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NCARB Record Holders click here.
Architectural registration is an administrative process
resulting in the granting of a license to practice architecture
within a jurisdiction. Each registration board
establishes its own application procedures for examination.
A few boards allow interns to take the registration
examination upon satisfaction of their education
requirement (e.g., earning a professional degree from
an NAAB-accredited program); however, most boards
require satisfaction of education and training requirements
before examination. The information in this
section applies primarily to those who have satisfied
(or will soon satisfy) the IDP training requirement and
are seeking admission to the examination.
You should request application materials from
your board at least one year prior to your anticipated
examination date. You must carefully review your
board’s training requirement and conditions (and
related application procedures) such as:
- Your board’s required training period. Can this period
be reduced if you satisfy the IDP training requirement
in less time?
- How many years in “the office of a registered
architect” are required?
- Must you satisfy your board’s education and
training requirements prior to the examination?
After the examination?
- Is an NCARB Council Record required? Will an NCARB
Council Record be accepted in lieu of your board’s
verification documents?
- Are references required?
- Who can be used as a reference?
You must strictly adhere to all application procedures.
Failure to comply with the procedures in a timely
manner can result in postponement of examination
and registration.
If you have an NCARB Council Record you must,
when requested, provide NCARB with written notice of
your intent to apply for examination. You may make the
request from our My NCARB Record section.
NCARB will review your Record and request (if
necessary) additional employment or education information.
Upon receipt of all information and the
appropriate fee, NCARB will send a complete copy of
your Record to your board. If the NCARB education and
training requirements have been fulfilled, the transmittal
will include NCARB’s recommendation for your
admission to the examination. The board will review
your Record and make the final decision on admission. Transmittal procedures for NCARB Council Record holders
are listed in Appendix H.
If you are applying for admission to the Architect
Registration Examination in a jurisdiction which participates
in the NCARB Direct Registration Program* and
you have satisfied the NCARB Education and Training
Requirements (e.g., you have a professional degree
from an NAAB accredited program and you have completed
the IDP training requirements), your Council
Record will not be transmitted until after you have completed
the examination process. Upon receipt of a
transmittal request, you will receive an Authorization to
Test directly from Thomson Prometric, the company
that administers the Architect Registration
Examination.
Epilogue
The processes of education, training, and examination
culminate in receiving an architectural license, a
significant achievement in your career. Professional
development, however, does not end here.
Today’s architects must continue to build upon
their knowledge and skills. This involves keeping
abreast of new trends and changes while refining and
expanding basic competencies.
Some registration boards require continuing education
for maintaining an architectural license. NCARB
assists its member boards through the Professional
Development Program, a national program that
assures the public and registration authorities that
architects are continually expanding their knowledge
base.
Continuing education is also required for maintaining
AIA membership. The AIA Continuing Education
System assists members in maintaining their competence
and achieving their professional goals.
While schools of architecture and firms share the
responsibility for preparing interns for productive
careers, the profession itself must continue to provide
opportunities for architects to reinforce and extend
their competencies. Only through such a sustained
commitment to lifelong learning can architects meet
the public’s high expectations for quality service.
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* Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, Missouri, Nevada, South Dakota, Utah, and West Virginia.
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