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JULY
201
2
Intr
oduc
tion
2
Abou
t NCA
RB
2N
CARB
Ser
vice
s 3
Regi
stra
tion
(Lic
ensu
re)
4N
CARB
Cer
tifica
tion
5
Step
s to
Cert
ifica
tion
6
Esta
blish
NCA
RB R
ecor
d 6
Docu
men
tatio
n
7Ev
alua
tion
7Ce
rtifi
catio
n 8
Tran
smitt
al o
f You
r NCA
RB C
ertifi
cate
9
Cert
ifica
tion
Requ
irem
ents
10
Requ
irem
ents
for C
ertifi
catio
n of
an
Arch
itect
Reg
ister
ed in
a U
.S.
Juris
dict
ion
11
Alte
rnat
ives
for C
ertifi
catio
n of
an
Arc
hite
ct R
egist
ered
in a
U
.S. J
urisd
ictio
n 12
Requ
irem
ents
for C
ertifi
catio
n of
an
Arch
itect
Reg
ister
ed in
a C
anad
ian
Ju
risdi
ctio
n 13
Alte
rnat
ives
for C
ertifi
catio
n of
an
Ar
chite
ct R
egist
ered
in a
Can
adia
n Ju
risdi
ctio
n 14
Requ
irem
ents
for C
ertifi
catio
n of
an
Arch
itect
Cre
dent
iale
d by
a F
orei
gn
Regi
stra
tion
Auth
ority
15
Revo
catio
n an
d Re
inst
atem
ent
of a
n N
CARB
Cer
tifica
te
16
Appe
ndic
es
17Th
e BE
FA P
roce
ss
17Ar
chite
ct R
egist
ratio
n Ex
amin
atio
n 18
ARE
4.0
Exam
Equ
ival
ents
19
© 20
12 N
atio
nal C
ounc
il of
Arc
hite
ctur
al R
egist
ratio
n Bo
ards
(NCA
RB)
This
docu
men
t was
revi
sed
July
201
2 an
d su
pers
edes
all
prev
ious
edi
tions
of t
he H
andb
ook
for I
nter
ns a
nd A
rchi
tect
s. Th
is do
cum
ent d
efine
s the
requ
irem
ents
for N
CARB
cer
tifica
tion
for a
rchi
tect
s reg
ister
ed in
a U
.S.
juris
dict
ion,
arc
hite
cts r
egist
ered
in a
Can
adia
n ju
risdi
ctio
n, a
nd a
rchi
tect
s cre
dent
iale
d by
a fo
reig
n au
thor
ity. T
his d
ocum
ent a
lso in
clud
es g
uide
lines
on
how
to e
stab
lish
and
mai
ntai
n an
NCA
RB R
ecor
d.
CERT
IFICA
TIO
N G
UIDE
LINES
STEP
S TO
CER
TIFI
CATI
ON
CERT
IFIC
ATIO
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EQS
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IFIC
ATIO
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ES |
JULY
201
22
APPE
ND
ICES
INTR
OD
UCT
ION
INTR
ODU
CTIO
N: A
BOU
T N
CARB
The
Nat
iona
l Cou
ncil
of A
rchi
tect
ural
Reg
istra
tion
Boar
ds, a
non
-pr
ofit o
rgan
izatio
n, is
a fe
dera
tion
of th
e ar
chite
ctur
al li
cens
ing
boar
ds in
eac
h of
the
50 st
ates
, the
Dist
rict o
f Col
umbi
a, G
uam
, Pu
erto
Ric
o, a
nd th
e U
.S. V
irgin
Isla
nds.
Thes
e 54
boa
rds c
onst
i-tu
te N
CARB
’s m
embe
rshi
p.
NCA
RB se
rves
to p
rote
ct th
e pu
blic
hea
lth, s
afet
y, an
d w
el-
fare
by
lead
ing
the
regu
latio
n of
the
prac
tice
of a
rchi
tect
ure
thro
ugh
the
deve
lopm
ent a
nd a
pplic
atio
n of
stan
dard
s for
lic
ensu
re a
nd c
rede
ntia
ling
of a
rchi
tect
s. N
CARB
is re
spon
sible
fo
r est
ablis
hing
, int
erpr
etin
g, a
nd e
nfor
cing
nat
iona
l sta
ndar
ds
for a
rchi
tect
ural
lice
nsur
e.
The
U.S
. Con
stitu
tion
esta
blish
es th
at in
divi
dual
stat
es o
r ju
risdi
ctio
ns m
aint
ain
the
actu
al p
ower
to re
gulat
e th
e pr
actic
e of
arc
hite
ctur
e, in
clud
ing
the
regi
stra
tion
of a
rchi
tect
s. Ea
ch o
f N
CARB
’s 54
Mem
ber B
oard
s has
inst
itute
d a
set o
f reg
istra
tion
requ
irem
ents
that
, whe
n sa
tisfie
d, re
sults
in th
e gr
antin
g of
a
licen
se to
pra
ctic
e ar
chite
ctur
e w
ithin
thei
r jur
isdic
tion.
The
term
“lice
nsur
e” is
oft
en u
sed
to d
enot
e th
e ac
tual
issu
ance
an
d m
aint
enan
ce o
f an
arch
itect
ural
lice
nse.
Sin
ce li
cens
ure
is pa
rt o
f the
regi
stra
tion
proc
ess,
this
docu
men
t will
prim
arily
us
e th
e te
rms “
regi
stra
tion”
and
“reg
ister
ed” i
n lie
u of
“lice
nsur
e”
and
“lice
nsed
.”
NCA
RB M
issi
onTh
e N
atio
nal C
ounc
il of
Ar
chite
ctur
al R
egist
ratio
n Bo
ards
(NCA
RB) p
rote
cts
the
publ
ic h
ealth
, saf
ety,
and
wel
fare
by
lead
ing
the
regu
latio
n of
the
prac
tice
of a
rchi
tect
ure
thro
ugh
the
deve
lopm
ent a
nd a
pplic
atio
n of
stan
dard
s for
lice
nsur
e an
d cr
eden
tialin
g of
arc
hite
cts.
Core
Val
ues
The
Nat
iona
l Cou
ncil
of
Arch
itect
ural
Reg
istra
tion
Boar
ds b
elie
ves i
n:
Lead
ersh
ip –
Pro
activ
e,
crea
tive
thin
king
, and
de
cisiv
e ac
tions
. Ac
coun
tabi
lity
– Co
nsist
ent,
equi
tabl
e, a
nd
resp
onsib
le p
erfo
rman
ce.
Tran
spar
ency
– C
lear
and
ac
cess
ible
rule
s, po
licie
s, pr
oced
ures
, gov
erna
nce,
an
d co
mm
unic
atio
n.
Inte
grity
– H
ones
t, im
part
ial,
and
wel
l-re
ason
ed a
ctio
n.
Colla
bora
tion
– W
orki
ng
toge
ther
tow
ard
com
mon
go
als.
Exce
llenc
e –
Prof
essio
nal,
expe
rt, c
ourt
eous
, re
spec
tful
, and
resp
onsiv
e se
rvic
e.
STEP
S TO
CER
TIFI
CATI
ON
CERT
IFIC
ATIO
N R
EQS
CERT
IFIC
ATIO
N G
UID
ELIN
ES |
JULY
201
23
APPE
ND
ICES
INTR
OD
UCT
ION
INTR
ODU
CTIO
N: N
CARB
SER
VICE
S
NCA
RB se
rves
a v
arie
ty o
f rol
es in
the
licen
sure
pro
cess
, incl
udin
g th
e de
velo
pmen
t and
adm
inist
ratio
n of
the
Inte
rn D
evel
opm
ent P
rogr
am (I
DP),
the
Arch
itect
Reg
istra
tion
Exam
i-na
tion®
(ARE
®), a
nd N
CARB
cer
tifica
tion,
whi
ch fa
cilit
ates
reci
proc
al re
gist
ratio
n. W
ith m
illion
s of d
igita
l im
ages
in it
s hol
ding
s—o!
cial
tran
scrip
ts, v
erifi
ed e
mpl
oym
ent r
ecor
ds,
exam
inat
ion
scor
es, a
nd m
ore—
NCA
RB is
also
the
o!ci
al c
usto
dian
of s
ecur
e an
d co
nfide
ntia
l rec
ords
for t
hous
ands
of i
nter
ns, a
rchi
tect
s, an
d re
gist
ratio
n bo
ards
. The
se re
cord
s ar
e ho
used
, man
aged
, and
eva
luat
ed b
y N
CARB
and
then
, at v
ario
us p
oint
s in
the
licen
sure
pro
cess
, can
be
trans
mitt
ed to
the
regi
stra
tion
boar
ds o
f an
indi
vidu
al’s
choo
sing.
NCA
RB
Serv
ices
incl
ude:
For S
tude
nts
Supp
orts
edu
cato
rs in
pro
vidi
ng a
c-cu
rate
info
rmat
ion
on th
e lic
ensu
re
proc
ess.
Supp
orts
the
Amer
ican
Inst
itute
of A
r-ch
itect
ure
Stud
ents
(AIA
S) in
its m
issio
n to
pro
mot
e ex
celle
nce
in a
rchi
tect
ural
ed
ucat
ion,
trai
ning
, and
pra
ctic
e.Pr
ovid
es fu
ndin
g fo
r new
cur
ricul
um
initi
ativ
es th
at in
tegr
ate
prac
tice
and
educ
atio
n.
Enga
ges
AIAS
on
rele
vant
NCA
RB
com
mitt
ees
to c
ontr
ibut
e to
the
pr
oces
s of
cre
atin
g N
CARB
sta
ndar
ds
for r
egist
ratio
n.Su
ppor
ts th
e N
atio
nal A
rchi
tect
ural
Ac
cred
iting
Boa
rd (N
AAB)
in th
e de
-ve
lopm
ent o
f sta
ndar
ds fo
r acc
redi
ted
arch
itect
ural
edu
catio
n.Vi
sits s
choo
ls an
d AI
AS c
hapt
ers a
cros
s th
e co
untr
y to
pro
mot
e th
e va
lue
of
licen
sure
and
ben
efits
of N
CARB
ce
rtifi
catio
n.Su
ppor
ts th
e ID
P Co
ordi
nato
r Pro
gram
For I
nter
nsCo
mpi
les a
nd e
valu
ates
a c
ompr
ehen
-siv
e re
cord
of c
rede
ntia
ls.St
ores
secu
re, c
onfid
entia
l, an
d co
m-
preh
ensiv
e Re
cord
s to
assis
t the
ir pa
th
to li
cens
ure.
Deve
lops
and
adm
inist
ers t
he ID
P.De
velo
ps a
nd a
dmin
ister
s the
ARE
.Cr
eate
s too
ls to
ass
ist in
tern
s in
com
-pl
etin
g th
e in
tern
ship
and
exa
min
atio
n pr
oces
s.Co
mpi
les,
eval
uate
s, an
d tra
nsm
its a
n in
tern
’s Re
cord
in su
ppor
t of e
xam
ina-
tion
or in
itial
regi
stra
tion.
Visit
s AIA
cha
pter
s and
firm
s acr
oss
the
coun
try
to p
rom
ote
the
valu
es o
f lic
ensu
re a
nd th
e be
nefit
s of N
CARB
ce
rtifi
catio
n.En
gage
s int
erns
on
rele
vant
NCA
RB
com
mitt
ees t
o co
ntrib
ute
to th
e pr
o-ce
ss o
f cre
atin
g N
CARB
stan
dard
s for
re
gist
ratio
n.Su
ppor
ts th
e ID
P Co
ordi
nato
r Pro
gram
.
For A
rchi
tect
sCo
mpi
les a
nd e
valu
ates
a c
ompr
ehen
-siv
e re
cord
of c
rede
ntia
ls.St
ores
secu
re, c
onfid
entia
l, an
d co
m-
preh
ensiv
e Re
cord
s to
supp
ort t
heir
care
er p
ath.
Deve
lops
and
reco
mm
ends
nat
iona
l st
anda
rds f
or re
gist
ratio
n to
its M
embe
r Bo
ards
to fa
cilit
ate
reci
proc
ity b
etw
een
juris
dict
ions
. G
rant
s an
NCA
RB C
ertifi
cate
to a
rchi
-te
cts w
ho m
eet t
he n
atio
nal s
tand
ards
ou
tline
d in
this
guid
elin
e.M
aint
ains
an
arch
itect
’s Re
cord
in a
co
nditi
on su
itabl
e fo
r tra
nsm
ittal
to a
ju
risdi
ctio
n.Tr
ansm
its a
n ar
chite
ct’s
NCA
RB R
ecor
d or
Cer
tifica
te to
a ju
risdi
ctio
n in
sup-
port
of r
ecip
roca
l reg
istra
tion.
Visit
s AIA
cha
pter
s and
firm
s acr
oss t
he
coun
try
to p
rom
ote
the
impo
rtan
ce o
f lic
ensu
re a
nd th
e be
nefit
s of N
CARB
ce
rtifi
catio
n.
For R
egist
ratio
n Bo
ards
Stor
es se
cure
, con
fiden
tial, a
nd c
ompr
e-he
nsiv
e re
cord
s on
NCA
RB C
ertifi
cate
ho
lder
s and
NCA
RB R
ecor
d ho
lder
s.De
velo
ps a
nd re
com
men
ds M
odel
Law
an
d M
odel
Reg
ulat
ions
for r
egist
ratio
n bo
ards
to a
dopt
to fa
cilit
ate
reci
proc
al
regi
stra
tion
and
help
regi
stra
tion
boar
ds
prot
ect t
he h
ealth
, saf
ety,
and
wel
fare
of
the
publ
ic.
Deve
lops
, adm
inist
ers,
and
mai
ntai
ns
prog
ram
s to
satis
fy e
duca
tion,
exp
eri-
ence
, and
exa
min
atio
n re
quire
men
ts.
Repr
esen
ts th
e in
tere
sts o
f Mem
ber
Boar
ds b
efor
e pu
blic
and
priva
te ag
encie
s. Pr
oduc
es re
sour
ces f
or in
tern
s and
ar
chite
cts o
n th
e re
gist
ratio
n pr
oces
s. Pa
rtne
rs w
ith M
embe
r Boa
rds a
cros
s th
e co
untr
y to
pro
mot
e th
e im
por-
tanc
e of
lice
nsur
e an
d th
e be
nefit
s of
NCA
RB c
ertifi
catio
n.
