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Continuing Education for Assessors
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Minnesota assessors must complete continuing education that is approved by the Board of Assessors. The board's approved course list, details on continuing education hours and requirements are below.
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The file below lists courses approved for continuing education hours. Online courses and seminars are noted.
Note: Seminars and courses may not be taken more than once in a four-year cycle with the exception of the National USPAP Update Course.
To request approval for an assessment- or appraisal-related course or seminar, you must submit a course approval request to the Minnesota State Board of Assessors.
- Licensed assessors must submit the form in the Assessor Licensing System. The request must include a course outline, description, and the anticipated timeline for each topic.
- Sponsoring Organizations must submit the Request Form for Course Approval. The request must include a course outline, description, and the anticipated timeline for each topic.
- Course/Seminar must apply to assessors in general and not to a specific CAMA/tax system or taxing jurisdiction.
- Course/Seminar must be available and marketed to an entire region, at minimum.
- Submit requests at least 60 days before course/seminar attendance date to ensure the board can act on your request before the course/seminar is attended.
Note: When developing an online course, use our Online Course Development Checklist. This will help ensure you meet our expectations for the quality of online courses that meet the needs of assessor certification or continuing education.
Note: If you attended a course or seminar that's on the board-approved list, upload the completion certificate to your education records on the
Assessor Licensing System.
Education courses that have been approved by the State Board of Assessors are offered by a variety of sponsoring organizations including
The current continuing education cycle runs July 1, 2024 - June 30, 2028.
| If your license level on 7/1/2024 was: | To be relicensed on 7/1/2024, you need: | Your CEHs must include: |
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| CMA | 50 CEHs (Continuing Education Hours) | Ethics Seminar |
| AMA or SAMA | 60 CEHs (Continuing Education Hours) | Ethics Seminar and 30 PACE Hours |
For information on PACE courses, see Property Tax Education and Outreach. For questions about the courses, email us at PropTax.Outreach@state.mn.us.
