Virginia Regulatory Town Hall View Action

Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation

Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, Certified Interior Designers, and Landscape Architects

Board for Architects, Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors, Certified Interior Designers, and Landscape Architects Regulations [18 VAC 10 ‑ 20]

Action:

Amend regulation to "unbundle" the Architect Registration Examination (ARE)from the Intern Development Program (IDP)

General Information

Action Summary	Currently, architect exam applicants cannot begin taking the ARE until they have completed IDP. This change would allow ARE candidates to begin taking the exam, if they so elect, prior to completing IDP (they must be enrolled in and have completed a portion of IDP).
Chapters Affected	Only affects this chapter.
Executive Branch Review	This action will go through the normal Executive Branch Review process.
RIS Project	Yes [000672]
New Periodic Review	This action will not be used to conduct a new periodic review.

Stages

Stages associated with this regulatory action.

Stage ID	Stage Type	Status
3908	NOIRA	Stage complete. Comment period ended 03/21/2007.
4236	Proposed	Stage complete. Comment period ended 03/19/2008.
4679	Final	Stage complete. This regulation became effective on 01/01/2009.

Contact Information

Name / Title:	Mark N. Courtney / Executive Director
Address:	9960 Mayland Drive Suite 400 Richmond, VA 23233
Email Address:	apelscidla@dpor.virginia.gov
Phone:	(804)367-8514 FAX: (804)527-4294