Required CE
12 contact hours in health, safety, and welfare each calendar year
12 contact hours in health, safety, and welfare each calendar year.
Understand the North Carolina architect renewal cycle, continuing education requirements, documentation responsibilities, and online AIA CE options.
Use this page as a practical renewal guide and verify your individual license expiration date with the state board before filing.
12 contact hours in health, safety, and welfare each calendar year
12 contact hours in health, safety, and welfare each calendar year.
All required contact hours are HSW. Newly licensed architects are exempt for the calendar year in which they become licensed.
Individual architect licenses expire June 30 each year; the license year runs July 1 through June 30.
State-specific North Carolina architect and interior designer renewal bundle.
North Carolina architects complete 12 HSW hours based on the previous calendar year. Confirm that every selected activity qualifies as HSW and falls within the applicable reporting period.
Keep certificates. Save certificates with dates, hours, provider and subject information.
No. Complete the licensing board’s renewal application and required payment separately from your course purchases.
Review the state requirements, choose the courses that fit your renewal, or return to the shared AIA CE Hub.