The information contained below is designed to provide a summary of the minimum education, experience and examination requirements established by the Kansas Real Estate Appraisal Board.

The information can be found in the Board’s website. However, we recommend that you contact the Appraisal Board for more detailed information.

Levels of Licensure

• Provisional Real Property Appraiser (Trainee)*
• Licensed Real Property Appraiser
• Certified Residential Real Property Appraiser
• Certified General Real Property Appraiser

*The Provisional classification was established for those trainees who have met the educational and exam requirements of the license type they are training for, but have not met the experience requirements. As Kansas is NOT a mandatory license state (unless dealing with federally related transactions), it is not required to secure the provisional license before accruing the experience needed for licensure.

Licensure Requirements:

• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Have a high school diploma or its equivalent
• Submit proof of completion of the educational requirements for each level of licensure
• Submit proof of completion of the experience requirements for each level of licensure
• For Certified Residential level: Provide proof of satisfactory completion of either a 2 year associates degree or higher, OR a total of 21 semester hours consisting of: English Composition; Principles of Economics, (either Macro or Micro); Finance; Algebra; Geometry or higher mathematics; Statistics; Computer Science; and either Business Law or Real Estate Law
• For Certified General level: Provide proof of satisfactory completion of either a 4 year bachelors degree or higher, OR a total of 30 semester hours consisting of: English Composition; Micro Economics, Macro Economics; Finance; Algebra; Geometry or higher mathematics; Statistics; Computer Science; and either Business Law or Real Estate Law. Also must include any 2 or the following courses: Accounting; Geography; Agricultural Economics; Business Management. Or Real Estate
• Pass the state examination (while the exam is not required to issue a Provisional Licenses, it must be taken and passed prior to submitting your experience)
• Submit application, required documents, and associated fees

Education Requirements:

On February 20, 2004, the Appraiser Qualifications Board of The Appraisal Foundation adopted changes to the Real Property Appraiser Qualification Criteria that went into effect on January 1, 2008. These changes represent the minimum national requirements that each state must implement for individuals applying for a real estate appraiser license or certification as of January 1, 2008. The Real Property Appraiser Qualification Criteria and Interpretations of the Criteria provides in depth information on the new criteria and may be accessed by clicking the hyperlink or is available on The Appraisal Foundation website. The educational hour requirements for KS are:

• The Provisional Appraiser must meet the same educational requirement as required for the license/certification type they are provisioning to.
• 150 hours for the Licensed Real Property Appraiser which consist of:
  • Basic Appraisal Principles (30 hours)
  • Basic Appraisal Procedures (30 hours)
  • The 15 Hour National USPAP course or its equivalent (15 hours)
  • Residential Report Writing and Case Studies (15 hours)
  • Residential Market Analysis and Highest & Best Use (15 hours)
  • Residential Appraiser Site Valuation & Cost Approach (15 hours)
  • Residential Sales Comparison & Income Approach (30 hours)
• 200 hours for the Certified Residential Real Property Appraiser
• 300 hours for Certified General Real Property Appraiser

Experience Requirements:

• Provisional Appraiser - No experience required
• Licensed Real Property Appraiser - 2000 hours in no less than 12 months
• Certified Residential Real Property Appraiser - 2500 hours in no less than 24 months
• Certified General Real Property Appraiser - 3000 hours in no less than 30 months with at least 1500 hours of experience in non-residential appraisals

Continuing Education:

• All licenses expire annually May 31st
• Continuing education is reported to the Board during each "odd" year renewal
• Appraisers are required to complete 28 hours of continuing education by the odd year renewal date (June 30th)
• If the licensee has only been an appraiser for one calendar year, then the CE hour requirement is 14 hours
• All licensees must take the 7 hour USPAP Update course or its equivalent by the "odd" year renewal date