How long is USPAP certification valid?

USPAP itself does not issue a certification. For state-licensed and state-certified appraisers, the 7-Hour National USPAP Update Course (or its equivalent) must be completed once every two calendar years to maintain the credential. The 2024 USPAP edition has no end date, so it remains in effect until the Appraisal Standards Board adopts changes.

The 7-Hour National USPAP Update Course is valid for two calendar years; the Appraisal Foundation requires it once every two years for continuing education. Alaska expects it in each two-year renewal cycle as part of the 28 hours of continuing education for certificate holders certified 24 months or more. The 15-hour USPAP course used for certification cannot satisfy this requirement.

A USPAP completion stays current for two calendar years. Arkansas requires every appraiser to complete the 7-Hour National USPAP Update Course, or an Appraiser Qualifications Board-approved equivalent, every two calendar years, and renewal requires a USPAP Update taken within the last two years. Separately, an upgrade applicant has 24 months after board approval to pass the exam, and exam completion is valid for 24 months.

USPAP does not issue a certification. In Connecticut, the 7-hour USPAP Update course is required during each two-year continuing education cycle; the current cycle runs February 1, 2026 through January 31, 2028, and all continuing education is due by January 31, 2028. The 15-hour USPAP course cannot be used in place of the mandatory 7-hour update.

A Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) course is not a lasting certification. The 15-hour National USPAP course counts as qualifying education, and for trainee applications filed on or after January 1, 2026, all qualifying education must have been completed within the five years before you apply. To stay current, appraisers must complete the 7-hour National USPAP update course once every two calendar years.

USPAP (the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice) is a standards document, not a credential, so it does not expire separately. Iowa appraiser certificates and associate registrations renew every two years, and each renewal requires the 7-Hour National USPAP Update Course. The most recent USPAP edition took effect January 1, 2024.

Kansas has no standalone USPAP certificate; you stay current through continuing education. Kansas requires the 7-hour National USPAP Update course in each two-year education cycle, which runs from July 1 of an odd-numbered year through June 30 of the next odd-numbered year. The 15-hour tested USPAP course cannot substitute for the update course. The appraiser credential itself renews annually, expiring on June 30.

USPAP coursework stays current on a two-year cycle rather than a fixed validity period. Maine requires the 7-Hour National USPAP Update Course in even-numbered years as part of the 14 hours of continuing education each license term, so you must refresh your USPAP training every two years. Maine's rules incorporate the USPAP 2024 Edition, effective January 1, 2024.

A completed 15-hour National USPAP course counts toward a Mississippi application only if finished within five years of the application date, under Mississippi Appraisal Board Rules 3.1 through 3.3. After licensure, appraisers must complete a 7-hour National USPAP Update course within each two-year cycle as part of the 28 hours of continuing education required to renew.

USPAP itself is not a certification. Nebraska credential applicants must complete the 15-Hour National USPAP Course within two years of application, and practicing appraisers must complete the 7-Hour National USPAP Update Course once every two calendar years to keep their credential current.

USPAP itself does not issue a certification, but Nevada ties the course to your renewal cycle. The Appraisal Foundation states the 7-Hour National USPAP Update Course must be taken once every two calendar years for continuing education. Nevada embeds that 7-hour update inside the 30 hours of continuing education you must complete in the 2 years before each renewal application.

USPAP compliance runs on a two-year cycle: New Hampshire appraisers must successfully complete the 7-Hour National USPAP Update Course, or an Appraisal Qualifications Board-approved equivalent, every 2 calendar years. The underlying license itself expires biennially, on the last day of the month 2 years from the date of issuance, and the renewal requires meeting continuing education before applying.

There is no standalone USPAP certificate. Appraisers stay current by completing the 7-Hour National USPAP Update Course once every two calendar years as continuing education. North Dakota also requires the most recent edition of that course, or its equivalent, before an appraiser on inactive status may return to practice.

USPAP compliance is not a certification that expires; it is a standard every Rhode Island licensee must follow at all times. The repeating requirement is the 7-Hour National USPAP Update Course, which must be taken once every two calendar years. It counts toward Rhode Island's 28 hours of continuing education required per two-year license term.

USPAP completion is not a certification, so it has no validity period of its own. To keep an appraiser credential active, you must complete the most current 7-hour National USPAP Update Course once every two years, by July 1 of each even-numbered year. Completing it after June 30 of an even-numbered year triggers a $100 late fee, capped at $200.

USPAP (the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice) is a set of standards rather than a certification with a validity period. West Virginia ties it to renewal: appraisers must complete the 7-Hour USPAP Update Course every two years, within 8 months of a newly adopted USPAP version. A current-cycle USPAP Update certificate is also required with a reciprocity application.