NCARB Announces Special Fee Waiver for May 2012
The National Council of
Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) is offering a special, one-time deal
during May 2012 that waives any outstanding Certificate renewal fees from prior
years. This means if an inactive Certificate holder reactivates his or her
Certificate during May, the only cost will be the current $225 renewal fee plus
the $250 reactivation fee. NCARB will be promoting this offer during the month
of May through a “Welcome Back to NCARB” e-mail campaign.
“We understand the current economy
has been tough for many in our profession, and may have influenced decisions to
allow an NCARB Certificate to go inactive,” said NCARB CEO Michael J.
Armstrong, “so we hope this fee adjustment will encourage architects to come
back to NCARB and get the competitive edge, faster reciprocity, and mobility
that certification affords.”
NCARB has also adjusted its fee
schedule by implementing a new reactivation policy that effectively lowers fees
for architects seeking to renew an inactive NCARB Record. Effective April
2012, reactivating a Record that has lapsed will require a $225 renewal fee for
each year of inactivity, plus the reactivation fee, up to a cap of $1,500. Previously
there was no fee cap, so depending on how long an individual’s Record has
lapsed, this change could equate to hundreds of dollars in savings for those
who reactivate.
About NCARB
The National Council of
Architectural Registration Boards’ membership is made up of the architectural
registration boards of all 50 states as well as those of the District of
Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. NCARB assists its
member registration boards in carrying out their duties and provides a
certification program for individual architects.
NCARB protects the public health,
safety, and welfare by leading the regulation of the practice of architecture
through the development and application of standards for licensure and credentialing
of architects. In order to achieve these goals, the Council develops and
recommends standards to be required of an applicant for architectural
registration; develops and recommends standards regulating the practice of
architecture; provides to Member Boards a process for certifying the
qualifications of an architect for registration; and represents the interests
of Member Boards before public and private agencies. NCARB has established
reciprocal registration for architects in the United States and Canada.
