Missouri Code of State Regulations
Title 20 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND INSURANCE
Division 2030 - Missouri Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Professional Land Surveyors, and Professional Landscape Architects
Chapter 11 - Renewals
Section 20 CSR 2030-11.025 - Continuing Education for Architects

1. Contact hours in attendance at short courses or seminars, dealing with architectural or engineering subjects, as appropriate, to each discipline and sponsored by colleges or universities;

2. Contact hours in attendance at technical presentations on subjects which are held in conjunction with conventions or at seminars related to materials use and function. Such presentations as those sponsored by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards, American Institute of Architects (AIA), Construction Specifications Institute, Construction Products Manufacturers Council, or similar organizations devoted to architectural or engineering education may qualify. CEUs are awarded only for those portions of the meeting that meet the requirements of this rule. Licensees serving as an officer or actively participating in a committee of the technical professional society or organization may earn a maximum of two (2) CEUs annually per organization. CEU credits are not earned until the end of each year of service is completed;

3. Contact hours in attendance at short courses, seminars, tutorials, workshops, correspondence courses, televised or videotaped courses, or in-house corporate sponsored educational courses relating to business practice or new technology and offered by colleges, universities, professional organizations, or system suppliers. A correspondence course must require the participant to show evidence of achievement with a final graded test;

4. Contact hours spent in self-study courses sponsored by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards, AIA, or similar organizations. Credit will be given for self-study courses only if an examination has been completed by the licensee and graded by the sponsor;

5. Three (3) units preparing for each class hour spent teaching architectural courses or seminars. Credit is allowed for first occurrence of teaching course or seminar per two- (2-) year renewal period. College or university faculty may not claim credit for teaching regular curriculum courses;

6. Contact hours spent in architectural research, which is published or formally presented to the profession or public. Five (5) CEUs are earned for a paper or article that is published in a nationally circulated technical journal or trade magazine. Credit cannot be claimed until that article or paper is actually published. CEUs earned for authoring a paper or article are limited to ten (10) CEUs per two- (2-) year renewal period;

7. College or university credit courses dealing with architectural subjects or business practice. Each semester hour equals fifteen (15) CEUs;

8. Contact hours spent in professional service to the public that draws upon the licensee's professional expertise on boards or commissions, such as: serving on planning commissions, building code advisory boards, urban renewal boards, code study committees, or as a mentor or sponsor for the Architectural Experience Program (AXP), may earn a maximum of two (2) CEUs annually per organization. CEU credits are not earned until the end of each year of service is completed;

9. Contact hours spent in education tours of architecturally significant buildings, where the tour is sponsored by a college, university, or professional organization, may earn a maximum of two (2) CEUs annually; or

10. A one- (1-) time award of ten (10) CEUs will be granted for obtaining a work related patent within the renewal period.

1. Submitting verifiable evidence of compliance with the aggregate continuing education requirements for the reporting periods attested as retired from active practice or not engaged in active practice; or

2. Retake the architectural examination; or

3. Fulfill alternative reentry requirements determined by the board, which serve to assure the board of the current competency of the architect to engage in the practice of architecture.

1) a log showing the type of activity claimed, sponsoring organization, location, duration, instructor's or speaker's name, and CEU credits earned; and

2) attendance verification records in the form of completion certificates which identify the participant by name, signed attendance receipts, a copy of a listing of attendees signed by a person in responsible charge, a copy of the AIA/CES reporting form prescribed by the AIA, or other documents supporting evidence of attendance. Each architect shall complete and submit the required reporting form certifying that he/she has acquired the required continuing education hours. These records must be maintained for a period of four (4) years and copies must be furnished to the board for audit verification purposes, if requested. If these records get lost or destroyed the licensee must inform the board, in writing, within thirty (30) days. At its discretion, the board may randomly audit a portion of licensees each renewal period or a specific licensee if a complaint has been filed against the licensee. Any untrue or false statements or the use thereof with respect to course attendance or any other aspect of continuing education activity is fraud or misrepresentation and will subject the architect to license revocation or other disciplinary action. If audited and the board finds that the CEU is not acceptable, the board shall inform the licensee of the criteria that has not been adhered to. Within three (3) months from the license renewal date, the licensee may substantiate the original claim or earn other credits to meet the minimum requirements.