Prerequisite course content

(a) Various courses may be credited toward the classroom hour requirement for licensure or certification. The contents of such prerequisite course programs shall provide meaningful education in real estate appraisal, standards of professional practice, real estate appraisal law, general real estate and related topics that are broad-based and essential to the role of a real estate appraiser as the appraiser acts in the best interests of the consumer. (b) Prerequisite course content shall include, but not be limited to, the fundamentals expected to be obtained from such a course. (c) For prerequisite courses, no course of less than fifteen (15) classroom hours, including examination, shall be approved. All prerequisite courses shall be CAP approved and require successful completion of an examination that is pertinent to that educational offering as a condition to granting prerequisite course credit. (d) There shall be no change or alteration in any approved prerequisite course without prior written notice and approval of the commission. (e) A distance education course as referred to in the Interpretations of the Appraiser Qualification Criteria of the AQB shall meet the classroom hour requirement specified in subsection (c) of this section or its equivalent, provided that the course is approved by the commission and meets at least one of the qualification criteria established by the AQB. Copies of the Interpretations of the Appraiser Qualification Criteria of the AQB are available for inspection at the office of the Real Estate Appraisal Commission, Room 110, State Office Building, 165 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, Connecticut, during regular business hours. Alternatively, copies may be obtained from The Appraisal Foundation located in Washington, D.C. or from The Appraisal Foundation’s website at www.appraisalfoundation.org. All approved distance education courses shall be approved by the International Distance Education Certification Center (IDECC) prior to submission to the commission. (f) Open book exams are not acceptable in prerequisite courses. (g) At least one of the course instructors of the 15 hour USPAP Course or its equivalent must be an AQB Certified USPAP Instructor who is also a state certified appraiser.