Rule 539-2-.01 - College and Equivalent Courses(1) An applicant for state licensed real property appraiser who has successfully completed any course or courses of at least one hundred fifty (150) credit hours of prelicense appraiser education which was approved by another appraiser licensing and certification agency in any state, district, territory, possession, or province of the United States or Canada may submit with the applicant's application for examination evidence of that completion from such agency in order to meet the education requirement to sit for a licensing examination and to apply for state licensed real property appraiser. An applicant for a state certified residential real property appraiser who has successfully completed any course or courses of at least two hundred (200) credit hours of prelicense appraiser education which was approved by another licensing and certification agency in any state, district, territory, possession, or province of the United States or Canada may submit with the applicant's application for examination evidence of that completion from such agency in order to meet the education requirement to sit for a certification examination and to apply for state certified residential real property appraiser. An applicant for state certified general real property appraiser who has successfully completed any course or courses of at least three hundred (300) credit hours of prelicense appraiser education approved by another appraiser licensing and certification agency in any state, district, territory, possession, or province of the United States or Canada may submit with the applicant's application for examination evidence of that completion from such agency in order to meet the education requirement to sit for the certification examination and to apply for state certified general real property appraiser. (1.1) An applicant who has taken a college course, the content of which is demonstrated to the satisfaction of the Board to include subject matters authorized by Code Section 43-39A-8(d) and enumerated in Chapter 539-2 of the Rules, may count such college course toward meeting the education requirements for state licensed real property appraiser, state certified residential real property appraiser, or state certified general real property appraiser at a rate of 8 classroom hours per quarter hour or 13.3 classroom hours per semester hour of credit earned.(2) In order to be accepted by the Board as approved to meet educational requirements for classification or for continuing education, courses approved by licensing agencies in other states, districts, territories, possessions, or provinces of the United States or Canada must be courses offered through classroom instruction or through computer-based instruction that is consistent with the standards of Rule 539-2-.14 of these regulations.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 539-2-.01
O.C.G.A. Secs. 43-39A-3, 43-39A-8, 43-39A-9, 43-39A-11, 43-39A-13, 43-39A-18, 43-39A-22.
Original Rule entitled "College and Equivalent Courses" adopted. F. Sept. 25, 1990; eff. Oct. 15, 1990.Amended: F. June 28, 1991; eff. July 18, 1991.Amended: F. Sept. 30, 1991; eff. Oct. 20, 1991.Amended: F. Sept. 16, 1992; eff. Jan. 1, 1993; as specified by the Agency.Amended: F. Mar. 10, 1993; eff. Mar. 30, 1993.Amended: F. May 16, 1994; eff. June 6, 1994.Amended: Apr. 1, 1997; eff. Apr. 21, 1997.Amended: F. Oct. 6, 1998; eff. Oct. 26, 1998.Amended: F. July 21, 2000; eff. August 10, 2000.Amended: F. Mar. 22, 2001; eff. Apr. 11, 2001.Amended: F. May 2, 2005; eff. May 22, 2005.Amended: F. Jul. 2, 2012; eff. July 22, 2012.