To earn a license and become an architect, you’ll need to document real-world experience through the Architectural Experience Program ® (AXP ®). Developed by NCARB and required by most U.S. licensing boards, the AXP provides a framework to guide you through earning and reporting your professional experience.

The Architectural Experience Program® (AXP®) is an essential step in the path to becoming an architect. Through the AXP, you will learn about the daily realities of architectural practice, acquire comprehensive experience in basic practice areas, explore specialized areas of practice, develop professional judgment, and refine your career goals.

The program covers everything from site design to project management and prepares you to practice architecture independently. Learn more about the six experience areas that comprise the AXP—and NCARB's requirements for completing each area—below.

Formerly called the Intern Development Program (IDP), the Architectural Experience Program (AXP) is designed to ensure that candidates pursuing licensure in the architecture profession gain the knowledge and skills required for the independent practice of architecture.

The Architectural Experience Program ™ (AXP) provides a framework to guide you through gaining and recording your professional experience. Developed by NCARB, the program is required by most U.S. jurisdictions and is a key step on the path to earning a license.

2020年8月13日 · Through the AXP, you will learn about the daily realities of architectural practice, acquire comprehensive experience in basic practice areas, explore specialized areas of practice, develop professional judgment, and refine your career goals.

2023年11月29日 · Browse Architectural Experience Program (AXP) resources to help you become a licensed architect and prepare you for a successful career in architecture.

2021年12月29日 · NCARB’s Architectural Experience Program ® (AXP ®) provides a framework to guide you through this process and outlines the job tasks you must be able to competently perform before you’re able to practice architecture independently.

Learn how to document your experience and see a list of all experience areas and tasks with the Architectural Experience Program ® (AXP ®) Guidelines. The AXP identifies 96 key tasks you should be able to competently perform at the point of licensure.

Learn more about the evolution of the experience program, from the early Mentorship Plan to the launch of the AXP. Long before it was an official requirement for licensure, apprenticeship was the primary way architects passed on their knowledge and training to the next generation.