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> Courses such as Human Behavior

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> and Natural Sciences were just not offered as part of my UK curriculum.

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> Ask the NCARB and your state licensing board.
>
>

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> Looking at NCARB is where I saw the requirements for all of the general
> studies courses.
>
> A lot of the subjective requirements (ie. presentations, writing skills,
> etc) were covered throughout my degree, but we never had specific courses
> for them. We went through 6 years of school for architecture, not general
> studies (not trying to be sarcastic).
>
> That being said, would NCARB accept testimonials from my UK professors as
> equivalent, or do I actually have to go back to university (in the US) and
> retake all of these general (non-architecture) courses?
>
>
>
>
> "gruhn" <gruhn@deletehwb.com> wrote in message
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>
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> Maybe your referring to the requirements to start IDP, as in the
> university reuirements.

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> ElGordo wrote:
>
> I thought the IDP requirements were for actual work related development
> (Intern Development). Maybe your referring to the requirements to start
> IDP, as in the university reuirements. Otherwise the IDP has you doing
> the all of those things in a work environment, and your boss would be
> filling the paperwork telling IDP that you have completed so-and-so many
> hours of this related skill and so on. That's what I was led to believe,
> but I really wouldn't know as I was grandfathered into the old system.
>
> --
> Night_Seer

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> With all due respect, the only people who can answer your questions
> with authority are at your local state architectural
> registration/licensing board.
>
> In the US, all registration and/or licensing of architect's is done by
> the individual states. There is no such thing as being an "architect
> licensed in the US" ....architects are licensed by states. That is why
> the only way to answer your question is to go to your state board
> (Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, DC or whatever.)
>
> NCARB requirements only relate to that organization's certification
> program, which does not automatically result in being
> registered/licensed in any particular state.
>
> I suspect that the real answer to your question depends on the type of
> experience you had in the UK. For instance, a professionally certified
> architect from the UK, with years of experience, would probably find
> the state board more friendly than someone right out of school..... but
> then ....what do I know?

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>
> Good luck!
>
> Christopher
>

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> With all due respect, the only people who can answer your questions
> with authority are at your local state architectural
> registration/licensing board.
>
> In the US, all registration and/or licensing of architect's is done by
> the individual states. There is no such thing as being an "architect
> licensed in the US" ....architects are licensed by states. That is why
> the only way to answer your question is to go to your state board
> (Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, DC or whatever.)
>
> NCARB requirements only relate to that organization's certification
> program, which does not automatically result in being
> registered/licensed in any particular state.
>
> I suspect that the real answer to your question depends on the type of
> experience you had in the UK. For instance, a professionally certified
> architect from the UK, with years of experience, would probably find
> the state board more friendly than someone right out of school..... but
> then ....what do I know?
>
> Good luck!
>
> Christopher
>

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> Thanks- the NCARB requirements I'm talking about are so that I can take the
> tests which are applicable for licensure in my state (Wash DC).
>
> It costs me $800 just to send my past curriculum to NCARB for review, and at
> that it takes them 6+ months to respond. So you can imagine that I'd like
> to gather as much information as possible about the experiences of others
> (they will not respond to phone calls).
>
> I'd hate to have to wait so long, and then spend hundreds of dollars more to
> appeal their response with materials I could've included originally.
>
> thanks
>

