Understanding the Rolling Clock

The following is an excerpt from the NCARB 2010-2011 Handbook for Interns and Architects, Chapter 5. Please contact NCARB with any further questions.

"For applicants who have passed one or more but not all divisions of the ARE by January 1, 2006, such applicants will have five years to pass all remaining divisions. A passing grade for any remaining division shall be valid for five years, after which time the division must be retaken if the remaining divisions have not been passed. The five-year period shall commence after January 1, 2006 on the date when the first remaining division is passed. Any division passed prior to January 1, 2006 shall no longer remain valid if all remaining divisions have not been passed by July 1, 2014."

Key Points:

• If a division was passed prior to January 1, 2006, the candidate's five-year period will begin on the date when the first passed division was administered after January 1, 2006.
• A passing grade for any division taken after January 1, 2006 will remain valid for five years. This five-year period begins on the date the division was taken.
• If a candidate’s Rolling Clock end date is reached, only the passing score for the division establishing the Rolling Clock end date will expire.
• Once a candidate’s Rolling Clock end date is reached, a new Rolling Clock end date will be established from the date of the next oldest passed division.
• Any division passed prior to January 1, 2006 will no longer be valid, if a candidate has not passed all divisions of the ARE by July 1, 2014.

If a division becomes invalid, a candidate must contact their jurisdiction to have a new eligibility opened in order to retake the division. If you are a Direct Registration candidate, please contact NCARB to have a new eligibility opened. Not sure if you are a Direct Registration candidate? [Ask NCARB]

If you have any questions regarding NCARB’s Rolling Clock, please contact us at are@ncarb.org.