The National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) has just announced a milestone change to the Architect Registration Examination (ARE) process that will affect the ARE 5.0 and any subsequent versions to follow.
The organization says it will now do away with its five-year Rolling Clock Policy governing the length of time it takes to successfully pass each division of the exam and register as a professional architect in the United States. The change will go into place effective May 1st.
The decision was purportedly the result of an analysis that showed disparities of race and gender under the current policy in addition to a marked increase in candidates' competency where that policy was not in place, to begin with.
“This research-backed decision to eliminate the rolling clock policy was unanimously supported by the Board of Directors and the new score validity policy will maintain the integrity of the exam while making the ARE more equitable,” NCARB President Bayliss Ward said in a statement.
The organization says it will also be reinstating the validity of all version 4.0 divisions taken after 2008 to be counted towards ARE 5.0 credits through the end of its delivery. Any test-takers in jurisdictions without jurisdictional level rolling clock requirements will also have their validities automatically reinstated.
More information about the policy changes can be found here.
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Wow... that's interesting news. I'll talk with DOL / WA Architect board to get clarity on 5 yr rolling clock issue when this goes into effect or if they will revise the rules so there is clarity on the process because states can still impose a rolling clock or time limit in some form.
Double checked DOL website, the 5 year rolling clock rule is not actually state specific but referencing NCARB's rolling clock. So, that's great news for me. However, it will be great news for many, namely those close to the rolling clock time limit.
Scratch that, they actually do. RCW 18.08.360 - They would need to change that in Washington and that can and will remain a headache for ARE test takers in Washington. This is essentially the NCARB rolling clock policy in statutory form.
In my case, I am lucky none of my exams will expire until June of 2027 at the earliest as it applies to Washington.
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