License via NCARB Certificate

New York State does not have direct reciprocity with any other US State or territory. However, licensure may be granted to applicants who hold the NCARB Certificate on the basis of fulfilment of requirements satisfactory to the State Board and accepted by the Department. Please note that New York doesn't accept NCARB's alternative paths to certification, including the education alternative, foreign architect path, mutual recognition agreements, and the discontinued broadly experienced architect/foreign architect pathways. See the Education, Experience and Examination sections of this website for detailed requirements. 

An architect licensed in a US or Canadian jurisdiction who has passed the ARE and holds the NCARB Certificate.

• Read the general requirements, education, experience, and examination requirements if you are applying for licensure via NCARB Certification.
• Submit Online Form 1 - Application for Licensure . Indicate on your Form 1 that you are applying for licensure via NCARB Certification.
• Pay the licensure and first registration fee of $377.00  
• Request that NCARB transmit your NCARB Record to New York State.
• ONLY IF FOREIGN EDUCATED: send Form 2 - Certification of Professional Education to your foreign university for them to complete and send back to the Department with all required documentation (New York State does not accept an EESA evaluation). One of our Bureau of Comparative Education evaluators will assign a value for the education.