Testing Re-Accreditation?

My story: I've been in the profession for 30 years. I began my testing at the beginning of that tenure, passed all but my final exam. I was unable to retake and continue due to family reasons, and my testing accreditations have since expired.

I recently reached out to my local board to request extension of my eligibility to take the exams again. The reply requested clarification for my request, i.e., am I requesting to reinstate credits for tests taken or simply to retake the entirety. The request was intended for the latter. However, the reply inferred that if I was requesting the former, they would have to pose that request to the local board. Never thought that was a possibility, until now.

Question, has anyone experienced or heard of that as a possibility, that past credits can be reinstated under certain circumstances?

Gang Chen November 19, 2022 17:39

What version of ARE have you passed before? I think when ARE 4.0 is changed to ARE 5.0, if you passed some divisions of ARE 4.0, they can be counted, and you only need to pass some ARE 5.0 divisions instead of all.

Check with NCARB to see if the deadline has passed.

Gang Chen, Author, AIA, LEED AP BD+C (GreenExamEducation.com)

Brett Bowers November 21, 2022 05:27

My understanding is that the standard rolling clock period of five years can only be extended under extraordinary circumstances, like a serious illness. An example of this was NCARB extending the rolling clock for all candidates in 2020 during the thick of the pandemic and testing centers were shut down.

If it has been nearly thirty years since you last took an exam, I can't imagine a circumstance that any of those credits would be transferred.

Testing Re-Accreditation?

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