AXP Policy Changes effective November 18, 2025

Candidates can now earn 100% credit for experience one year old and 75% for anything older with no limit on how old it can be! This is a great change from the old requirement that allowed only 8 months back for 100% and 5 years for 50% credit! Additionally, please ready below for changes to how you will be reporting your experience. 

https://www.ncarb.org/blog/the-axp-reporting-requirement-changing

The New Reporting Requirement:
Under the new policy—effective November 18, 2025—candidates will be able to earn 100% credit for experience up to a year old. Experience older than one year will be worth 75% credit, with no limitation on how old that experience can be.  This change will apply to previously approved and new experience reports. Many candidates will automatically receive additional AXP credit when the updated policy goes into effect.

Experience Areas: Refreshed descriptions of each of the program’s six experience areas: The AXP experience areas will no longer be described by a list of 96 tasks. Instead, the description of each experience area will be updated to reflect appropriate capabilities described in the Competency Standard for Architects. The minimum required hours per experience area will not be impacted. Note: AXP Portfolio applicants will still need to associate exhibits with the current AXP’s 96 tasks.