Designations
What
Credentialing Means
Regular
Members who wish to increase their appraisal
proficiency may earn the designation
as either an AOA Accredited Member or
as an AOA Certified Member.
AOA
Accredited Member Status Qualification
Requirements
Read
this Note regarding new IRS appraiser
qualification requirements for doing
certain federally-related appraisals.
Regular
Members can earn AOA credentials as
an Accredited Member by satisfying
the following requirements:
| Education |
a.
Complete an approved course which
is tested, which is USPAP-centered,
and which focuses on personal
property
appraisal
ethics, theory, principles and
methodology. |
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b.
Demonstrate product knowledge by
attending an approved course of
instruction in the area
of
personal
property
appraisal specialization. As an
alternative, write a thesis on
your area of specialization. Click
here for thesis specifications. |
| Experience |
Have
two years of market-related experience
in buying, selling or valuing the
type of property being appraised. |
AOA
Certified Member Status Qualification
Requirements
Regular
Members who satisfy the above requirements
for Accredited Members and who also
satisfy the below requirements earn
credentials as Certified Members
of the AOA and are entitled to use
the designation "AOA CM" after
their names:
| Education |
Attend
the 15-hour National
USPAP Course and successfully complete
the related exam. (See "Requalification"
below.) |
| Experience |
Have
three years of market-related
experience in buying, selling
or valuing the type of property
being appraised. |
| Examination |
Successfully
complete the proctored AOA Certification
Exam (a short-answer, multiple-choice
exam covering USPAP as well as
personal property appraisal theory
and principles.) |
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| Requalification |
To
maintain Certified Appraiser status,
members must attend either the
15-hour National
USPAP course or the 7-hour National
USPAP Update course once every
five years. |
Alternative
Pathways to Designation
AOA
members who hold a professional appraisal
designation in other appraisal socities
may automatically qualify for a comparable
AOA designation. Designation
pathway alternatives.
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