How should licensing boards use NCARB resources?

• A. To Market Architecture Firms.
• B. To Support Consistent Practice Standards and Credentialing Processes.
• C. To Replace Licensure with Voluntary Registration.
• D. To Determine Zoning.

Answer: (B)

Licensing boards use NCARB resources to ensure consistent practice standards and credentialing processes across jurisdictions, which helps protect the public by setting uniform minimum qualifications for licensure. NCARB provides widely adopted frameworks and materials—such as the structure and content of the Architect Registration Examination, education and experience guidelines, and model statutes and rules—that boards can reference or adopt to evaluate applicants, administer credentials, and coordinate licensure by reciprocity. This alignment makes licensure more portable and comparable from one state to another, while also guiding ongoing requirements like continuing education. Marketing firms, voluntary registration, and zoning decisions aren’t the role of licensing boards or NCARB resources, which focus on standardizing qualifications and credentialing rather than promotion, alternatives to licensure, or land-use planning.