What is my annual AIA requirement?

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), and as of 2009, 4 of the 8 HSW LUs must be in Sustainable Design (SD). Read more on AIA's Sustainable Design requirement...

• 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.

NOTE: Most state licensing boards do not allow carryover and deficit credit. States have strict continuing education timeframes, and credits must be earned within them. See below for California requirements.

What is my annual CA State requirement?

As of 2009, California licensed architects are required to take disability access continuing education as a condition of licensure renewal.

Read more about the CA Mandatory Continuing Education (MCE) requirements...

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