Current Licensees
Credit toward the continuing education requirement for appraiser trainees, licensed residential appraisers, certified residential appraisers, and certified general appraisers will not be granted for courses that are less than two instructional hours. A final examination is not required on courses administered for the purpose of continuing education.
Effective January 1, 2005, all continuing education hours submitted for credit must be in appraiser topics. This includes any course completed through REALTOR® boards and/or proprietary schools. This is in accordance with a mandate from the Federal Appraisal Subcommittee in Washington, D.C.
Approved Continuing Education Providers and Courses
As outlined in Subsection 3408 of the Louisiana Real Estate Appraisers Law, during each two-year certification period and as a prerequisite for certification renewal, state licensed appraisers must complete 28 hours of continuing education course work in courses approved by the Louisiana Real Estate Appraisers Board as follows:
- The mandatory seven-Hour National Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) Update Course. (No Exceptions.)
- 21 hours in real estate appraisal electives (The certified appraiser may complete these hours in appraisal subject(s) of his/her choice provided the Board approves the course(s).
Course completed through institutions or providers not included herein may be considered for continuing education approval on an individual basis; however, such course work must be submitted to the Board for a determination prior to submission of the applicant's certification renewal application.