Setting O includes other experience opportunities that can be performed outside an architecture firm or while working for an architect licensed in a country other than the U.S. or Canada. Some of these opportunities allow you to gain AXP experience while unemployed or working in a non-architecture field.
There is no minimum number of hours required for this experience setting, although each opportunity has a maximum limit.
Opportunity | Whether or Not Employed? | Who Approves | Where the Hours Go | Hours |
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Other Work Experience Under Licensed Professionals | See employment requirements | AXP Supervisor | Any AXP experience area | Up to 1,860 hours |
Design or Construction Related Employment | See employment requirements | AXP Supervisor | Any AXP experience area | Up to 320 hours |
Community-Based Design Center/ Collaborative | Yes | “Designated" AXP Supervisor | Any AXP experience area | Up to 320 hours |
CSI Certification: CCCA | Yes | NCARB | Construction & Evaluation | 40 hours |
CSI Certification: CCS | Yes | NCARB | Project Planning & Design | 40 hours |
Design Competitions | Yes | Mentor | Any AXP experience area | Up to 320 hours |
NCARB’s Professional Conduct CE Course | Yes | NCARB | Practice Management | 10 hours |
Site Visit With Mentor | Yes | Mentor | Construction & Evaluation | Up to 40 hours |
Construction Work | Yes | AXP Supervisor | Construction & Evaluation | Up to 320 hours |
AIA Continuing Education for HSW | Yes | NCARB | Any AXP experience area | Up to 20 hours per area |
For all opportunities that require employment, you must be a paid for your work. To explore the details of each opportunity in setting O, read our AXP Guidelines.
Academic Internships
If you have a paid academic internship that meets all the requirements for a specific setting O work opportunity, you can report relevant experience for AXP credit in the same way as any other setting O experience. You do not need to identify academic internships or have them pre-approved by NCARB.