What is the process for becoming an architect?
The process is a minimum of eight years: five-year degree and a three-year internship during which one works with a registered architect doing a variety of job tasks. In addition, architectural registration exams (ARE) are required, which involve 47 hours of testing and about $1,200 of fees. (Sometimes four years of school and four years of work are accepted. This may vary from state to state.) An architect is registered in a particular state. Most states accept the education, work experience and exams from another state and grant “reciprocity” in order to become registered in that state.
