LICENSING

Licensing basics
Check with the Individual Licensing Board of the jurisdiction were you wish to practice architecture to verify registration and practice requirements before you begin and often again as you progress through the process as each jurisdiction may change its rules, statutes, and regulations at any time.

In general, arhitectural licensure requires:
  1. EDUCATION:  Earn a professional degree from an ​Architecture Program accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB).
  2. EXPERIENCE:  Fulfill the Practical Experience / Architectural Experience Program (AXP) requirement.
  3. EXAMINATION:  Pass the Architect Registration Examination (ARE).
  4. LICENSURE:  Obtain a License to practice architecture in your jurisdiction.

Support from AIA
AIA offers resources to assist you in passing the exam and obtaining the architect license you're working for, including:
One of the primary requirements for becoming a licensed architect is passing the Architect Registration Exam (ARE).  
​The exam covers six practice area, preparing you for professional practice in the United States:
  1. Practice Management,
  2. Project Management,
  3. Programming and Analysis,
  4. Project Planning and Design,
  5. Project Development and Documentation, and
  6. Construction Evaluation.

Support from
aIA delaware
AIA Delaware offers these resources:
  • Someone to talk with, NCARB Licensing Advisors.  Architect Licensing Advisors are local professionals, educators, and students who volunteer their time to help others pursue licensure and reciprocity.   Contact us!
  • ARE Study Materials, to borrow
    • Borrow our ARE Study Materials (see Agreement), one practice area at a time.
    • Have a colleague planning to take the exams who is not a member of AIA Delaware?  Let them know that it
      ​is much less expensive to study for the exam as an Associate Member than to buy all the study materials.
  • ARE Study Materials,  purchase discount from Brightwood
    • ​As you prepare for the Architect Registration Exam® (ARE®), you will receive the same great Study Guides and exam prep materials that have helped so many associate architects pass the ARE with their ARE 5.0 Study Guides, QBanks, and Flashcards!  Brightwood’s study materials are prepared by the leading subject matter experts in the business to help you pass the ARE®.  Download the discount flyer to enjoy a 20% discount.

We hope you will reach out, let us get to know you and keep in touch!

Your Title until
you are licensed
Delaware statutes prohibit a person who is not licensed as an architect from not only practicing or offering to practice architecture in the state, but also from otherwise holding oneself out to the public as being an architect, or use in connection with the person’s name, or otherwise assume, use or advertise any title or description intending to convey the impress that the person s an architect. 

Delaware Code, Title 24, Section 303(a) states, in part, that: “No person shall engage in the practice of architecture in this State or otherwise hold oneself out to the public as being an architect, or use in connection with the person's name, or otherwise assume, use or advertise any title or description intending to convey the impression that the person is an architect, unless such person has a certificate of registration.”  This consistently has been interpreted to prohibit an unlicensed individual from holding themselves out as a "residential architect", "interior architect" or "architectural designer" and from using similar titles that include "architect" or derivative terms such as "architectural".

Certain titles are allowed by the state of Delaware; however, "Architectural Associate" is not one of them.
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