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.
Licensed architects regulated by the Virginia Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, Certified Interior Designers and Landscape Architects (APELSCIDLA) must complete 16 Continuing Education (CE) hours every two years in order to renew or reinstate their license. The deadline is the last day of the month in which the license was originally issued, every two years.
CE hours must be completed during the two-year period immediately prior to the license expiration or reinstatement. CE hours may not be carried over to future cycles.
Qualifying CE activities must:
Accepted topics may include business practices (e.g., project management, risk management, ethics) and other areas relevant to professional practice, including those affecting public health, safety, and welfare. There is no specific HSW content requirement.
CE may also be granted for initial development, significant updating, or initial instruction of an eligible CE activity—credited at twice the participant value. However, credit for repeated activities with the same content is only permitted once per renewal period.
Licensees must maintain CE records for three years after the license expiration date. Audits may occur at random, and audited licensees must submit all supporting documents within 21 calendar days. If a CE deficiency is found, the licensee must make up the hours, which cannot be double-counted toward the current or future license cycles.
LearnFormula is not affiliated with the Virginia Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, Certified Interior Designers and Landscape Architects. For full information, please visit: https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincodefull/title18/agency10/chapter20/partXI/
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