Syllabus Bulletin - September 2025

We have updated the course codes for the RAIC Syllabus History, Theory, and Technical (H/T/T) courses. For example, ARCH 330 Architectural Design Theory Fundamentals is now ARCH 243 Architectural Design Theory Fundamentals.  

This update does not affect the course content or sequence requirements for Syllabus students.   

If you are currently enrolled in  a History, Theory, or Technical course under the old codes through Athabasca University and have not yet  registered on the Syllabus Student Portal, please register as soon as possible. This will ensure your student records reflect the correct course code. If you are planning to register for one of the History, Theory, or Technical courses under the new codes, please use Athabasca University’s MyAU portal. However, wait until the updated course codes are published on the Syllabus website later this month before completing your registration.   

Students in Part 2 of the Syllabus Program must manually register for APST505 Advanced Structures and ARCH653 Contemporary Architectural Theory & Research with Athabasca University’s Faculty of Science and Technology graduate program administrators.  

Steps to manually register for APST505 and ARCH653: 

1. Request a Letter of Enrollment by contacting info@raic-syllabus.ca
2. Send the signed Letter of Enrollment to fst_grad_success@athabascau.ca and request assistance registering for the course. 

If you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact us at info@raic-syllabus.ca

All course outlines and related course information are available through Moodle, Syllabus’s online learning management system. To access Moodle, log into the Student Portal and select Moodle from the menu on the left-hand sidebar. Once in Moodle, students can  view their assigned courses and access all related materials, resources, and course outlines. 

When submitting CERB logs, students may encounter the error message: 'Unable to send e-mail. Contact the site administrator if the problem persists.' This message is a standard system notification and does not indicate an issue with your submission. Even if this error appears, your CERB log has been successfully uploaded and no further action is required. 

All Syllabus Students enrolled in Parts 2 and 3 of the Program must work under the supervision of an architect licensed to practice in their applicable ROAC jurisdiction. All professional experience must be recorded in the Canadian Experience Record Book (CERB).    

Submission Requirements

Students are required to submit CERB experience logs after every 900-1000 hours of experience, and no later than eight weeks following the end of the recorded experience period. 

Submissions received after eight weeks or exceeding 1000 hours are subject to a late processing fee of $115.76 per log.   

On Page 4 of the CERB log, all hours must be rounded to the nearest 15-minute interval. 

For detailed guidance on completing and submitting CERB logs, please refer to the Architectural Experience Manual.   

Students approaching the end of their Part 1 studies, who have been accruing hours while working under a Canadian licensed architect, must submit their back entered hours immediately prior to starting Part 2. 

Reminder: Students may record up to seven continuous years of Canadian architectural experience accrued before  starting Part 2, and a maximum 4,900 hours can be back-entered as follows:  

• Part 2 - 2450 hours
• Part 3 - 2450 hours

All backlogged hours must be divided into 900-1000 hour logs. 

For more information on back-entering architectural experience see section 5.4 in the Architectural Experience Manual.

Access free Syllabus resource webinars at your convenience

RAIC Syllabus Moodle Tutorial

RAIC Syllabus Work Experience Webinar

RAIC Syllabus Thesis Proposal Webinar

RAIC Syllabus Senior Student Webinar

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Athabasca registration

The registration deadline is the 10th of each month for history, theory, and technical courses with our educational service provider, Athabasca University. Courses will start on the 1st of the following month. 
 
Remember to register on the Syllabus Student Portal as well. Our systems are not linked with Athabasca University, so this does not register you twice or result in any fees. This simply allows us to maintain the student records and transcripts in our own system. 

Upon completing Athabasca courses, students can forward their Statement of Grades to the Syllabus office. However, official RAIC transcripts, certificates of completion, and diplomas will only be issued after receiving official AU Transcripts through the secure document sharing platform, MyCreds.  

Statement of Grades and AU Transcripts can be submitted to info@raic-syllabus.ca 

Jessica McCormick
RAIC Syllabus Registrar