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Follow on Google News | Woodbury School of Architecture Named to Inaugural NCARB List of 13 Integrated Path SchoolsWoodbury One of Just Three California Institutions Invited to Participate
For current and prospective Woodbury Bachelor of Architecture students, the university’s participation means they will have an opportunity to complete the five-year program in six years, incorporating two years of internship, and passing the six-part architects’ registration examination prior to, or at the point of receiving their professional B.Arch degree. Following their second year, participating students will need to work each summer in internships that the School of Architecture sets up, plus complete a one-year internship between their fourth and fifth years. This effectively means that successful students will have the opportunity to have a license upon graduation. The initiative encourages programs that are accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) to propose a pre-graduation integration of education, experience requirements and the opportunity to take each of the six divisions of the new Architect Registration Examination® “From the perspective of a school with a preponderance of first-generation college students who reflect the multicultural diversity of our region, we see NCARB’s Accelerated Path to Architectural Licensure initiative as an important stepping stone to improving the diversity -- including gender diversity -- of licensed architects,” The 13 accepted schools represent a wide range of accredited B.Arch and M.Arch programs in 9 jurisdictions, and are split between public and private institutions. Woodbury is one of just three California institutions invited to participate. Also accepted into the inaugural class: the University of Southern California and NewSchool of Architecture and Design, in San Diego. The acceptance of initial participants culminates a two-year effort of the Council’s Licensure Task Force (LTF) to design an integrated path framework that promotes individual academic program flexibility while addressing all regulatory requirements for architectural licensure. The LTF is comprised of licensing board members, former presidents of related architectural organizations, recently licensed architects and aspiring architects, deans and instructors, and members of the public. “For the 13 programs, this is an innovative and exciting opportunity to further integrate experience and examination into the academic curriculum,” Integrating experience and examination in the education process will provide an additional option for those students enrolled in an NCARB-accepted pathway, Ward noted: “It will provide an exciting new option for many future architects, and greatly enhances the academy/practitioner/ About NCARB The National Council of Architectural Registration Boards’ membership is made up of the architectural registration boards of all 50 states as well as those of the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. NCARB assists its member registration boards in carrying out their duties and provides a certification program for individual architects. NCARB protects the public health, safety, and welfare by leading the regulation of the practice of architecture through the development and application of standards for licensure and credentialing of architects. In order to achieve these goals, the Council develops and recommends standards to be required of an applicant for architectural registration; About Woodbury University Founded in 1884, Woodbury University is one of the oldest institutions of higher education in Southern California. It offers bachelor's degrees from the School of Architecture, School of Business, School of Media, Culture & Design, and College of Transdisciplinarity, along with a Master of Arts in Media for Social Justice, Master of Architecture (MArch), Master of Interior Architecture (MIA), Master of Science in Architecture (MSArch), and Master of Leadership. The San Diego campus offers Bachelor of Architecture and Master of Architecture, Master of Interior Architecture and Master of Landscape Architecture degrees, as well as an MSArch degree with concentrations in Real Estate Development and Landscape + Urbanism. DesignIntelligence has ranked the Interior Architecture BFA #2 in the West. Woodbury ranks 15th among the nation’s “25 Colleges That Add the Most Value,” according to Money Magazine. Visit woodbury.edu (http://www.woodbury.edu/) Media Contact: Ken Greenberg Edge Communications, Inc. (323) 469-3397 ken@edgecommunicationsinc.com End
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