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Mississippi instructor outlines AQB practicum pathway; Tennessee commissioners form small review group
Summary
Melissa Bond presented an AQB practicum pathway option that combines coursework and hands‑on appraisal reports. Commissioners formed a three‑member committee to review any forthcoming application and asked Bond and staff to provide materials and video demonstrations ahead of the commission’s next meeting.
Melissa Bond, a national education provider who runs an AQB‑approved practicum program in Mississippi, told the Tennessee Real Estate Appraiser Commission she intends to submit an application for a practicum pathway that would allow candidates to meet qualifying‑education and experience requirements through a structured curriculum and supervised hands‑on work.
Bond described the program as an AQB pathway that has existed since 2008 and said she developed her current practicum coursework with other national instructors in 2020. “This practicum pathway has already been established by AQB,” she told the commission, and “it is of course something that you will approve just as you approve CE.” Bond said the practicum mixes…
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