Intern Development Program (IDP)
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.
Architect Registration Examination (ARE)
Each Division: $210
Rescheduling Fee: $35
In the event that you need to reschedule an exam division, a $35 rescheduling fee will apply. Rescheduling an existing appointment must take place no later than 12:00 noon ET (Eastern Time) on the third business day prior to the candidate's scheduled appointment. Please note that Saturday is considered a business day.
NCARB Certification
Annual Certificate Renewal: $225
This fee must be paid each year to keep your Certificate in active status. This fee is discounted by 50 percent for the first three years upon approval for certification for architects who established their Records as interns and who have not allowed their Record to expire.
Annual (non-certified) Renewal: $225
This fee is charged annually to architects not qualifying for the Certificate, to maintain their NCARB Record in good standing.
New Certificate Application Fee: $1,500
This fee covers one year of NCARB services to compile your NCARB Record and verify your credentials. Once you are approved for certification, this fee also maintains your Certificate Record in active status for one year. Please note: NCARB requires documentation from your base state confirming your ARE score history and licensure status. Some jurisdictions charge a fee to process an official report. NCARB will contact you directly, but it will be your responsibility to cover any required fees for this service.
Supplemental Application Fee: $150 to $1,500
This fee, that reactivates your Record in pursuit of certification for former IDP Record holders, is $150 for each year or fraction of a year from the date your Record expired, up to a maximum of $1,500. If you reactivate through the supplemental application process, you will also be required to pay a $200 Certificate fee upon approval.
Transmittal: $400
This fee must be paid for each transmittal of your NCARB Record to a U.S. registration board, Canadian provincial association, or foreign regulatory authority entitled under NCARB agreements or policies.
Reactivation: $250
This fee must be paid to reactivate a Certificate Record that has lapsed for non-payment of renewal fees. In addition, all unpaid annual renewal fees and other outstanding fees must be paid before a Certificate Record can be reactivated.
Broadly Experienced Architect (BEA)
Education Dossier Review: $5,000
This fee includes one non-refundable staff dossier review fee of $500 to verify submission requirements have been met. Should you decided to cancel this process before the committee reviews the dossier, $4,500 is refundable.
Format Review Fee: $500
This non-refundable fee is applied if you need to resubmit your dossier because it does not meet format and submission requirements.
Interview: $2,000
Broadly Experienced Foreign Architect (BEFA)
Eligibility Verification Fee: $500
This non-refundable fee is for review of your official documents to verify you are eligible for the BEFA program.
Experience Dossier Review: $5,000
This fee includes one non-refundable staff dossier review fee of $500 to verify submission requirements have been met. Should you decided to cancel this process before the committee reviews the dossier, $4,500 is refundable.
Format Review Fee: $500
This fee is applied if you need to resubmit your dossier because it does not meet format and submission requirements.
Interview: $2,000
EESA Evaluation
$1,500*
*This fee is charged by and paid directly to NAAB. Please visit the EESA web site for more information. This fee is subject to change.
Miscellaneous
Dishonored Check: $25
Note: All fees are subject to change.