Virginia Requirements

o Appraiser Trainee
   75 hours education
   Examination
   (no experience required)

o Licensed Residential Appraiser
   90 hours education
   2,000 hours experience
   Examination

o Certified Residential Appraiser
   120 hours education
   2,500 hours experience
   Examination

o Certified General Appraiser
   180 hours education
   3,000 hours experience
   Examination

State Licensing Exams are given daily by PSI Examination Services. For a Real Estate Appraiser Candidate Bulletin please call PSI at 1.800.733.9267 or visit their website at http://www.psiexams.com.

For additional information regarding licensure, please refer to the Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation at the following link: http://www.state.va.us/dpor/ or the Virginia Real Estate Appraiser Board at http://www.state.va.us/dpor/apr_main.htm. You may reach the board office by telephone at 804.367.2039 or 804.367.8552, by fax at 804.367.6946, or by email at reappraisers@dpor.virginia.gov.

All licensed appraisers must complete 28 hours of continuing education during their two-year license term, to include the 7- hour course, The National Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice.