For more detailed information regarding your board's requirements, you must contact your board directly. Most pre-professional degree programs are components of Bachelor of Architecture and Master of Architecture programs. Some schools have established Master of Architecture programs for those whose undergraduate degrees were in other disciplines. For more detailed information regarding your board's requirements, you must contact your board directly. The specific amount and quality of experience constitute a board's training requirement.
All boards require a minimum period of training.
For boards with different education requirements, the training period varies considerably, from two to 13 years, depending upon the type and extent of previous education. Contact your board for details. A specified training period has existed since the first architectural registration laws were enacted. More recently, boards began requiring training in specific areas of architectural practice. Most boards have adopted the training requirement established for IDP as their training requirement for registration.