Frequently Asked Questions

No, they are completely separate portals. If you have submitted an application, you will not be able to access the Licensee Portal until after your application has been approved and you've paid your $325 license fee.

You will log back in to the Application Portal to finish the application or to see the status of your application once it's been submitted.

First, make sure to add oba@thentiacloud.net to your list of approved senders and check your spam and trash folders to make sure the emails haven't gone there. If you still aren't receiving the emails after that, please contact the Board office. You can also check the status of an application in the Application Portal.

For step-by-step instructions and photos, please click this link: https://www.ok.gov/Architects/documents/Licensee%20Portal%20Instructions.pdf

If it is your first time logging into the License Portal, click the "Activate Now" link below the email and password fields. This will take you to a page where you will enter your email address and click "Activate." (This email address MUST be the same address that was provided to the Board.) A temporary password will be emailed and, once you log in with the temporary password, you will be prompted to set a permanent password and security questions.

If you forget your password or the answer to your security questions, or if you think you're entering them correctly but are getting a notice that they're incorrect, choose "forgot password" on the login page. The system will then send you an email with a temporary password; when you login again with the temporary password, it will prompt you to set a new password and security questions.

Try clicking the "Activate Now" link instead; you will enter your email address and it will send a temporary password to that email address. If you are still not receiving the temporary password email after trying the "activate now" link, please contact the Board office.

No, only one licensee's information will show up when an email address is used to log in. If multiple licensees are using the same email for correspondence, they will need to provide another email address to use to access the Licensee Portal.

License renewals for all Oklahoma licensees, including firms, occur every odd-numbered year; licenses must be renewed by June 30th or it will automatically cancel on July 1st. License renewals will be done through the Licensee Portal and will open 90 days before the June 30th deadline. All of the required 24 hours of Continuing Education must be uploaded in the Licensee Portal before you will be able to renew your license.

You must enter each CE course separately into the system and you must also upload some type of attendance verification, whether that is one transcript that lists all of the courses, completion certificates for each course, or a combination of both.

If the subject content of a CEU course doesn't exactly match the pre-listed fields, choose the closest match from the list.

Even if the event was multiple sessions/units, you can enter it as one entry with the number of contact hours as the same number as the number of sessions you attended and upload the certificate for it. (i.e. if you attended 6 sessions in one day and received an attendance certificate at the end of the day, you only have to enter it once in the portal for 6 contact hours of credit.)

Applicants for an Oklahoma license by reciprocity must meet the following requirements: -Meet work experience/education requirements (Subchapters 5-9 in the Rules); -Architects may hold a National Council of Architectural Registration Boards' (NCARB) certificate or Landscape Architects may hold a Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards' (CLARB) certificate OR -You may apply directly to the Oklahoma Board by completing the application for architect registration, submitting it to the Board office along with verification of your education, grades from when you tested, work experience for evaluation and approval. All applicants are required to take and pass the open book exam on Oklahoma's Law and Rules. Additionally, landscape architects must take and pass the Oklahoma Plant Materials Exam. Both exams are open book and submit proof of U.S. citizenship.

All licenses, Individual and Firms (Certificate of Authority), are renewed biennially and expire on the same date at the end of each renewal period. Your license will expire on June 30th of each odd-numbered year. Renewal notices will be emailed approximately 90 days prior to expiration to the email address on file with the Board office. If your email address changes, you should log into the License Portal and change it, along with any other contact information that has changed. If you do not receive a renewal notice by May 15th of the expiration year, you should contact the Board office. Failure to receive a renewal notice in the mail does not relieve the licensee of the responsibility for timely renewal of their license.

Contact the Board Office at (405) 949-2383.

The Board office receives a copy of your grades at the same time they are mailed to you. When we have verified that you have passed all parts of the examination, we will mail you a letter stating that you have passed all sections of the exam and that you may now become licensed once you have submitted the license fee and passed the state Act and Rules exam.

Yes, all firms practicing architecture, landscape architecture, or registered interior design in Oklahoma, or offering to practice in Oklahoma, must be licensed. To find out more about firm licensure, click on the Firm Applications & Licensure tab.

Oklahoma law and rules require architectural firms to be registered in this State by applying for a Certificate of Authority with this board in addition to filing a separate application with the Office of the Secretary of State. Architect of Record for the firm must have a current Oklahoma license. (Subchapter 13 in the Rules) All Certificate of Authorities expire on the same date at the end of each renewal period.

Under the "Firm Licensure" tab on OBA's website can be found "Certificate of Authority/Certificate of Title Revision Applications." Once the application and fee are received by the Board, we will process the application to transfer the "Architect of Record" title.

Yes, the law and rules require continuing education. All are required to submit 24 hours, all of which must be "hsw" (health, safety, welfare) every 2-year renewal period. All licensees are subject to a random audit each renewal period. (Subchapter 17 in the Rules)

For license renewals every two years, 24 hours of Continuing Education are required. If you did more than 24 hours in the 2-year renewal period, 4 hours can be carried over into the next renewal period.

You must enter each CE course separately into the portal and you must upload some type of attendance verification, whether that is one transcript that lists all of the courses, completion certificates for each course, or a combination of both.

Even if the event was multiple sessions/units, you can enter it as one entry with the number of contact hours as the same number as the number of sessions you attended and upload the certificate for it. (i.e. if you attended 6 sessions in one day and received an attendance certificate at the end of the day, you only have to enter it once in the portal for 6 contact hours of credit.)

Applicants for the A.R.E. must meet the following requirements as described in 55:10-5 of the Rules of the Board: -Meet education requirements: Professional degree from a NAAB accredited program -Start an IDP File with NCARB and have NCARB submit a summary sheet to the Board -Fill out an Oklahoma ARE candidate application and submit it to the Board -Must have final board approval *Or meet equivalent standards. See Rules 55:10-5-4.1 Please refer to the ACT and RULES for details concerning the education, work experience and AXP requirements.

Applicants for the L.A.R.E. must meet the following requirements as described in 55:10-5 of the Rules of the Board: -Meet education requirements: Professional degree from a LAAB accredited program -Meet 3-year work experience requirements -Must have final board approval *Or meet equivalent standards. See Rules 55:10-5-4.2 Please refer to the ACT and RULES for details concerning the education and work experience requirements.