Ok, so, I've finished my IDP, have the silly little certificate to prove it, and for some reason decided to move to California where CIDP is required but didn't make it in under their grandfathering clause. A couple of questions then follow:
1) Is there any way around CIDP?
2) If I choose to 'transmit my council record' to a specific state, do I have to take my exams in that state?
3) What would you do if in my situation?
I'm not sure I'll be around CA long enough to complete the examination process and get registered here ('cause damn if I'll ever be able to buy a house), so I'm kinda wondering where I should start, especially b/c CA is an even more lengthy registration process (and hell if i'm going to do CIDP)
Let me know what you think, your ARE stories/knowledge. I'm sure I could call up NCARB and the CAB, but all they want to tell me is 'send in your money and we'll get you rolling,' not ways around their bureaucracy.
You can start the registration process through almost any state, without actually living in that state. There are a few (Oklahoma is one that I can remember offhand) that don't allow this because they have a residency requirement. But almost all others will allow you to use them as your intended state for registration, let you have your record transmitted there, and will handle the processing of your test scores and such.
You don't need to physically be in the state that you're registering through. You can take any of the tests at any test center in the US, regardless of which state has your record. If you want you can take the first test in Hawaii, the next in NY, etc. etc. Where you test makes absolutely no difference to any state.
There is no good way to get around CIDP, and if you don't intend to remain in CA there's really no good reason to start your registration process through California because it's one of the slowest, most bureaucratic of the state boards. Besides which, there are fees involved in most states if you later decide to transfer your record and finish up in another state - so: if you know what state you're likely to end up in then start the process through that state (unless it is Oklahoma)!
Yeah, you can start the ARE concurrently with IDP in 7 states (though in most of them you have to have completed some amount of IDP already) - but the first poster has already finished IDP.
NCARB is in the midst of developing a policy by which everybody (in all states, unless their state decides specifically to disallow this) will be able to start testing after completion of only part of IDP - but they want to make 2 or 3 of the tests able only to be taken after completion of IDP. They haven't said yet which 2 or 3 tests these would be.
IDP/CIDP, Taking an exam in another state, other ARE stories
Ok, so, I've finished my IDP, have the silly little certificate to prove it, and for some reason decided to move to California where CIDP is required but didn't make it in under their grandfathering clause. A couple of questions then follow:
1) Is there any way around CIDP?
2) If I choose to 'transmit my council record' to a specific state, do I have to take my exams in that state?
3) What would you do if in my situation?
I'm not sure I'll be around CA long enough to complete the examination process and get registered here ('cause damn if I'll ever be able to buy a house), so I'm kinda wondering where I should start, especially b/c CA is an even more lengthy registration process (and hell if i'm going to do CIDP)
Let me know what you think, your ARE stories/knowledge. I'm sure I could call up NCARB and the CAB, but all they want to tell me is 'send in your money and we'll get you rolling,' not ways around their bureaucracy.
i live in NJ and i am taking exams for CT, because of the direct registration...
You can start the registration process through almost any state, without actually living in that state. There are a few (Oklahoma is one that I can remember offhand) that don't allow this because they have a residency requirement. But almost all others will allow you to use them as your intended state for registration, let you have your record transmitted there, and will handle the processing of your test scores and such.
You don't need to physically be in the state that you're registering through. You can take any of the tests at any test center in the US, regardless of which state has your record. If you want you can take the first test in Hawaii, the next in NY, etc. etc. Where you test makes absolutely no difference to any state.
There is no good way to get around CIDP, and if you don't intend to remain in CA there's really no good reason to start your registration process through California because it's one of the slowest, most bureaucratic of the state boards. Besides which, there are fees involved in most states if you later decide to transfer your record and finish up in another state - so: if you know what state you're likely to end up in then start the process through that state (unless it is Oklahoma)!
Got to www.areforum.org for great study resources, advice, etc.
but for everybody in the midst of IDP- you can take the ARE concurrently in Cali.
you can start the ARE before finishing IDP through Florida, Texas, and a couple other states I don't remember too.
Yeah, you can start the ARE concurrently with IDP in 7 states (though in most of them you have to have completed some amount of IDP already) - but the first poster has already finished IDP.
NCARB is in the midst of developing a policy by which everybody (in all states, unless their state decides specifically to disallow this) will be able to start testing after completion of only part of IDP - but they want to make 2 or 3 of the tests able only to be taken after completion of IDP. They haven't said yet which 2 or 3 tests these would be.
thanks for the tips, esp. Aluminate. i'll keep investigating, although at this point what i need most is encouragement - that it can be done.
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