Total Application Fee: $350
This fee keeps your Record active for the first three years and includes one free transmittal of your Record for initial registration. New fee applies to new Record holders only.

Student or Recent Graduate (within 6 months): $100 to start
If you are a student or have graduated within six months of when you establish an NCARB Record, you may split the two payments. You may pay $100 when you start your Record and wait to pay the balance when you are ready to have your Record transmitted to a jurisdiction or when you request an Authorization to Test for the Architect Registration Examination® (ARE®). 

Annual Maintenance Fee: $75               
There is an annual maintenance fee assessed after the first three years. It costs $75 each year to maintain your Record until you become registered. Please note: If your Record remains active through IDP/ARE until you apply/qualify for NCARB certification, NCARB will waive the certificate application fee of $1,500; plus, your renewal fee for the first three years after approval for certification will be half price.

*Fees subject to change.