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NCARB's back to school tips for architecture students

2019-09-26T12:00:00-04:00

As the semester steadily progresses forward, NCARB has provided architecture students with a couple of tips to help capitalize on the new school year. Below are 7 quick points from NCARB:

Start your NCARB Record. Logging experience hours toward the Architectural Experience Program (AXP) is an essential step in the path to licensure. An NCARB Record allows you to begin logging hours. It can be established at my.ncarb.org.
Report summer experience. Many students participated in internships and other architectural work over the summer. Don't forget to report those hours!
Find your licensing advisor. According to NCARB, all NAAB accredited architecture programs are required to have an architect licensing advisor who can help explain the ins and ours of your education, experience, and examination requirements.
Network and volunteer. Volunteering is a great option for networking and it avoids the awkward cocktail hours and small talk. Additionally, a lot of volunteer work can count toward ...

There are now 14 programs working with NCARB to offer licensure upon graduation

2015-11-13T13:33:00-05:00

NCARB announced last year that it would work with architecture schools to create a path to licensure upon graduation, and since then, it's approved 14 programs – the latest being at the University of Kansas. These programs are already NAAB-accredited and don't guarantee licensure upon graduation, but instead make it easier for enrolled students to complete IDP and ARE requirements while still in school, by adapting content to fulfill licensure requirements. This is part of NCARB's so-called Integrated Path Initiative.

As of now, NCARB's Licensure Task Force has accepted the following schools' plans to offer licensure upon graduation:

Boston Architectural College; Boston, Massachusetts
Clemson University; Clemson, South Carolina
Drexel University; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Lawrence Technological University; Southfield, Michigan
NewSchool of Architecture and Design; San Diego, California
North Carolina State University; Raleigh, North Carolina
Portland State University; Portland, Oregon
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Will there be a lost generation of architects?

2011-10-18T20:28:19-04:00

Changes to the ARE, according to NCARB, were meant to make the exam more flexible, and to unify it across jurisdictions, making it easier to get reciprocal licenses. But Tulane’s Kinnard says that those changes have had unintended consequences: “A careful analysis of the system we have in place today suggests that the regulatory bodies, with all the best intentions, have designed a system that could not be more complex.”

Elizabeth Dickinson is on the case of the 50 year old intern... Her essay questions the long term effects of more and more "young" architects deciding to not pursue licensing. Should we care about a decline in registered professionals? , What would this mean for the long term prospects of the profession? The piece opens with thoughts regarding the value of licensing and the tension between pursuing licensure and other forms of professional development, from sevensixfive aka Fred Scharmen.