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FEATURED PUBLICATIONS

Education Guidelines - January 2010
New! The Education Guidelines provide a general overview of the education requirement for NCARB certification, and explains how architects who do not hold a professional degree in architecture from a NAAB-accredited program can satisfy this requirement.

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Handbook for Interns and Architects
The Handbook describes the NCARB organization, services, procedures, and examinations. It also outlines requirements for NCARB certification for U.S., Canadian, and foreign architects.

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IDP Guidelines
Updated January 2010! The IDP Guidelines is essential reading for interns, supervisors, and mentors participating in the IDP. The document includes steps to completing the program, reporting procedures, training requirements, and core competencies interns should understand before becoming licensed.

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Building Evaluation for Preservation
Extending a building’s useful life is almost always more sustainable than demolition and reconstruction. NCARB’s new monograph, Building Evaluation for Preservation, provides a clear, comprehensive approach for making the critical decision whether to adaptively reuse or to demolish and rebuild.

14 PDUs (one quiz worth two PDUs and three quizzes worth four PDUs) in Health, Safety, and Welfare (HSW) and Sustainable Design (SD)
$300 ($200 for current NCARB Record holders)

Direct Connection
Volume 12 Issue 2 (2009)

Evolving Internship: IDP 2.0 Also Inside: Demystifying the Path to Licensure, ARE FAQs, NCARB Prize Winners, IDP Rulemaking, Unlicensed Practice

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FEATURED RESOURCES

IDP Guidelines
Updated January 2010! The IDP Guidelines is essential reading for interns, supervisors, and mentors participating in the IDP. The document includes steps to completing the program, reporting procedures, training requirements, and core competencies interns should understand before becoming licensed.

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ARE Guidelines
The ARE 4.0 Guidelines is essential reading for anyone preparing for the Architect Registration Examination® (ARE®). The document includes an overview of the exam divisions as well as the exam program, the rolling clock, exam eligibility, and six steps to taking and completing the ARE.

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Supervisor Guidelines
Updated January 2010! The IDP Supervisor Guidelines is an essential reference for supervisors with interns participating in the Intern Development Program (IDP). The document was designed to assist supervisors with their crucial role in their intern’s career.

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2007 Practice Analysis of Architecture
The purpose of a Practice Analysis is to identify the tasks and knowledge/skills that are important for recently licensed architects, practicing independently, to safeguard the health, safety, and welfare of the public. Nearly 200 tasks and knowledge/skills identified in the 2007 survey were verified as important and will be utilized in the future development of the Architect Registration Examination® (ARE®) and the Intern Development Program (IDP).

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Legislative Guidelines and Model Law and Model Regulations
The Legislative Guidelines & Model Law and Model Regulations is a guideline for registration boards and state legislatures for the regulation of registered architects.

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Rules of Conduct
The Rules of Conduct covers the recommended rules for architects for competence, conflict of interest, full disclosure, compliance with laws, and professional conduct. The Rules of Conduct is one of four publications that NCARB updates yearly. The 54 U.S. Member Boards vote any changes to the document at the NCARB Annual Meeting and Conference. An updated version is released in July or August each year.

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