The Education Committee oversees the development, delivery, and assessment of the Council's education policies for use by Member Boards and its relationship with the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB).

HIGHLIGHTS/YEAR-END SUMMARY

The Education Committee Report is comprised of input from three committees: Education, Broadly Experienced Architect (BEA), and the NCARB Award Jury. Highlights for this year included providing input to the Council’s response to the NAAB’s proposed 2015 Conditions for Accreditation and Procedures for Accreditation, and implementing the pilot program for the Tri-National Mutual Recognition Agreement between the United States, Canada, and Mexico.

EDUCATION COMMITTEE

●  Reviewed, discussed, and provided commentary for the Council’s response to the NAAB’s Proposed 2015 Conditions for Accreditation and Procedures for Accreditation.

●  Reviewed and approved interim and final reports from the 2012 NCARB Award recipients, releasing     final Award funding to the recipients.

●  Reviewed Award program process and requirements and provided suggestions for modifications.

BROADLY EXPERIENCED ARCHITECT (BEA COMMITTEE)

The BEA Committee reviews dossiers and interviews eligible applicants from the Broadly Experienced Architect (BEA) and Broadly Experienced Foreign Architect (BEFA) Programs to determine if they meet NCARB’s standards for certification. It evaluates the programs for degree of rigor, fairness, and non-bureaucratic procedures.

●  Four BEA dossiers have been reviewed to date. One was approved for certification.

●  Five BEFA dossiers have been reviewed thus far this fiscal year. Three were approved for interview.
 As of the writing of this report, one interview has been conducted and the applicant was approved
 for certification.

●  The committee interviewed three applicants participating in the Tri-National Mutual Recognition Agreement pilot program. Two of the applicants were approved for certification.

●  In other work, the committee proposed a resolution to modify the BEA program to allow applicants to submit projects located outside the jurisdiction of registration for the purposes of satisfying an education deficiency (see Resolution 2014-02).

THE NCARB AWARD JURY

The Award Jury is responsible for reviewing submittals for the NCARB Award and selecting up to three recipients in accordance with the Award Program conditions.

●  Reviewed 33 Award submissions and selected three Award recipients of $25,000 each: The University of Massachusetts Amherst, Florida Atlantic University, and Kansas State University. The Jury also selected two programs to receive Honorable Mentions: Roger Williams University and the University
of Kansas.