Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 3, September 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
KRS
323.050,
323.215
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
KRS
323.210(1)(b) and (2)
require the board to promulgate administrative regulations governing the
contents and conduct of examinations, the method and time for filing
applications, and the time within which an applicant shall be examined after
his or her application has been filed. This administrative regulation
establishes the examination required by the board and establishes general
provisions relating to the administration of the examination.
Section 1. Examination Definition;
Administration.
(1) Each applicant for
licensure shall successfully complete the Architect Registration Examination
(ARE), which is developed and graded by the National Council of Architectural
Registration Boards (NCARB).
(2)
The board shall designate each testing service consultant who shall administer
the examination in accordance with the agreement between the consultant and
NCARB.
(3) The examination sites
and schedules shall be as designated by the testing service and agreed to by
NCARB.
Section 2.
Conditions of Examination.
(1) Grading of the
examination shall be in accordance with the national grading procedure
administered by NCARB.
(2) The
board shall adopt the scoring procedures recommended by NCARB.
(3) Information pertaining to the subject
matter of the examination shall not be given to an applicant in advance, except
general examination content and policies as specifically authorized by the
board.
(4) The board may approve
transfer credits for each part of the examination passed prior to the 1983 ARE.
Information as to transfer credits shall be provided, if appropriate, to an
applicant who requests an Application for Architect Registration Examination,
as incorporated by reference in
201 KAR 19:220.
Section 3.
(1) An applicant who has passed all divisions
of the ARE by January 1, 2006, regardless of the time taken, has passed the
examination.
(2) Retention of
Credit: For all initial candidates for licensure, a passing grade for any
division of the ARE taken on or after July 1, 2008, shall remain valid pursuant
to National Council of Architectural Registration Board's Score Validity Policy
in effect at the time of application. Divisions of the examination passed on or
after July 1, 2008, that were considered expired prior to the adoption of the
National Council of Architectural Registration Board's Score Validity Policy
shall be reinstated pursuant to National Council of Architectural Registration
Board's Score Validity Policy in effect at the time of application..
Section 4. Applicant Notice. Each
applicant who has applied and is eligible to take the examination shall be
notified of the examination sites and the procedures to make the appointments
with the testing service centers to take the examination divisions of his or
her choosing. Special instructions and limitations shall be issued to each
applicant.
Section 5. Transfer of
Scores.
(1) The board, upon compliance with
KRS
323.050(2) and proper
Application for Architect Registration Examination, as incorporated by
reference in
201 KAR 19:220, may accept
passing scores achieved on divisions of the ARE administered and attested to by
another NCARB member board under the terms of Section 3 of this administrative
regulation.
(2) The board, upon
written request and if available, shall forward the grades achieved by an
applicant in the various divisions of the examination given under the board's
jurisdiction to any other duly constituted architectural registration board and
to NCARB for use in evaluating the applicant's eligibility for NCARB
certification. The applicant shall state his or her reason for requesting
transfer. The transfer shall terminate the applicant's application pending
before the board.
Section
6. Conditions of Examination.
(1)
Upon allegation of misbehavior on the part of an applicant in connection with
taking the examination, the board shall investigate the allegation and take
appropriate action including suspending or revoking test-taking privileges and
the cancellation of test scores.
(2) Misbehavior shall include:
(a) Falsifying information on the examination
application;
(b) Cheating on the
examination;
(c) A violation of
examination guidelines; or
(d) A
violation of a confidentiality agreement with respect to the
examination.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
KRS
323.210(1)(b),
(2)
