Mandatory Courses

All courses listed below must be completed (along with 2 years experience writing reports) before you may challenge the DAR exam.
This chart provides the course number, course name, how many hours are credited for each course, and when each course should be completed by.
Associate Members may only register for CNA101, CNA102 and/or CNA103
DAR members upon new membership must complete CNA102, CNA111, CNA203 & CNA205

**All New Candidate & Candidate Non – Fee members will be required to register for Boot Camp within 18 months of becoming a member.**

Course No.	Course Name	Hours	Time frame to be completed
CNA102	Introduction to Appraisal Standards	16	within the first 30 days of registration.
CNA101	Introduction to Real Estate Appraising	45	within first 4 months of registration.
CNA111	CNAREA Ethics	16	by the end of the first year of being a Candidate Member (or CM Non-Fee).
Boot Camp	Includes: CNA201,202,203,204,205		must be registered within 18 months of being a Candidate Member (or CM Non-Fee).
CNA103	Introduction to the Fundamentals of Market Data	45	by the end of the second year of being a Candidate Member (or CM Non-Fee).
CNA206	Fundamentals of Statistical Analysis	16	by the end of the third year of being a Candidate Member (or CM Non-Fee).
CNA207	Advanced Case Studies	16	by the end of the third year of being a Candidate Member (or CM Non-Fee).
CNA208	Appraising Complex Properties	16	by the end of the third year of being a Candidate Member (or CM Non-Fee).
CNA104	Introduction to Residential Construction	45	at any point in the first four years of being a Candidate Member (or CM Non-Fee).
CNA112	A Guide to Residential Appraising	4	once it becomes available
CNA209	USPAP Review	4	CNA209 USPAP Review First 60 days every even year (when new USPAP is issued).

CNA: 101,104&111 are correspondence (self study) courses; course material is mailed and/or in download format.

CNA: 102,103&209 are correspondence (self study) courses; course material in download format.

CNA: Boot Camp,206,207,208 are scheduled online courses (Zoom) with e-course exams.

For elective courses only: Other appraisal related courses should be submitted as they may be approved on a case to case basis.

CNA208 – Appraising Complex Properties