Adopted Amendment: N.J.A.C. 13:27-4.3
Adopted Repeal: N.J.A.C. 13:27-4.4

Architectural Registration Examination

Proposed: May 5, 2008 at 40 N.J.R. 2209(a).
Adopted: January 8, 2009 by the New Jersey State Board of Architects, Paul DeMassi, R.A., President.
Filed: March 16, 2009 as R.2009 d.116, without change.
Authority: N.J.S.A. 45:3-3, 5 and 5.1.

Effective Date: April 20, 2009.
Expiration Date: August 11, 2010.

Federal Standards Statement

A Federal standards analysis is not required because the adopted amendments and repeal are subject to State statutory requirements and are not subject to any Federal requirements.

Full text of the adopted amendments follows:

13:27-4.3 Architect Registration Examination administered by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards: subjects covered

(a) A candidate shall be eligible for licensure as a registered architect as follows:

1. Upon successful completion of all divisions of the Architect Registration Examination (ARE) 4.0: Programming Planning and Practice; Structural Systems; Building Systems; Building Design and Construction Systems; Construction Documents and Services; Site Planning and Design; and Schematic Design, if the candidate has not taken and passed any division of ARE 3.1 before May 2008;

2. Upon successful completion of all divisions of ARE 3.1 by June 30, 2009, if the candidate has passed at least one division of ARE 3.1 before May 2008; or

3. Upon successful completion of all divisions of ARE 4.0 that correspond to the ARE 3.1 divisions, as provided in National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) transition chart, that the candidate has not passed by June 30, 2009. The NCARB transition chart is incorporated herein by reference and can be found on the NCARB website at www.ncarb.org/are/40/transitionchartweb.pdf.

(b) After June 30, 2009, (a)1 and 2 above no longer will be applicable, and all candidates, with the exception of those under (a)3 above, will be required to pass all divisions of ARE 4.0.

(c) A professional engineer licensed in the State of New Jersey in good standing, holding an accredited degree in engineering, and without restriction of complaint or charge of illegal practice of architecture, shall be eligible for licensure as a registered architect upon successful completion of the ARE as set forth in (a) and (b) above.

(d) Each division of the examination successfully passed shall be credited to the record of the candidate and may be carried over for five years after September 6, 2005, or the date that the division was passed successfully, whichever is later.

13:27-4.4 (Reserved)