• Registered Intern
• Licensed Residential Appraiser
• Certified Residential Appraiser
• Certified General Appraiser

To become a registered intern, the applicant must meet the following criteria:

• Show proof of completion of the following education: (courses must be approved by the Nevada Commission of Appraisers)
  • 30 hours of basic appraisal principles;
  • 30 hours of basic appraisal procedures;
  • 15 hours of National USPAP;
  • 3 hours of Nevada Law.
• Submit a completed registration application; and
• Submit required fees
  • $100.00 application fee
  • $190.00 registration fee
• 2-year valid period

***ATTENTION INTERNS***

Pursuant to NAC 645C.068 Registered interns are required to attend 6 hours of a Commission hearing prior to applying for a license/certification.

The Commission hearing dates for 2008 are now posted.

NAC 645C.068 Requirement for registered intern to attend meetings of Commission. (NRS 645C.210) A registered intern must attend at least 6 hours of meetings of the Commission before he may apply for a license or certificate. The Commission will certify to the attendance of the registered intern.

(Added to NAC by Comm’n of Appraisers of Real Estate by R158-05, eff. 9-18-2006)

Applicants for a residential appraiser license must:

• Show proof of completion of the following education (courses must be approved by the Nevada Commission of Appraisers):
  • 30 hours basic appraisal principles;
  • 30 hours basic appraisal procedures;
  • 15 hours National USPAP;
  • 15 hours residential market analysis and analysis of the highest and best use of real estate;
  • 15 hours valuation of a site and cost approach for a residential appraiser;
  • 30 hours residential sales comparison and income approaches;
  • 15 hours of instruction on residential report writing and case studies; and
  • 3 hours of Nevada Law.
• Show proof of at least 2 years and 2,400 hours of experience working as an appraiser or intern; and
• Submit a completed license application; and
• Show proof of passing the Appraisal examination or proof of active licensure in another state.
• Submit required fees:
  • $100.00 application fee; and
  • $240.00 license fee; and
  • $50.00 Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council fee
• 2-year valid period.

* EDUCATION MUST BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO TAKING THE STATE LICENSING EXAM *

Applicants must:

• Show proof of completion of the following courses: (courses must be approved by the Nevada Commission of Appraisers)
  • 30 hours basic appraisal principles;
  • 30 hours basic appraisal procedures;
  • 15 hours National USPAP;
  • 15 hours market analysis and analysis of the highest and best use of real estate;
  • 15 hours residential appraiser valuation of a site and cost approach;
  • 30 hours residential sales comparison and income approaches;
  • 15 hours residential report writing and case studies;
  • 15 hours statistics, modeling and finance;
  • 15 hours advanced residential applications and case studies;
  • 3 hours Nevada Law; and
  • 20 hours of instruction in elective courses relating to appraisals.

An applicant for a certificate as a residential appraiser must:

• Hold an associate degree or higher from an accredited college or university; or
• Have earned at least a total of 21 semester credit hours or its equivalent in the following subjects, with a minimum of 3 semester credit hours or its equivalent in each of the following subjects, from an accredited college or university:
  1. English composition;
  2. Principles of micro- or macroeconomics;
  3. Finance;
  4. Algebra, geometry or a higher level of mathematics;
  5. Statistics;
  6. Introduction to computers, including word processing and spreadsheets; and
  7. Business or real estate law.
• Show proof of at least 2 years of and 2,500 hours experience working as an appraiser or intern, including not less that 500 hours of experience relating to complex property (NRS 645C 0.55 'Complex property' defined);
• Submit a completed license application;
• Show proof of passing the Appraisal examination or proof of active licensure in another state; and
• Submit required fees:
  • $100.00 application fee; and
  • $240.00 license fee; and
  • $50.00 Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council fee
• 2-year valid period.

* EDUCATION MUST BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO TAKING THE STATE LICENSING EXAM *

Applicants must:

• Show proof of completion of the following education: (courses must be approved by the Nevada Commission of Appraisers)
  • 30 hours basic appraisal principles;
  • 30 hours basic appraisal procedures;
  • 15 hours National USPAP;
  • 30 hours general market analysis and highest and best use;
  • 30 hours general appraiser valuation of a site and cost approach;
  • 30 hours general appraiser sales comparison approach;
  • 60 hours general appraiser income approach;
  • 80 hours general appraiser report writing and case studies;
  • 15 hours statistics, modeling and finance;
  • 3 hours of Nevada Law; and
  • 30 hours of instruction in elective courses relating to appraisals.

An applicant for a certificate as a general appraiser must:

• Hold a bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited college or university; or
• Have earned at least a total of 30 semester credit hours or its equivalent in the following subjects, with a minimum of 3 semester credit hours or its equivalent in each of the following subjects, from an accredited college or university:
  1. English composition;
  2. Principles of microeconomics;
  3. Principles of macroeconomics;
  4. Finance;
  5. Algebra, geometry or a higher level of mathematics;
  6. Statistics;
  7. Introduction to computers, including word processing and spreadsheets;
  8. Business or real estate law; and
  9. Two elective courses in accounting, geography, agricultural economics, business management or real estate.
• Show proof of at least 3 years working as an appraiser or intern and 3,600 hours experience, including not less than 1,500 hours of experience of appraising commercial real estate of experience ;
• Submit a completed license application; and
• Show proof of passing the Appraisal examination or proof of active licensure in another state; and
• Submit required fees:
  • $100.00 application fee;
  • $340.00 license fee; and
  • $50.00 Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council fee
• 2-year valid period

* EDUCATION MUST BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO TAKING THE STATE LICENSING EXAM *

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