How to Become a Licensed Architect

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To become a licensed architect in the US, you have to satisfy 3 components to registration: Education, Experience, and Examination:

1. Get a NAAB accredited degree (B.Arch or M.Arch)
2. Establish NCARB record and Log AXP Hours.
3. Pass all six categories of the Architect Registration Exam
4. Register with your jurisdiction

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[AlexDamgaard]

Congrats. Failed the entrance exam for the architect school twice, so I decided to study graphic design instead. But I still watch your videos because they are inspiring :)

[princeakeemofazania]

This helps a great deal I wish there were more like you who pay it forward 💪🏿💪🏿

[ahmedhassan]

Finally, you are back. please make a video on foreign architect registration path. I already have bachelor degree (foreign degree)
in architecture and when it is evaluated by Western evaluation Services organization (WES), it is written that it is equivalent to U.S plus I see there is a possible registration for foreign architects.

[paulesparza]

As a builder it helped know what I should expect from my local Architects. Cause they charge between 250-500 on hr. And the clients and I always find ourselves going back for more time to clear things up.

[muwaffaqmoinuddin]

Thank you so much, this was extremely informative and went straight to the point :D

[jaysonjones]

Great video!! Very informative and concise. Thank you !!

[Franco-ckyx]

So to be able to sell building house designs etc. I need school and to take the exam

[wmh]

An architect told me long ago NCARB is making it difficult because there are many graduates and want to make an elite club. Your explanation explains just that. Very frustrating!

[PoolGyall]

I’m 13 and I find joy in making and designing houses in little apps and games I want to become an architect when I’m older not just because it would be enjoyable to create a functional home for people to reside but also I heard they make really good money which I love in Cali so money needs to decent 😂

[luccisosa]

I gurantee you there are ways to bypass all of this bs

[name]

Congrats to you sir but I don’t understand if you get your Bachelor or masters in university or college you still have to complete a steps to get a license before you start officially working; I can’t use my master or bachelor to work as an architect.

[kevinbrister]

Thanks for the info! It is very helpfull!

[lalav]

Is it hard to find a job after school? and after getting ur license? while you are still studying and taking exams to become an architect, what kind of jobs do you take meanwhile?

[TheMortalD]

Also, California Architects Board allows a NAAB 2YEAR Associates Degree apply towards a cal license. However, IDP would take about 7 years.

[danielmunoz]

this is the SYSTEMS requirements that is pretty much telling you... WE DO NOT WANT YOU TO BECOME A LICENSE ARCHITECT! it's a joke! What is so crazy is that other future professionals don't go through the same scenarios and at the end they get payed more. Nothing against Drew or other License Architects, but Jesus Christ, 6 exams it is ridiculous! It's not only long and difficult but very expensive. If you are not a License Architect you can still design and built projects, you will be limited to the type of building and size. Not being a License Architect does not mean you can not provide services or develop projects for clients.

[QueIdea]

Is it possible to fill AXP or experience before getting approved by the national architectural accrediting board NAAb?

[froisty]

I feel like I'm the youngest one to ever watch this video hopefully I will be an architect when I grow up wish the rest of you luck

[PrashanthA-kr]

I have a 5 years B.Arch and 2 years Masters in Sustainable Architecture degree from India. Now i am in USA and What Diploma courses can i do to advance in career here in USA ? Any advice is aprreciated.

[IsabellaLoafea]

how exactly do you get experience hours?

[RobertoHernandezelRH]

can you get an architect license with no degree? i have been working on the architectural field working on residential and commercial projects, under the supervision of license architects...I started when i was 25 AND NOW IM 41 can you advise me how can i get it done in a short time...