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How to Be an Architect

Architects must be licensed before they can practice as an architect or call themselves an architect. There are three main steps in becoming an architect: education, internship and examination.

• Education: The Montana State University School of Architecture offers a Master of Architecture professional degree that is fully accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB). In the United States, most state registration boards require a degree from an accredited professional degree program as a prerequisite.
• Internship: Most state architectural registration boards require architectural graduates to complete an internship in order to become licensed.
• Examination: All states require the completion of the Architect Registration Examination, in order to gain licensure within the 54 jurisdictions covered by the National Council of Architectural Registration Board (NCARB).

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You and your architect:
Getting Started

ask yourself these questions:

• How will your project be used — do you have specific ideas on how to translate these activities into spaces and square footage?
• Do you have a site or will this also be a subject of discussion with your architect?
• Have you decided upon a schedule or budget?
• What are your overall aesthetic and emotional, as well as practical, aspirations for the project?

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