(a) General.

1. (1) Please consult 17 CAR § 200-208 for additional requirements.
2. (2) The certified general real property appraiser classification qualifies the appraiser to appraise all types of real property.

(b) Examination.

1. (1) The Appraiser Qualifications Board-approved certified general real property appraiser examination must be successfully completed.
2. (2) There is no alternative to successful completion of the exam.

3. (3) The prerequisites for taking the Appraiser Qualifications Board-approved examination are completion of:

   1. (A) Three hundred (300) creditable class hours as specified in subdivision (c)(2) of this section;
   2. (B) Completion of the college-level education requirements specified in subdivision (c)(1) of this section; and
   3. (C) Three thousand (3,000) hours of qualifying experience obtained in no fewer than eighteen (18) months, where a minimum of one thousand five hundred (1,500) hours must be obtained in nonresidential appraisal work.

(c) Qualifying education.

1. (1) Applicants for the certified general credential must hold a bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited college or university.

2. (2) The college or university must be a degree-granting institution accredited by:

   1. (A) The Higher Learning Commission;
   2. (B) A national or regional accreditation association; or
   3. (C) An accrediting agency that is recognized by the United States Secretary of Education.

3. (3) Applicants with a college degree from a foreign country may have their education evaluated for equivalency by one (1) of the following:

   1. (A) An accredited, degree-granting domestic college or university;
   2. (B) Foreign degree credential evaluation service company that is a member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services; or
   3. (C) A foreign degree credential evaluation service company that provides equivalency evaluation reports accepted by an accredited degree-granting domestic college or university or by a state licensing board that issues credentials in another discipline.

4. (4) The certified general real property appraiser classification requires completion of three hundred (300) creditable class hours as listed below:

   1. (A) Basic Appraisal Principles, thirty (30) hours;
   2. (B) Basic Appraisal Procedures, thirty (30) hours;
   3. (C) 15-Hour National USPAP Course, or its equivalent, fifteen (15) hours;
   4. (D) General Appraiser Market Analysis and Highest and Best Use, thirty (30) hours;
   5. (E) Statistics, Modeling, and Finance, fifteen (15) hours;
   6. (F) General Appraiser Site Valuation and Cost Approach, thirty (30) hours;
   7. (G) General Appraiser Sales Comparison Approach, thirty (30) hours;
   8. (H) General Appraiser Income Approach, sixty (60) hours;
   9. (I) General Appraiser Report Writing and Case Studies, thirty (30) hours; and
   10. (J) Appraisal Subject Matter Electives, thirty (30) hours.
5. (5) As a part of the three hundred (300) required hours, the applicant shall successfully complete the 15-Hour National USPAP Course or its Appraiser Qualifications Board-approved equivalent and successfully pass the examination.
6. (6) Applicants must demonstrate that their education includes the core courses listed in this section, with particular emphasis on nonresidential properties.

7. (7) Appraisers holding a valid registered apprentice appraiser credential may satisfy the educational requirements for the certified general real property appraiser credential by successfully completing the following additional education hours:

   1. (A) General Appraiser Market Analysis and Highest and Best Use, thirty (30) hours;
   2. (B) Statistics, Modeling, and Finance, fifteen (15) hours;
   3. (C) General Appraiser Site Valuation and Cost Approach, thirty (30) hours;
   4. (D) General Appraiser Sales Comparison Approach, thirty (30) hours;
   5. (E) General Appraiser Income Approach, sixty (60) hours;
   6. (F) General Appraiser Report Writing and Case Studies, thirty (30) hours; and
   7. (G) Appraisal subject matter electives, thirty (30) hours.

8. (8) Appraisers holding a valid state-licensed real property appraiser credential may satisfy the educational requirements for the certified general real property appraiser credential by successfully completing the following additional education hours:

   1. (A) General Appraiser Market Analysis and Highest and Best Use, fifteen (15) hours;
   2. (B) Statistics, Modeling, and Finance, fifteen (15) hours;
   3. (C) General Appraiser Site Valuation and Cost Approach, fifteen (15) hours;
   4. (D) General Appraiser Sales Comparison Approach, fifteen (15) hours;
   5. (E) General Appraiser Income Approach, forty-five (45) hours;
   6. (F) General Appraiser Report Writing and Case Studies, fifteen (15) hours; and
   7. (G) Appraisal subject matter electives, thirty (30) hours.

9. (9) Appraisers holding a valid certified residential real property appraiser credential may satisfy the educational requirements for the certified general real property credential by successfully completing the following additional educational hours:

   1. (A) General Appraiser Market Analysis and Highest and Best Use, fifteen (15) hours;
   2. (B) General Appraiser Site Valuation and Cost Approach, fifteen (15) hours;
   3. (C) General Appraiser Sales Comparison Approach, fifteen (15) hours;
   4. (D) General Appraiser Income Approach, forty-five (45) hours; and
   5. (E) General Appraiser Report Writing and Case Studies, ten (10) hours.
10. (10) Registered apprentice appraisers, state-licensed real property appraisers, and certified residential real property appraisers wishing to change to the certified general real property appraiser classification must also satisfy the requirements in subdivisions (c)(1) – (6) of this section.

(d) Experience.

1. (1) Three thousand (3,000) hours of experience are required to be obtained during no fewer than eighteen (18) months.
2. (2) One thousand five hundred (1,500) hours must be in nonresidential appraisal work.
3. (3) While the hours may be cumulative, the required number of months must accrue before an individual can be certified.
4. (4) The experience of the applicant must be of a type and nature sufficient to convince the State Board of Appraisers, Abstracters, and Home Inspectors of a demonstrated and proven capability of the applicant to adequately perform assignments of a type permitted by a certified general real property appraisal credential.