Except as provided in COMAR 09.19.04, to be eligible to sit for the licensed real estate appraisers examination, an applicant shall have 1,000 hours of appraisal work experience which complies with this regulation. This experience shall have been acquired over a period of no less than 6 months. To be eligible to sit for the certified residential real estate appraisers examination, an applicant shall have a minimum of 1,500 hours of appraisal work experience which complies with this regulation. This experience shall have been acquired over a period of no less than 12 months. To be eligible to sit for the certified general real estate appraisers examination, an applicant shall have a minimum of 3,000 hours of appraisal work experience which complies with this regulation. This experience shall have been acquired over a period of no less than 18 months. Of the 3,000 required hours, at least 1,500 shall have been in nonresidential real property appraisal work.