State Licensed (Licensed Residential)

Appraisal Education Requirements: 158 hours [Ref. K.A.R. 117-2-1(a)(2)]

The state licensed classification must meet modules 1 through 8, which includes:

• Basic Appraisal Principles – 30 Hours
• Basic Appraisal Procedures – 30 Hours
• Valuation Bias and Fair Housing Laws and Regulations – 8 Hours
• 15 Hour National USPAP Course (or equivalent) – 15 Hours
• Residential Market Analysis & Highest and Best Use – 15 Hours
• Residential Appraisal Site Valuation & Cost Approach – 15 Hours
• Residential Sales Comparison and Income Approaches – 30 Hours
• Residential Report Writing and Case Studies – 15 Hours

Certified Residential

College Education – See 6 Options for satisfying this requirement below.  (Ref. K.A.R. 117-4-1 (a)(1)

Appraisal Education Requirement: 200 hours [Ref. K.A.R. 117-4-1(a)(2)]

The certified residential classification must meet modules 1 through 10 and 12 hours of appraisal subject matter electives, which includes:

• Basic Appraisal Principles – 30 Hours
• Basic Appraisal Procedures – 30 Hours
• Valuation Bias and Fair Housing Laws and Regulations – 8 Hours
• 15 Hour National USPAP Course (or equivalent) – 15 Hours
• Residential Market Analysis & Highest and Best Use – 15 Hours
• Residential Appraiser Site Valuation & Cost Approach – 15 Hours
• Residential Sales Comparison and Income Approaches – 30 Hours
• Residential Report Writing and Case Studies – 15 Hours
• Statistics, Modeling & Finance – 15 Hours
• Advanced Residential Application & Case Studies – 15 Hours
• Appraisal Subject Matter Electives – 12 Hours (may include hours over minimum shown in modules above)

Certified Residential Appraiser College-Level Education or Requisite Experience Requirements

 In addition to the core curriculum requirements noted above, Certified Residential applicants must satisfy the college level education requirements through one of the six options listed below.

OPTION 1: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in any field of study.

OPTION 2: Associate’s degree from an accredited college or university in a field of study   related to:

• Business Administration;
• Accounting;
• Finance;
• Economics; or
• Real Estate

OPTION 3: Successful completion of 30 semester hours of college-level courses that cover each of the following specific topic areas and hours:

• English Composition (3 semester hours);
• Microeconomics (3 semester hours);
• Macroeconomics (3 semester hours);
• Finance (3 semester hours);
• Algebra, Geometry, or higher mathematics (3 semester hours);
• Statistics (3 semester hours);
• Computer Science (3 semester hours);
• Business or Real Estate Law (3 semester hours); and
• Two elective courses in any of the topics listed above or in accounting, geography, agricultural economics, business management, or real estate (3 semester hours each).

Applicants may want to review guidance on this option, which can be found in Guide Note 10 of the Criteria.

OPTION 4: Successful completion of 30 semester hours of College Level Examination Program (CLEP®) examinations from each of the following subject matter areas:

• College Algebra (3 semester hours);
• College Composition (6 semester hours);
• College Composition Modular (3 semester hours);
• College Mathematics (3 semester hours);
• Principles of Macroeconomics (3 semester hours);
• Principles of Microeconomics (3 semester hours);
• Introductory Business Law (3 semester hours); and
• Information Systems (3 semester hours).

OPTION 5: Any combination of Options #3 and #4 that ensure coverage of all topics and hours identified in Option #3

OPTION 6: As an alternative to college-level education, individuals who have held a State Licensed credential for a minimum of five (5) years may qualify for a Certified Residential credential if they have no record of any adverse, final, and non-appealable disciplinary action affecting the Licensed Residential appraiser’s legal eligibility to engage in appraisal practice with the five (5) years immediately preceding the date of application for a Certified Residential credential.

General Certified

College Education – Bachelor’s Degree or higher [Ref. K.A.R. 117-3-1(a)(1)]

Appraisal Education Requirement: 300 hours [Ref. K.A.R. 117-3-1(a)(2)]

The certified general classification must meet modules 1, 2, 3, 4, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14 & 15 and 22 hours of appraisal subject matter electives, which includes:

• Basic Appraisal Principles – 30 Hours
• Basic Appraisal Procedures – 30 Hours
• Valuation Bias and Fair Housing Laws and Regulations – 8 Hours
• 15 Hour National USPAP Course (or equivalent) – 15 Hours
• General Market Analysis & Highest and Best Use – 30 Hours
• Statistics, Modeling & Finance – 15 Hours
• General Appraiser Site Valuation & Cost Approach – 30 Hours
• General Appraiser Sales Comparison Approach – 30 Hours
• General Appraiser Income Approach – 60 Hours
• General Appraiser Report Writing and Case Studies – 30 Hours
• Appraisal Subject Matter Electives – 22 Hours (may include hours over minimum shown in modules above)

State Licensed to Certified General:

 *All applicants seeking to upgrade an existing credential on or after January 1, 2026, must complete the 8-hour Valuation Bias and Fair Laws and Regulations course in addition to the hours listed above.

Certified Residential to Certified General:

 *All applicants seeking to upgrade an existing credential on or after January 1, 2026, must complete the 8-hour Valuation Bias and Fair Laws and Regulations course in addition to the hours listed above.