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mr. bojeangles
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Posted: Wed Sep 10th, 2008 06:23 pm |
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I achieved a 4 year pre-professional degree in Architecture in 2006. I am able to test in many states with my degree, including my own (New York), but most have a 4 or 5 year work experience tenure before I become eligible in addition to IDP. I decided to choose to test in Wisconsin once I transfer my record in February when it is complete due to their lenience in requirements (I could test during IDP, but otherwise, I only need 3 yrs work experience).
My question is if anyone knows if NYS will honor my license from Wisconsin when I complete the AREs, even if I am still within the 5 year waiting period that NYS requires? Or can I apply for a license in NY as anyone else would at any level of their career coming from a different state?
I understand this is probably something that should be directed to the NYS board, but I contacted the NYS registration board, and they never got back to me. (The Wisconsin board replied to my inquery in 10 minutes, and was extremely helpful.)
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Posted: Wed Sep 10th, 2008 06:45 pm |
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NY requires reciprocity candidates to satisfy their training and internship requirements. There are some exceptions for people who were first licensed in another state prior to 1999, and for people who have been a principal in a firm (licensed or not) for at least 10 years.
NY's internship rules are stricter than NCARB's - you can't generally count any units earned while you were a student enrolled more than half time, for example.
Do speak with the board directly (you may need to keep trying. They do get back to you eventually, especially if you get somebody's name there and keep calling and emailing them.)Last edited on Wed Sep 10th, 2008 06:46 pm by Nomadica
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mr. bojeangles
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Posted: Wed Sep 10th, 2008 06:53 pm |
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It wouldn't be that big of a deal if I had to wait the 5 full years to get the NY license because by the time I am done testing under Wisconsin's board, I would be at the 5 year mark anyway (that is if it takes me 2 years from May'09 to complete the tests, which it could). I didn't start working/counting my IDP hours until I was graduated, and full time in May '06, so I don't foresee and issues with that.
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Posted: Thu Sep 11th, 2008 04:32 pm |
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I did something similar. Tested thru CA and licensed in NY. I did it because CA allow u to sit for ARE without finished IDP.
NYS to me is extremely quick in responding to your question. I would sometimes email them too. When you email them, make sure you use the reply option. It shows the timeline of their responses, which forced them to respond in a more timely manner.
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mr. bojeangles
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Posted: Thu Sep 11th, 2008 04:52 pm |
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my answer from NYS board is below....thanks for everyone's input though...
"The New York State Education Department and the State Board for Architecture will be working together with interested parties in drafting Regulations to permit graduates from a NAAB Accredited program (BArch or MArch) the opportunity to take the ARE upon graduation from that program, and after enrollment in IDP. It is expected that these Regulations, if adopted by the NYS Board of Regents, would permit ARE concurrent with IDP in the 3rd or 4th quarter of 2008.
For those with a 4 year pre-professional degree recognized by NCARB as such, you will need to have graduated with the 4 year degree, enrolled in IDP, and have worked for a minimum of 2 years in experience acceptable to the State Board for Architecture.
If you do decide to start the exam in Wisconsin and obtain licensure there first, you would be required to still meet all of New York's requirements for obtain a license in New York. We would require an IDP Record, Form 1 and Fee and documentation of your examination history and license information from Wisconsin."
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Posted: Tue Nov 4th, 2008 01:55 am |
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Do you guys know an answer to this question?
If you started taking ARE in one state can you register in another state and meet requirements in two states concurrently, is it possible?
I am registered in CA however I want to try to get licensed in another state that has fewer requirements while I am satisfying requirements for CA. Can this be done or is it to complex that it not even worth trying?
Please let me. I exhausted my research; I am obviously not looking in a right place.
Thank you.
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Posted: Tue Nov 4th, 2008 02:38 pm |
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It can be done - yes.
But it can also be a hassle.
You need to talk with the state boards directly. NCARB is often less than helpful in this situation. Some boards will agree to transfer a record directly to another state, and some boards will agree to accept a record from another state and bypass NCARB.
But if both states won't cooperate then you'll need to have NCARB transmit your record to the second state. There's a $300 fee for that. Others have posted about problems in getting NCARB to cooperate in transmitting to a second state prior to getting a license in the first. Others have reported that having the board of the 2nd state contact NCARB directly may help.
The biggest problems seem to occur when the first state is one of NCARB's "direct registration" states, because in that case it's NCARB who is actually handling your record - not the state - until you've passed all the tests.
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Posted: Fri Nov 7th, 2008 10:43 pm |
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King wrote: I did something similar. Tested thru CA and licensed in NY. I did it because CA allow u to sit for ARE without finished IDP.
NYS to me is extremely quick in responding to your question. I would sometimes email them too. When you email them, make sure you use the reply option. It shows the timeline of their responses, which forced them to respond in a more timely manner.
Hi King! I'm taking my exams thru CA but practicing in Illinois and planning to get licensed before the CSE in maybe New York. Did you finish your ARE first before you applied to NY?
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Posted: Sun Nov 16th, 2008 06:09 am |
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tops wrote: King wrote: I did something similar. Tested thru CA and licensed in NY. I did it because CA allow u to sit for ARE without finished IDP.
NYS to me is extremely quick in responding to your question. I would sometimes email them too. When you email them, make sure you use the reply option. It shows the timeline of their responses, which forced them to respond in a more timely manner.
Hi King! I'm taking my exams thru CA but practicing in Illinois and planning to get licensed before the CSE in maybe New York. Did you finish your ARE first before you applied to NY?
I finished my IDP shortly before finishing ARE ( can't remember how long though).
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