State Coordinator Frank E. Heitzman, AIA     (708) 848-8844

Educator Coordinators:
UIUC: Professor Lee Waldrep, Ph.D. (217) 333-7720
SIUC: Professor Norm Lach, AIA (618) 453-1128
IIT: Professor Steven Sennott (312) 567-8835

 
On June 27, 1994, Illinois adopted the AIA/NCARB Intern Development Program (IDP) training standard as a requirement for architectural licensing. IDP training is required for all candidates for an architectural license in Illinois. The goal of the Intern Development Program is to provide an extensive training regimen to assist the candidate "to acquire and reinforce the discipline, integrity, judgement, skills, knowledge, and quest for learning that must serve the registered architect for a lifetime."

Participation in the Intern Development Program is simple. Every Intern keeps a detailed timecard record of the number of hours he or she has spent on various tasks. There are a prescribed minimum number of hours that must be spent on each of 16 Training Areas. Hours worked by the Intern are recorded as Training Hours. The Intern submits this record to NCARB on a periodic basis, but no later than 6 months after the Training Hours have been earned, and the Intern's Supervisor verifies that the Intern has in fact actually performed the work. Once the required number of Training Hours in each Training Area have been completed, the Intern will have fulfilled his or her requirement for the IDP program.

Note that Supplementary Education Training Hours may be earned without necessarily being employed. If an Intern is not employed or attending school, the Intern's IDP Mentor may verify the Training Hours.

 

The Illinois Licensing Law and its Rules can be found at http://academics.triton.edu/faculty/fheitzman/licensing.html
 

IDP Training Requirements in Illinois

Category	Training Area	Minimum Training Hours
		NAAB Accredited B. Arch. or M. Arch	Architectural Pre-Professional Degree  (B.A. or B.S.) until December 31, 2013
A: Design and Construction Documents	1.Programming	80	160
	2.Site and Environment Analysis	80	160
	3.Schematic Design	120	240
	4.Engineering Systems Coordination	120	240
	5.Building Cost Analysis	80	160
	6.Code Research	120	240
	7.Design Development	320	640
	8.Construction Documents	1,080	2,160
	9.Specifications and Material Research	120	240
	10.Document Checking and Coordination	80	160
	Additional Training Hours that must be earned in any of the Training Areas 1-10 above	600	1,200
B: Construction Administration	11.Bidding and Contract Negotiation	80	160
	12.Construction Phase -- Office	120	240
	13.Construction Phase -- Observation	120	240
	Additional Training Hours that must be earned in any of the Training Areas 11-13 above	240	480
C: Management	14.Project Management	120	240
	15.Office Management	80	160
	Additional Training Hours that must be earned in any of the Training Areas 14-15 above	80	160
D: Related Activities	16.Professional and Community Service:  AIA committees, career counseling, local government commissions, civic organizations, public or school programs, environmental awareness, historic preservation, assistance to homeless, natural disasters.	80	160
	__. Other Related Activities: Energy conservation, computer applications, planning, interior design, landscape architecture, structural engineering, mechanical, electrical, plumbing and fire protection engineering, acoustical design, applied research, teaching, historical restoration, professional delineation or model building.	0	0
Any Category	Additional Training Hours that may be earned in any of the Training Areas in any Category above, or Supplementary Education	1,880	1,920
Total		5,600	9,360