Missouri Code of State Regulations
Title 20 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE
Division 2245 - Real Estate Appraisers
Chapter 8 - Continuing Education
Section 20 CSR 2245-8.010 - Requirements

(1) Each licensee who holds a certificate or license shall complete, during the two (2)-year license period prior to renewal, as a condition precedent to certification or license renewal, the required number of hours of real estate appraisal instruction approved for continuing education credit by the Missouri Real Estate Appraisers Commission as specified in section (2) of this rule. Licensees shall maintain their evidence of course participation or course completion certificates for the period set for appraisal file retention. Such evidence shall be submitted upon request by the commission.

(2) Licensees are required to complete twenty-eight (28) hours of continuing education during the two- (2-) year renewal cycle. The commission may require specific courses of continuing education. A licensee shall provide verification of completion of continuing education by affidavit at the time of renewal. The affidavit shall contain a truthful statement of approved courses by the commission of continuing education taken by the licensee.

(3) Individual licensees may receive continuing education credit for courses taken in Missouri or another state with which Missouri has a reciprocal agreement which have not been submitted previously by the course provider for approval; provided course content, instructor qualifications, and course administration are acceptable to the commission. Applications for nonpreapproved course credit must be received by the commission on or before December 31 in the year preceding license expiration and must be on a form prescribed by the commission.

(4) The following offerings will not be considered by the commission to meet Missouri continuing education requirements even though the offerings may be approved by states with which Missouri enters into continuing education reciprocity:

(5) Hours obtained in excess of the requirement for continuing education shall not be carried forward to satisfy the requirements for any subsequent renewal period.

(6) A licensee shall be physically present in the classroom during at least ninety percent (90%) of the actual classroom instruction.

(7) Credit will be given to a licensee for attending a specific or substantially similar course offering only once during a certificate or license renewal period.

(8) Time spent as an instructor may be counted as classroom attendance for an approved instructor who is also a licensee. This credit may be gained by an instructor only once for each course or substantially similar course offered during any renewal period. Continuing education credit may also be granted for participation, other than as a student, in appraisal educational processes and programs. Examples of activities for which credit may be granted are teaching, program development, authorship of textbooks, or similar activities which are determined to be equivalent to obtaining continuing education. The number of credit hours granted will be equivalent to the number of hours allowed by the current Appraiser Qualifications Board (AQB) criteria.

(9) Passing an examination shall not be required for credit under this chapter even when an examination is required by the provider of the course. Time devoted to examinations, other than brief periods for review and self-graded quizzes, may not be credited toward the required minimum hours of continuing education.

(10) No part of any course for continuing education shall be used to solicit memberships in organizations, recruit licensees for affiliation with any organization, or advertise the merits of any organization.

(11) All licensees of the state of Missouri shall complete, for continuing education credit, the seven- (7-) hour national Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) update course or its equivalent during each renewal cycle. The USPAP, 2020 Edition, is incorporated herein by reference and can be obtained from The Appraisal Foundation, 1155 15th Street N W, Suite 1111, Washington, DC 20005, by calling (202) 347-7722, or at www.appraisalfoundation.org. This rule does not incorporate any subsequent amendments or additions to the USPAP.