What is mandatory continuing education (MCE)?
MCE is education required by a given US state to retain licensure. State and province requirements vary. Twenty states now have implemented a MCE license requirement. This means architects who intend to practice within those states or provinces must have continuing education either annually or biannually. Each state has the legal right to establish its own guidelines and requirements. The average AIA member has four or more state licenses. Most states have similar requirements and as of June 2001 indicate that they will accept AIA/CES transcripts as documentation for completion of valid continuing education credit. For AIA members, this means our single record-keeping system is the documentation needed for reporting your state(s) MCE requirements. We do strongly suggest that you keep back-up documentation of your activities as support, especially if the credit is a self-reported activity. The AIA or the licensing boards may require you to show support back-up documentation.
Mandatory Continuing Education (MCE) is education required by a state to retain licensure. Approximately 40 states and 10 Canadian Provinces have implemented a MCE license requirement, but these requirements vary from state to state, province to province. For a quick overview of individual state/province MCE requirements, please visit the MCE Chart. Each state has the legal right to establish its own guidelines and requirements. However, most states requirements are similar, whether they require architects to meet them annually or biannually. If you, like the average AIA member, have four or more state licenses, you must meet the continuing education requirements for all the states in which you intend to practice. To date, most states that require MCE indicate they will accept AIA/CES transcripts as documentation for completion of valid continuing education credit. For AIA members, this means that our single record-keeping system is the documentation needed for reporting your state MCE
Mandatory Continuing Education (MCE) is education required by a state to retain licensure. Approximately 35 states and 10 Canadian Provinces have implemented a MCE license requirement, but these requirements vary from state to state, province to province. For a quick overview of individual state/province MCE requirements, please visit the MCE Chart. Each state has the legal right to establish its own guidelines and requirements. However, most states¡¦ requirements are similar, whether they require architects to meet them annually or biannually. If you, like the average AIA member, have four or more state licenses, you must meet the continuing education requirements for all the states in which you intend to practice. To date, most states that require MCE indicate they will accept AIA/CES transcripts as documentation for completion of valid continuing education credit. For AIA members, this means that our single record-keeping system is the documentation needed for reporting your state M
