USPAP

It tests whether you can apply the standards to realistic assignments: the Ethics Rule, appraisal development and reporting requirements, the standards for review, consulting, mass appraisal, personal property, and business valuation, and the Competency and Jurisdictional Exception Rules. Expect scenario questions where two answers look defensible and one is correct under the standards.

Those figures are not published in the source material available to us, so we do not state them. Confirm the current item count, time limit, and appointment rules on The Appraisal Foundation's National Exam page or with your state appraiser regulatory agency before you schedule.

We do not publish a passing score because the source material we retrieved does not state one. Passing standards and score reporting are handled through the National Exam program and your state licensing agency. Treat any third-party figure you see quoted as unverified until you confirm it with those sources.

Retake rules are not stated in the source material we retrieved. Waiting periods and retake limits are typically set by the jurisdiction that requires the exam, so check with your state appraiser board and the National Exam program. Do not assume a fixed waiting period until you have it in writing.

The standards themselves. The Appraisal Foundation's store lists USPAP® at $35.00, the USPAP® Guidance and Reference Manual at $75.00, and a Digital 2-Book Edition combining eUSPAP® and eGRM at $110.00. Read the standards first, then use the manual and practice questions to test application.

The Foundation sells 2026 7-Hour Course bundles in print and digital at $145.00 and 2026 15-Hour Course bundles at $155.00, but whether a course is mandatory is a licensing requirement set by your state, not by the study material. Verify the current education requirement with your regulator.

Start with the Ethics Rule and the definitions, because every other standard depends on them. Then move to appraisal development, then appraisal reporting, then the remaining standards for review, mass appraisal, personal property, and business valuation. Finish with the Competency and Jurisdictional Exception Rules, which are commonly under-prepared.

Confusing development requirements with reporting requirements, treating the Jurisdictional Exception Rule as a general escape hatch rather than a narrow provision tied to conflicting law, and ignoring the Competency Rule when an assignment falls outside their experience. Each is a judgment question, not a memorization question.

Use The Appraisal Foundation's National Uniform Licensing and Certification Examination page and your state appraiser regulatory agency. Note that the legacy /uspap address on the Foundation's site returned a 404 when we last checked, so navigate from the site's Standards & Qualifications menu rather than a saved bookmark.

Yes. The AQB has announced it is expanding its pool of Subject Matter Experts who support the National Uniform Licensing and Certification Examinations. Applications are due by November 15, 2026. This is a volunteer item-writing opportunity and does not change exam content, scoring, or eligibility for candidates.