Who must meet the IDP requirements in Illinois?
A. All candidates for licensure in Illinois. The only exception is an architect who has already received a license to practice in another state when that state’s licensing requirements were the same or more stringent than Illinois’ requirements at the time the other state’s license was received – for instance, if an architect was licensed in Michigan prior to June 27, 1994, that architect can be licensed in Illinois “by endorsement” (reciprocity) without going through the IDP process because neither Illinois nor Michigan required IDP at that time.
