For individuals seeking the Certified Building Official (CBO)/Building Code Administrator (BCA) designation, the International Code Council (ICC) has three new modules for this examination that will launch January 1, 2015.   Individuals approved for licensure by examination after the December 12, 2014, Building Code Administrators & Inspectors Board meeting will be required to pass the new three part ICC examination.  The new examination consists of (1) legal, (2) management and (3) building codes and standards.  

If you have already been approved for the CBO/BCA examination, you will have until December 31, 2016, to pass the two part examination.  If you have not passed both parts by December 31, 2016, you will have to take and pass the new three part examination.

If you applied for the examination prior to January 1, 2015, and you were approved after January 1, 2015, the old two part examinations will be accepted. However, if you do not have proof of passing the two part examination, you will have to take the new three part examination.

If you applied for the examination prior to January 1, 2015, were approved after January 1, 2015, and have only passed one part of the two part examination, you must take and pass the new three part examination.

If you applied for the examination after January 1, 2015, and have proof of having completed the two part examination, the two part examination will be accepted.