Application Deadline: November 3, 2025
Are you passionate about helping Tennessee’s future architects on the path to licensure?
The Architect Licensing Advisors Community is a group of individuals committed to assisting licensure candidates and architects as they navigate the path to licensure and reciprocity. Architect licensing advisors provide guidance throughout the licensure process by facilitating the flow of information to architecture students, licensure candidates, and architects.
The Tennessee Architect Licensing Advisor for the 2026-28 term will be appointed by AIA Tennessee. Interested applicants are encouraged to review this call for submissions.
For questions and/or to discuss this position and application process in more depth please contact NCARB at advisors@ncarb.org.
View the Architect Licensing Advisor’s Booklet for the complete overview.
ELIGIBILITY
Licensing advisors are committed to any combination of the items below:
• Assisting candidates pursuing licensure.
• Helping supervisors assist licensure candidates through the licensure process.
• Advising architects on NCARB certification and reciprocity.
ROLE
• Serve as an information resource for licensure candidates and architects on the path to licensure (education,
experience, and examination).
• Provide guidance along the transition from candidate to practicing architect within the context of state regulatory requirements, reciprocity, and NCARB certification.
• Advise and assist licensure candidates with the NCARB
RESPONSIBILITIES
• Regularly attend and/or participate in Architect Licensing Advisors Community training and development events.
• Communicate with NCARB to maintain a thorough understanding of the Architectural Experience Program® (AXP®), the Architect Registration Examination® (ARE®), and NCARB certification requirements, objectives, and resources.
• Communicate with your local licensing board to maintain a thorough understanding of registration requirements and procedures.
• Communicate and collaborate with professional support networks (including NCARB, student organizations, local and national AIA components, licensing boards, etc.) to
strengthen awareness of the required components of licensure and the importance of becoming licensed.
• Maintain up-to-date contact and firm/organization/school representation information in My NCARB.
Record application and documentation process.
Most volunteer positions have a two-year renewable term.
Attendance at the Annual NCARB Summit is recommended. Travel is paid for by NCARB and AIA TN.
Applications Requirements – Please prepare the following and submit via the submission button below.
- Applicant’s interest in the position.
- Back-up materials: three (3) 8.5”x11” pages maximum, including applicant’s resume at a minimum – PDF
