Begin your rewarding journey as a real property appraiser - and complete your Wisconsin trainee appraiser education confidently! Our courses are designed to help you learn key concepts with short videos, enriching animation, real-life scenarios, and intuitive study tools. You'll stay fully engaged from your first lesson to your passing exam score.
Your appraisal career starts here:
15-Hour National USPAP
Live-online with an industry expert
Competent performance by appraisers
Here’s your all-inclusive trainee appraiser package! You’ll get every course and manual you need — and no hidden costs. More of a small-bites person? You can select courses à la carte below.
Take your USPAP course from the comfort of your couch. It's broken into 4 expert-led sessions to pick and choose around your schedule — flexibility you can't find anywhere else.
View virtual class calendar »The path to becoming a real estate appraiser in Wisconsin starts with trainee appraiser education. It’s your gateway to gaining experience in the field working under a supervisory appraiser. The Appraisal Qualifications Board (AQB) sets the standard for required qualifying education and our program sets you up for success to advance with confidence.
As always, be sure to check your state requirements when planning your appraisal education.
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Core Hours Required by the State: 150 hours
*Beginning January 1, 2026, an 8-Hour Valuation Bias and Fair Housing Laws and Regulations course will be required for Qualifying Education when earning or upgrading a credential.
Licensing Exam: The WI Real Estate Appraisers Board uses Partest Online as its testing agent. Registration for the state licensing exam is an entirely separate process from your course final exam. For instructions to register for your state licensing exam and further information, please click here.
The CE Shop’s Offering: 15 Hours
Reporting: The state does not require schools to report qualifying education course completions.
Proctored Final Exam: The state requires your final exam to be proctored. You’ll need to schedule an appointment with an online proctor in advance. You can find full details of the proctoring process here. Upon passing the final course exam, you will be asked to sign an affidavit verifying your identity as the student who completed the course and the final course exam.
Expiration Date of Course: The CE Shop’s Qualifying courses expire 180 days after the date of purchase.
Certificates: Once The CE Shop has received the signed affidavit, your certificate of course completion will become available to download. The CE Shop will provide students with an electronic certificate of completion upon completion of the course. Certificates will remain in your account for a minimum of five years, should you need additional copies. Please refer to your license application to determine if you need to submit your certificate of completion with your license request. Course completion dates are recorded using Central Standard Time. Please note that the date of your certificate of completion will reflect this.
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Madison, WI 53705
Telephone: (608) 266-2112
