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National Association of Jewelry Appraisers
Appraisal Studies Course
Information Page
For general information regarding NAJA, including membership, click here
The Appraisal Studies Course is the first step toward enhanced professionalism in your appraisal practice.
If you are not already a member, please follow the link to our main website. Only current members in good standing may earn and retain an NAJA designation, such as "Certified Member."
APPRAISAL STUDIES COURSE
Courses for Members
LESSONS 1 - 5 APPRAISAL THEORY & METHODOLOGY
Time to Complete
Earned Designation *
Member Price
Six (6) months
Certified Member; Certified Senior Member (Please note that these designations also carry an experience requirement.)
$795
THIS COURSE IS A PREREQUISITE FOR LESSONS 6-18
LESSONS 6 - 18
JEWELRY HISTORY, SPECIFIC JEWELRY TYPES, EXPERT WITNESS, MORE
Time to Complete
Earned Designation *
Member Price
Twelve (12) months
Certified Master Appraiser (Please note that this designation also carries an advanced education (GIA GG or FGA) requirement, an experience requirement, and an NAJA Accredited Gemological Laboratory. Lab Application Here)
$500
* Designations are only available to active NAJA members, and are awarded through a combination of education and experience points, along with passing the exams and acceptance of a sample appraisal report.
All categories of Certified Members are required to achieve sixteen (16) hours of continuing education each year to maintain their Certified status. Certified Master Appraisers must also maintain an NAJA Accredited Gemological Laboratory. Please see the NAJA website for more information. All members must complete in-person color vision testing (both the Ishihara and Farnsworth Munsell tests) every five years.
Students wishing to earn a designation must have their NAJA membership status verified before being enrolled. Clicking the button below will generate an email to NAJAeducation. Simply include your full name and contact information, we will verify your membership status, and reply to you with instructions for completing enrollment. If you have recently submitted an application, that process must be approved and finalized prior to enrollment.
Please allow at least two business days for a response. While we will assist you as soon as possible, neither NAJA nor GMetrix monitors email 24 hours a day. Enrollments cannot always be completed on weekends.
IF YOU HAVE ALREADY APPLIED FOR MEMBERSHIP, YOU WILL RECEIVE COURSE SIGN UP INSTRUCTIONS AS SOON AS YOUR APPLICATION HAS BEEN ACCEPTED; YOU MAY NOT ENROLL UNTIL THE APPLICATION PROCESS IS COMPLETE.
Course for Non-Members
This option is for only students who are not members of NAJA, do not wish to join the Association, and do not wish to earn a designation; it is also for NAJA members who may have already earned a designation and simply wish to access the current curriculum or just refresh their knowledge.
You MAY NOT transfer this version of the course if you later decide to join the Association and wish to earn a designation.
NON-DESIGNATION CONTINUING EDUCATION
Lessons 1-18
Time to Complete
Member Price
Non-Member Price
No exams or assignments
Eighteen (18) months
$1,295
$1,895
Jewelers of America (JA) members are eligible for a special discounted rate of $1,495 on Lessons 1-18. Clicking the button below will generate an email. Simply include your full name and contact information and we will verify your JA membership and send a link to sign up!
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Peter Indorf, Member
The Appraisal Studies Course feels like graduate-level study - demanding, thoughtful, and firmly rooted in professional methodology. It aligns seamlessly with general appraisal practice for personal property standards. The quizzes are tough, but they ensure mastery before you move forward, which strengthens both confidence and competence.
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Shannon Germanos, CSM
Whether a veteran in the industry or a newly graduated Gemologist, everyone will complete this course with increased knowledge and confidence, and that knowledge is power.
Mark Villanueva, Member
There is not a week that goes by that I do not mention the benefits of [NAJA] to another jeweler or gemologist. Before I felt like a small boat in a big ocean, now I feel like part of a Navy fleet.