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Introduction to IDP
About IDP
IDP Training
Requirement
When Can I Begin?
Establishing a
Council Record &
Fees
Training Settings:
Maximum Units
Allowed
Required Direct
Supervision
Required Duration
IDP Training Areas
and Core
Competencies
Supplementary
Education
Conditions
Applying for the ARE
IDP Frequently
Asked Questions
IDP Timeline
Foreign Applicants

June 2008

March 2008

November 2007

June 2007

IDP Guidelines
IDP Resources
& Links
IDP TU Workbook
Employment
Verification Form
Transcript
Request Form
Transmit IDP
Record
to State Board
for the ARE

(for NCARB Council Record Holders)

The Architect Registration Examination (ARE) is offered year-round at a network of computer-based test centers. When applying for admission to the ARE, please follow these important steps:

Contact Your Registration Board
In order for you to understand all applicable requirements and procedures, it is important that you contact the architectural registration board in the jurisdiction where you plan to register as an architect. The address and phone number of each registration board is available here.

You should inform the registration board that NCARB will be submitting your Council Record in support of your application to take the exam. The registration board will give you specific requirements and exam fees. Please note that NCARB will not transmit your Council Record until you have met all of the board’s eligibility requirements.

Request Transmittal of Your Council Record
When you have satisfied your registration board's eligibility requirements and have paid the balance of your Council Record compilation fee*, NCARB will request written authorization to transmit your Record (see sample below). This authorization may be submitted directly from our web site. Transmittal authorizations cannot be submitted until requested by NCARB.

Transmittals are made on a strict date-order basis within 30 business days of receipt of the transmittal authorization. This policy will be strictly enforced. Incomplete or incorrectly completed forms will result in delays.

If you wish to have additional information transmitted to the same jurisdiction (after the initial transmittal), NCARB will do so upon your written authorization. If you require a second complete transmittal to another state, we will charge the regular $300 transmittal fee.

*This fee varies, depending on the amount paid when the Council Record was established and whether the transmittal is made within 12 months of establishing the Record.

SAMPLE TRANSMITTAL REQUEST LETTER: