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California Architects Board moves to allow earlier eligibility for licensure exams
Summary
The board voted unanimously to initiate rulemaking to change CCR Section 116 so candidates may be made eligible to schedule ARE/CSC exams upon a complete application, removing the current fixed experience gate while retaining educational or alternative pathway requirements for licensure.
The California Architects Board voted unanimously to begin rulemaking that would let candidates apply and become eligible to take the Architect Registration Examination (ARE) and the California Supplemental Examination (CSC) before documenting the current multi‑year experience threshold.
Tim Rodock, a regulations staffer, told the board: "This proposal is eliminating the experience requirement to become eligible for testing. Candidates would be able to apply with the Board and be made eligible for the ARE and CSC upon receiving a valid…
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