Requirements
Program Prerequisites
No previous experience is required. Students are expected to have a bachelor’s degree or some professional market experience relevant to the objects typically examined in current appraisal practice.
Qualifications
To qualify for the certificate, students must:
- submit a Certificate Form of Intent
- achieve a “Pass” designation in coursework from the instructors
- submit a Certificate Request Form after all requirements have been met
- submit a Professional Certificate Program Survey
Textbooks and Reading Materials
Textbooks are required. Sources for acquiring those texts will be made available to registrants.
Purchase College Email Accounts
Students who are registered for Development of a Personal Property Appraisal: Research and Analysis (PP/GJ202) and Communication of a Personal Property Appraisal: Writing the Appraisal (PP/GJ203) should perform the Account Activation / Password Reset of their Purchase College email account.
Required Courses
- Introduction to Personal Property Valuation (PP/GJ201)
- Development of a Personal Property Appraisal:
Research and Analysis (PP/GJ202) - Communication of a Personal Property Appraisal:
Writing the Appraisal (PP/GJ203) - Personal Property Valuation: The Legal and
Commercial Environment (PP/GJ204)
Optional Courses
- Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice (USPAP)
- Overview of Fine Arts Appraising
Cost
The total full-price tuition for the four required courses is $3,500. Discounted tuition rates are available to ASA members; Purchase College matriculated students, employees, and alumni; and students who pay in full by the early-registration deadline (refer to Courses for details). In addition to the tuition, there is a $25 nonrefundable registration fee paid once per semester.