If you hold a valid, current Architect license in another jurisdiction, you may apply for licensure by reciprocity.

If you previously held a Delaware license that has lapsed and is no longer renewable, see License by Reapplication.

The two types of reciprocity applications are:

• NCARB Certificate
• Direct Application

Applying by NCARB Certificate

If you hold a National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) Certificate, you may apply for licensure by reciprocity using the NCARB Certificate.

Submit:

• completed, signed, notarized application form
• processing fee by check or money order (non-refundable) made payable to “State of Delaware”
• NCARB Certificate sent directly from NCARB to the Board office. To contact NCARB:

Applying by Direct Application

If you do not hold a National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) Certificate, you may apply for licensure by reciprocity by “Direct Application.”

Submit:

• completed, signed, notarized application form
• processing fee by check or money order (non-refundable) made payable to “State of Delaware”
• transcript sent directly from your college/university to the Board office. The transcript must show that you received a Bachelor or Masters of Architecture degree from a program accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB)
• Verification of Employment form from each employer listed in the PRACTICE EXPERIENCE section of the application
• letter of good standing (license verification) from each state where you now hold, or have ever held, a license sent directly from the state to the Board office

In addition to the above, you must provide either:

• Intern Development Program (IDP) file sent from NCARB to the Board office, OR
• Request for Waiver of IDP form.

You may request an IDP waiver when you

• hold a current license in good standing from a US state or Canadian province
• practiced architecture for five or more years immediately before you applied for a Delaware license