STEP
S TO
CER
TIFI
CATI
ON
CERT
IFIC
ATIO
N R
EQS
CERT
IFIC
ATIO
N G
UID
ELIN
ES |
JULY
201
24
APPE
ND
ICES
INTR
OD
UCT
ION
INTR
ODU
CTIO
N: R
EGIS
TRAT
ION
(LIC
ENSU
RE)
Arch
itect
s are
resp
onsib
le fo
r pro
tect
ing
the
heal
th, s
afet
y, an
d w
elfa
re o
f the
peo
ple
who
live
or w
ork
in th
e bu
ildin
gs a
nd e
nviro
n-m
ents
they
cre
ate.
You
are
not
an
arch
itect
with
out a
lice
nse.
You
mus
t be
licen
sed
by a
juris
dict
ion
in o
rder
to p
ract
ice
arch
itect
ure
with
in th
at ju
risdi
ctio
n. W
hile
it is
pos
sible
to w
ork
with
in th
e pr
ofes
sion
with
out h
avin
g a
licen
se, y
ou m
ay n
ot p
ract
ice
arch
itect
ure
or c
all y
ours
elf a
n ar
chite
ct w
ithou
t a li
cens
e. L
icen
sure
sign
ifies
to th
e pu
blic
that
you
hav
e co
mpl
eted
the
educ
atio
n, e
xper
ienc
e, a
nd
exam
inat
ion
nece
ssar
y to
pra
ctic
e ar
chite
ctur
e in
depe
nden
tly.
Educ
atio
nM
ost U
.S. ju
risdi
ctio
ns re
quire
a p
rofe
ssio
nal d
egre
e in
arc
hite
c-tu
re fr
om a
pro
gram
acc
redi
ted
by th
e N
atio
nal A
rchi
tect
ural
Ac
cred
iting
Boa
rd (N
AAB)
or a
pro
fess
iona
l deg
ree
in a
rchi
-te
ctur
e fro
m a
Can
adia
n pr
ogra
m a
ccre
dite
d by
the
Cana
dian
Ar
chite
ctur
al C
ertifi
catio
n Bo
ard
(CAC
B) to
satis
fy th
eir e
duca
-tio
n re
quire
men
t.
For a
list
of N
AAB-
accr
edite
d pr
ogra
ms,
go to
htt
p://
naab
.org
/ar
chite
ctur
e_pr
ogra
ms/
Som
e ju
risdi
ctio
ns m
ay a
ccep
t edu
catio
n al
tern
ativ
es. F
or a
gu
ide
to a
ltern
ativ
es to
the
educ
atio
n re
quire
men
t, re
fer t
o th
e N
CARB
Edu
catio
n St
anda
rd in
clud
ed in
the
Educ
atio
n G
uide
lines
a
t ww
w.n
carb
.org
.
Expe
rienc
eAl
l jur
isdic
tions
requ
ire a
stru
ctur
ed in
tern
ship
with
dire
ct
supe
rvisi
on b
y a
regi
ster
ed a
rchi
tect
for s
ome
perio
d of
tim
e.
Mos
t U.S
. juris
dict
ions
hav
e ad
opte
d th
e ID
P as
thei
r exp
erie
nce
requ
irem
ent f
or in
itial
regi
stra
tion.
Com
pare
the
IDP
with
any
ad
ditio
nal e
xper
ienc
e re
quire
men
t you
r reg
istra
tion
boar
d m
ay
requ
ire. W
here
di"
eren
ces e
xist
, you
mus
t firs
t com
ply
with
you
r ju
risdi
ctio
n’s re
quire
men
t; ho
wev
er, c
ompl
etio
n of
the
IDP
faci
li-ta
tes c
ertifi
catio
n an
d fu
ture
regi
stra
tion
in o
ther
juris
dict
ions
.
For m
ore
info
rmat
ion
conc
erni
ng th
e ID
P, re
fer t
o th
e ID
P G
uide
lines
, a
vaila
ble
at w
ww
.nca
rb.o
rg
Exam
inat
ion
Ever
y U
.S. ju
risdi
ctio
n re
quire
s int
erns
to p
ass t
he A
RE to
satis
fy
its e
xam
inat
ion
requ
irem
ent.
The
ARE
is a
prac
tice-
base
d ex
am a
dmin
ister
ed o
n a
year
-roun
d ba
sis th
at c
over
s: Pr
ogra
mm
ing,
Pla
nnin
g &
Prac
tice
Site
Pla
nnin
g &
Desig
nBu
ildin
g De
sign
& Co
nstr
uctio
n Sy
stem
sSc
hem
atic
Des
ign
Stru
ctur
al S
yste
ms
Build
ing
Syst
ems
Cons
truc
tion
Docu
men
ts &
Ser
vice
s
The
cont
ent o
f the
ARE
is b
ased
on
the
know
ledg
e an
d sk
ills
requ
ired
of a
rece
ntly
lice
nsed
arc
hite
ct, p
ract
icin
g in
depe
n-de
ntly,
to p
rovi
de a
rchi
tect
ural
serv
ices
. The
ARE
eva
luat
es a
n ap
plic
ant’s
com
pete
nce
in th
e pr
ovisi
on o
f arc
hite
ctur
al se
rvic
es
to p
rote
ct th
e pu
blic
hea
lth, s
afet
y, an
d w
elfa
re.
For m
ore
info
rmat
ion
conc
erni
ng th
e AR
E, re
fer t
o th
e AR
E G
uide
lines
, a
vaila
ble
at w
ww
.nca
rb.o
rg.
Regi
stra
tion
Requ
irem
ents
ar
e se
t by
Juris
dict
ions
Th
e 54
arc
hite
ctur
al re
gist
ra-
tion
boar
ds, w
hich
are
mem
-be
rs o
f NCA
RB, h
ave
the
lega
l au
thor
ity to
est
ablis
h lic
ensu
re
requ
irem
ents
, enf
orce
lice
n-su
re la
ws a
nd re
gulat
ions
, and
re
spon
d to
com
plai
nts o
f unl
i-ce
nsed
or u
neth
ical
pra
ctic
e.
Each
regi
stra
tion
boar
d de
-te
rmin
es it
s ow
n ed
ucat
ion,
ex
perie
nce,
and
exa
min
atio
n re
quire
men
ts fo
r ini
tial a
nd
reci
proc
al re
gist
ratio
n in
its
juris
dict
ion.
Mos
t jur
isdic
tions
ha
ve a
dopt
ed th
e st
anda
rds
spec
ified
in N
CARB
’s Le
gisla
-tiv
e G
uide
lines
and
Mod
el
Law
/Mod
el R
egul
atio
ns
.
For a
n ov
ervi
ew o
f eac
h ju
ris-
dict
ion’s
regi
stra
tion
requ
ire-
men
ts g
o to
the
ww
w.nc
arb.
org/
Reg-
Boar
d-Re
quire
men
ts. S
ince
eac
h ju
risdi
ctio
n m
ay c
hang
e its
rule
s, st
atut
es,
and
regu
latio
ns a
t any
tim
e, it
is
alway
s adv
isabl
e to
che
ck
with
the
indi
vidu
al b
oard
to
verif
y re
gist
ratio
n an
d pr
actic
e re
quire
men
ts.
STEP
S TO
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TIFI
CATI
ON
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IFIC
ATIO
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IFIC
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INTR
OD
UCT
ION
INTR
ODU
CTIO
N: N
CARB
CER
TIFI
CATI
ON
Man
y ar
chite
cts c
hoos
e to
seek
NCA
RB c
ertifi
catio
n fo
llow
ing
initi
al li
cens
ure.
The
NCA
RB C
ertifi
cate
faci
litat
es re
cipr
ocal
reg-
istra
tion
amon
g al
l 54
NCA
RB M
embe
r Boa
rds,
and
11 Ca
nadi
an
prov
inci
al a
ssoc
iatio
ns. T
he N
CARB
Cer
tifica
te si
gnifi
es th
at
you
have
met
the
natio
nal s
tand
ards
est
ablis
hed
by th
e
regi
stra
tion
boar
ds.
To q
ualif
y fo
r NCA
RB c
ertifi
catio
n, y
ou m
ust s
atisf
y al
l of
the
requ
irem
ents
for c
ertifi
catio
n ou
tline
d in
this
docu
men
t. Re
quire
men
ts in
clud
e; g
ood
char
acte
r; sa
tisfa
ctio
n of
NCA
RB’s
educ
atio
n, e
xper
ienc
e, a
nd e
xam
inat
ion
requ
irem
ents
; and
a
curre
nt re
gist
ratio
n to
pra
ctic
e ar
chite
ctur
e iss
ued
by a
n N
CARB
M
embe
r Boa
rd.
Whi
le N
CARB
cer
tifica
tion
faci
litat
es re
cipr
ocity
, it d
oes n
ot
prov
ide
you
the
priv
ilege
to p
ract
ice a
rchi
tect
ure.
You
mus
t be
regi
ster
ed in
eac
h ju
risdi
ctio
n be
fore
you
are
per
mitt
ed to
seek
w
ork
or a
re q
ualifi
ed to
pra
ctice
arc
hite
ctur
e. In
som
e ju
risdi
c-tio
ns th
e N
CARB
Cer
tifica
te a
llow
s the
ben
efit o
f sol
iciti
ng w
ork
or p
artic
ipat
ing
in a
des
ign
com
petit
ion
prio
r to
licen
sure
. Ref
er
to th
e Re
gist
ratio
n Bo
ard
Lice
nsin
g Re
quire
men
ts p
age
on w
ww.
ncar
b.or
g .
Bene
fits o
f the
NCA
RB C
ertifi
cate
PRES
TIG
IOU
S CR
EDEN
TIAL
– B
y ob
tain
ing
and
mai
ntai
n-in
g th
e N
CARB
Cer
tifica
te, a
n in
divi
dual
has
dem
onst
rate
d th
at h
e/sh
e ha
s met
the
esta
blish
ed st
anda
rds f
or c
ertifi
-ca
tion.
An
arch
itect
who
has
an
activ
e N
CARB
Cer
tifica
te
may
use
the
lett
ers “
NCA
RB” a
fter
his/
her n
ame.
RECI
PRO
CITY
– T
he N
CARB
Cer
tifica
te m
akes
it e
asie
r to
obta
in re
cipr
ocal
regi
stra
tion
in o
ther
juris
dict
ions
. In
fact
, m
any
regi
stra
tion
boar
ds re
quire
the
NCA
RB C
ertifi
cate
fo
r rec
ipro
cal r
egist
ratio
n. M
ost N
CARB
Mem
ber B
oard
s ac
cept
the
NCA
RB C
ertifi
cate
as a
prim
ary
met
hod
to su
p-po
rt re
cipr
ocal
regi
stra
tion.
MO
BILI
TY –
The
NCA
RB C
ertifi
cate
giv
es y
ou th
e m
obil-
ity to
seek
wor
k w
here
ver i
t is.
Even
if y
our w
ork
inte
rest
s ce
nter
sole
ly o
n pr
ojec
ts w
ithin
the
juris
dict
ion
whe
re y
ou
are
licen
sed,
with
an
NCA
RB C
ertifi
cate
you
are
pre
pare
d to
mee
t you
r clie
nts’
need
s as t
hey
mov
e or
exp
and
acro
ss
stat
e lin
es.
COM
PETI
TIVE
ED
GE
– M
any
arch
itect
ural
firm
s con
sider
ce
rtifi
catio
n an
impo
rtan
t fac
tor i
n hi
ring
and
prom
otio
n
beca
use
they
kno
w th
at a
n ar
chite
ct w
ith a
n N
CARB
Ce
rtifi
cate
pro
vide
s the
firm
with
gre
ater
flex
ibilit
y w
hen
purs
uing
opp
ortu
nitie
s and
exp
andi
ng it
s pra
ctic
e. A
d-di
tiona
lly, s
ome
juris
dict
ions
allo
w th
e be
nefit
of s
olic
it-in
g w
ork
or p
artic
ipat
ing
in a
des
ign
com
petit
ion
prio
r to
licen
sure
if y
ou h
old
an N
CARB
Cer
tifica
te.
SECU
RITY
– Y
our r
ecor
ds a
re m
aint
aine
d on
a se
cure
se
rver
and
are
read
y w
hen
you
are,
elim
inat
ing
the
need
to
wor
ry a
bout
misp
laced
reco
rds o
r obt
aini
ng n
eces
sary
ve
rifica
tions
from
a p
revi
ous e
mpl
oyer
who
may
no
long
er b
e in
bus
ines
s.
Save
Mon
eyIn
tern
s can
save
mon
ey ju
st b
y ke
epin
g th
eir N
CARB
Rec
ord
activ
e w
hile
they
com
plet
e th
e st
eps f
or li
cens
ure.
If y
ou
have
a p
rofe
ssio
nal d
egre
e fro
m a
NAA
B-ac
cred
ited
pro-
gram
and
hav
e co
mpl
eted
the
IDP,
you’
ll m
eet t
he re
quire
-m
ents
for N
CARB
cer
tifica
tion
whe
n yo
u pa
ss th
e AR
E an
d re
ceiv
e yo
ur in
itial
lice
nse.
The
cost
to k
eep
your
NCA
RB
Reco
rd a
ctiv
e w
hile
you
pur
-su
e yo
ur in
itial
lice
nse
is ju
st
$75
a ye
ar.
If yo
u m
aint
ain
an a
ctiv
e Re
cord
in g
ood
stan
ding
, the
ap
plic
atio
n fe
e fo
r NCA
RB
cert
ifica
tion
($1,5
00) w
ill be
w
aive
d an
d yo
u w
ill re
ceiv
e a
50 p
erce
nt d
iscou
nt o
n Ce
r-tifi
cate
rene
wal
s for
the
first
th
ree
year
s of s
ervi
ce.
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IFIC
ATIO
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IFIC
ATIO
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ODU
CTIO
N
STEP
S TO
CER
TIFI
CATI
ON
Not
es:
If yo
u ha
ve a
pplie
d fo
r an
NCA
RB R
ecor
d in
the
past
, ple
ase
do n
ot re
appl
y. Yo
u sh
ould
reac
tivat
e yo
ur e
xist
ing
Reco
rd b
y go
ing
to “M
y N
CARB
” onl
ine
(htt
ps:/
/my.n
carb
.org
/Log
in
) and
sele
ctin
g th
e An
nual
Ren
ewal
opt
ion.
N
CARB
will
prov
ide
you
with
a su
mm
ary
of y
our
NCA
RB R
ecor
d, b
ut w
ill no
t mak
e th
e in
divi
dual
do
cum
ents
that
com
prise
you
r Rec
ord
avai
labl
e to
you
. The
doc
umen
ts su
bmitt
ed to
NCA
RB a
re
auth
entic
ated
thou
gh o
ur e
valu
atio
n pr
oces
ses,
and
thes
e ve
rified
doc
umen
ts w
ill on
ly b
e re
leas
ed to
a
regi
stra
tion
boar
d in
supp
ort o
f lic
ensu
re.
1. Es
tabl
ish Y
our N
CARB
Rec
ord
To c
reat
e yo
ur N
CARB
Rec
ord,
go
to th
e “M
y N
CARB
” sec
tion
on w
ww
.nca
rb.o
rg, a
nd c
lick
on “c
reat
e ne
w a
ccou
nt.”
Onc
e yo
u ha
ve e
stab
lishe
d yo
ur a
ccou
nt, a
dd th
e N
CARB
Rec
ord
serv
ice.
If y
ou a
re in
terru
pted
in p
roce
ss o
r nee
d ad
ditio
nal i
nfor
mat
ion
to c
ompl
ete
the
appl
icat
ion,
you
can
save
it a
nd re
turn
late
r to
com
plet
e it.
In o
rder
to re
ceiv
e yo
ur N
CARB
Rec
ord
num
ber,
you
mus
t com
plet
e th
e ap
plic
atio
n an
d su
bmit
paym
ent.
Onc
e yo
u cl
ick
“Sub
mit,
” you
w
ill re
ceiv
e tw
o e-
mai
ls. T
he fi
rst w
ill co
nfirm
rece
ipt o
f you
r pay
men
t. Th
e se
cond
will
assig
n yo
ur N
CARB
Rec
ord
num
ber a
nd p
rovi
de fu
rthe
r ins
truc
tions
.
If yo
u ar
e pu
rsui
ng in
itial
regi
stra
tion
in a
U.S
. juris
dict
ion,
you
mus
t app
ly a
s an
inte
rn. P
leas
e re
fer t
o th
e ID
P G
uide
lines
f
or m
ore
info
rmat
ion
on th
e re
quire
men
ts.
If yo
u ar
e ap
plyi
ng fo
r NCA
RB c
ertifi
catio
n an
d cu
rrent
ly h
old
an a
ctiv
e re
gist
ratio
n in
a U
.S. o
r Can
adia
n ju
risdi
c-tio
n, y
ou m
ust a
pply
as a
n ar
chite
ct.
If yo
u ho
ld a
fore
ign
regi
stra
tion
and
wish
to b
e co
nsid
ered
for t
he B
road
ly E
xper
ienc
ed F
orei
gn A
rchi
tect
(BEF
A)
Prog
ram
, you
mus
t app
ly a
s a fo
reig
n ar
chite
ct. P
leas
e re
view
the
requ
irem
ents
of t
he B
EFA
Prog
ram
and
com
-pl
ete
the
BEFA
Elig
ibilit
y Ve
rifica
tion
Form
bef
ore
subm
ittin
g yo
ur a
pplic
atio
n. Y
ou c
an re
view
the
BEFA
requ
ire-
men
ts in
Sec
tion
5 of
this
docu
men
t and
at h
ttp:
//w
ww.
ncar
b.or
g/be
fa
.If
you
hold
a fo
reig
n re
gist
ratio
n an
d do
not
qua
lify
for t
he B
EFA
Prog
ram
, or w
ish to
pur
sue
an in
itial
lice
nse
thro
ugh
com
plet
ion
of th
e ID
P an
d th
e AR
E, y
ou m
ust a
pply
as a
n in
tern
. In
this
case
, ple
ase
refe
r to
the
IDP
Gui
delin
es
for m
ore
info
rmat
ion
on th
e re
lated
pro
cess
and
requ
irem
ents
.
MAI
NTA
ININ
G Y
OU
R N
CARB
REC
ORD
You
mus
t mai
ntai
n an
act
ive
Reco
rd to
mai
ntai
n an
act
ive
NCA
RB C
ertifi
cate
. You
mus
t ren
ew y
our N
CARB
Rec
ord
annu
ally
by
com
plet
ing
an a
nnua
l ren
ewal
form
and
subm
ittin
g a
fee.
All r
enew
als a
nd re
activ
atio
ns c
an b
e su
bmitt
ed o
nlin
e th
roug
h “M
y N
CARB
.” N
otify
NCA
RB p
rom
ptly
of a
ny c
hang
e to
you
r mai
ling
and
e-m
ail a
ddre
ss o
r upd
ate
your
acc
ount
thro
ugh
“My
NCA
RB”.
Mon
itor y
our N
CARB
Rec
ord
stat
us o
nlin
e th
roug
h “M
y N
CARB
.” Th
is w
ill al
low
you
to m
ake
sure
pro
cess
es a
re ta
king
pl
ace
in a
tim
ely
man
ner.
NCA
RB F
EES
Plea
se re
fer t
o th
e N
CARB
sche
dule
of f
ees a
t htt
p://
ww
w.nc
arb.
org/
Get
ting-
an-In
itial
-lice
nse/
NCA
RB-F
ees.a
spx
fo
r est
ablis
hing
and
mai
ntai
ning
you
r NCA
RB R
ecor
d. A
ll fe
es a
re su
bjec
t to
chan
ge, a
nd a
re n
on-re
fund
able
unl
ess
othe
rwise
not
ed.
Your
NCA
RB R
ecor
dTh
roug
hout
you
r car
eer,
your
Rec
ord
beco
mes
a
deta
iled,
ver
ified
reco
rd o
f you
r edu
catio
n, e
xper
i-en
ce, a
nd e
xam
inat
ion
used
to e
stab
lish
qual
ifica
tion
for l
icen
sure
and
cer
tifica
tion.
You
r NCA
RB R
ecor
d is
confi
dent
ial a
nd m
aint
aine
d on
a se
cure
serv
er.
The
cont
ents
may
onl
y be
disc
usse
d w
ith th
e Re
cord
ho
lder
dire
ctly
or p
rovi
ded
to th
e re
gist
ratio
n bo
ard
iden
tified
by
the
Reco
rd h
olde
r.
Esta
blish
ing
a Re
cord
is e
ssen
tial f
or d
ocum
entin
g th
e ID
P an
d ac
cess
ing
the
ARE.
You
r NCA
RB R
ecor
d gi
ves
you
acce
ss to
the
onlin
e re
port
ing
syst
em fo
r the
tim
ely
and
accu
rate
repo
rtin
g of
IDP
expe
rienc
e. It
is
also
the
first
step
for t
hose
seek
ing
elig
ibilit
y to
take
th
e AR
E, o
r for
fore
ign-
educ
ated
app
lican
ts w
ho a
re
havi
ng th
eir e
duca
tion
eval
uate
d th
roug
h th
e Ed
uca-
tion
Eval
uatio
n Se
rvic
es fo
r Arc
hite
cts (
EESA
).
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IFIC
ATIO
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IFIC
ATIO
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ICES
STEP
S TO
CER
TIFI
CATI
ON
INTR
ODU
CTIO
N
STEP
S TO
CER
TIFI
CATI
ON
2. D
ocum
enta
tion
As a
regi
ster
ed a
rchi
tect
est
ablis
hing
you
r NCA
RB R
ecor
d fo
r the
pur
pose
of a
pply
ing
for a
n N
CARB
Cer
tifica
te, y
ou
mus
t doc
umen
t the
follo
win
g:
EDU
CATI
ON
You
mus
t doc
umen
t com
plet
ion
of a
pro
fess
iona
l de
gree
in a
rchi
tect
ure
from
a N
AAB-
accr
edite
d pr
o-gr
am to
satis
fy th
e ed
ucat
ion
requ
irem
ent f
or N
CARB
ce
rtifi
catio
n by
requ
estin
g th
at a
n o!
cial
cop
y of
you
r fin
al tr
ansc
ript(s
) be
deliv
ered
dire
ctly
from
the
scho
ol(s)
to
NCA
RB.
Dow
nloa
d an
d m
ail t
he tr
ansc
ript r
eque
st fo
rms
and
an
y as
soci
ated
fee
to y
our s
choo
l(s).
NCA
RB w
ill on
ly
acce
pt o
!ci
al tr
ansc
ripts
subm
itted
by
the
scho
ol.
If yo
u do
not
hol
d a
prof
essio
nal d
egre
e in
arc
hite
ctur
e,
refe
r to
the
Alte
rnat
ive
to th
e Ed
ucat
ion
Requ
irem
ent i
n Se
ctio
n 2.
2 of
this
docu
men
t.
EXPE
RIEN
CE
You
mus
t doc
umen
t com
plet
ion
of th
e In
tern
Dev
elop
-m
ent P
rogr
am (I
DP) t
o sa
tisfy
the
expe
rienc
e re
quire
-m
ent f
or N
CARB
cer
tifica
tion.
The
IDP
Gui
delin
es
de
scrib
e th
e sp
ecifi
c ex
perie
nce
requ
irem
ents
incl
udin
g ex
perie
nce
sett
ings
, cat
egor
ies,
area
s, an
d ex
perie
nce
hour
min
imum
s and
max
imum
s. Th
e on
line
repo
rt-
ing
syst
em a
llow
s you
to d
ocum
ent y
our e
xper
ienc
e di
rect
ly in
you
r NCA
RB R
ecor
d th
roug
h “M
y N
CARB
.”
If yo
u ar
e un
able
to c
ompl
ete
the
IDP,
you
may
refe
r to
the
Alte
rnat
ive
to th
e Ex
perie
nce
Requ
irem
ent i
n Se
c-tio
n 2.
3 of
this
docu
men
t.
EXAM
INAT
ION
Yo
u m
ust h
ave
com
plet
ed th
e AR
E, o
r its
then
-cur
rent
pr
edec
esso
r (se
e Ap
pend
ix C
) to
satis
fy th
e ex
amin
a-tio
n re
quire
men
t for
NCA
RB c
ertifi
catio
n. N
CARB
will
requ
est a
n o!
cial
exa
min
atio
n hi
stor
y re
port
from
the
regi
stra
tion
boar
d w
here
you
wer
e in
itial
ly li
cens
ed.
REG
ISTR
ATIO
NYo
u m
ust h
old
an a
ctiv
e re
gist
ratio
n in
goo
d st
andi
ng
in a
U.S
. or C
anad
ian
juris
dict
ion.
NCA
RB w
ill re
ques
t an
o!ci
al h
istor
y re
port
from
the
regi
stra
tion
boar
d w
here
yo
u w
ere
initi
ally
lice
nsed
.
Som
e bo
ards
cha
rge
a fe
e to
pro
cess
an
exam
inat
ion
hist
ory
repo
rt a
nd o!
cial
regi
stra
tion.
If th
is fe
e is
re-
quire
d, N
CARB
will
not
ify y
ou. Y
ou a
re re
spon
sible
for
any
exte
rnal
fees
requ
ired
to re
trie
ve th
e su
ppor
ting
docu
men
ts n
eede
d fo
r the
cer
tifica
tion
proc
ess.
If yo
u es
tabl
ished
you
r NCA
RB R
ecor
d as
an
inte
rn,
plea
se n
otify
NCA
RB w
hen
you
rece
ive
your
initi
al
regi
stra
tion
in o
rder
to p
roce
ed w
ith c
ertifi
catio
n. T
his
can
be a
ccom
plish
ed th
roug
h th
e on
line
Reco
rd re
new
al
proc
ess o
r by
cont
actin
g N
CARB
cus
tom
er se
rvic
e.
3. Ev
alua
tion
Onc
e N
CARB
has
rece
ived
all
of th
e re
ques
ted
docu
-m
enta
tion
from
edu
catio
nal i
nstit
utio
ns, e
mpl
oyer
s, re
fere
nces
, and
/or r
egist
ratio
n bo
ards
, you
r Rec
ord
will
be e
valu
ated
. You
can
revi
ew y
our R
ecor
d st
atus
onl
ine
thro
ugh
“My
NCA
RB” a
t htt
ps:/
/my.n
carb
.org
/Log
in
.
If yo
u ar
e an
arc
hite
ct a
nd m
eet t
he re
quire
men
ts
for t
he C
ertifi
cate
, you
will
be a
ppro
ved
and
notifi
ed o
f you
r Cer
tifica
te n
umbe
r. Yo
u w
ill be
re
quire
d to
upd
ate
your
pro
fess
iona
l act
ivity
sin
ce th
e da
te o
f you
r app
licat
ion
and
pay
any
rem
aini
ng fe
e(s)
prio
r to
cert
ifica
tion.
If yo
u ar
e an
arc
hite
ct a
nd d
o no
t mee
t the
re
quire
men
ts fo
r the
Cer
tifica
te, N
CARB
will
notif
y yo
u of
any
defi
cien
cies
and
will
advi
se y
ou
on h
ow to
satis
fy th
em. C
erta
in ju
risdi
ctio
ns m
ay
acce
pt a
non
-cer
tified
Rec
ord
in su
ppor
t of y
our
appl
icat
ion
for r
ecip
roca
l lic
ensu
re. P
leas
e re
view
th
e in
divi
dual
boa
rd re
gist
ratio
n re
quire
men
ts a
t ht
tp:/
/ww
w.nc
arb.
org/
Get
ting-
an-In
itial
-Lic
ense
/Re
gist
ratio
n-Bo
ardR
equi
rem
ents
.asp
x to
de
term
ine
the
spec
ific
requ
irem
ents
for r
ecip
roca
l re
gist
ratio
n in
any
U.S
. juris
dict
ion.
CERT
IFIC
ATIO
N R
EQS
CERT
IFIC
ATIO
N G
UID
ELIN
ES |
JULY
201
28
APPE
ND
ICES
STEP
S TO
CER
TIFI
CATI
ON
INTR
ODU
CTIO
N
STEP
S TO
CER
TIFI
CATI
ON
4. C
ertifi
catio
nBy
ear
ning
the
NCA
RB C
ertifi
cate
, NCA
RB re
com
men
ds to
all
regi
stra
tion
auth
oriti
es th
at y
ou b
e gr
ante
d re
gist
ratio
n w
ithou
t fur
ther
qua
lifica
tion.
All
U.S
. or C
anad
ian
juris
dict
ions
re
cogn
ize th
e N
CARB
Cer
tifica
te a
s con
clus
ive
evid
ence
of y
our e
ligib
ility
for r
egist
ratio
n. Y
ou m
ust b
e re
gist
ered
in a
juris
dict
ion
befo
re y
ou a
re q
ualifi
ed to
pra
ctic
e th
ere.
The
NCA
RB C
ertifi
cate
is a
n in
divi
dual
cre
dent
ial.
By o
btai
ning
and
mai
ntai
ning
the
NCA
RB C
ertifi
cate
, you
hav
e de
mon
stra
ted
that
you
hav
e m
et th
e es
tabl
ished
stan
dard
s for
ce
rtifi
catio
n. O
nce
you
have
obt
aine
d an
NCA
RB C
ertifi
cate
, you
may
use
the
lett
ers “
NCA
RB” a
fter
you
r nam
e. T
he N
CARB
logo
is re
serv
ed so
lely
for u
se b
y N
CARB
. The
re is
no
ac-
cept
ed m
eans
of u
sing
the
NCA
RB lo
go o
r des
igna
tion
in a
ssoc
iatio
n w
ith a
firm
.
NCA
RB C
ERTI
FICA
TE M
AIN
TEN
ANCE
AN
D R
ENEW
AL
To k
eep
your
Cer
tifica
te a
ctiv
e, y
ou m
ust s
ubm
it an
an-
nual
repo
rt o
f pro
fess
iona
l act
iviti
es d
urin
g th
e pr
eced
-in
g ye
ar a
nd re
new
you
r NCA
RB R
ecor
d by
pay
ing
the
annu
al re
new
al fe
e. Y
ou m
ust a
lso m
aint
ain
an a
ctiv
e re
gist
ratio
n w
ith a
U.S
. or C
anad
ian
juris
dict
ion.
Prio
r to
your
rene
wal
dat
e ea
ch y
ear,
NCA
RB w
ill se
nd
you
a st
atem
ent i
ndic
atin
g th
e re
new
al fe
e an
d in
clud
-in
g an
NCA
RB A
nnua
l Ren
ewal
Rep
ort.
The
fee
and
the
repo
rt a
re d
ue o
n or
bef
ore
the
indi
cate
d Re
cord
exp
ira-
tion
date
. The
Ann
ual R
enew
al R
epor
t bec
omes
par
t of
your
NCA
RB R
ecor
d.
Not
e: A
ll re
new
als a
nd re
activ
atio
ns c
an b
e su
bmitt
ed
onlin
e th
roug
h “M
y N
CARB
.” N
otify
NCA
RB p
rom
ptly
of
any
chan
ge to
you
r mai
ling
addr
ess a
nd e
-mai
l add
ress
.
LAPS
E O
F N
CARB
CER
TIFI
CATE
Yo
ur C
ertifi
cate
will
laps
e if
you:
fail
to fi
le th
e An
nual
Ren
ewal
Rep
ort;
fail
to p
ay th
e re
new
al fe
e;ha
ve n
ot m
ade
paym
ent (
or h
ave
mad
e in
su!
-ci
ent p
aym
ent)
for N
CARB
serv
ices
per
form
ed; o
rfa
iled
to m
aint
ain
at le
ast o
ne c
urre
nt a
nd v
alid
re
gist
ratio
n w
ith a
U.S
. or C
anad
ian
juris
dict
ion.
NCA
RB C
ERTI
FICA
TE R
EACT
IVAT
ION
If
your
NCA
RB R
ecor
d or
Cer
tifica
te h
as la
psed
, you
will
be re
quire
d to
pay
a re
activ
atio
n fe
e an
d th
e cu
rrent
re
new
al fe
e fo
r eac
h ye
ar th
e Re
cord
or C
ertifi
cate
la
psed
, up
to $
1,500
. If y
ou a
re re
activ
atin
g a
laps
ed
Cert
ifica
te, y
ou m
ust a
lso su
bmit
proo
f of a
ctiv
e
regi
stra
tion
with
a U
.S. o
r Can
adia
n ju
risdi
ctio
n pr
ior
to re
activ
atio
n.
To re
activ
ate
your
NCA
RB R
ecor
d or
Cer
tifica
te, g
o to
“M
y N
CARB
” onl
ine
(htt
ps:/
/my.n
carb
.org
/Log
in
) and
se
lect
“Ann
ual R
enew
als”
thro
ugh
your
NCA
RB R
ecor
d.
CERT
IFIC
ATIO
N R
EQS
CERT
IFIC
ATIO
N G
UID
ELIN
ES |
JULY
201
29
APPE
ND
ICES
STEP
S TO
CER
TIFI
CATI
ON
INTR
ODU
CTIO
N
STEP
S TO
CER
TIFI
CATI
ON
5. T
rans
mitt
al o
f You
r NCA
RB C
ertifi
cate
Regi
stra
tion
boar
ds a
re re
quire
d to
exa
min
e an
d m
ain-
tain
a re
cord
of t
he q
ualifi
catio
ns o
f eac
h ap
plic
ant f
or
regi
stra
tion.
To
satis
fy th
is re
quire
men
t, a
com
plet
e co
py o
f you
r act
ive
NCA
RB R
ecor
d w
ill be
tran
smit-
ted
as re
ques
ted
to a
juris
dict
ion
to su
ppor
t you
r ap
plic
atio
n fo
r ini
tial o
r rec
ipro
cal r
egist
ratio
n. A
ll U
.S.
regi
stra
tion
boar
ds a
ccep
t the
NCA
RB R
ecor
d fo
r ini
tial
regi
stra
tion,
and
man
y re
quire
the
NCA
RB C
ertifi
cate
fo
r rec
ipro
cal r
egist
ratio
n. S
ome
regi
stra
tion
boar
ds m
ay
acce
pt a
non
-cer
tified
reco
rd tr
ansm
itted
by
NCA
RB in
su
ppor
t of a
n ap
plic
atio
n fo
r rec
ipro
cal r
egist
ratio
n.
NCA
RB w
ill tra
nsm
it cu
rrent
and
val
id N
CARB
Rec
ords
to
any
U.S
. reg
istra
tion
boar
d or
to a
ny fo
reig
n re
gist
ra-
tion
auth
ority
with
who
m N
CARB
has
an
agre
emen
t for
m
utua
l rec
ipro
city
upo
n yo
ur re
ques
t and
pay
men
t of
the
trans
mitt
al fe
e.
JURI
SDIC
TIO
NAL
REQ
UIR
EMEN
TSW
hen
you
requ
est t
rans
mitt
al o
f you
r NCA
RB R
ecor
d to
a
U.S
. or C
anad
ian
juris
dict
ion,
NCA
RB w
ill tr
y to
app
rise
you
of a
ny a
dditi
onal
requ
irem
ents
that
exi
st fo
r tha
t ju
risdi
ctio
n. H
owev
er, y
ou sh
ould
con
firm
spec
ific
re-
quire
men
ts d
irect
ly w
ith th
e ju
risdi
ctio
n pr
ior t
o se
ekin
g re
gist
ratio
n. P
leas
e re
view
the
Regi
stra
tion
Boar
d Li
cens
-in
g Re
quire
men
ts
on
ww
w.n
carb
.org
to d
eter
min
e th
e sp
ecifi
c re
quire
men
ts fo
r rec
ipro
cal r
egist
ratio
n in
an
y ju
risdi
ctio
n.
TRAN
SMIT
TAL
REQ
UES
TSTo
aut
horiz
e N
CARB
to tr
ansm
it yo
ur R
ecor
d, g
o to
“My
NCA
RB” o
nlin
e (h
ttps
://m
y.nca
rb.o
rg/L
ogin
) a
nd
sele
ct “R
eque
st a
Tra
nsm
ittal”
to a
cces
s ins
truc
tions
on
trans
mitt
ing
your
Rec
ord
to th
e U.
S. o
r Can
adian
juris
dic-
tion
of y
our c
hoice
. If y
ou c
anno
t acc
ess t
his o
nlin
e se
r-vi
ce o
r nee
d as
sista
nce
with
you
r req
uest
, ple
ase
cont
act
cust
omer
serv
ice@
ncar
b.or
g.
Not
es:
Tran
smitt
al o
f you
r Rec
ord
in su
ppor
t of
regi
stra
tion
is on
ly a
vaila
ble
for
activ
e Re
cord
hol
ders
. N
CARB
will
only
tran
smit
your
Rec
ord
to a
sing
le ju
risdi
ctio
n in
supp
ort o
f in
itial
regi
stra
tion.
N
CARB
will
only
tran
smit
your
reco
rd
to a
dditi
onal
juris
dict
ions
in su
ppor
t of
reci
proc
al re
gist
ratio
n th
roug
h th
e N
CARB
Cer
tifica
te p
rogr
am.
INTR
ODU
CTIO
NST
EPS
TO C
ERTI
FICA
TIO
NCE
RTIF
ICAT
ION
GU
IDEL
INES
| JU
LY 2
012
10AP
PEN
DIC
ESCE
RTIF
ICAT
ION
REQ
S
NCA
RB C
ERTI
FICA
TIO
N R
EQU
IREM
ENTS
The
follo
win
g re
quire
men
ts fo
r NCA
RB c
ertifi
catio
n m
ay o
nly
be c
hang
ed b
y an
ab
solu
te m
ajor
ity v
ote
of th
e N
CARB
Mem
ber B
oard
s. Su
ch c
hang
e be
com
es e
"ect
ive
Ju
ly 1
follo
win
g th
e cl
ose
of th
e An
nual
Mee
ting,
or s
uch
later
dat
e id
entifi
ed in
the
chan
ge a
nd a
pplie
s bot
h to
app
licat
ions
for c
ertifi
catio
n in
pro
cess
and
new
app
lica-
tions
. If a
pplic
ants
who
se a
pplic
atio
ns w
ere
in p
roce
ss m
et a
ll ce
rtifi
catio
n re
quire
men
ts
that
exi
sted
prio
r to
the
chan
ge, t
hey
will
be e
ligib
le fo
r cer
tifica
tion.
App
lican
ts th
at
fail
to c
ompl
ete
the
NCA
RB c
ertifi
catio
n pr
oces
s with
in fi
ve y
ears
will
not b
e co
nsid
-er
ed “i
n pr
oces
s” a
nd w
ill be
requ
ired
to sa
tisfy
cur
rent
cer
tifica
tion
requ
irem
ents
.
Chan
ges t
o th
e N
CARB
Edu
catio
n St
anda
rd a
nd th
e ID
P A
chan
ge in
the
NCA
RB E
duca
tion
Stan
dard
o
r the
IDP
beco
mes
e"e
ctiv
e on
the
date
of t
he c
hang
e as
des
crib
ed in
a n
otic
e gi
ven
to a
ll M
embe
r Boa
rds,
at w
hich
tim
e su
ch c
hang
e sh
all a
lso b
e po
sted
on
NCA
RB’s
web
site.
The
e"e
ctiv
e da
te sh
all b
e a
min
imum
of 6
0 da
ys a
fter
the
date
of s
uch
notic
e. A
ny c
hang
e in
the
NCA
RB E
duca
tion
Stan
dard
and
the
IDP
appl
ies b
oth
to R
ecor
ds in
pro
cess
and
new
Rec
ords
. An
exist
ing
Reco
rd h
olde
r who
has
satis
fied
the
NCA
RB E
duca
tion
Stan
dard
and
/or t
he ID
P pr
ior
to th
e e"
ectiv
e da
te o
f the
cha
nge
shal
l be
treat
ed a
s hav
ing
satis
fied
eith
er o
r bot
h.
Sect
ion
1 11
Requ
irem
ents
for C
ertifi
catio
n of
an
Arch
itect
Reg
ister
ed in
a U
.S. J
urisd
ictio
n
Sect
ion
2 12
Alte
rnat
ives
for C
ertifi
catio
n of
an
Arch
itect
Reg
ister
ed in
a U
.S. J
urisd
ictio
n
Sect
ion
3 13
Requ
irem
ents
for C
ertifi
catio
n of
an
Arch
itect
Reg
ister
ed in
a C
anad
ian
Juris
dict
ion
Sect
ion
4 14
Alte
rnat
ives
for C
ertifi
catio
n of
an
Arch
itect
Reg
ister
ed in
a C
anad
ian
Juris
dict
ion
Sect
ion
5 15
Requ
irem
ents
for C
ertifi
catio
n of
an
Arch
itect
Cre
dent
iale
d by
a F
orei
gn R
egist
ratio
n Au
thor
ity
Sect
ion
6 16
Revo
catio
n an
d Re
inst
atem
ent o
f an
NCA
RB C
ertifi
cate
INTR
ODU
CTIO
NST
EPS
TO C
ERTI
FICA
TIO
NCE
RTIF
ICAT
ION
GU
IDEL
INES
| JU
LY 2
012
11AP
PEN
DIC
ESCE
RTIF
ICAT
ION
REQ
S
SECT
ION
1RE
QU
IREM
ENTS
FO
R CE
RTIF
ICAT
ION
OF
AN A
RCH
ITEC
T RE
GIS
TERE
D IN
A U
.S. J
URI
SDIC
ITO
N1.1
Goo
d Ch
arac
ter
You
mus
t be
of g
ood
char
acte
r as v
erifi
ed b
y em
ploy
ers a
nd a
n N
CARB
Mem
ber B
oard
w
here
you
are
regi
ster
ed.
1.2 E
duca
tion
Requ
irem
ent
VIEW
ALT
ERN
ATIV
ES
You
mus
t hol
d a
prof
essio
nal d
egre
e in
arc
hite
ctur
e fro
m a
pro
gram
acc
redi
ted
by th
e N
atio
nal A
rchi
tect
ural
Acc
redi
ting
Boar
d (N
AAB)
or t
he C
anad
ian
Arch
itect
ural
Cer
tifi-
catio
n Bo
ard
(CAC
B) n
ot la
ter t
han
24 m
onth
s aft
er y
our g
radu
atio
n, o
r hol
d a
prof
es-
siona
l deg
ree
in a
rchi
tect
ure
cert
ified
by
the
CACB
from
a C
anad
ian
univ
ersit
y.
1.3 E
xper
ienc
e Re
quire
men
t VI
EW A
LTER
NAT
IVES
You
mus
t hav
e co
mpl
eted
the
Inte
rn D
evel
opm
ent P
rogr
am (I
DP).
To b
egin
par
tici-
patio
n in
the
IDP,
an a
pplic
ant s
hall
have
est
ablis
hed
an N
CARB
Rec
ord
and
met
all
requ
irem
ents
for e
ligib
ility
liste
d in
the
IDP
Gui
delin
es, w
hich
may
be
revi
sed
from
tim
e to
tim
e by
NCA
RB.
The
IDP
Gui
delin
es d
escr
ibes
the
spec
ific
expe
rienc
e re
quire
men
ts in
clud
ing
elig
ibilit
y to
beg
in p
artic
ipat
ion
in th
e ID
P, ex
perie
nce
sett
ings
, cat
egor
ies,
area
s, ho
ur m
inim
ums
and
max
imum
s, tim
ely
repo
rtin
g an
d ve
rifica
tion
of e
xper
ienc
e1 , and
the
like.
For a
dditi
onal
info
rmat
ion,
ple
ase
refe
r to
the
IDP
Gui
delin
es
.
The
Repo
rtin
g Re
quire
men
ts id
entifi
ed in
the
IDP
Gui
delin
es d
o no
t app
ly to
arc
hite
cts
regi
ster
ed in
the
Uni
ted
Stat
es o
r Can
ada
or to
fore
ign
arch
itect
s pur
suin
g N
CARB
cer
ti-fic
atio
n th
roug
h th
e Br
oadl
y Ex
perie
nced
For
eign
Arc
hite
ct (B
EFA)
Pro
gram
.
1.4 E
xam
inat
ion
Requ
irem
ent
VIEW
ALT
ERN
ATIV
ES
You
mus
t hav
e pa
ssed
the
NCA
RB A
rchi
tect
Reg
istra
tion
Exam
inat
ion®
(ARE
®) o
r the
eq
uiva
lent
, as i
dent
ified
in A
ppen
dix
C, p
rovi
ded
all e
xam
inat
ions
and
the
pass
/fai
l st
anda
rds a
pplie
d w
ere
in a
ccor
danc
e w
ith N
CARB
stan
dard
s cur
rent
at t
he ti
me
you
took
the
exam
inat
ion.
For a
dditi
onal
info
rmat
ion,
ple
ase
refe
r to
the
ARE
Gui
delin
es
.
1.5 R
egist
ratio
n Re
quire
men
tYo
u m
ust h
old
a cu
rrent
and
val
id re
gist
ratio
n to
pra
ctic
e ar
chite
ctur
e iss
ued
by a
n N
CARB
Mem
ber B
oard
.
1.6 G
ener
alIn
eva
luat
ing
qual
ifica
tions
, NCA
RB m
ay, p
rior t
o ce
rtifi
catio
n, re
quire
you
to su
bsta
nti-
ate
the
qual
ity a
nd c
hara
cter
of y
our e
xper
ienc
e, e
ven
if yo
u ha
ve m
et th
e te
chni
cal
requ
irem
ents
set f
orth
abo
ve.
1 Ve
rifica
tion
of e
xper
ienc
e: If
you
wer
e at
the
time
of th
e ac
tivity
alre
ady
a re
gist
ered
arc
hite
ct
and
not u
nder
the
dire
ct su
perv
ision
of a
noth
er, t
he v
erifi
catio
n m
ust b
e by
a p
erso
n w
ho
obse
rved
the
activ
ity a
nd w
ho w
as y
our p
artn
er o
r a p
erso
n em
ploy
ed b
y th
e sa
me
empl
oyer
. U
nder
no
circ
umst
ance
s may
you
ver
ify y
our o
wn
expe
rienc
e.
INTR
ODU
CTIO
NST
EPS
TO C
ERTI
FICA
TIO
NCE
RTIF
ICAT
ION
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IDEL
INES
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LY 2
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PEN
DIC
ESCE
RTIF
ICAT
ION
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S
SECT
ION
2
ALTE
RNAT
IVES
FO
R CE
RTIF
ICAT
ION
OF
AN A
RCH
ITEC
T RE
GIS
TERE
D IN
A U
.S. J
URI
SDIC
TIO
N2.1
Goo
d Ch
arac
ter
You
mus
t be
of g
ood
char
acte
r as v
erifi
ed b
y em
ploy
ers a
nd a
n N
CARB
Mem
ber B
oard
w
here
you
are
regi
ster
ed.
2.2
Alte
rnat
ives
to th
e Ed
ucat
ion
Requ
irem
ent
If yo
u do
not
hol
d a
prof
essio
nal d
egre
e in
arc
hite
ctur
e as
iden
tified
in S
ectio
n 1.2
, N
CARB
will
acce
pt e
ither
of t
he fo
llow
ing:
A.
Sat
isfac
tion
of N
CARB
’s Br
oadl
y Ex
perie
nced
Arc
hite
ct (B
EA) P
rogr
am, w
hich
pe
rmits
an
appl
ican
t with
the
requ
ired
year
s of c
ompr
ehen
sive
prac
tice
in w
hich
th
e ap
plic
ant e
xerc
ised
resp
onsib
le c
ontro
l with
in a
U.S
. juris
dict
ion
whi
le re
gis-
tere
d in
such
juris
dict
ion
to d
emon
stra
te th
at a
com
bina
tion
of e
duca
tion
and/
or
com
preh
ensiv
e pr
actic
e sa
tisfie
s all
of h
is/he
r edu
catio
n de
ficie
ncie
s with
resp
ect
to th
e N
CARB
Edu
catio
n St
anda
rd se
t for
th in
the
Educ
atio
n G
uide
lines
. The
re
quire
d ye
ars a
re:
awar
ded
by a
U.S
.-reg
iona
lly a
ccre
dite
d in
stitu
tion
or th
e Ca
nadi
an e
quiv
alen
t, or or hi
gher
deg
ree.
B.
App
lican
ts w
ith a
deg
ree
in th
e fie
ld o
f arc
hite
ctur
e gr
ante
d by
an
acad
emic
in
stitu
tion
outs
ide
the
Uni
ted
Stat
es a
nd C
anad
a m
ust o
btai
n an
EES
A-N
CARB
ev
alua
tion
repo
rt st
atin
g th
at h
e/sh
e ha
s met
the
NCA
RB E
duca
tion
Stan
dard
.
The
NCA
RB E
duca
tion
Stan
dard
and
the
NCA
RB B
road
ly E
xper
ienc
ed A
rchi
tect
Pro
-gr
am a
re d
escr
ibed
in th
e Ed
ucat
ion
Gui
delin
es
, whi
ch m
ay b
e re
vise
d fro
m ti
me
to
time
by N
CARB
.
2.3
Alte
rnat
ives
to th
e Ex
perie
nce
Requ
irem
ent
In li
eu o
f com
plet
ing
the
Expe
rienc
e Re
quire
men
t ide
ntifi
ed in
Sec
tion
1.3, N
CARB
will
acce
pt re
gist
ratio
n by
an
NCA
RB M
embe
r Boa
rd fo
r at l
east
five
con
secu
tive
year
s to
geth
er w
ith a
cer
tifica
tion
by th
e ap
plic
ant t
hat h
is or
her
exp
erie
nce
as a
regi
ster
ed
arch
itect
met
the
inte
nt o
f the
IDP
in e
ach
of th
e ex
perie
nce
area
s, an
d ve
rifica
tion
by
one
or m
ore
othe
r arc
hite
cts t
hat t
he a
pplic
ant o
btai
ned
such
exp
erie
nce.
Thi
s alte
rna-
tive
shal
l not
app
ly to
app
lican
ts in
itial
ly re
gist
ered
aft
er 1
Janu
ary
2011.
2.4
Alte
rnat
ives
to th
e Ex
amin
atio
n Re
quire
men
tIf
you
fail
to m
eet t
he e
xam
inat
ion
requ
irem
ent i
dent
ified
in S
ectio
n 1.4
, you
may
still
be c
ertifi
ed in
the
follo
win
g ci
rcum
stan
ces:
A.
If y
our e
xam
inat
ion
defic
ienc
y ar
ose
from
cau
ses o
ther
than
hav
ing
faile
d a
divi
sion
of a
n ex
amin
atio
n un
der a
pplic
able
NCA
RB p
ass/
fail
stan
dard
s, an
d th
e de
ficie
ncy
is, in
NCA
RB’s
judg
men
t, co
mpe
nsat
ed fo
r by
your
dem
onst
ratio
n of
co
mpe
tenc
y in
the
defic
ient
are
a.
B.
If y
our r
egist
ratio
n w
as b
ased
in w
hole
or i
n pa
rt o
n ha
ving
pas
sed
prev
ious
ex
amin
atio
n eq
uiva
lent
s, yo
u ar
e de
emed
to h
ave
pass
ed th
e co
rresp
ondi
ng d
ivi-
sions
of t
he A
RE. S
ee A
ppen
dix
C fo
r a ta
ble
of th
ese
qual
ifyin
g eq
uiva
lent
s.
2.5
Regi
stra
tion
Requ
irem
ent
You
mus
t hol
d a
curre
nt a
nd v
alid
regi
stra
tion
to p
ract
ice
arch
itect
ure
issue
d by
an
NCA
RB M
embe
r Boa
rd.
2.6
Gen
eral
In e
valu
atin
g qu
alifi
catio
ns, N
CARB
may
, prio
r to
cert
ifica
tion,
requ
ire y
ou to
subs
tant
i-at
e th
e qu
ality
and
cha
ract
er o
f you
r exp
erie
nce,
eve
n if
you
have
met
the
tech
nica
l re
quire
men
ts se
t for
th a
bove
.
INTR
ODU
CTIO
NST
EPS
TO C
ERTI
FICA
TIO
NCE
RTIF
ICAT
ION
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IDEL
INES
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LY 2
012
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PEN
DIC
ESCE
RTIF
ICAT
ION
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S
SECT
ION
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QU
IREM
ENTS
FO
R CE
RTIF
ICAT
ION
OF
AN A
RCH
ITEC
T RE
GIS
TERE
D IN
A
CAN
ADIA
N JU
RISD
ICTI
ON
3.1 G
ood
Char
acte
rYo
u m
ust b
e of
goo
d ch
arac
ter a
s ver
ified
by
empl
oyer
s and
a p
rovi
ncia
l ass
ociat
ion
whe
re y
ou a
re re
gist
ered
.
3.2 E
duca
tion
Requ
irem
ent
You
mus
t hav
e yo
ur e
duca
tion
cert
ified
by
the
Cana
dian
Arc
hite
ctur
al C
ertifi
catio
n Bo
ard
(CAC
B), o
r hol
d a
prof
essio
nal d
egre
e in
arc
hite
ctur
e fro
m a
deg
ree
prog
ram
ac
cred
ited
by th
e CA
CB o
r NAA
B no
t lat
er th
an 2
4 m
onth
s aft
er y
our g
radu
atio
n, o
r ha
ve sa
tisfie
d th
e Ca
nadi
an e
quiv
alen
t of N
CARB
’s Ed
ucat
ion
Requ
irem
ent a
s spe
cifie
d in
the
NCA
RB E
duca
tion
Stan
dard
.
3.3 E
xper
ienc
e Re
quire
men
tYo
u m
ust h
ave
satis
fied
the
thre
e-ye
ar tr
aini
ng re
quire
men
t of t
he C
anad
ian
Expe
rienc
e Re
cord
Boo
k (C
ERB)
or t
he C
anad
ian
Inte
rn A
rchi
tect
Pro
gram
(IAP
) or h
ave
satis
fied
the
Expe
rienc
e Re
quire
men
t set
out
in S
ectio
n 1.3
of N
CARB
Req
uire
men
ts fo
r Cer
tifica
tion
of a
n Ar
chite
ct re
gist
ered
in a
U.S
. juris
dict
ion.
3.4 E
xam
inat
ion
Requ
irem
ent
VIEW
ALT
ERN
ATIV
ES
You
mus
t hav
e pa
ssed
the
NCA
RB A
rchi
tect
Reg
istra
tion
Exam
inat
ion
(ARE
), or
the
Cana
dian
Arc
hite
ctur
al P
ract
ice
Exam
inat
ion
(CAP
E) p
lus N
CARB
ARE
Div
ision
s A, B
, and
D
thro
ugh
I, pr
ovid
ed su
ch e
xam
inat
ions
and
the
pass
/fai
l sta
ndar
ds a
pplie
d w
ere
in
acco
rdan
ce w
ith N
CARB
or C
APE
stan
dard
s, as
the
case
may
be,
cur
rent
at t
he ti
me
you
took
the
exam
inat
ion.
Curr
ently
, the
Exa
min
atio
n fo
r Arc
hite
cts i
n Ca
nada
(ExA
c) is
not
an
acce
pted
alte
r-na
tive
to th
e AR
E an
d do
es n
ot sa
tisfy
the
Exam
inat
ion
Requ
irem
ent f
or c
ertifi
catio
n.
3.5 R
egist
ratio
n Re
quire
men
tYo
u m
ust h
old
a cu
rrent
and
val
id re
gist
ratio
n to
pra
ctic
e ar
chite
ctur
e iss
ued
by a
Ca
nadi
an p
rovi
ncia
l ass
ociat
ion
that
has
ent
ered
into
a L
ette
r of U
nder
taki
ng [a
s de
scrib
ed in
the
Inte
r-re
cogn
ition
Agr
eem
ent d
ated
June
1994
] and
eith
er (a
) hav
e yo
ur
prin
cipa
l plac
e of
pra
ctic
e (a
s defi
ned
in th
e In
ter-
reco
gniti
on A
gree
men
t) w
ithin
the
juris
dict
ion
of th
e pr
ovin
cial
ass
ociat
ion
or (b
) hav
e yo
ur p
rinci
pal p
lace
of p
ract
ice
in
the
Uni
ted
Stat
es.
3.6 G
ener
al
VIEW
ALT
ERN
ATIV
ES
In e
valu
atin
g qu
alifi
catio
ns, N
CARB
may
, prio
r to
cert
ifica
tion,
requ
ire y
ou to
subs
tant
i-at
e th
e qu
ality
and
cha
ract
er o
f you
r exp
erie
nce,
eve
n if
you
have
met
the
tech
nica
l re
quire
men
ts se
t for
th a
bove
.
INTR
ODU
CTIO
NST
EPS
TO C
ERTI
FICA
TIO
NCE
RTIF
ICAT
ION
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IDEL
INES
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LY 2
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ESCE
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ICAT
ION
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S
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ION
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TERN
ATIV
ES F
OR
CERT
IFIC
ATIO
N O
F AN
ARC
HIT
ECT
REG
ISTE
RED
IN A
CAN
ADIA
N JU
RISD
ICTI
ON
4.1 G
ood
Char
acte
rYo
u m
ust b
e of
goo
d ch
arac
ter a
s ver
ified
by
empl
oyer
s and
a p
rovi
ncia
l ass
ociat
ion
whe
re y
ou a
re re
gist
ered
.
4.2
Educ
atio
n Re
quire
men
tYo
u m
ust h
ave
your
edu
catio
n ce
rtifi
ed b
y th
e Ca
nadi
an A
rchi
tect
ural
Cer
tifica
tion
Boar
d (C
ACB)
, or h
old
a pr
ofes
siona
l deg
ree
in a
rchi
tect
ure
from
a d
egre
e pr
ogra
m a
c-cr
edite
d by
the
CACB
or N
AAB
not l
ater
than
24
mon
ths a
fter
you
r gra
duat
ion,
or h
ave
satis
fied
the
Cana
dian
equ
ival
ent o
f NCA
RB’s
Educ
atio
n Re
quire
men
t as s
peci
fied
in th
e N
CARB
Edu
catio
n St
anda
rd
.
4.3
Expe
rienc
e Re
quire
men
tYo
u m
ust h
ave
satis
fied
the
thre
e-ye
ar tr
aini
ng re
quire
men
t of t
he C
anad
ian
Expe
rienc
e Re
cord
Boo
k (C
ERB)
or t
he C
anad
ian
Inte
rn A
rchi
tect
Pro
gram
(IAP
) or h
ave
satis
fied
the
Expe
rienc
e Re
quire
men
t set
out
in S
ectio
n 1.3
of N
CARB
Req
uire
men
ts fo
r the
Cer
tifi-
catio
n of
an
Arch
itect
regi
ster
ed in
a U
.S. ju
risdi
ctio
n.
4.4
Alte
rnat
ives
to th
e Ex
amin
atio
n Re
quire
men
tIn
lieu
of s
atisf
ying
the
exam
inat
ion
requ
irem
ents
iden
tified
in S
ectio
n 3.4
, NCA
RB w
ill ac
cept
any
one
of th
e fo
llow
ing:
A.
Writ
ten
prof
essio
nal p
ract
ice
exam
inat
ions
toge
ther
with
the
oral
exa
min
atio
n ad
min
ister
ed in
the
prov
ince
of B
ritish
Col
umbi
a fro
m 19
77 th
roug
h 19
86.
B.
Writ
ten
prof
essio
nal p
ract
ice
exam
inat
ions
adm
inist
ered
in th
e pr
ovin
ce o
f On-
tario
from
1974
thro
ugh
1986
.
C. W
ritte
n pr
ofes
siona
l pra
ctic
e ex
amin
atio
ns a
dmin
ister
ed in
the
prov
ince
of Q
ue-
bec
from
1977
thro
ugh
2001
.
D. P
rofe
ssio
nal p
ract
ice
exam
inat
ions
and
/or o
ral e
xam
inat
ions
adm
inist
ered
in a
ny
Cana
dian
pro
vinc
e up
to 19
87 to
geth
er w
ith fi
ve y
ears
of p
ract
ice
as a
prin
cipa
l.2
4.5
Regi
stra
tion
Requ
irem
ent
You
mus
t hol
d a
curre
nt a
nd v
alid
regi
stra
tion
to p
ract
ice
arch
itect
ure
issue
d by
a C
ana-
dian
pro
vinc
ial a
ssoc
iatio
n th
at h
as e
nter
ed in
to a
Let
ter o
f Und
erta
king
[as d
escr
ibed
in
the
Inte
r-re
cogn
ition
Agr
eem
ent d
ated
June
1994
] and
eith
er (a
) hav
e yo
ur p
rinci
pal
plac
e of
pra
ctic
e (a
s defi
ned
in th
e In
ter-
reco
gniti
on A
gree
men
t) w
ithin
the
juris
dict
ion
of th
e pr
ovin
cial
ass
ociat
ion
or (b
) hav
e yo
ur p
rinci
pal p
lace
of p
ract
ice
in th
e U
nite
d St
ates
.
4.6
Alte
rnat
ives
to G
ener
alIn
lieu
of t
he e
duca
tion,
exp
erie
nce,
and
exa
min
atio
n re
quire
men
ts id
entifi
ed in
Sec
tion
3. 2,
3.3,
and
3.4
abo
ve y
ou m
ust h
ave
been
cer
tified
by
a Ca
nadi
an p
rovi
ncia
l ass
ocia
-tio
n as
hav
ing
achi
eved
the
educ
atio
n, e
xper
ienc
e, a
nd/o
r exa
min
atio
n w
hich
the
pro-
vinc
ial a
ssoc
iatio
n de
ems e
quiv
alen
t to
the
curre
nt N
CARB
requ
irem
ents
for e
duca
tion,
ex
perie
nce,
and
/or e
xam
inat
ion,
and
hav
e 10
yea
rs e
xper
ienc
e in
pra
ctic
e as
a p
rinci
pal2 .
In e
valu
atin
g qu
alifi
catio
ns, N
CARB
may
, prio
r to
cert
ifica
tion,
requ
ire y
ou to
subs
tant
i-at
e th
e qu
ality
and
cha
ract
er o
f you
r exp
erie
nce,
eve
n if
you
have
met
the
tech
nica
l re
quire
men
ts se
t for
th a
bove
.
2
A pe
rson
pra
ctic
es a
s a “p
rinci
pal”
by b
eing
(a) a
regi
ster
ed a
rchi
tect
and
(b) t
he p
erso
n
in c
harg
e of
the
orga
niza
tion’s
arc
hite
ctur
al p
ract
ice,
eith
er a
lone
or w
ith o
ther
regi
ster
ed
arch
itect
s.
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ODU
CTIO
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ERTI
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ICAT
ION
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S
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ION
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IREM
ENTS
FO
R CE
RTIF
ICAT
ION
OF
AN A
RCH
ITEC
T CR
EDEN
TIAL
ED
BY A
FO
REIG
N R
EGIS
TRAT
ION
AU
THO
RITY
A “F
orei
gn A
rchi
tect
” is a
n in
divi
dual
who
hol
ds a
cur
rent
regi
stra
tion
in g
ood
stan
ding
in a
cou
ntry
oth
er th
an th
e Un
ited
Stat
es o
r Can
ada,
whi
ch a
llow
s suc
h in
divi
dual
to u
se th
e tit
le
“arc
hite
ct” a
nd to
eng
age
in th
e un
limite
d pr
actic
e of
arc
hite
ctur
e (d
efine
d as
the
abilit
y to
pro
vide
any
arc
hite
ctur
al se
rvice
s on
any
type
of b
uild
ing
in a
ny st
ate,
pro
vinc
e, te
rrito
ry, o
r ot
her p
oliti
cal s
ubdi
visio
n of
his/
her n
atio
nal ju
risdi
ctio
n) in
that
cou
ntry
.
BRO
ADLY
EXP
ERIE
NCE
D F
ORE
IGN
ARC
HIT
ECT
(BEF
A) P
ROG
RAM
Fore
ign
arch
itect
s may
app
ly fo
r NCA
RB c
ertifi
catio
n th
roug
h th
e Br
oadl
y Ex
perie
nced
For
eign
Arc
hite
ct (B
EFA)
Pro
gram
set f
orth
in th
is se
ctio
n. A
ll in
form
atio
n pr
ovid
ed in
the
elig
i-bi
lity
and
appl
icat
ion
form
s mus
t be
in E
nglis
h. E
nglis
h tra
nslat
ions
mus
t be
prov
ided
for a
ll tra
nscr
ipts
, cre
dent
ials,
and
dos
sier d
ocum
ents
. The
inte
rvie
w w
ill be
con
duct
ed in
Eng
lish,
w
ithou
t the
ass
istan
ce o
f a tr
ansla
tor.
5.1 G
ener
alA
fore
ign
arch
itect
may
be
gran
ted
an N
CARB
Cer
tifica
te b
y m
eetin
g th
e re
quire
men
ts
set f
orth
in S
ectio
n 1,
unde
r a m
utua
l rec
ogni
tion
agre
emen
t rat
ified
by
the
Mem
ber
Boar
ds, o
r und
er th
e pr
oced
ures
set f
orth
in th
is se
ctio
n. N
CARB
reco
mm
ends
regi
stra
-tio
n be
gra
nted
to th
e N
CARB
Cer
tifica
te h
olde
r by
any
NCA
RB M
embe
r Boa
rd w
ithou
t fu
rthe
r exa
min
atio
n of
cre
dent
ials.
5.2
Educ
atio
n Re
quire
men
tYo
u m
ust h
old
a pr
ofes
siona
l deg
ree
in a
rchi
tect
ure
from
an
accr
edite
d/va
lidat
ed/o
f-fic
ially
reco
gnize
d ar
chite
ctur
e pr
ogra
m. Y
ou a
re re
quire
d to
des
crib
e su
ch p
rogr
am o
r su
bmit
info
rmat
ion
desc
ribin
g th
e pr
ogra
m fr
om th
e ac
cred
itatio
n/va
lidat
ion/
reco
gni-
tion
auth
ority
. You
are
requ
ired
to h
ave
an o
!ci
al tr
ansc
ript o
f you
r edu
catio
nal r
ecor
d se
nt d
irect
ly to
NCA
RB fr
om th
e sc
hool
. Whe
re th
ere
is do
ubt a
bout
the
natu
re o
f the
pr
ofes
siona
l deg
ree,
an
Educ
atio
nal E
valu
atio
n Se
rvic
es fo
r Arc
hite
cts (
EESA
) eva
luat
ion
may
be
requ
ired.
5.3
Regi
stra
tion
Requ
irem
ent
You
mus
t be
cred
entia
led
in a
fore
ign
coun
try
that
has
a fo
rmal
reco
rd-k
eepi
ng m
echa
-ni
sm fo
r disc
iplin
ary
actio
ns in
the
prac
tice
of a
rchi
tect
ure.
You
are
requ
ired
to d
escr
ibe
the
proc
ess b
y w
hich
you
wer
e cr
eden
tiale
d or
subm
it in
form
atio
n de
scrib
ing
the
cre-
dent
ialin
g pr
oces
s fro
m th
e cr
eden
tialin
g au
thor
ity th
at g
rant
ed th
e cr
eden
tial,
and
to
arra
nge
for i
ndep
ende
nt v
erifi
catio
n by
the
cred
entia
ling
auth
ority
dire
ctly
to N
CARB
sh
owin
g th
at y
our c
rede
ntia
l has
bee
n gr
ante
d an
d is
curre
ntly
in g
ood
stan
ding
. You
are
also
requ
ired
to d
escr
ibe
the
proc
ess b
y w
hich
and
the
reas
ons f
or w
hich
disc
iplin
-ar
y ac
tions
may
be
take
n ag
ains
t arc
hite
cts a
nd th
e sy
stem
in w
hich
thes
e ac
tions
are
re
cord
ed, o
r to
subm
it in
form
atio
n pr
ovid
ed b
y th
e di
scip
linar
y au
thor
ity in
this
rega
rd.
You
shal
l sec
ure
a w
ritte
n st
atem
ent f
rom
you
r cre
dent
ialin
g au
thor
ity st
atin
g th
at y
ou
eith
er h
ave
no re
cord
of a
disc
iplin
ary
actio
n or
if su
ch re
cord
exi
sts,
desc
ribin
g su
ch
actio
n an
d its
cur
rent
stat
us. T
his s
tate
men
t mus
t be
sent
dire
ctly
to N
CARB
from
the
cred
entia
ling
auth
ority
.
5.4
Expe
rienc
e Re
quire
men
t Yo
u m
ust h
ave
com
plet
ed a
min
imum
of s
even
(7) y
ears
of c
ompr
ehen
sive
prac
tice
as
a cr
eden
tiale
d ar
chite
ct o
ver w
hich
you
exe
rcise
d re
spon
sible
con
trol i
n th
e fo
reig
n co
untr
y in
whi
ch y
ou a
re c
rede
ntia
led.
“C
ompr
ehen
sive
prac
tice”
mea
ns a
n ar
chite
ctur
al p
ract
ice
that
regu
larly
invo
lves
fa
milia
rity
with
all
of th
ose
area
s tes
ted
on th
e Ar
chite
ct R
egist
ratio
n Ex
amin
atio
n,
incl
udin
g pr
ogra
mm
ing,
des
ign,
tech
nica
l and
con
stru
ctio
n do
cum
ents
pro
duct
ion,
an
d co
nstr
uctio
n ad
min
istra
tion.
“R
espo
nsib
le c
ontro
l” m
eans
that
am
ount
of c
ontro
l ove
r and
det
aile
d pr
ofes
siona
l kn
owle
dge
of th
e co
nten
t of t
echn
ical
subm
issio
ns d
urin
g th
eir p
repa
ratio
n as
is
ordi
naril
y ex
erci
sed
by U
.S. r
egist
ered
arc
hite
cts a
pply
ing
the
requ
ired
prof
essio
nal
stan
dard
of c
are.
