(1) Applicants for licensure in Montana shall pass the architectural registration examination (ARE) . To be admitted to the ARE, applicants shall complete the education and training requirements and obtain a council record.

(a) Eligibility requirements must be verified by the council record and satisfied in accordance with the NCARB handbook for interns and architects. The handbook is available from NCARB or the board office and is adopted and incorporated herein by reference.

(2) Applicants shall either:

(a) hold a degree in architecture from a school of architecture, the degree curriculum of which was accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) not later than two years after graduation; or

(b) meet the alternate education criteria outlined in the NCARB handbook.

(3) Applicants shall pass all sections of the ARE and request submittal to the board of all exam scores for every section of the exam passed.

(a) Applicants shall be permitted to retake any or all sections of the examination that the applicant failed to pass.

(4) Examination records shall be confidential and shall not be considered public records. Nothing herein shall prevent the board from reporting applicants' scores to architectural registration boards in other jurisdictions or to NCARB.