Benefits of Keeping Your Record Active

Big Savings for Interns!

Interns can save money just by keeping their NCARB Record active while they sit for the Architect Registration Examination® (ARE®). If you have a professional degree from a NAAB-accredited program and have completed the IDP, you’ll meet the requirements for NCARB certification when you pass the ARE.

The cost to keep your NCARB Record active while you pursue your initial license is just $60 a year. If your file is active when you apply for the NCARB Certificate, you will receive the following benefits:

  • The Certificate application fee is waived. (This fee is $100 per year if you let your Record expire, up to a maximum of $500.)
    The $175 Certificate fee is waived.
  • Your Certificate renewal fee is discounted by 50 percent for the first three years.

Plan ahead and you can save money.

The charts below show the cost of keeping your Record active and the cost of allowing it to lapse for a three-year period between completing IDP and pursuing NCARB certification after initial licensure.

Active:

Fee

x

Years

=

Total

Record Renewal

$60

x

3

=

$180

Certificate Application

$0



=

$0

Certificate Renewal

$95 ($190/2)

x

3

=

$285

Total





$465

Inactive:

Fee

x

Years

=

Total

Record Reactivation

$100

x

3

=

$300

Certificate Application

$175



=

$175

Certificate Renewal

$190

x

3

=

$570

Total





$1,045


It's a savings of $580!

Why pursue the NCARB Certificate?

The NCARB Certificate facilitates reciprocity, which makes it easier to obtain licensure in other jurisdictions and gives you mobility to look for employment or clients in other states.

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