- (A) Board-approved continuing education is to be reported electronically, by board-approved education providers within fourteen (14) days of course completion.
- (B) All active license or certifications shall provide proof biennially of completion of continuing education requirements of Section 40-60-35 to include the most current USPAP course.
(C) Approved qualifying courses may be used to meet the continuing education requirements provided the following conditions are met:
- (1) Qualifying courses must be on the Board’s approved list.
- (2) The level of the course must be above the appraiser’s current status [e.g. a licensed appraiser may receive continuing education credit for taking a Certified Residential or Certified General Level Course].
- (3) Credit will not be given for the same category course taken within a two (2) year period.
- (D) Requests for credit for a continuing education course not previously approved by the Board must demonstrate the course content is substantially different from their previously complete qualifying courses. Requests for continuing education credit for non-approved courses must be made on a form approved by the Board and must be submitted along with a nonrefundable fee.
- (E) Appraisers authorized to engage in real estate appraisal activity in South Carolina as a non-resident appraiser may meet the continuing education requirements by providing evidence they meet the continuing education requirements of their state of residence. Non-resident real estate appraisal requirements must meet South Carolina’s minimum hour requirements and be approved by the regulatory agency in their resident state. Non-resident appraisers not actively licensed in their resident state must meet the requirements of South Carolina.
- (F) Submission of false or misleading information is grounds for immediate suspension of the appraiser’s authority to practice along with other possible disciplinary actions.
- (G) Approved instructors may receive up to one-half of their continuing education credit for teaching continuing education courses, subject to Board approval. Credit will not be given for the same continuing education course more than once during a continuing education cycle.
HISTORY: Added by State Register Volume 19, Issue No. 6, eff June 23, 1995. Amended by State Register Volume 25, Issue No. 5, Part 2, eff May 25, 2001; State Register Volume 32, Issue No. 2, eff February 22, 2008; State Register Volume 38, Issue No. 6, Doc. No. 4426, eff June 27, 2014; State Register Volume 40, Issue No. 5, Doc. No. 4589, eff May 27, 2016; SCSR 42-5 Doc. No. 4766, eff May 25, 2018; SCSR 43-5 Doc. No. 4857, eff May 24, 2019; SCSR 46-5 Doc. No. 5100, eff May 27, 2022; SCSR 49-5 Doc. No. 5340, eff May 23, 2025.