Eligibility for Licensure
Once a license candidate has fulfilled all the necessary requirements, he or she is eligible to receive a license to practice architecture in California. A summary of those requirements are as follows:
- 8 years of post-secondary education and/or work experience as evaluated by the CAB (including at least one year of work experience under the direct supervision of an architect licensed in a U.S. jurisdiction or two years of work experience under the direct supervision of an architect registered in a Canadian province)
- Completion of the Comprehensive Intern Development Program (CIDP) and the Intern Development Program (IDP)
- Successful completion of the Architect Registration Examination (ARE)
- Successful completion of the California Supplemental Examination (CSE)
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