2020 Winter Newsletter

PROFESSIONAL DESIGNATION COMMITTEE NEWS

DID YOU KNOW?

Pursuant to IAAO Procedural Rules (section 10), the Certified Assessment Evaluator (CAE) designa- tion requires a bachelor’s degree (or higher) and the Residential Evaluation Specialist (RES), Mass Ap- praisal Specialist (MAS), and Personal Property Specialist (PPS) designations require an associate’s degree (or higher) from an accredited college or university. However, designation candidates may now receive credit for years of appraisal/assessment administration experience, specific subject area college coursework, or a combination thereof in lieu of holding a degree.

Bachelor’s Degree Alternatives: • Ten years of full-time appraisal/assessment experience, or • Thirty hours of accredited college course credit in specific subjects, or • A combination of experience and college credits. Associate’s Degree Alternatives: • Seven years of full-time appraisal/assessment experience , or • Twenty-one hours accredited college course credit in specific subjects, or • A combination of experience and college credits.

For more details, visit www.iaao.org .

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Winter 2020 Newsletter of the FCIAAO