Estate they are forwarded to the Experience Review Committee. When this committee has finished reviewing your experience (this process often takes two to three months since the review committees work on a volunteer basis and because of the high volume of applications) they make a recommendation to the Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board. The board then votes on your application at their next scheduled meeting. If your work and education are approved, you are mailed the materials needed to take the state test. If they are not, you will be notified by mail. After you take and pass the test, you submit your score reports from the testing center to the Division and pay the $50 federal registry fee.

To Become a Certified General Appraiser in Utah:

Education – you must have 180 classroom hours of state-approved pre-licensing education. Classes do not have an expiration date. They will count no matter how old they are. If you were a Registered Appraiser, those initial classes you took (75 hours) do count. Classes should be listed on the education documentation form. Include certificates, transcripts of credit, letters of credit, or other evidence verifying completion of the courses.

Experience – the candidate is required to document a minimum of 30 months full-time experience as an appraiser (600 points). The points must be accrued within the five years prior to application and must be documented on a ledger. You must use the Division's form or you may use your own form that is in the same format (the Division must have all the information provided that the sample form calls for). When you have the requisite number of education hours, experience, and points, you then submit the application packet (properly notarized) along with a complete work log, education certificates, and the non-refundable $350 application fee to the Division of Real Estate. The education portion of the application is immediately sent to the Education Review Committee.