Refe
r to
Appe
ndix
A fo
r the
step
s to
com
plet
e th
e BE
FA P
roce
ss
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ODU
CTIO
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TIO
N A
ND
REI
NST
ATEM
ENT
OF
AN N
CARB
CER
TIFI
CATE
Revo
king
a C
ertifi
cate
N
CARB
will
revo
ke y
our C
ertifi
cate
if:
a M
embe
r Boa
rd h
as re
voke
d (w
ithou
t lim
itatio
n as
to ti
me)
you
r reg
istra
tion
for
a ca
use
othe
r tha
n no
n-pa
ymen
t of r
enew
al fe
es o
r fai
lure
to fi
le in
form
atio
n w
ith th
e M
embe
r Boa
rd; o
r fa
cts a
re su
bseq
uent
ly re
veal
ed th
at sh
ow y
ou w
ere
actu
ally
inel
igib
le fo
r the
Ce
rtifi
cate
at t
he ti
me
of c
ertifi
catio
n.
NCA
RB m
ay re
voke
you
r Cer
tifica
te if
:a
Mem
ber B
oard
or a
cou
rt m
akes
a fi
ndin
g, n
ot re
vers
ed o
n ap
peal
, tha
t you
ha
ve, in
the
cond
uct o
f you
r arc
hite
ctur
al p
ract
ice,
vio
lated
the
law, o
r hav
e
enga
ged
in c
ondu
ct in
volv
ing
wan
ton
disr
egar
d fo
r the
righ
ts o
f oth
ers;
oryo
u ha
ve su
rrend
ered
or a
llow
ed y
our r
egist
ratio
n to
laps
e in
con
nect
ion
with
pe
ndin
g or
thre
aten
ed d
iscip
linar
y ac
tion;
or
a M
embe
r Boa
rd h
as d
enie
d yo
u re
gist
ratio
n fo
r a c
ause
oth
er th
an th
e fa
ilure
to
com
ply
with
the
educ
atio
n, e
xper
ienc
e, a
ge, r
esid
ency
, or o
ther
tech
nica
l qu
alifi
catio
ns fo
r reg
istra
tion
in th
at ju
risdi
ctio
n; o
ryo
u ha
ve w
illful
ly m
issta
ted
a m
ater
ial f
act i
n a
form
al su
bmiss
ion
to N
CARB
.
Rein
stat
ing
a Ce
rtifi
cate
NCA
RB m
ay re
inst
ate
a pr
evio
usly
revo
ked
Cert
ifica
te if
the
caus
e of
the
revo
catio
n ha
s be
en re
mov
ed, c
orre
cted
, or o
ther
wise
rem
edie
d.
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ODU
CTIO
NST
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ERTI
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TIO
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ICAT
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ES
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NDI
X A:
TH
E BR
OAD
LY E
XPE
RIEN
CED
FO
REIG
N A
RCH
ITEC
T PR
OCE
SS
STEP
1: V
erifi
catio
n
1. Re
ad a
nd re
view
all
Requ
irem
ents
for C
ertifi
catio
n of
an
Arch
itect
Cre
dent
iale
d by
a F
orei
gn R
egist
ra-
tion
Auth
ority
as i
dent
ified
in S
ectio
n 5.
2.
Com
plet
e an
d su
bmit
the
BEFA
Elig
ibili
ty
Verifi
catio
n Fo
rm
, and
subm
it fe
es a
s pre
scrib
ed
by N
CARB
.
STEP
2: A
pplic
atio
nAf
ter N
CARB
has
con
firm
ed th
at y
ou a
re e
ligib
le to
pa
rtic
ipat
e in
the
BEFA
Pro
gram
you
mus
t com
plet
e th
e on
line
NCA
RB R
ecor
d ap
plic
atio
n at
htt
ps:/
/my.n
carb
.or
g/Lo
gin
and
subm
it ap
prop
riate
fees
pre
scrib
ed b
y N
CARB
. If y
ou h
old
a fo
reig
n re
gist
ratio
n an
d w
ish to
be
cons
ider
ed fo
r the
BEF
A Pr
ogra
m, y
ou m
ust a
pply
as a
fo
reig
n ar
chite
ct.
STEP
3: D
ossie
rU
pon
com
plet
ion
of y
our N
CARB
Rec
ord
and
verifi
ca-
tion
of in
itial
elig
ibilit
y fo
r cer
tifica
tion
thro
ugh
the
BEFA
Pro
gram
, you
mus
t sub
mit
a do
ssie
r for
revi
ew b
y an
NCA
RB c
omm
ittee
to d
emon
stra
te c
ompe
tenc
e to
in
depe
nden
tly p
ract
ice
arch
itect
ure
in th
e U
nite
d St
ates
. Th
e do
ssie
r mus
t:
1.
Be p
repa
red
in th
e fo
rmat
spec
ified
by
NCA
RB.
2.
Con
tain
a re
sum
e th
at o
utlin
es y
our c
ompr
ehen
-siv
e pr
actic
e ex
perie
nce
in su
ch fo
reig
n co
untr
y an
d lis
ts th
e sig
nific
ant p
roje
cts o
ver w
hich
you
ex
erci
sed
resp
onsib
le c
ontro
l.
3.
Dem
onst
rate
com
pete
nce
to in
depe
nden
tly
prac
tice
arch
itect
ure,
whi
le p
rote
ctin
g th
e pu
blic
he
alth
, saf
ety,
and
wel
fare
, thr
ough
dra
win
gs,
phot
ogra
phs,
and
desc
riptio
ns o
f a m
inim
um o
f th
ree
such
pro
ject
s (ot
her t
han
one-
and
two-
fam
ily d
wel
lings
, far
m b
uild
ings
, and
stru
ctur
es
or a
dditi
ons n
ot re
quiri
ng g
over
nmen
tal b
uild
ing
perm
its).
You
mus
t des
crib
e th
e na
ture
of y
our
resp
onsib
le c
ontro
l ove
r eac
h of
the
proj
ects
. You
sh
ould
also
ann
otat
e th
e dr
awin
gs o
f suc
h pr
ojec
ts
desc
ribin
g th
e ge
nera
l nat
ure
of m
odifi
catio
ns, if
an
y, ne
cess
ary
to c
ompl
y w
ith ty
pica
l U.S
. bui
ldin
g co
des a
nd la
ws i
nclu
ding
acc
essib
ility
laws.
4.
Inc
lude
any
vali
d in
tern
atio
nal c
rede
ntial
bea
ring
on
your
com
preh
ensiv
e pr
actic
e ex
perie
nce
or co
mpe
-te
nce,
such
as a
des
ignat
ion
as a
n “A
PEC
Arch
itect
.”
STEP
4: I
nter
view
If th
e do
ssie
r mee
ts a
ll re
quire
men
ts, y
ou w
ill be
invi
ted
for a
n in
terv
iew
bef
ore
an N
CARB
com
mitt
ee. T
he
inte
rvie
w w
ill be
con
duct
ed in
Eng
lish,
with
out t
he a
s-sis
tanc
e of
a tr
ansla
tor.
The
purp
ose
of th
e in
terv
iew
is to
ver
ify:
1.
Your
resp
onsib
ility
over
the
deve
lopm
ent,
m
anag
emen
t, an
d im
plem
enta
tion
of e
ach
su
bmitt
ed p
roje
ct.
2.
You
r und
erst
andi
ng o
f U.S
. lic
ensin
g an
d pr
ofes
-sio
nal c
ondu
ct re
quire
men
ts.
3.
Your
kno
wle
dge
of U
.S. b
uild
ing
code
s and
law
s.
Af
ter t
he in
terv
iew
, you
will
be n
otifi
ed o
f the
com
-m
ittee
’s de
cisio
n. A
succ
essf
ul a
pplic
ant w
ill be
gra
nted
an
NCA
RB C
ertifi
cate
whe
n al
l oth
er re
quire
men
ts
have
bee
n m
et. A
n un
succ
essf
ul a
pplic
ant m
ay e
lect
to
repe
at th
e ap
plic
atio
n pr
oces
s, in
clud
ing
paym
ent o
f all
fees
. If a
n ap
plic
ant i
s fou
nd to
be
defic
ient
in o
ne o
r m
ore
area
s of c
ompr
ehen
sive
prac
tice,
the
com
mitt
ee
may
allo
w th
e ap
plic
ant t
o ta
ke o
ne o
r mor
e re
leva
nt
divi
sions
of t
he A
RE. A
pas
sing
grad
e w
ill be
trea
ted
as
rem
edyi
ng th
e de
ficie
ncy
in q
uest
ion.
Not
e: N
CARB
Fees
Plea
se re
fer t
o th
e N
CARB
sche
dule
of
fees
fo
r the
BEF
A Pr
ogra
m. A
ll fe
es a
re
subj
ect t
o ch
ange
, and
are
non
-refu
nd-
able
unl
ess o
ther
wise
not
ed.
INTR
ODU
CTIO
NST
EPS
TO C
ERTI
FICA
TIO
NCE
RTIF
ICAT
ION
REQ
SCE
RTIF
ICAT
ION
GU
IDEL
INES
| JU
LY 2
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18AP
PEN
DIC
ES
APPE
NDI
X B:
ARC
HIT
ECT
REG
ISTR
ATIO
N E
XAM
INAT
ION
Five
-Yea
r Rol
ling
Cloc
k E"
ectiv
e 1 J
anua
ry 2
006,
and
subj
ect t
o ce
rtai
n co
nditi
ons,
a pa
ssin
g gr
ade
for a
ny
divi
sion
of th
e AR
E sh
all b
e va
lid fo
r five
yea
rs, a
fter
whi
ch ti
me
the
divi
sion
mus
t be
reta
ken
unle
ss a
ll di
visio
ns h
ave
been
pas
sed.
The
trans
ition
al ru
les a
re a
s fol
low
s:
A. F
or a
pplic
ants
who
hav
e pa
ssed
all
divi
sions
of t
he A
RE b
y 1 J
anua
ry 2
006,
rega
rd-
less
of t
he ti
me
take
n, su
ch a
pplic
ants
will
have
pas
sed
the
ARE.
B.
For
app
lican
ts w
ho h
ave
pass
ed o
ne o
r mor
e bu
t not
all
divi
sions
of t
he A
RE b
y 1 J
anua
ry 2
006,
such
app
lican
ts w
ill ha
ve fi
ve y
ears
to p
ass a
ll re
mai
ning
div
i-sio
ns. A
pas
sing
grad
e fo
r any
rem
aini
ng d
ivisi
on sh
all b
e va
lid fo
r five
yea
rs, a
fter
w
hich
tim
e th
e di
visio
n m
ust b
e re
take
n if
the
rem
aini
ng d
ivisi
ons h
ave
not b
een
pass
ed. T
he fi
ve-y
ear p
erio
d sh
all c
omm
ence
aft
er 1
Janu
ary
2006
, on
the
date
w
hen
the
first
rem
aini
ng d
ivisi
on is
pas
sed.
Any
div
ision
pas
sed
prio
r to
1 J
anua
ry 2
006
shal
l no
long
er re
mai
n va
lid if
all
rem
aini
ng d
ivisi
ons h
ave
no
t bee
n pa
ssed
by
1 Jul
y 20
14.
C.
For
app
lican
ts w
ho h
ave
pass
ed n
o di
visio
ns o
f the
ARE
by
1 Jan
uary
200
6, su
ch
appl
ican
ts sh
all b
e go
vern
ed b
y th
e ab
ove
five-
year
requ
irem
ent.
The
five-
year
pe
riod
shall
com
men
ce o
n th
e da
te w
hen
the
first
pas
sed
divi
sion
is ad
min
ister
ed.
D.
E"e
ctiv
e 1 J
anua
ry 2
011 a
nd th
erea
fter
, the
aut
horiz
atio
n to
test
of a
ny a
pplic
ant
shal
l ter
min
ate
unle
ss th
e ap
plic
ant h
as p
asse
d or
faile
d a
divi
sion
of th
e AR
E w
ithin
a p
erio
d of
five
yea
rs. T
his i
nclu
des t
he fi
ve-y
ear p
erio
d pr
ior t
o
1 Jan
uary
201
1. An
y ap
plic
ant w
hose
aut
horiz
atio
n is
so te
rmin
ated
mus
t es
tabl
ish a
new
elig
ibilit
y un
der t
he th
en c
urre
nt p
roce
dure
s of a
Mem
ber B
oard
.
Rolli
ng C
lock
Ext
ensio
n N
CARB
may
allo
w a
reas
onab
le e
xten
sion
of su
ch p
erio
d in
circ
umst
ance
s whe
re
com
plet
ion
of a
ll di
visio
ns w
ithin
such
five
-yea
r per
iod
is pr
even
ted
by th
e bi
rth
or
adop
tion
of a
chi
ld, b
y a
serio
us m
edic
al c
ondi
tion,
by
activ
e du
ty in
milit
ary
serv
ice,
or
by o
ther
like
cau
ses.
An a
pplic
ant m
ay re
ques
t suc
h an
ext
ensio
n by
subm
ittin
g a
timel
y w
ritte
n ap
plic
atio
n an
d su
ppor
ting
docu
men
tatio
n as
pre
scrib
ed b
y N
CARB
. Upo
n pr
oper
app
licat
ion
NCA
RB w
ill al
low
par
ents
of n
ewbo
rn in
fant
s or n
ewly
ado
pted
chi
l-dr
en a
six-
mon
th e
xten
sion
to th
e en
d of
such
five
-yea
r per
iod
if th
e bi
rth
or a
dopt
ion
of th
eir c
hild
occ
urs w
ithin
such
five
-yea
r per
iod.
Des
crip
tion
Th
e co
nten
t of t
he A
rchi
tect
Reg
istra
tion
Exam
inat
ion
(ARE
) is b
ased
on
the
know
ledg
e an
d sk
ills re
quire
d of
a n
ewly
regi
ster
ed a
rchi
tect
, pra
ctic
ing
inde
pend
ently
, to
prov
ide
arch
i-te
ctur
al se
rvic
es. T
he A
RE e
valu
ates
an
appl
ican
t’s c
ompe
tenc
e in
the
prov
ision
of a
rchi
tect
ural
serv
ices
to p
rote
ct th
e pu
blic
hea
lth, s
afet
y, an
d w
elfa
re.
