Rule 30-1501-11.5 - Education Prerequisite to Application1. As a prerequisite to application for an Appraiser Trainee permit, an applicant must have completed all education requirements established by the AQB, including successful passage of the appropriate end-of-course examinations in all prerequisite qualifying education courses. Applicants must also pass the 15-hour National Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) course or its AQB-approved equivalent and the examination as part of prequalification education requirements as established by the AQB. All qualifying education must be completed within the five (5) year period immediately prior to the date of the submission of an Appraiser Trainee application. NOTE: Appraiser Trainees shall be required to complete a course that, at a minimum, complies with the specifications for course content established by the Appraisal Qualifications Board (AQB), which is specifically oriented to the requirements and responsibilities of the Certified Supervisory Appraiser and the Appraiser Trainee. The course must be completed by the applicant prior to obtaining an Appraisal Trainee credential from the State Appraisal Board. Further, the Appraiser Trainee course is not eligible for use towards the required hours of qualifying education required to become an Appraiser Trainee as established by the AQB.
2. A classroom hour is defined as 60 minutes, of which at least 50 minutes are instruction attended by the student. 3. Classroom hours for Qualifying Education may only be obtained where the minimum length of the educational offering is 15 hours in length and the individual must have successfully completed an examination pertinent to that educational offering. 4. Credit for the classroom hour requirement may be obtained from the following: (a) Colleges or Universities (b) Community or Junior Colleges (c) Real Estate Appraisal or Real Estate related organizations as approved by the Board. (d) State or Federal Agencies or Commissions as approved by the Board. (e) Proprietary Schools as approved by the Board. (f) Other providers approved by the Board. 5. The content for courses, seminars, workshops, or conferences should include coverage of basic real estate appraisal principles, procedures and USPAP as described in the Appraisal Qualifications Board (AQB) course curriculum guideline, as follows: (a) Basic appraisal principles; (b) Basic appraisal procedures; (c) The 15- hour National USPAP Course or its equivalent; and (d) The Appraiser Trainee/Certified Supervisory Appraiser training course. 30 Miss. Code. R. 1501-11.5
Miss. Code Ann. §§ 73-34-9(1)(c), 73-34-59