In addition to brudgers' point that some states have lesser requirements, make sure to check whether your state has internship requirements that are MORE stringent than NCARB's.
Some examples:
NY doesn't allow any experience to be counted while you are enrolled as a student more than half-time, and you must earn 3 full years of experience AFTER graduation, regardless of whether you have met all NCARB's IDP requirements earlier.
VT requires that your IDP supervisor be licensed for at least 3 years before serving as your supervisor. NCARB doesn't. So it's possible to satisfy NCARB's IDP requirements working for someone who hasn't been licensed that long, but still not satisfy VT's.
So do be sure to check with your state board for any quirky rules regarding internship that are more stringent than NCARB's.
And remember that if your state has rules that are less stringent than NCARB's you may have trouble with reciprocity later if you don't satisfy NCARB's rules. Even if you apply for reciprocity in a state that doesn't require certification, you don't have a bound NCARB record until you meet all of NCARB's own rules, and a lot of states require a bound record to qualify for reciprocity, even if they don't require NCARB certification.Last edited on Mon Aug 18th, 2008 04:40 pm by Nomadica
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