PacePDH.com is approved by the American Institute of Architects (AIA Provider # J607) to provide online continuing education courses to architects.
Since 2003 PacePDH.com has delivered over 1.5 million online continuing education hours to more than 60,000 AEC professionals nationwide. Our online interactive audio/visual courses feature narration, images and illustrations. Our PDF format is a non-timed, read-only course with online testing at the end.
Note to AIA Members: New AIA rules do not allow its members to retake the same course at any time.
Note to Interior Designers: These courses are not approved by IDCEC at this time.
New Jersey Continuing Education Requirements
New Jersey Code 13:27-4A.1 Continuing Education Reporting Requirements
- An architect is required to complete a minimum of 24 hours of continuing education per biennial renewal period. At least 16 C.E. hours shall be obtained from courses or programs within the definition of health, safety and welfare pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:27-3.1. The remaining C.E. hours shall be in educational activities that are directly related to the practice of architecture.
- A maximum of six CE hours shall be credited for any one calendar-day period.
- An architect who exceeds CE requirements in a biennial renewal period may carry up to 12 CE hours, including eight CE hours of health, safety, and welfare programs or courses, into the next renewal period. Any CE hours to be carried over shall have been earned in the last six months of the biennial renewal period.
New Jersey Code 13:27-4A.4 Continuing Education Record Maintenance and Verification
An architect shall maintain, for five years following license renewal, a record of all continuing education activity completed and shall submit evidence of completion of the CE hour requirements to the Board upon request.
For more information, visit the New Jersey State Board of Architects Code Website.