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The Intern Development Program (IDP) is a comprehensive training program created to ensure that interns in the architecture profession gain the knowledge and skills required for the independent practice of architecture.
The IDP was created jointly in the 1970s by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) and the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and is administered by NCARB.
As a professional membership organization, the AIA supports the IDP through the coordinator program, the mentorship program, supplementary education activities and the IDP Advisory Committee.
All of the program requirements are outlined in the IDP Guidelines. Interns and supervisors should becombe familiar with the IDP Guidelines and the IDP Supervisor Guidelines.
What is an Intern?
Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary defines an intern as: “an advanced student or graduate in a professional field.” In the architecture profession, an “intern” is any person who by means of their education or experience has qualified to enter the IDP.
What Does it Cost?
TOTAL APPLICATION FEE: $285
STUDENT or RECENT GRADUATE (within 6 months): $100 to start.
If you are a student or have graduated within six months of when you establish an NCARB Record, you may split the $285 into two payments. You may pay $100 when you start your Record and wait to pay the rest ($185) when you are ready to have your Record transmitted to a jurisdiction or when you request an Authorization to Test for the Architect Registration Examination® (ARE®). The initial fee keeps your Record active for the first three years after graduation.
ANNUAL MAINTENANCE FEE: $60
There is an annual maintenance fee assessed after the first three years. It costs $60 each year to maintain your Record until you become registered.
Fees subject to change, please refer to www.ncarb.org/forms/fees.html to confirm current fees.
When Can I Start?
You can earn IDP training units once you have successfully completed:
1. Three years in an NAAB-accredited professional degree program;
2. The third year of a four year pre-professional degree program in architecture accepted for direct entry to a two-year NAAB-accredited professional master’s degree program;
3. One year in NAAB-accredited professional master’s degree program following receipt of a non-professional degree;
4. Ninety-six semester credit hours as evaluated in accordance with the NCARB Education Standard, of which no more than 60 hours can be in the general education category; or
5. A number of years equivalent to the periods set out in 1., 2., or 3. above, in a CACB-accredited professional degree program, or in a Canadian university professional degree program certified by CACB.
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