To b
egin
taki
ng th
e AR
E, a
n ap
plic
ant s
hall
have
fulfi
lled
all r
equi
rem
ents
for e
ligib
ility
esta
blish
ed b
y hi
s or h
er ju
risdi
ctio
n an
d sh
all h
ave
esta
blish
ed a
n N
CARB
Rec
ord.
To
com
plet
e
the
ARE,
an
appl
ican
t mus
t ach
ieve
a p
assin
g gr
ade
on e
ach
divi
sion.
INTR
ODU
CTIO
NST
EPS
TO C
ERTI
FICA
TIO
NCE
RTIF
ICAT
ION
REQ
SCE
RTIF
ICAT
ION
GU
IDEL
INES
| JU
LY 2
012
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PEN
DIC
ES
APPE
NDI
X C:
ARE
4.0
EX
AM E
QU
IVAL
ENTS
ARE
4.0
Exam
Equ
ival
ents
Ca
ndid
ates
who
hav
e pa
ssed
som
e di
visio
ns b
ut h
ave
not p
asse
d al
l div
ision
s of t
he A
rchi
tect
Reg
istra
tion
Exam
inat
ion
in a
ccor
danc
e w
ith a
pplic
able
pol
icie
s bef
ore
1 Jul
y 20
09, s
hall
ther
eaft
er b
e re
quire
d to
pas
s all
rem
aini
ng d
ivisi
ons o
f the
ARE
in a
ccor
danc
e w
ith th
e AR
E 4.
0 Ex
am E
quiv
alen
ts id
entifi
ed b
elow
. Pr
ogra
mm
ing
Plan
ning
& P
ract
ice
(ARE
4.0
) is s
atisfi
ed b
y su
cces
sful
ly
com
plet
ing
one
exam
inat
ion
in e
ach
of th
e fo
llow
ing
TWO
gro
ups:
G
ROU
P 1:
1. Pr
e-De
sign
(19
97-2
009)
2. D
ivisi
on A
of t
he A
RE
(1983
-1996
)
3.
Prof
essio
nal E
xam
inat
ion–
Sect
ion
B, P
arts
I an
d II
(1979
-1982
)
4.
Pro
fess
iona
l Exa
min
atio
n Pa
rts I
and
II
(1973
-1978
)
5.
Exa
min
atio
n Sy
llabu
s C
(1954
-1975
)
6.
Sec
tion
7 of
the
CALE
(19
87-19
89)
G
ROU
P 2:
1. Si
te P
lann
ing
(19
97-2
009)
2.
Div
ision
B (W
ritte
n an
d G
raph
ic) o
f the
ARE
(19
88-19
96)
3. D
ivisi
on B
of t
he A
RE
(1983
-1987
)
4.
Pro
fess
iona
l Exa
min
atio
n–Se
ctio
n A
(1979
-1982
)
5.
Qua
lifyi
ng T
est E
and
F
(1977
-1978
)
6.
Equ
ival
ency
Exa
min
atio
n III
(19
73-19
76)
7. Ex
amin
atio
n Sy
llabu
s D
(1954
-1975
)
8.
Sec
tion
8 of
the
CALE
(19
87-19
89)
Site
Pla
nnin
g &
Des
ign
(ARE
4.0
) is s
atisfi
ed b
y su
cces
sful
ly c
ompl
etin
g on
e of
the
follo
win
g:
1.
Site
Pla
nnin
g
(19
97-2
009)
2.
Div
ision
B (W
ritte
n an
d G
raph
ic) o
f the
ARE
(19
88-19
96)
3. Di
visio
n B
of th
e AR
E (19
83-19
87)
4. P
rofe
ssio
nal E
xam
inat
ion–
Sect
ion
A (19
79-19
82)
5. Q
ualif
ying
Tes
t E a
nd F
(19
77-19
78)
6. E
quiv
alen
cy E
xam
inat
ion
III
(1973
-1976
)
7.
Exam
inat
ion
Sylla
bus D
(19
54-19
75)
8. S
ectio
n 8
of th
e CA
LE
(1987
-1989
)
Build
ing
Des
ign
& Co
nstr
uctio
n Sy
stem
s (AR
E 4.
0) is
satis
fied
by su
cces
s-fu
lly c
ompl
etin
g on
e ex
amin
atio
n in
eac
h of
the
follo
win
g TW
O g
roup
s:
GRO
UP
1:
1.
Build
ing
Desig
n/M
ater
ials
& M
etho
ds
(1997
-200
9)
2.
Div
ision
H o
f the
ARE
(19
83-19
96)
3. Pr
ofes
siona
l Exa
min
atio
n–Se
ctio
n B,
Par
t III
(1978
-1982
)
4.
Qua
lifyi
ng T
est C
(19
78-19
82)
5. P
rofe
ssio
nal E
xam
inat
ion
Part
III
(1973
-1977
)
6.
Equ
ival
ency
Exa
min
atio
n II
(1974
-1976
)
7.
Exam
inat
ion
Sylla
bus F
(19
54-19
75)
8. S
ectio
n 5
of th
e CA
LE
(1987
-1989
)
G
ROU
P 2:
1. Bu
ildin
g Te
chno
logy
(1
997-
2009
)
2.
Div
ision
C o
f the
ARE
(19
83-19
96)
3. Pr
ofes
siona
l Exa
min
atio
n–Se
ctio
n A
(1979
-1982
)
4.
Qua
lifyi
ng T
est E
and
F
(1977
-1978
)
5.
Equ
ival
ency
Exa
min
atio
n III
(19
73-19
76)
6. E
xam
inat
ion
Sylla
bus E
(19
54-19
75)
7. Se
ctio
n 9
of th
e CA
LE
(1987
-1989
) Sc
hem
atic
Des
ign
(ARE
4.0
) is s
atisfi
ed b
y su
cces
sful
ly c
ompl
etin
g on
e of
the
follo
win
g:
1.
Build
ing
Plan
ning
(19
97-2
009)
2.
Div
ision
C o
f the
ARE
(19
83-19
96)
3. P
rofe
ssio
nal E
xam
inat
ion–
Sect
ion
A (19
79-19
82)
4. Q
ualif
ying
Tes
t E a
nd F
(19
77-19
78)
5. E
quiv
alen
cy E
xam
inat
ion
III
(1973
-1976
)
6.
Exa
min
atio
n Sy
llabu
s E
(1954
-1975
)
7.
Sect
ion
9 of
the
CALE
(19
87-19
89)
1 1
2 2
INTR
ODU
CTIO
NST
EPS
TO C
ERTI
FICA
TIO
NCE
RTIF
ICAT
ION
REQ
SCE
RTIF
ICAT
ION
GU
IDEL
INES
| JU
LY 2
012
20AP
PEN
DIC
ES
APPE
NDI
X C:
ARE
4.0
EX
AM E
QU
IVAL
ENTS
Stru
ctur
al S
yste
ms (
ARE
4.0)
is sa
tisfie
d by
succ
essf
ully
com
plet
ing
one
exam
inat
ion
in e
ach
of t
he fo
llow
ing
THRE
E gr
oups
:
GRO
UP
1:
1.
Gen
eral
Str
uctu
res
(1997
-200
9)
2.
Div
ision
D/F
of t
he A
RE
(1988
-1996
)
3.
Divi
sions
D a
nd F
of t
he A
RE
(1983
-1987
)
4.
Pro
fess
iona
l Exa
min
atio
n–Se
ctio
n B,
Par
t III
(1979
-1982
)
5.
Qua
lifyi
ng T
est B
(19
77-19
82)
6. P
rofe
ssio
nal E
xam
inat
ion
Part
III
(1973
-1978
)
7.
Equi
vale
ncy
Exam
inat
ion
II (19
73-19
76)
8. E
xam
inat
ion
Sylla
bus G
(19
54-19
75)
9. Se
ctio
n 1 o
f the
CAL
E (19
89)
10. S
ectio
ns 1
and
3 of
the
CALE
(19
87-19
88)
G
ROU
P 2:
1. La
tera
l For
ces
(1997
-200
9)
2.
Div
ision
E o
f the
ARE
(19
83-19
96)
3. Pr
ofes
siona
l Exa
min
atio
n–Se
ctio
n B,
Par
t III
(1978
-1982
)
4.
Qua
lifyi
ng T
est B
(19
77-19
82)
5. P
rofe
ssio
nal E
xam
inat
ion
Part
III
(1973
-1978
)
6.
Equ
ival
ency
Exa
min
atio
n II
(1973
-1976
)
7.
Exam
inat
ion
Sylla
bus G
(19
65-19
75)
8. S
ectio
n 2
of th
e CA
LE
(1987
-1989
)
G
ROU
P 3:
1. Bu
ildin
g Te
chno
logy
(19
97-2
009)
2. D
ivisi
on C
of t
he A
RE
(1983
-1996
)
3.
Prof
essio
nal E
xam
inat
ion–
Sect
ion
A (19
79-19
82)
4. Q
ualif
ying
Tes
t E a
nd F
(19
77-19
78)
5. E
quiv
alen
cy E
xam
inat
ion
III
(1973
-1976
)
6.
Exa
min
atio
n Sy
llabu
s E
(1954
-1975
)
7.
Sect
ion
9 of
the
CALE
(19
87-19
89)
Build
ing
Syst
ems (
ARE
4.0)
is sa
tisfie
d by
succ
essf
ully
com
plet
ing
one
exam
inat
ion
in e
ach
of th
e fo
llow
ing
TWO
gro
ups:
G
ROU
P 1:
1. M
echa
nica
l & E
lect
rical
Sys
tem
s (19
97-2
009)
2.
Div
ision
G o
f the
ARE
(19
83-19
96)
3. Pr
ofes
siona
l Exa
min
atio
n–Se
ctio
n B,
Par
t III
(1978
-1982
)
4.
Qua
lifyi
ng T
est D
(19
77-19
82)
5. P
rofe
ssio
nal E
xam
inat
ion
Part
III
(1973
-1978
)
6.
Equ
ival
ency
Exa
min
atio
n II
(1973
-1976
)
7.
Exam
inat
ion
Sylla
bus I
(19
54-19
75)
8. S
ectio
n 4
of th
e CA
LE
(1987
-1989
)
G
ROU
P 2:
1. Bu
ildin
g Te
chno
logy
(19
97-2
009)
2.
Div
ision
C o
f the
ARE
(19
83-19
96)
3. Pr
ofes
siona
l Exa
min
atio
n–Se
ctio
n A
(1979
-1982
)
4.
Qua
lifyi
ng T
est E
and
F
(1977
-1978
)
5.
Equ
ival
ency
Exa
min
atio
n III
(19
73-19
76)
6. E
xam
inat
ion
Sylla
bus E
(19
54-19
75)
7. Se
ctio
n 9
of th
e CA
LE
(1987
-1989
)
2
2
INTR
ODU
CTIO
NST
EPS
TO C
ERTI
FICA
TIO
NCE
RTIF
ICAT
ION
REQ
SCE
RTIF
ICAT
ION
GU
IDEL
INES
| JU
LY 2
012
21AP
PEN
DIC
ES
APPE
NDI
X C:
ARE
4.0
EX
AM E
QU
IVAL
ENTS
Cons
truc
tion
Doc
umen
ts &
Ser
vice
s (AR
E 4.
0) is
satis
fied
by su
cces
sful
ly
com
plet
ing
one
exam
inat
ion
in e
ach
of th
e fo
llow
ing
TWO
gro
ups:
G
ROU
P 1:
1. Co
nstr
uctio
n D
ocum
ents
& S
ervi
ces –
ARE
3.1 a
nd p
rior c
ompu
ter-
base
d ve
rsio
ns
(1997
-200
9)
2.
Div
ision
I of
the
ARE
(1983
-1996
)
3.
Prof
essio
nal E
xam
inat
ion–
Sect
ion
B, P
art I
V (19
78-19
82)
4. P
rofe
ssio
nal E
xam
inat
ion
Part
IV
(1973
-1977
)
5.
Exa
min
atio
n Sy
llabu
s H
(1954
-1975
)
6.
Sec
tion
6 of
the
CALE
(19
87-19
89)
G
ROU
P 2:
1. Bu
ildin
g Te
chno
logy
(19
97-2
009)
2.
Div
ision
C o
f the
ARE
(19
83-19
96)
3. Pr
ofes
siona
l Exa
min
atio
n–Se
ctio
n A
(1979
-1982
)
4.
Qua
lifyi
ng T
est E
and
F
(1977
-1978
)
5.
Equ
ival
ency
Exa
min
atio
n III
(19
73-19
76)
6. E
xam
inat
ion
Sylla
bus E
(19
54-19
75)
7. Se
ctio
n 9
of th
e CA
LE
(1987
-1989
)
1 If
you
hold
a p
rofe
ssio
nal d
egre
e fro
m a
NAA
B-ac
cred
ited
prog
ram
, and
you
pas
sed
the
four
-pa
rt P
rofe
ssio
nal E
xam
inat
ion
betw
een
Dece
mbe
r 197
3 an
d De
cem
ber 1
978,
and
you
wer
e re
gist
ered
on
or b
efor
e M
arch
1, 19
79, y
ou n
eed
not h
ave
pass
ed e
xam
inat
ions
in S
ite P
lann
ing.
2
If yo
u ho
ld a
pro
fess
iona
l deg
ree
from
a N
AAB-
accr
edite
d pr
ogra
m, a
nd y
ou p
asse
d th
e fo
ur-p
art P
rofe
ssio
nal E
xam
inat
ion
betw
een
Dece
mbe
r 197
3 an
d De
cem
ber 1
978,
and
you
w
ere
regi
ster
ed o
n or
bef
ore
Mar
ch 1,
1979
, you
nee
d no
t hav
e pa
ssed
exa
min
atio
ns in
Bui
ldin
g Pl
anni
ng a
nd B
uild
ing
Tech
nolo
gy.
2