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The information contained in below is designed to provide a summary of the minimum education, experience and examination requirements established by the Appraiser Qualifications Board and the State of Rhode Island. These minimum requirements became effective on January 1, 1998.

Levels of Licensure

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

• Trainee License
• Residential License
• Certified Residential License
• Certified General License

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

75 hours for the appraisal trainee classification. Must work under the technical supervision of a licensed appraiser. May assist on any appraisal within the scope of practice of the supervising appraiser.

90 hours for the licensed residential classification. The classroom hours required for the licensed residential real estate appraiser may include the classroom hours required for the appraiser trainee.

120 hours for the certified residential 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.

180 hours for the certified general 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.

The applicant shall execute an affidavit as part of the application for licensure attesting to his experience in the field of real estate appraisal. All experience must be supported by adequate written reports or file memoranda which shall be made available to the board upon request.

1. There is no experience requirement for the appraiser trainee classification.
2. Applicants for a licensed residential real estate appraiser license shall have a minimum of 2,000 hours of acceptable appraisal experience.
3. Applicants for a certified residential real estate appraiser license shall have a minimum of 2,500 hours and two and one-half years of acceptable appraisal experience.
4. Applicants for a certified general real estate appraiser license shall have a minimum of 3,000 hours and two and one-half years of acceptable appraisal experience.At least 1,500 hours of the experience must be non-reresidential properties.

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