Alaska Administrative Code
Title 12 - Professional Regulations
Part 1 - Boards and Commissions Subject to Centralized Licensing
Chapter 36 - State Board of Registration for Architects, Engineers, and Land Surveyors
Article 1 - Registration and Licensing
12 AAC 36.100 - Required examinations
Current through February 24, 2025
(a) An applicant for registration must pass the appropriate examinations designated in this section.
(b) Unless an applicant is registered by comity under AS 08.48.191(a), an applicant for architect registration must pass the NCARB Architect Registration Examination (ARE).
(c) An applicant for registration as an engineer must pass the NCEES Principles and Practices of Engineering Examination for the branch of engineering for which the applicant has applied. This subsection applies to an applicant for registration by examination and to an applicant for registration by comity.
(d) An applicant for registration as a land surveyor must pass the professional land surveyor examination, that includes
(e) Unless an applicant is registered by comity under AS 08.48.191(d), an applicant for registration as a landscape architect must pass the CLARB Landscape Architectural Registration Examination (LARE). The administration and grading of the examination must have been conducted in accordance with CLARB's standards in effect at the time of examination. In place of passing the CLARB registration examination, a candidate for registration must satisfy one of the following:
(f) In addition to meeting the applicable requirements of this section, an applicant for registration by examination, except an applicant for registration as a land surveyor, must pass the state written jurisprudence examination covering the applicable provisions of AS 08.48 and this chapter. The applicant must obtain a passing score of at least 90 percent on the examination. The examination is an open-book examination. The department will mail the examination and study materials to the applicant. Within 30 days after mailing, the applicant must return the completed examination to the department. If the applicant returns the completed examination by mail, the department will consider the postmark date to be the return date.
(g) An applicant for registration as a structural engineer must pass the NCEES Principles and Practices of Engineering Structural Examination unless applying for registration by comity under 12 AAC 36.108.
Authority:AS 08.48.101
AS 08.48.171
AS 08.48.181
AS 08.48.191