DEPARTMENT OF REGULATORY AGENCIES
DIVISION OF REAL ESTATE
BOARD OF REAL ESTATE APPRAISERS
4 CCR 725-2

CHAPTER 3:	STANDARDS FOR REAL ESTATE APPRAISAL QUALIFYING EDUCATION PROGRAMS

3.2	Qualifying appraisal education must be taken from providers approved by the Board. In order to be approved, qualifying education courses and the providers must meet the following standards at the time it is offered:

A.	Course content was developed by persons qualified in the subject matter and instructional design;

B.	Course content is current and corresponds with the common body of knowledge;

C.	The instructor is qualified with respect to content and teaching methods, and the body of knowledge;

D.	The number of participants and the physical facilities are consistent with the teaching method;

E.	An examination is included for measuring the information learned; and

F.	The educational offering will be developed and communicated in a manner as to promote and maintain a high level of public trust in appraisal practice.

3.3	The following may be approved as providers of qualifying appraisal education provided that the standards set forth in Board Rule 3.2 are maintained and the education providers have complied with all other requirements of the state of Colorado:

A.	Accredited colleges, junior colleges, community colleges or universities as defined in Board Rule 1.30;

B.	Professional appraisal and real estate related organizations; 

C.	State or federal government agencies;

D.	Proprietary schools holding valid certificates of approval from the Colorado Division of Private Occupational Schools, Department of Higher Education;

E.	Providers approved by other jurisdictions, provided the jurisdiction’s appraiser regulation program has been determined to be in compliance with Title XI, FIRREA;

F.	Providers approved under the CAP as defined in Board Rule 1.39; and

G.	Such other providers as the Board may approve upon petition of the provider or the applicant in a form acceptable to the Board.

3.4	On or after January 1, 1991, in order to be approved by the Board, each education provider must maintain for a period of five (5) years from the last course offering, and provide to the Board upon request, information regarding the qualifying education course offerings including, but not limited to the following:

A.	Outline or syllabus;

B.	All texts, workbooks, handouts or other course materials;

C.	Instructors and their qualifications, including selection, training and evaluation criteria;

 D.	Course examinations;

E.	Dates and locations of course offerings; and

F.	Student attendance records.

3.5	The number of hours credited must be equivalent to the actual number of contact hours of in-class instruction and testing. An hour of education is defined as at least fifty (50) minutes of instruction out of each 60-minute segment. For distance education, the number of hours credited must be that number of hours allowed by the CAP as defined in Board Rule 1.39.

3.6	Each qualifying education course offering must be at least fifteen (15) hours in duration, include an examination pertinent to the material covered, and be comprised of segments of not less than one (1) classroom hour.

3.7	Qualifying education courses and corresponding examinations must be successfully completed by the applicant. Successful completion means the applicant has attended the offering, participated in course activities, and achieved a passing score on the course examination.

3.9	It is the applicant’s responsibility to verify that a qualifying educational course offering has been approved by the Board, if the applicant wishes to claim credit for the course.

3.10	Each applicant will provide a signed statement attesting to the successful completion of the required hours of qualifying appraisal education on a form prescribed by the Board. The Board reserves the right to require an applicant or licensee to provide satisfactory documentary evidence of completion of appropriate qualifying education course work.

3.12	The following factors must be used to convert accredited college, junior college, community college or university course credits into qualifying education hours:

A.	Semester Credits x 15.00 = Hours

B.	Quarter Credits x 10.00 = Hours

3.13	Applicants must successfully complete qualifying appraisal education which builds upon and augments previous courses. Qualifying education courses which substantially repeat or duplicate other course work in terms of content and level of instruction will not be accepted. The Board will give appropriate consideration to courses where substantive changes in content have occurred.

3.14	To be acceptable for qualifying appraisal education, distance education offerings must incorporate methods and activities that promote active student engagement and participation in the learning process. Among those methods and activities acceptable are written exercises which are graded and returned to the student, required responses to computer based presentations, provision for students to submit questions during teleconferences, and examinations proctored by an independent third party, who is an official approved by the college or university, or by the sponsoring organization. Simple reading, viewing or listening to materials without active student engagement and participation in the learning process is not sufficient to satisfy the requirements of this Board Rule 3.14.

3.16	To be acceptable for qualifying real estate appraisal education, distance education courses must meet the other requirements of Chapter 3 of these Rules, and must include a written, closed book final examination proctored by an independent third party, or other final examination testing procedure acceptable to the Board. Examples of acceptable examination proctors include public officials who do not supervise the student, secondary and higher education school officials, and public librarians. Failure to observe this requirement may result in rejection of the course and/or course provider by the Board for that applicant, and may result in the Board refusing or withdrawing approval of any courses offered by the provider.

3.17	All qualifying education courses in the USPAP begun on and after January 1, 2003 must be in the form of a course approved under the CAP as defined in Board Rule 1.39, and taught by an instructor certified by the AQB of and who is a state certified appraiser.

3.18	Course providers must provide each student who successfully completes a qualifying real estate appraisal education course in the manner prescribed in Board Rule 3.7 a course completion certificate. The Board will not mandate the exact form of course completion certificates; however, the following information must be included:

A.	Name of course provider;

B.	Course title, which must describe topical content, or the Real Property Appraiser Qualification Criteria Core Curriculum module title;

C.	Course number, if any;

D.	Course dates;

E.	Number of approved education hours;

F.	Statement that the required examination was successfully completed;

G.	Course location, which for distance education modalities must be the principal place of business of the course provider;

H.	Name of student; and

I.	For all USPAP courses begun on and after January 1, 2003, the name(s) and AQB USPAP instructor certification number(s) of the instructor(s).

3.19	The provisions of Board Rule 3.3 notwithstanding, qualifying education courses begun on and after January 1, 2004 and offered through distance education modalities must be approved through the CAP as defined in Board Rule 1.39. The Board will not accept distance education courses begun on and after January 1, 2004 that have not been approved through the CAP.

3.20	All qualifying education courses in the USPAP must be presented using the most recent edition and the most recent version of the National USPAP Course (real property) or equivalent as approved by the CAP, with the exception that courses begun in the three (3) months preceding the effective date of a new edition may be presented using the next succeeding USPAP edition and course version, if available from TAF.

3.22	By offering real estate appraiser qualifying education in the state of Colorado, each provider agrees to comply with the relevant statutes and Board Rules and to permit the Board to audit said courses at any time and at no cost.

3.23	Introduction to Ad Valorem Mass Appraisal courses that have been approved by the Board as qualifying education can be used for credit as appraisal subject matter electives for applicants seeking licensure as a Certified Residential Appraiser or Certified General Appraiser.

3.24	Licensees are required to provide copies of course certificates to the Board upon request.