Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
About Texas Appraiser Education

Complete 75 hours of Qualifying Education (QE) as well as the 4-Hour Supervisor and Trainee course. All education must be completed within 5 years prior to submitting your trainee application. For more information on becoming an Appraiser trainee, please visit the Trainee page on the TALCB website here:

https://www.talcb.texas.gov/potential-license-holder/appraiser-trainee.

**Updated May 1, 2018**

In addition to the 79 hours to become a trainee, you must complete an additional 75 hours of qualifying education and 1,000 supervised hours (over a minimum 6-month period) to apply for your license. There are no college education requirements for those seeking a Residential Appraiser License. For more information on becoming a Licensed Appraiser, please visit the TALCB site here:

https://www.talcb.texas.gov/potential-license-holder/licensed-appraiser

**Updated May 1, 2018**

In order to become a Certified Residential Appraiser, you must have completed a total of 200 hours qualifying education. In addition, You must satisfy ONE of the following college education requirement options:

1. Bachelor's Degree in any field of study.
2. Associate's Degree in a field of study related to Business Administration, Accounting, Finance, Economics, or Real Estate.
3. Successful completion of 30 semester hours of college level courses that cover each of the following specified topic areas and hours:
   • English composition (3-Hours)
   • Microeconomics (3-Hours)
   • Macroeconomics (3-Hours)
   • Finance (3-Hours)
   • Algebra, Geometry, or Higher Math (3-Hours)
   • Statistics (3-Hours)
   • Computer Science (3-Hours)
   • Business Law of Real Estate Law (3-Hours)
   • Two elective courses in any of the following topics: Accounting, Geography, Agriculture, Economics, Business Management, or Real Estate (3-Hours each)
4. Successful completion of at least 30 Hours of College Level Examination Program® (CLEP®)
5. Any combination of Option 3 and 4 that includes all of the topics identified in Option #3
6. No college-level education required. This option only applies to appraisers who have held a Licensed Residential credential for a minimum of five (5) years and have no record of any adverse, final, and non-appealable disciplinary action affecting the Licensed Residential Appraiser's legal eligibility to engage in Appraisal practice within the five (5) years immediately preceding the date of application for a Certified Residential Credential.

License applicants must have also completed a minimum of 1,500 hours of experience training under a licensed Certified Appraiser over a minimum of 12 months. For more information on becoming a Certified Residential Appraiser, please visit the TALCB site:

https://www.talcb.texas.gov/potential-license-holder/certified-residential-appraiser

To avoid a conflict of interest, Champions cannot be directly involved in finding appraiser supervisors for students. However, we recommend trying to locate a supervisor prior to enrolling in the course.

For more information on how to find a supervisor, please visit the TALCB website or consider searching the national registry of appraisers on the Appraisal Subcommittee (ASC) website to find appraisers who are eligible to supervise trainees.

Classroom courses require textbooks. You may pick textbooks up from a Champions campus for free, or we can ship them to you for $8.50 per book.

Online classes are module-based and therefore do not require the use of textbooks.

If you are having your exam proctored at a Champions location, a career counselor will print out your certificate for you once you have passed the exam. If you are having your exam proctored off-campus, you may call 1-800-969-2599 to have your certificate emailed to you.

Please note: Your certificate will not be emailed until a completed proctor form has been received.

Every two years, Appraisers are required to complete 28-hours of Continuing Education (CE) that includes 7-hours of USPAP Update. We offer these courses in our Live Broadcast and Online formats (Online courses are offered via Hondros Learning). These renewal classes are available for purchase individually or together in an all inclusive CE program.

Please Note: The USPAP Update courses must be completed at a campus or online.

For more information, please visit our Appraisal CE Page - Learn More

CE requirements vary by state. If you are not licensed in Texas, please visit our national landing page and choose your state to Learn More.

Please visit the TALCB fee schedule for more information about renewal fees: https://www.talcb.texas.gov/agency-information/fee-schedule

For additional states, please visit our National page and choose your State for more information.

Classroom courses require textbooks. You may pick textbooks up from a Champions campus for free, or we can ship them to you for $8.50 per book.

Online classes are module-based and therefore do not require the use of textbooks.

If you are having your exam proctored at a Champions location, a career counselor will print out your certificate for you once you have passes the exam. If you are having your exam proctored off-campus, you may call 1-800-969-2599 to have your certificate emailed to you.

Please note: Your certificate will not be emailed until a completed proctor form has been received.