State Architects Licensure Board
The State Architects Licensure Board serves to protect the health, safety and property of the people of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania through the regulation of the practice and licensure of the architectural profession. Among its other functions, the Board promulgates standards of professional conduct and establishes rules and regulations for the examination of licensure applicants.
The Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs (BPOA) received reports that a person pretending to be from the State Architects Licensure Board (Board) is calling licensees about the status of their license. The scammer asks for credit card information. Persons who give their credit card information may not only lose their money, but also can become a victim of identity theft.
Licensees are urged to avoid becoming a victim of credit card fraud or identity theft:
BPOA and/or Board will NOT call licensees asking for payment over the phone.
If you get a text message or call asking for your credit card information, hang up.
Do NOT give your personal or financial information over the phone.
If you feel that you are a victim of any type of scam, you should immediately notify your local or state police.
On May 1, 2023, NCARB’s new score validity policy went into effect, basing the validity of passed
Architect Registration Examination® (ARE®) divisions on exam versions. The former rolling clock policy,
requiring that all parts of the ARE® be passed within five years, is incorporated in the State Architects
Licensure Board’s (Board) regulations and can only be removed through the regulatory process. However,
on March 28, 2023, the Board voted to waive its regulation at 49 Pa. Code § 9.46(b), requiring applicants
to comply with the rolling clock policy, while the Board ushers a regulation through the regulatory process.
As such, all Pennsylvania applicants will be able to benefit from the new score validity policy while the
Board promulgates a regulation to remove the rolling clock policy from the Board’s regulations.
Please note that neither
the Board/Commission, nor its staff or counsel, are permitted to provide legal
advice or advisory opinions, including interpretations of the
law or regulations, or any indication as to how the Board would vote on any
given case or scenario. You are invited to contact a private attorney or
professional organization for advice or guidance.