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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 ...

AXP Portfolio: The NCARB update you can't miss!

2017-06-07T09:00:00-04:00

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The recently introduced AXP Portfolio program from NCARB recognizes that not all careers follow the same trajectory. Now, individuals with non-linear career paths have the opportunity to complete the Architectural Experience Program (AXP) and become licensed architects.

The AXP Portfolio is NCARB’s way of reaching out to those who left the profession before becoming licensed, so that they have an opportunity to explore licensure again. This program is designed for those who have previously worked in an architectural firm, but who decided to pursue other career or personal opportunities in lieu of becoming licensed within the traditional timeframe.

Individuals who have not logged every hour of their professional activities can now obtain their license through this new program. Candidates must have a minimum of two years of full-time architectural or building-related work experience, acquired at least five years ago. One of these two years must have...

Are you experienced? NCARB changes IDP to AXP: Architectural Experience Program

2016-01-28T13:03:00-05:00

After announcing last summer that it would "sunset" the term "intern" from its nomenclature, NCARB has now begun enacting that transition with the Intern Development Program, which will be renamed the Architectural Experience Program (AXP). The change will become effective on June 29 of this year.

NCARB is quick to remind architects (current and aspiring) that, as states still set their own terms for licensure, this update to the not-yet-an-architect label will not affect who may call themselves an "architect" – a term still reserved for those who are licensed. To minimize confusion, existing regulations that refer to the new AXP title will be accompanied by: "formerly known as the Intern Development Program, or IDP" – just like Prince.

As for how to refer to actual people, NCARB is sticking with "aspiring architects" or "exam candidates" for those who aren't yet licensed, and "architects" for those who are, while also deferring to the authority of individual licensing boards to dec...