University of British Columbia and Thompson Rivers University
AIC and the University of British Columbia's Sauder School of Business have partnered to offer a unique program designed for highly-motivated people seeking to join the real property valuation profession as well as for valuation practitioners already employed in the industry who want to upgrade their education.

The entry requirement to the AIC Education Program is graduation from high school at the university entrance level. Students embarking on this Program must have their grade 12 or equivalent standing and must submit their official high school transcript with their registration form. Students who have not graduated from high school may be eligible for admittance as a mature student. Please contact the Real Estate Division for details on mature student admissions. For more information, visit www.realestate.ubc.ca/AIC.

Bachelor of Business in Real Estate (BBRE)
The Bachelor of Business in Real Estate (BBRE) has been developed in a collaborative effort between the Real Estate Institute of British Columbia, the University of British Columbia (UBC) and Thompson Rivers University (TRU) - Open Learning with ongoing support from BC’s Real Estate Foundation.

The BBRE is a part-time program, delivered by distance education methods and is offered by both UBC and TRU. The program builds upon the foundation of the Diploma in Urban Land Economics or equivalent plus additional real estate, general education, business and elective courses. The real estate courses and several of the business courses are delivered by the Real Estate Division, while an agreement with TRU enables students to obtain the required general education and business courses by distance education. The curriculum has been developed in consultation with the real estate industry to ensure it meets the accreditation requirements of various professional associations, including the Appraisal Institute of Canada. For more details, visit www.realestate.ubc.ca/BBRE.

Athabasca University
The Athabasca University School of Business, the UBC Real Estate Division, and the Appraisal Institute of Canada have developed a program plan whereby students in Athabasca's business programs can complete the educational requirements for the Appraisal Institute of Canada's Accredited Appraiser Canadian Institute (AACI, P. App) designation as a part of their studies towards either the Bachelor of Commerce or Bachelor of Management degree. For more information, visit www.athabascau.ca/collab/ubc-aic.php.

OTHER CLASSROOM LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
The Quebec Association of the Appraisal Institute of Canada has identified a series of French-language courses deemed to be equivalent to the English program of professional studies. These are offered in a classroom program through the UQAM Chaire SITQ en immobilier, École des sciences de la gestion. For more information, visit www.unites.uqam.ca/sitq/.

Seneca College
Seneca offers subjects which lead to the Appraisal Institute of Canada’s CRA and AACI, P. App designations, as well as UBC’s Diploma in Urban Land Economics. Successful completion of the AIC course components of the program also earn students 50-60 degree credits toward the Bachelor of Business in Real Estate Program (BBRE) offered by the University of British Columbia (UBC) and Thompson Rivers University (TRU). For more details, visit the UBC AIC/Seneca web page.

Appraisal Institute of Canada -- Ontario (OAAIC)
If there is sufficient enrollment, the Ontario Association of the Appraisal Institute of Canada in conjunction with the University of British Columbia may offer the following courses in Toronto:

• BUSI 330 ~ Foundations of Real Estate Appraisal...offered twice each year as an evening course (two nights per week) and twice each year as an intensive session (5 day course).
• BUSI 440 ~ Residential Property Analysis...offered twice each year as an intensive session (5 day course).

For more information, please visit the Ontario Association of the Appraisal Institute of Canada's website at www.oaaic.on.ca/index.php?section=36.

Last updated April 16, 2010