I. Upon being accepted for membership in the Guild, the new member shall be designated to be an Associate Member of the Guild. In order to maintain this designation the Associate Member must do the following:
A. Pay all the fees and charges as levied by the Guild for membership.
B. Successfully complete the courses entitled Theory of Valuation, (Valuation 301), Appraisal Methodology (Valuation 302), The Guild's Code of Ethical Behavior, (Ethics 101) within one year of being accepted into the Guild as a member. Without special arrangements having been agreed to by Guild management, failure to successfully complete these two courses within the allotted time automatically terminates a person's membership in the Guild.
C. Successfully complete the Guild's courses on Appraisal Report Writing (Valuation 303), The Legal Implications of Being an Appraiser (Valuation 304) and USPAP (Ethics 102) within twenty four month of membership. Without special arrangements having been agreed to by Guild management, failure to successfully complete these two courses within the allotted time automatically terminates a person's membership in the Guild.

II. With two years of satisfactory appraisal experience, and having successfully completed all the course work as required by the Guild, the Associate Appraiser may advance to the designation Accredited Appraiser by qualifying as follows:

A. Apply for an advancement in professional designation from the Guild.
B. Be a member in good standing of the Guild.
C. Pay all the fees and charges as levied by the Guild for membership and for professional advancement.
D. Satisfy all the course work to be completed by the Associate Member.
E. Have three appraisal reports successfully reviewed and accepted by the Guild.
F. Provide proof of experience as satisfactory to the Guild.

III. With five years of satisfactory appraisal experience, the Accredited Appraiser may advance to the designation Senior Accredited Appraiser by qualifying as follows:

A. Apply for an advancement in professional designation from the Guild.
B. Be a member in good standing of the Guild.
C. Pay all the fees and charges as levied by the Guild for membership and for professional advancement.
D. Satisfy all the course work to be completed by the Associate Member.
E. Have three appraisal reports successfully reviewed and accepted by the Guild.
F. Provide proof of experience as satisfactory to the Guild.

IV. With twenty years of satisfactory appraisal experience, the Senior Accredited Appraiser may advance to the designation Accredited Master Appraiser by qualifying as follows:

A. Apply for an advancement in professional designation from the Guild.
B. Be a member in good standing of the Guild.
C. Pay all the fees and charges as levied by the Guild for membership and for professional advancement.
D. Satisfy all the course work to be completed by the Associate Member.
E. Have three appraisal reports successfully reviewed and accepted by the Guild.
F. Provide proof of experience as satisfactory to the Guild.

V. Exception to course requirements; any person who writes and/or designs a course to be used by the Guild in it's educational program will be considered to have successfully completed the course he/she designed and/or wrote.

VI. Fees and charges levied by the Guild may be waived by Guild management, at the sole discretion of Guild management.

VII. Provide proof of experience satisfactory to the Guild. Guild acceptance of the member's documentation to establish an appraisal related background shall be at the sole discretion of the Guild's management.

VIII. All Guild members must abide by all the rules, regulations and bylaws as established by the Guild, all of which may change from time to time at the discretion of the Guild.