How do I become USPAP certified?

USPAP has no certification of its own; you demonstrate competency through the national USPAP courses. To become a real property appraiser, you must complete the 15-Hour National USPAP Course (or an approved equivalent) as qualifying education, and practicing appraisers must complete the 7-Hour National USPAP Update Course once every two calendar years to maintain their credential. Compliance with USPAP is required for state-licensed and state-certified appraisers who perform appraisals for federally related transactions.

There is no standalone USPAP credential in Alaska. USPAP is the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice, the appraisal standards that all Alaska appraisers must follow, and USPAP courses are part of appraiser licensure. The 15-Hour National USPAP Course counts within the 83 classroom hours required to register as a trainee. Certificate holders must then take the 7-Hour National USPAP Update every two years as continuing education, taught by an instructor certified by the Appraisal Qualifications Board (AQB).

USPAP is not a credential; it is the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice, the standards all Arkansas appraisers must follow. You meet USPAP requirements through your appraiser credential's coursework: the 15-Hour National USPAP Course counts toward the 83 qualifying-education hours for the Registered Apprentice credential, and you must complete a 7-Hour USPAP Update every two years to renew any credential.

USPAP does not issue its own certification. In Delaware, you complete the 15-Hour National USPAP Course, which includes an exam, as part of the qualifying education for any appraiser license or certificate, from trainee through Certified General. To keep your credential, you must then take the 7-Hour National USPAP Update Course once every two years as continuing education.

USPAP does not issue its own certification. You satisfy USPAP requirements by completing the 15-hour National USPAP Course, which is part of the 83 hours of qualifying education Hawaii requires for trainee appraiser registration as of January 1, 2026. Once licensed, you must complete a 7-hour National USPAP update course every two calendar years to renew; the 15-hour course cannot be used to fulfill this renewal requirement.

There is no standalone USPAP credential; USPAP is the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice, a set of standards rather than a license. In Idaho, you complete the 15-hour National USPAP Course and its exam as part of the 83 hours of trainee qualifying education. Once licensed, you take a 7-hour USPAP update course covering the most recent edition every 24 months as continuing education.

USPAP itself is not a credential, so there is no standalone USPAP certification. To become a real property appraiser, you must complete the 15-Hour National USPAP Course (or an equivalent) as part of your qualifying education. Once you hold a credential, you must complete the 7-Hour National USPAP Update Course (or an equivalent) once every two calendar years to keep it.

Maine does not issue a credential in the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP); USPAP is a set of standards that licensed appraisers must follow, not a license. To work as an appraiser in Maine, you complete the 15-hour national USPAP course as part of your qualifying education and pass the state licensing exam. After licensure, you must complete a 7-hour USPAP update course every two years as part of the 14-hour continuing education requirement.

There is no standalone USPAP credential in Mississippi. You take the 15-hour National Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) course as part of the qualifying education for any appraiser credential, and it must fall within the 5 years before your application date. After licensure, you keep USPAP coverage through a 7-hour National USPAP Update course, which trainees take every second renewal and licensed or certified appraisers take in each two-year cycle.

There is no separate USPAP certificate or credential. USPAP, the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice, is the professional standard all appraisers must follow, and it is satisfied through coursework rather than a standalone license. In Montana, USPAP instruction is part of the qualifying education for every credential, and licensees must complete the 7-hour National USPAP update course as part of the 28 hours of board-approved continuing education due every two years.

There is no standalone USPAP certification. USPAP (Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice) courses are part of appraiser qualifying education. You must complete the 15-Hour National USPAP Course, or an approved equivalent, before initial licensure; for state real property credit the course must be taught by an AQB-Certified USPAP Instructor who holds a current Certified Residential or Certified General credential. Practicing appraisers keep the credential by completing the 7-Hour National USPAP Update Course once every two calendar years.

There is no standalone USPAP certification; you meet the USPAP requirement as part of appraiser licensure. Complete the 15-Hour National USPAP Course, which the Appraisal Foundation requires as qualifying education for an initial credential. In Nevada, that course counts among the 78 hours of instruction required for intern registration. After licensure, complete the 7-Hour National USPAP Update Course once every two calendar years to keep the credential active.

USPAP, the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice, is a set of standards rather than a credential, so no one becomes certified in USPAP itself. New Hampshire includes the 15-hour National USPAP Course in qualifying education, and licensed appraisers must complete the 7-Hour National USPAP Update Course every 2 calendar years to renew.

There is no standalone USPAP certification. In New Mexico, you meet the USPAP requirement by completing the 15-hour national USPAP course or its equivalent, which counts within the 83 hours of qualifying education a trainee applicant must complete as of January 1, 2026. All qualifying coursework must be given in 15-hour segments with an end-of-course examination, and you must pass that exam to receive credit.

There is no USPAP certification. USPAP, the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice, is a set of standards built into appraiser licensing, not a separate credential. North Dakota includes the 15-Hour National USPAP Course within its 83-hour apprentice curriculum, and licensed or certified appraisers must complete the 7-Hour National USPAP Update Course once every two calendar years for continuing education. Permittees on inactive status must also show the most recent edition of the 7-hour update course or its equivalent before the Board reactivates them.

USPAP certification is not a credential. To comply with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP), you complete the 15-Hour National USPAP Course and pass its exam as part of the qualifying education for your appraiser license. After licensure, you must take the 7-Hour National USPAP Update Course once every two calendar years as continuing education. The only formal USPAP credential is the AQB-Certified USPAP Instructor designation, which applies to course instructors, not practitioners.

There is no standalone USPAP certification. In South Dakota, you complete the 15-Hour National USPAP course (or its approved equivalent) as part of the 83 hours of trainee qualifying education, and credentialed appraisers must complete the 7-Hour National USPAP Update Course by July 1 of each even-numbered year to keep the credential. A $100 late fee applies if the update course is finished after June 30 of an even-numbered year, up to $200.

USPAP, the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice, is a set of professional standards rather than a credential, so no one becomes USPAP certified in that sense. West Virginia requires the 15-hour National USPAP Course as part of qualifying education, and licensees must complete a 7-hour USPAP Update Course every two years, within 8 months of a newly adopted USPAP version. Compliance with USPAP is a condition of holding any West Virginia appraiser credential.

USPAP itself is not a credential; it is the appraisal standard that Wyoming adopts by administrative rule. To become a certified appraiser in Wyoming, you complete qualifying education that includes the 15-hour national USPAP course covering the most recent edition, log 1,500 hours of experience for Certified Residential or 3,000 hours for Certified General, and pass both the national and state exams.