Vermont Office of Professional Regulation - Board of Architects

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Contact Information

Physical address:
89 Main Street, 3rd Floor
Montpelier, VT 05620-3402

Mailing address:
89 Main Street, 3rd Floor,
Montpelier, VT 05620

Phone: (802) 828-1505

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Email: SOS.OPRLicensing3@vermont.gov

Licenses

We track the following licenses with the Vermont Office of Professional Regulation - Board of Architects in order to provide compliance services to our clients. As a client, you see this and other Compliance Core™ data in License Manager in-line with your licenses.

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Vermont Architect License

Agency:Vermont Office of Professional Regulation - Board of Architects
Exam Required?Yes

Initial Registration

This section applies to architects that are applying for a license in Vermont for the first time.

Instructions:

Architect Application Instructions

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$120.00 application fee

Original Ink:Not Required
Notarization Required?:Not Required
Required Attachments:
  • NCARB Certificate 
    • NCARB Ceritficate 
  • Examination 
    • Employer Reference Form 
    • AXP Record
    • Offical transcript 

Reciprocal Registration

This section applies to architects licensed in another state that are looking for reciprocal licensure in Vermont.

Filing Method:

Online 

Agency Fee:

$225.00

Notes:

For endorsement or reciprocity: To qualify, an applicant must be licensed or certified in good standing in another state or
jurisdiction in which the standards and qualifications required for regulation in that jurisdiction are substantially
equivalent to Vermont's. IPAL is accepted with this path to licensure as long as all other VT licensure qualifications have been met.
1. Complete online application and pay non refundable application fee
2. Enter all states where you have been or are currently licensed.
3. Verification of your licensure submitted from your original state of licensure and from your most recent state of licensure,
if different.
4. Official school transcript verifying your education must be submitted directly by your
institution.
5. Scanned copy of Employer Reference Form signed by your supervisor(s). This is required in addition to the AXP record.
6. Official complete AXP record submitted by NCARB

Required Attachments:
  • Transcript 
  • Verification of original licensure. 
  • EMployer Reference Form 
  • AXP Record

Registration Renewal

This section applies to architects that are already licensed in Vermont and need to renew their license.

Filing Method:

Online

Agency Fee:

$120.00 application fee

Due:

By January 31 of odd-numbered years.

Vermont Architecture Firm License

Not required



Architecture Firm licensure is not required on the State level in Vermont.

Firm licenses are not issued at the state level, however, a licensed individual must oversee all architectural work. Firms should consult board rules and state statutes before doing business.

More information: Vermont Office of Professional Regulation - Board of Architects
Law:

26 V.S.A. § 203

Eligible Entity Types:
  • Business Corporations
  • Professional Corporations
  • Limited Liability Companies
  • Professional Limited Liability Companies
  • Partnerships
Ownership Requirements:

Business Corporations:

  • Officers and directors need not be licensed, but the corporation must have at least one employee who is a Vermont licensed architect and who is responsible for the firm's practice of architecture in Vermont.

Professional Corporations:

  • All of the shareholders, at least 1/2 of the directors, and all of the officers (excluding the secretary and treasurer) must be licensed in a professional service performed by the firm.

Limited Liability Companies:

  • Members and managers need not be licensed, but the LLC must have at least one employee who is a Vermont licensed architect and who is responsible for the firm's practice of architecture in Vermont.

Professional Limited Liability Companies:

  • At least 1/2 of the managers and all of the members (excluding the secretary and treasurer) must be licensed in a professional service performed by the firm.

Partnerships:

  • Partners need not be licensed, but the partnership must have at least one employee who is a Vermont licensed architect and who is responsible for the firm's practice of architecture in Vermont.

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