This package includes three continuing education courses required for license renewals on or after January 1, 2026:
Students attending the USPAP Update course are required to have a copy of the current USPAP® and USPAP® Guidance and Reference Manual. After enrolling in the course, students will receive an email with the code needed to access digital versions of these materials.
This 7-hour AQB CAP approved course meets the Valuation Bias and Fair Housing Laws and Regulations Outline from the Real Property Qualification Criteria for Continuing Education during the first CE cycle after January 1, 2026.
Join us for this engaging seven-hour course designed to refresh and reinforce your understanding of valuation bias and its impact on the real estate industry. As appraisal professionals, you'll explore how historical practices, legal frameworks, and modern regulations shape your work today. Through interactive inquiries, real-world case studies, and practical examples, we'll delve into key federal fair housing laws and effective strategies to recognize and prevent bias in appraisals.
This course offers an opportunity to deepen your expertise and stay current with the latest developments in housing policies. By participating, you'll enhance your ability to deliver appraisals that align with professional standards and promote fairness in the industry. Whether you're fulfilling continuing education requirements or looking to enrich your professional practice, we invite you to be part of this important conversation shaping the future of appraisal.
This asynchronous 7-Hour Equivalent USPAP Course is designed to strengthen an appraiser’s ability to apply USPAP with clarity, consistency, and professional judgment in today’s appraisal environment. The course begins by reinforcing the critical role of USPAP’s defined terminology, examining how precise language establishes a shared professional framework that governs scope of work decisions, assignment elements, and ethical obligations. By focusing on how USPAP distinguishes concepts such as client and intended user, impartiality and bias, and objectivity and independence, appraisers gain a stronger foundation for recognizing and avoiding common compliance pitfalls.
Building on this foundation, the course examines impartiality, bias, and ethical judgment as core components of credible appraisal practice. Learners explore how personal interests, preferences, and undisclosed information can affect objectivity, when disclosure is required under the ETHICS RULE, and how materiality influences whether a situation results in a USPAP violation. Emphasis is placed on applying ethical standards to real appraisal decisions, rather than treating ethics as abstract requirements.
The remainder of the course applies USPAP through a series of practical case studies that reflect modern appraisal challenges. These scenarios address client relationships and report control, data and documentation management, effective dates, workfile obligations, emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence, scope of work decisions, property rights, leases, and extraordinary assumptions. Throughout the course, appraisers use the 2024 USPAP and the 2026 USPAP® Guidance and Reference Manual, accessible within the course, to locate authoritative guidance, support defensible conclusions, and strengthen their ability to apply USPAP in complex, real-world assignments.
The 2024-2026 Mandatory CT Appraisal Law Course Supervisory/Provisional Education course is a three-hour continuing education course approved by the Connecticut Real Estate Appraisal Commission. It is required for all licensed and certified real estate appraisers to maintain their credentials during the current CE cycle. This course provides a comprehensive overview of Connecticut's appraisal laws and regulations, offering vital updates and reinforcing appraisers’ legal and ethical responsibilities. Topics covered include the structure and function of the Department of Consumer Protection (DCP), the role of the Appraisal Subcommittee (ASC), and compliance with standards set by the Appraiser Qualifications Board (AQB) and the Appraisal Foundation.
Participants will explore current licensing categories and supervision requirements, with detailed instruction on provisional licensing, supervisory responsibilities, and experience log documentation. The course also reviews enforcement procedures, recent statutory changes such as Public Act 24-142, and Connecticut-specific guidelines for Appraisal Management Companies (AMCs). Additional instruction addresses geographic competency, appraisal of complex properties, and the integration of new technologies, including artificial intelligence. Through this course, appraisers will enhance their understanding of evolving regulatory frameworks and ensure compliance with all legal obligations in the state of Connecticut.
Connecticut State Requirement Details for Provisional and Certified Appraiser Continuing Education
Renewal Date: Licenses expire annually on April 30th. All continuing education hours must be completed between February 1st of an even-numbered year and January 31st of the even-numbered year two years later. The CE completion deadline is 3 months before the renewal deadline.
Hours Required by the State: 28 Hours
Beginning January 1, 2026, a Valuation Bias and Fair Housing Laws and Regulations course will be required for Continuing Education. The first time a Licensee completes the Continuing Education requirement for this course, the course length must be 7 hours. If a Licensee successfully completed an 8-hour course as part of their Qualifying Education, they have satisfied this requirement. Every 2 calendar years thereafter, the course length must be at least 4 hours. This new course requirement is included in the 28 total hours for a 2-year renewal.
The CE Shop’s Offering: 28 hours
Reporting: The state does not require schools to report course completions.
Expiration Date of Course: Course expiration dates vary by course. Each individual course will have an expiration date listed in your account. See Terms & Conditions for more details.
Certificates: Immediately upon course completions, The CE Shop will provide students with an electronic copy of the course certificate of completion. Certificates will remain in your account for a minimum of five years, should you need additional copies at a later time. Please refer to your application to determine if you need to submit your certificate(s) of completion. Course completion dates are recorded using Central Standard Time. Please note that the date on your certificate of completion will reflect this.
License Renewal Process: The process to renew in this state can be found here.
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