Virginia Law

A. Course credits will be awarded only once per license cycle for courses having substantially equivalent content.

B. Proof of completion of such course, seminar, workshop, or conference may be in the form of a transcript, certificate, letter of completion, or any such written form as may be required by the board. All courses, seminars, and workshops submitted for prelicensure and continuing education credit must indicate the number of classroom hours.

C. The board may request additional information in order to evaluate course content, including course descriptions, syllabi, or textbook references.

D. All transcripts, certificates, letters of completion, or similar documents submitted to verify completion of seminars, workshops, or conferences for continuing education credit must indicate successful completion of the course, seminar, workshop, or conference. Applicants must furnish written proof of having received a passing grade in all prelicense education courses submitted.

E. All courses, seminars, workshops, or conferences submitted for satisfaction of continuing education requirements must be satisfactory to the board.

F. Distance education courses may be acceptable to meet prelicense education and continuing education requirements provided the course is approved by the board. Such courses must meet the following standards:

1. The course is presented by an accredited college or university that offers distance education programs in other disciplines or the course has received approval of the International Distance Education Certification Center (IDECC) for the course design and delivery mechanism, and either the approval of the Appraiser Qualifications Board through its course approval program or the approval of the board for the content of the course.

2. The course meets the requirements for qualifying education or continuing education, as applicable, established by the Appraiser Qualifications Board;

3. The course meets classroom hour requirements.

a. For a prelicense education course, the course must be equivalent to the minimum of 15 classroom hours.

b. For a continuing education course, the course must be a minimum of two classroom hours; and

4. The course provides for a written examination proctored by an official approved by the presenting college or university or by the sponsoring organization consistent with the requirements of the course accreditation, or if no written examination is required for accreditation, completion of the course mechanisms required for accreditation demonstrates mastery and fluency.