2026-27 7-Hour National USPAP® Continuing Education Course

This required 7-hour continuing education course, copyrighted by The Appraisal Foundation, focuses on USPAP requirements for ethical behavior and competent performance by appraisers. New case studies and tools are provided to help you learn how to better navigate USPAP in order to solve problems in your daily appraisal practice, and a USPAP Reference Manual is included with the course handbook. The topic of bias and appraisal practice will be covered using Advisory Opinion 16 showing how an appraiser can comply with USPAP as it relates to fair housing laws. The course will help you gain competency in USPAP, and it will help those subject to state licensing or certification and continuing education requirements imposed by professional organizations, client groups, or employers gain competency as well.

NOTE: Appraisers must successfully complete the 7-Hour National USPAP Continuing Education Course every 2 years to meet the USPAP continuing education requirement.

Required Class Materials: The 2024 USPAP Book is available along with the 2026 USPAP Guidance and Reference Manual (GRM). To purchase a print or electronic copies of the publication, please visit The Appraisal Foundation's website.  

CE Credit: NC Appraisal Board Approved for 7 Hours. 100% attendance is required for virtual classes in order to receive CE Credit. 

*Students seeking CE credit for this course from a state other than North Carolina are responsible for confirming with that state’s licensing board that this course will be accepted. The North Carolina Chapter recommends students check before registering* 

REMINDERS: Driving or other travel should not be done during class. Students must be at a desk/table/office/etc. Students should not be moving around unless it’s necessary or during the scheduled class break times. 

PHOTO ID REQUIRED: Students will need to send a photo (ex: driver license photo) to executive.director@ncappraisalinstitute.org after registering. Our instructor will be verifying photo identification of students during roll call at the beginning and throughout the class. This is a requirement, and you will not receive credit if we do not have a photo to verify your identification with.

VIDEO/AUDIO REQUIRED: Our instructor must be able to see/hear you and you must be able to see/hear the instructor. Zoom Meeting allows student/instructor interaction through video/audio and the chat function. This is a requirement, and you will not receive credit if you do not have video/audio capabilities to see/hear the instructor/allow the instructor to see/hear you. 

REQUIRED EQUIPMENT: Internet Access, Computer with Webcam/Camera, Microphone and Speakers. 

ZOOM: This course will be hosted using Zoom, a cloud platform for video, voice, content sharing, and chat runs across mobile devices, desktops, telephones, and room systems. Click here for tutorials about how to join a Zoom meeting and connect your audio and video. Zoom Technical Support can be found here.