Section A-E 12.03 - Continuing education requirements(1) During each biennial registration period, unless granted a waiver under s. A-E 12.08, every registrant shall complete at least 24 contact hours of continuing education, of which 16 contact hours shall be in HSW topics pertinent to the practice of architecture.(2) Continuing education may be obtained by successful completion of any of the following: (a) Structured educational activities in which the teaching methodology, either synchronous or asynchronous learning, consists primarily of the systemic presentation of information by qualified individuals or organizations which present identifiable technical and professional subjects in a planned manner.(b) A college or university course in the area of architecture, related sciences and ethics. One college or university semester credit hour is equivalent to 15 contact hours. One college or university quarter credit hour is equivalent to 10 contact hours.(c) Seminars, tutorials, monographs, lectures, presentations, workshops, short courses or in-house courses in person or via distance education by computer, video or telephone.(d) Attending technical or professional membership meetings at which at least one contact hour is spent discussing architecture issues, attending a lecture on architecture-related issues, or both. Each qualified meeting will be awarded one contact hour.(e) Teaching or instructing an architectural course in the area of architecture, related sciences or professional ethics. Teaching credit may not apply to full-time faculty at a college, university or educational institution. Teaching credit may be valid for the initial presentation only and claimed for credit only once. Teaching credit does not apply to faculty in the performance of their regularly assigned duties. One college or university semester credit hour of teaching is equivalent to 15 contact hours. One college or university quarter credit hour of teaching is equivalent to 10 contact hours.(f) Serving as a member of a professional board, commission, committee of the state or its political subdivisions related to architectural matters, including planning commissions, building code advisory boards, urban renewal boards, code study committees or regulatory boards. A maximum of 2 contact hours shall be awarded per year.Wis. Admin. Code Examining Board of Architects, Landscape Architects, Professional Engineers, Designers, Professional Land Surveyors, and Registered Interior Designers A-E 12.03
CR 09-080: cr. Register June 2010 No. 654, eff. 7-1-10.Amended by, CR 20-064: am. (1) Register May 2021 No. 785, eff. 6/1/2021