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Retention of certificates of completion
Registered architects and landscape architects must retain certificates of completion for continuing education courses for three (3) years after the end of the licensing period for which the continuing education applied.
(Board of Registration for Architects and Landscape Architects; 804 IAC 1.1-8-8; filed Mar 18, 2005, 10:50 a.m.: 28 IR 2380)


Mandatory and elective topics
(a) Credit may be granted for education offerings that cover architecture and landscape architecture and related technical and professional topics and contribute directly to the improvement of the professional knowledge and competence to practice architecture and landscape architecture.
(b) Continuing education activities or courses may be provided by any of the following organizations:

1. Accredited colleges, universities, or other post secondary educational institutions.
2. American Institute of Architects.
3. American Society of Landscape Architects.
4. American Planning Association.
5. Board of Registration for Architects and Landscape Architects.
6. Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards.
7. Construction Specifications Institute.
8. National Council of Architectural Registration Boards.
9. Other related technical or professional societies, organizations, or institutions.

(Per: Board of Registration for Architects and Landscape Architects; 804 IAC 1.1-8-7; filed Mar 18, 2005, 10:50 a.m.: 28 IR 2379)

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Calculating Learning Units for Audit Purposes

Clarification on how individual member CES Learning Units are calculated for audit purposes is: Overage from previous year (2006) + audit year (2007) + current year (2008). Note that credits are posted in the year they are earned and that any overage carries over only if there is a deficit in the audit year. Likewise, the current year's credits apply to the audit year's requirement only if there is a deficit in the audit year. Those credits applied toward the 2007 deficit are not subtracted from 2008 totals.

The annual requirement is as follows: All active AIA members must successfully complete 18 learning unit (LU) hours each year, with at least 8 of the 18 LU hours relating to health, safety, and/or welfare (HSW). A member who fails to meet the annual requirement will be given a nine month grace period. Any credit earned in the following year will apply toward the deficit. During the grace period, members are able to report retroactively any activities that were completed in the previous year. A member who exceeds the annual requirement may carry up to 18 LU hours (including eight hours of HSW) over to the next year. Carryover credit can be used for one year only; it is not cumulative. Only the number of credits needed to fulfill the annual requirement for the following year may be carried over.
Extra credit may not be carried past the one-year limit.

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