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> ElGordo wrote:
>
> One of my coworkers is working on her IDP (In California), and she needs
> to not complete the education and work experience requirements (5 years of
> school and 3 years experience, or 8 years total experience, other
> requirements for related field work), but also has to complete the actual
> IDP program (which can be done within the 3 years of experience
> requirement) BEFORE she can even take ANY of the tests. IDP started this
> year, and is a requirement to getting your license.
>
> Also, the curriculum you are referring to sounds like something that would
> have been taken care of in your basic studies for your Bachelors degree.
> Over here we call them general education, which is a part of the
> curriculum of all Bachelor programs in the US. Are you saying that
> General education is not a requirement in the UK, or just those specific
> areas are not taught? Otherwise, there is sure to be classes that you did
> take that would be equivalent to what the NAAB would require. It is the
> NAAB that actually reviews the curriculum, so you might want to contact
> them instead of the NCARB. If it comes down to it, and you have not met
> the general ed requirements your going to have to bite the bullet and find
> some Community college to complete those course, but like I said, you
> might have some sort of substitute (Acceptable courses in Natural Sciences
> include astronomy, astrophysics, bacteriology, biochemistry, biology,
> botany, chemistry, geology, microbiology, physical geography, physics and
> zoology. Courses in cultural geography or economic geography are NOT
> acceptable in this subject, but they are acceptable in the
> subject of social studies.) Its all on the NAAB website under EESA.
>
> It looks like their office is in Wash DC too:
>
> National Architectural Accrediting Board Inc. (NAAB)
> 1735 New York Avenue, NW, 3rd Floor
> Washington, DC 20006
> (202) 783-2007
> www.naab.org [click on "EESA"]
>
> Fees for this service will be billed to you directly by NAAB which is
> a private organization, not affiliated with any architectural registration
> board.
>
> It says here:
>
> http://www.naab.org/information2657...m?doc_id=198952
>
> that appeals are free of charge, but any additional information that you
> need to give them will cost $200.
>
> One last thing:
>
> For information regarding EESA/NCARB evaluations please email Cassandra
> Pair at eesa@naab.org.
>
> Hope that helps.
>
>
> --
> Night_Seer

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> Many thanks for your response-
>
> I mistakenly said "NCARB" when I meant "NAAB" (the alphabet soup mixes me
> up sometimes).
>
> I'm 2 years through the work experience right now at a firm in DC and am
> beginning to get everything together to apply for my tests (just so I can
> take them after my 3 year mark at work).
>
> As for the courses- we didn't even have general courses in the UK for my
> Bachelor's- everything was pure architecture and engineering. This is
> where my concerns are- that I won't even be qualified to take the tests
> without taking a ton of general ed courses beforehand.
>
>
> "Night_Seer" <ecamacho4@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>

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> Many thanks for your response-
>
> I mistakenly said "NCARB" when I meant "NAAB" (the alphabet soup mixes me up
> sometimes).
>
> I'm 2 years through the work experience right now at a firm in DC and am
> beginning to get everything together to apply for my tests (just so I can
> take them after my 3 year mark at work).
>
> As for the courses- we didn't even have general courses in the UK for my
> Bachelor's- everything was pure architecture and engineering. This is
> where my concerns are- that I won't even be qualified to take the tests
> without taking a ton of general ed courses beforehand.
>
>

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> So here's the deal.
>
> I received my bachelor and post-grad degree (both in architecture) at RIBA
> accreditted universities in the UK.
>
> Now that I work and live in the USA (Wash, DC to be exact), I'm finding the
> requirements for US architecture (NAAB) accredditation to be very difficult.
>
> Apparently there are course requirements (unrelated to architecture) which
> are simply not focused on in UK curriculums. Courses such as Human Behavior
> and Natural Sciences were just not offered as part of my UK curriculum.
>
> Aside from re-taking these courses, does anyone have an idea of how I can
> take the US IDP exams?
>
> Has anyone here experienced a similar problem with the transfer of foreign
> credits, and if so, what did you do to resolve this?

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> So here's the deal.
>
> I received my bachelor and post-grad degree (both in architecture) at RIBA
> accreditted universities in the UK.
>
> Now that I work and live in the USA (Wash, DC to be exact), I'm finding
> the
> requirements for US architecture (NAAB) accredditation to be very
> difficult.
>
> Apparently there are course requirements (unrelated to architecture) which
> are simply not focused on in UK curriculums. Courses such as Human
> Behavior
> and Natural Sciences were just not offered as part of my UK curriculum.
>
> Aside from re-taking these courses, does anyone have an idea of how I can
> take the US IDP exams?
>
> Has anyone here experienced a similar problem with the transfer of foreign
> credits, and if so, what did you do to resolve this?
>
>
>
>

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> You will need to have your education evaluated by NAAB. Here's the link.
> http://www.naab.org/information2657/information.htm
>
> You may be required to take some classes. You may not.
>
>
> "Chris S" <nada!@nothanks.org> wrote in message
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