Code of Massachusetts Regulations
231 CMR - BOARD OF REGISTRATION OF ARCHITECTS
Title 231 CMR 3.00 - Procedures for Application, Examination, Registration, and Renewal
Section 3.03 - Examination Procedures
Current through Register 1531, September 27, 2024
(1) The examination for applicants who are eligible for admission and registration shall be the current Architectural Registration Examination (A.R.E.), as prepared and graded by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) and as accepted and administered on behalf of the Board.
(2) Applicants shall take the examination subject to the following conditions:
(3) The fees for the A.R.E. which are paid to the Board, if any, shall be as approved by the Executive Office of Administration and Finance pursuant to M.G.L. c. 7, § 3B. Fees shall not be refunded under any circumstances.
(4) A record shall be maintained by NCARB on behalf of the Board for each applicant, showing the dates on which that applicant took each division of the A.R.E., the number of divisions of the A.R.E. completed by that applicant, and the number of divisions not completed to date.
(5) An applicant shall not be permitted to review or appeal any division of the A.R.E. which he or she fails.
(6) Upon proper application, the Board may, at its discretion, accept passing grades achieved by an applicant on the various divisions of the A.R.E., under the auspices of any other jurisdiction and the grades are attested to by NCARB or by any NCARB Member Board in accordance with NCARB recommended grading procedures and passing score standards. Such an applicant may then take the remaining divisions of the A.R.E. If the applicant completes those remaining divisions successfully, and submits proof that he or she meets the eligibility requirements for registration, as set forth in 231 CMR 3.02, he or she may then be registered by the Board.
(7) Upon written request by an applicant, the Board shall cause to be forwarded the grades achieved by that applicant in the various divisions of the A.R.E. in Massachusetts to other NCARB Member Boards or duly constituted architectural registration boards in Canada for their use in evaluating that applicant and determining whether he or she may be registered in their jurisdiction. An applicant requesting a transfer of such grades to another jurisdiction shall pay a fee for this service to be established by the Executive Office of Administration and Finance pursuant to M.G.L. c. 7, § 3B. A transfer of an applicant's grades to another jurisdiction shall terminate that applicant's pending application for registration in Massachusetts.
(8) Reciprocal Registration. An applicant who holds a current and valid certification issued by NCARB and who submits satisfactory evidence of such certification to the Board shall be registered without having to comply with the requirements of 231 CMR 3.02 or 3.03 if: