Louisiana Appraisal License Information

• Appraiser Trainee
• Certified Residential Appraiser
• Certified General Appraiser

• Seventy-five classroom hours of qualifying education
• Including the 15-Hour National USPAP Course

NOTE: Qualifying education hours must be obtained within the five-year period immediately preceding application for the real estate appraiser trainee license.

There are no additional examination or experience requirements.

Training and direct supervision by an appraiser who is licensed and in good standing as a residential real estate appraiser or a general real estate appraiser. The trainee is permitted to have more than one supervising appraiser. The scope of work for the real estate appraiser trainee is limited to the appraisal of those properties that the supervising real estate appraiser is licensed to appraise.

College-level requirements: None

Certified Residential Appraiser Qualification Criteria

• Two hundred (200) classroom hours of approved courses
• Including the 15-Hour National USPAP Course

A minimum of 2,500 hours (250 credit points) of appraisal experience obtained over a period of two calendar years (24 months).

College-level requirements: Associate degree or higher. In lieu of the required degree, 21 semester credit hours covering the following subject matter courses: English Composition; Principles of Economics (Micro or Macro); Finance; Algebra, Geometry or higher mathematics; Statistics; Computer Science; and Business or Real Estate Law.

Certified General Appraiser Qualification Criteria

• Three hundred (300) classroom hours of approved courses
• Including the 15-Hour National USPAP Course

A minimum of 3,000 hours (300 credit points) of appraisal experience obtained over a period of three calendar years (36 months).

College-level requirements: Bachelors degree or higher. In lieu of the required degree, 31 semester credit hours covering the following subject matter courses: English Composition; Principles of Economics (Micro or Macro); Finance; Algebra, Geometry or higher mathematics; Statistics; Computer Science; and Business or Real Estate Law; and 2 elective courses in accounting, geography, ag-economics, business management, or real estate.

IMPORTANT: For detailed information on understanding the 2008 Real Property Appraiser Qualification Criteria, please follow this link to the Appraisal Foundation.