The materials presented in this online program represent the opinions and views of the developer(s). Although these materials may have been reviewed by members of the Appraisal Institute, the views and opinions expressed herein are not endorsed or approved by the Appraisal Institute as policy unless adopted by the Board of Directors pursuant to the Bylaws of the Appraisal Institute. While substantial care has been taken to provide accurate and current data and information, the Appraisal Institute does not warrant the accuracy or timeliness of the data and information contained herein. Further, any principles and conclusions presented in this online program are subject to court decisions and to local, state and federal laws and regulations and any revisions of such laws and regulations.

This online program is presented for educational and informational purposes only with the understanding that the Appraisal Institute is not engaged in rendering legal, accounting or other professional advice or services. Nothing in these materials is to be construed as the offering of such advice or services. If expert advice or services are required, readers are responsible for obtaining such advice or services from appropriate professionals.

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If you do not use the online education system to make cancellations, transfers or extensions enrollment changes, or contact us to make alternatives arrangements within the official seminar duration, all tuition and materials fees will be forfeited.

Are you already registered for a seminar but need to change your registration? You can access your registration online by logging in to the following website, and then making the necessary changes:

http://www.appraisalinstitute.org/education/orders/

• Session Extension
• Session Cancellation
• Seminar Transfer

Note: All cancellations, transfers and extensions that are not processed by the student using the online education system must be submitted in writing either via e-mail or U.S. mail to:

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If you are unable to complete a seminar once it begins, you may cancel out of the seminar before the official seminar end date. Once you cancel out of a seminar, however, you must start the seminar over at the beginning in any later enrollments. You cannot be placed into the seminar where you left off before canceling.

The following tuition refund policy is in effect for canceled online seminars based on the amount of material completed in a seminar:

If you had purchased books or other additional offline materials for a seminar before canceling, you will be responsible for returning those materials to the Appraisal Institute before a refund for those materials can be made. Returned materials should be mailed to:

Online Education Materials Return
Appraisal Institute
550 W. Van Buren, Suite 1000
Chicago, IL 60607-3805

Purchase Cancellation

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If you wish to transfer a registration from one seminar to another, the following transfer policy applies based on the amount of material completed in a seminar:

If you transfer from a lower priced seminar to a higher priced seminar, you will be responsible for paying the difference using the automated online system. If you transfer from a higher priced seminar to a lower priced seminar, an appropriate tuition refund will be issued. If you had purchased books or other additional offline materials for the original seminar, you will be responsible for returning those materials to the Appraisal Institute before a refund for those materials can be made. Returned materials should be mailed to:

Purchase Transfer

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Extensions are available for a fee up to seven days after the official seminar expiration date. Extension lengths and fees vary by seminar. The extension length and fee will be posted on the syllabus page once you begin the seminar. Extensions cannot be granted after the seven day grace period following the official seminar expiration date.

The Appraisal Institute reserves the right to cancel or reschedule seminars at any time. In this unlikely event, all seminar fees will be refunded. All other costs incurred are the registrant's responsibility.

Purchase Extension

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The Appraisal Institute online seminars can be used strictly for continuing education credit (where approved), and NOT for qualifying (pre-licensing) education, unless otherwise specified.

Provided that a student has met all of the requirements for a seminar, a completion certificate in Portable Document Format (PDF) will be emailed immediately after completion. The type of certificate emailed will be based on the address under which the student has registered. If the student is licensed in more than one state and requires more than one type of certificate they can be requested by contacting Online Edcuation.

As with all continuing education programs, each state must approve individual seminars for state CE credit. Credit is applied for in all states that accept online education, as well as the Appraisal Qualifications Board (AQB) of the Appraisal Foundation.

It is your responsibility to verify that a seminar has been approved by your state for CE credit. For information concerning the Appraisal Institute's continuing education activity in your particular state and with the AQB, you may check the State Certification information by clicking "Approval" for the desired class on the online education homepage.

For Appraisal Institute members, in addition to any state CE credit, seminars will automatically count for the number of hours of Appraisal Institute CE credit listed in the seminar description.Usually no class may be taken for credit more than once in every cycle.

Appraisal Institute members cannot receive Appraisal Institute continuing education credit for both the Internet version and the classroom version of a seminar. In addition, individual states usually do not grant state CE credit for seminars taken more than once. Check with your individual state if you have questions.

Distance learning course work may be Internet-based, through video or correspondence. Appraisal Institute Online Internet seminars are automatically accepted for recertification credit for the Appraisal Institute's own Continuing Education Program. Non-Appraisal Institute distance learning course work must be pre-approved before being taken.

Certificates read as follows:

• Successfully completed shall mean attendance at the course or seminar and passing the examination, if there is an examination.
• Attended shall mean attendance at a course or seminar without sitting for the examination or sitting for the examination without passing it.
• Challenged shall mean passing the examination without attending the course.

Attendance means attendance in compliance with Appraisal Institute policy (i.e., 100%). (Appraisal Institute members may also use these statements on their qualifications statements.)

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For credit card registration, you will have immediate access to the seminars for which you have enrolled (after the official start date).

If you choose not to submit your credit card number through our secure server registration system, alternative registration options include fax, telephone or U.S. mail. Registration by check or purchase order is also available via U.S. mail.

When registering by fax, telephone or U.S. mail, you will not be confirmed as a participant in a seminar until your registration is received and payment has cleared. This process takes from 3-10 working days depending on your method of payment. You will be notified via e-mail or telephone when your registration has been confirmed and you have access to the online education system.

To register via fax using a credit card, please complete the registration form, print it using your browser's Print function and fax it to:

Online Education Registration
(312) 335-4203

To register via U.S. mail using a check, purchase order or credit card, please complete the registration form, print it using your browser's Print function and mail it to:

To register via telephone using a credit card, please have the information from the registration form available and call:

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The Appraisal Institute requires all students to certify the following statement when registering for any online education courses or seminars:

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The Appraisal Institute takes all reasonable steps to safeguard the personal information we collect about you during the registration process by using industry standard internet security mechanisms. However, we understand your concerns about personal information.

We request that students provide their name, address, social security number, and appraiser license numbers in order that students who take Appraisal Institute courses are properly given qualifying and/or continuing education credit in a given state.

Different states require different information from students before granting continuing education credit; additionally, states may change the information they require at any time. To ensure that we will be able to provide all the necessary information for a given state, the Appraisal Institute requests all the above-mentioned information.

Students are not required to provide any or all of the information requested. However, if a student “opts out” of providing this information, the student must clearly understand that he or she may not be given continuing education credit in a given state, depending on that state’s requirements.

If you wish to opt-out of providing the information requested, please contact Online Education.

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