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N.Y. State Education Department: Office of
the Professions
Robert Lopez
Executive Secretary
State Board for Architecture
89 Washington Avenue, 2nd Floor
Albany, NY 12234-1000
518-474-3817 x110
518-486-2981 FAX
archbd@mail.nysed.gov
Note: The general information shown
below is intended for the benefit of AIA members.
For verification of a specific state’s mandatory continuing
education (MCE) requirement, please contact the state licensing
board directly.
Special Announcement
Due to the recent concerns about what
New York State will accept for mandatory continuing education (MCE)
credits they In 2006, the New York State Board Education Department
have updated the questions and answers portion of their website as
an attempt to clarify what constitutes acceptable subject matter in
New York - see question #16. http://www.op.nysed.gov/archce.htm New York
registered architects should review this site.
| Report Date |
Total Hours
Annually
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HSW Hours
Annually
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Distance Learning
Accepted
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Teaching Credit
Accepted
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Volunteer, Board Work,
Association Work, Committee Cred
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Self-Study
Accepted
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| Renewal |
36/3 years
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24/3 years
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Yes, true distance learning where
there is opportunity for instant communication between the
instructor and student
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Teaching Credit Accepted Yes, as
educational activity - up to 50% max
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No
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Yes, as educational activity - up to
50% max. No credit for self-report form
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Proof of
Compliance
Architects shall maintain
adequate documentation of completion of acceptable formal
continuing education and shall provide such documentation at the
request of the New York State Education Department. The
licensee must maintain the following 5 6 items of information on
each course or educational activity for 6 years from the date of
completion:
- Title of the course or program or educational activity, the
specific acceptable subject area, and any identification number
assigned to it by the sponsor;
- Number of hours completed;
- The sponsor’s name and any identifying number;
- Verification by the sponsor of your attendance;
- Date and location of the program or course or educational
activity;
- You taught the course or made the presentation, if this is the
case.
The sponsor’s name and any identifying number Verification by
the sponsor of your attendance Date and location of the program or
course or educational activity;
- You taught the course or made the presentation, if this is the
case. Alternatively, a letter from the sponsor indicating you
taught the course or made the presentation may be accepted in
addition to a certificate of completion.
For renewal purposes, each licensee
must send the completed registration form, on which he or she will
attest to completion of the required continuing education hours,
together with the registration fee and continuing education
fee.
Licensees are required to certify completion of the coursework on
the registration form. Continuing education records should be made
available for inspection by the Education Department upon request.
Original records of completion for each continuing education course
will be required.
Non-Compliance
Penalties
Architects who do not satisfy the mandatory continuing education
requirements shall not practice architecture, nor may they call
themselves an architect, until they have met such requirements, and
have been issued a registration certificate, except that an
architect may practice architecture without having met such
requirements if he or she is issued a conditional registration
certificate pursuant to subdivision three of this section. the
Regulations of the Commissioner of Education.
A licensee who has not satisfied the mandatory continuing education
requirements shall not be issued a triennial registration
certificate by the New York State Education Department department
and shall not practice architecture unless and until a conditional
registration certificate is issued as provided for in subdivision 3
of the section in the Regulations of the Commissioner of
Education.
If a licensee does not renew registration, he or she cannot use the
New York license in this state practice architecture nor call
themselves an architect. If the licensee practices the profession
after the department has denied renewal of registration for failure
to report completion of the required contact hours of continuing
education, the licensee is subject to disciplinary proceedings for
professional misconduct.
If the a random audit reveals discrepancies, the licensee may be
subject to disciplinary proceedings for professional
misconduct.
Willfully making or filing a false report is unprofessional
conduct, according to Section 29.1 of the Rules of the Board of
Regents.
Penalties may include censure and reprimand, fine, and or
suspension or revocation of your license.
Exceptions and
Exemptions
Architects shall be exempt from the mandatory continuing education
requirement for the triennial registration period during which they
are first licensed.
In addition, and in accordance with the intent of this section,
requirements of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education,
adjustment to the mandatory continuing education requirement may be
granted by the Department for reasons of health certified by an
appropriate health care professional, for extended active duty with
the armed forces of the United States, of for other good cause
acceptable to the department which may prevent compliance.
A licensed architect not engaged in the practice of architecture as
determined by the Department, shall be exempt from the mandatory
continuing education requirement upon the filing of a statement
with the department declaring such status. Any licensee who returns
to the practice of architecture during the triennial registration
period shall notify the Department prior to reentering the
profession and shall meet such mandatory education requirements as
shall be prescribed by Regulations of the Commissioner of
Education.
Architects that are currently practicing in another state and who
have just received a New York license by endorsement are exempt
from taking continuing education only during the first 3 years
following initial licensure, regardless of the jurisdiction in
which he or she is licensed. If the architect was licensed more
than 3 years before obtaining a New York license, then the
continuing education requirements must be completed when the New
York registration is renewed.
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