How hard is the USPAP exam?

There is no standalone national "USPAP exam." USPAP knowledge is tested in two places: the end-of-course exam in the 15-Hour National USPAP Course, which real property appraisers must complete for licensure, and USPAP questions on the National Uniform Licensing and Certification Examination. Each national exam has 125 questions (110 scored), and candidates need a scaled score of 75 on a 0-to-110 scale to pass.

In Alabama's appraiser licensing, Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) is not a separate exam; it is tested within the National Uniform Licensing and Certification Examinations. USPAP questions make up 22% of the State Licensed exam, 18% of the Certified Residential exam, and 17% of the Certified General exam, and the Trainee exam devotes 12 items to it. Every level uses 110 scored questions and requires a minimum scaled score of 75 on a 0-110 scale to pass, with the exam fee at $83 per attempt.

Connecticut does not test USPAP separately for licensure. USPAP enters through required coursework: each two-year continuing education cycle includes a 7-hour USPAP update taught by a Certified USPAP Instructor, and completing the 15-hour USPAP course cannot substitute for it. The exam that gates certification is the National Uniform Licensing and Certification Exam, with reported pass rates below 65% on the residential-level exams and around 50% on the Certified General exam.

There is no standalone USPAP exam. The 15-Hour National USPAP Course, required as qualifying education for every appraiser credential, ends with a written exam, and Rhode Island requires a proctored exam for all distance-education course offerings. The exam tests the course materials, which cover the 2024 Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) text and the Guidance and Reference Manual, so allow time for close reading of the standards and their rules before testing.