Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1255-02-.06 - COURSE CONTENT GUIDELINES - CONTINUING EDUCATION

(1) The course must involve a minimum of two (2) classroom hours of instruction on acceptable real estate appraisal or related topics.

(2) The course must contribute to the goal of maintaining or increasing the knowledge, skill and competence of real estate appraisers with regard to the performance of real estate appraisals in a manner that best serves the public interest. Courses are not acceptable if they would contribute only generally to the appraiser's knowledge of the business field, rather than specifically to operating an appraisal business.

(3) Courses that satisfy the qualification education course content are acceptable as continuing education. The Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP) course may be approved as both qualifying education and repeated for continuing education credit.

(4) These guidelines provide examples of topics that are considered to be either acceptable or unacceptable. These lists are not all-inclusive and are included for illustrative purposes to assist education providers in understanding the course content requirements under this program.

(a) Acceptable real estate appraisal topics include, but are not limited to, the following:

1. ad valorem taxation

2. appraisal arbitration, dispute resolution

3. courses related to the practice of real estate appraisal or consulting

4. development cost estimating

5. ethics and standards of professional practice, USPAP

6. land use planning, zoning

7. management, leasing, timesharing

8. property development, partial interests

9. real estate law, easements, and legal interests

10. real estate litigation, damages, condemnation

11. real estate financing and investment

12. real estate appraisal related computer applications

13. real estate securities and syndication

(b) Unacceptable real estate topics include the following:

1. real estate fundamentals

2. real estate sales (and related topics)

3. real estate license law

4. agency law

5. business topics:

(i) advertising/marketing

(ii) bookkeeping

(iii) business administration

(iv) business law

(v) computer principles/programming systems

(vi) office management/systems

(vii) personnel management

(viii) principles of management

(ix) typing/word processing

6. personal development topics:

(i) communications (oral or written)

(ii) interpersonal communications

(iii) memory improvement

(iv) public speaking

(v) speed reading

(vi) stress management

(vii) time management

7. other topics:

(i) appraiser examination preparation

(5) Qualifications of Instructors for Continuing Education.

(a) The course owner/affiliated entity must have a written policy regarding instructor qualifications that requires the use of instructors who satisfy at least one of the following qualification requirements at a minimum:

1. The instructor must not have been disciplined by any licensing or certifying body in any manner. For purposes of this rule "disciplined" shall be defined as any letter, order or any other document or hearing which resulted in a finding of improper conduct by the instructor. An instructor may make written request to have this requirement waived. The Commission shall consider these requests on an individual basis. However, nothing in this rule shall create the right to a contested case hearing as defined by the Administrative Procedures Act.

2. Instructors must either:

(i) possess three (3) years of experience directly related to the subject matter to be taught; or

(ii) possess a baccalaureate or higher degree in a field directly related to the subject matter to be taught; or

(iii) possess three (3) years of experience teaching the subject matter to be taught.

(iv) a combination of education and experience equivalent to (i), (ii), or (iii) above.

Notes

Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1255-02-.06

Original rule filed October 26, 1993; effective January 11, 1994. Amendment filed December 16, 1997; effective March 1, 1998. Amendments filed December 13, 2004; effective February 26, 2005. Amendment filed December 6, 2007; effective February 19, 2008.

Authority: T.C.A. §§ 62-39-203, 62-39-204, and 62-39-333.