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CE Requirements for MBALA

Architects and design professionals in the US require Continuing Education or Learning Hours to maintain their professional designation. The courses on LearnFormula may be counted as professionally relevant, verifiable learning activities. Browse courses that meet your requirements, or choose one of our course packages, specially curated to contain all the hours and credits you need, in one place. It is the student's responsibility to validate whether an activity is an eligible educational activity for their professional development requirements based on their own learning needs.

Requirements Overview

Last updatedAug 21, 2026
scheduleCE Requirement
12 / 1 Year
calendar_clockLicense Renewal Period
June 30
cycleRequirements Cycle
Annual
listsIncluding
12 CE hours of Health, Safety, and Welfare (HSW)

Simplifying Regulations for 2026

All actively licensed architects regulated by the Montana Board of Architects and Landscape Architects (MBALA) must complete 12 hours of Health, Safety, and Welfare (HSW) Continuing Education (CE) each year by June 30.

Exemptions apply to architects granted emeritus status and to newly licensed architects renewing for the first time.

CE activities must be formal learning experiences that improve technical or professional competence in architecture and directly support the protection of public health, safety, and welfare.

At least 75% of each course’s content and instructional time must be devoted to HSW topics in one or more of the following categories:

  • Practice Management
  • Project Management
  • Program & Analysis
  • Project Planning & Design
  • Project Development & Documentation
  • Construction & Evaluation

Architects are required to retain certificates of completion for at least two years. Certificates must include:

  • Course date
  • Course location
  • Instructor name(s)
  • Licensee name
  • Provider’s course approval number
  • Total CE hours completed

MBALA may conduct random audits of up to 50% of licensees annually. Architects reactivating a lapsed license are automatically subject to audit and must provide documentation verifying CE compliance.

LearnFormula is not affiliated with the Montana Board of Architects and Landscape Architects. For full information, please visit: https://rules.mt.gov/browse/collections/aec52c46-128e-4279-9068-8af5d5432d74/policies/6fcfa2e6-33b9-4e47-a223-9fe92033e41f

All actively licensed architects regulated by the Montana Board of Architects and Landscape Architects (MBALA) must complete 12 hours of Health, Safety, and Welfare (HSW) Continuing Education (CE) each year by June 30.

Exemptions apply to architects granted emeritus status and to newly licensed architects renewing for the first time.

CE activities must be formal learning experiences that improve technical or professional competence in architecture and directly support the protection of public health, safety, and welfare.

At least 75% of each course’s content and instructional time must be devoted to HSW topics in one or more of the following categories:

  • Practice Management
  • Project Management
  • Program & Analysis
  • Project Planning & Design
  • Project Development & Documentation
  • Construction & Evaluation

Architects are required to retain certificates of completion for at least two years. Certificates must include:

  • Course date
  • Course location
  • Instructor name(s)
  • Licensee name
  • Provider’s course approval number
  • Total CE hours completed

MBALA may conduct random audits of up to 50% of licensees annually. Architects reactivating a lapsed license are automatically subject to audit and must provide documentation verifying CE compliance.

LearnFormula is not affiliated with the Montana Board of Architects and Landscape Architects. For full information, please visit: https://rules.mt.gov/browse/collections/aec52c46-128e-4279-9068-8af5d5432d74/policies/6fcfa2e6-33b9-4e47-a223-9fe92033e41f

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