Webtar Bazaar (webtar) replied to your LiveJournal post in which you said:

> Hi there. I'm a Canadian pursuing a BArch degree, possibly in another

> part of the world. I'm trying to figure out the different ways of getting

> to the point where I have the title of Architect after my name. Here are

> my questions:

> Q1. 3 years of study, 1 year of apprenticeship, 2 years of experience

> gets me the Architect title, yeah? If not, what is required after that?

> Are there other common ways of going about this?

> Q2. Does it matter what country I get my degree in? For example, can I

> get my degree in Scotland then work as an architect in India?

> Thanks for any answers or help you can give.

Their reply was:

In the US

 If you get a Bachelor of Architecture (from an accredited school) that's

 5 years of undergrad. To become an architect you need 3-6 years of an

 internship before being able to take the tests. If you get a masters

 that's anywhere from 1-3 years of study post 4 year undergrad degree. If

 you have a bachelor of architecture it's 1 year of master's schooling

 (generally.) If you have a bachelor of art or science in architecture

 it's generally 2 years of a masters program. If you have a bachelor of

 science or art in something totally unrelated, like history, you'll have

 about 3 years of master's work. Then on top of all of those you still

 have to go through the IDP for 3-5 years before being allowed to take

 your tests.

 Where you get your degree sometimes matters, it depends on the national

 architecture board of the county you want to practice in. That's whole

 can of worms. Transferring from state to state can be hard enough.

As black as kohl (shortindiangirl) replied

Even after the education, to be registered as an architect in the U.S. (&

 I believe the same rules apply in Canada), you have to pass a tough

 series of exams that are also expensive. These are the ARE =

 Architectural Registration Exams.

 You can only do this after you gain the experience of your internship

 periods - during which you have to document the breadth of your

 experience extensively. You do this through NCARB (www.ncarb.org) after

 paying a fee to enroll your name in the NCARB's IDP (Intern Development

 Program).

 There is something similar in India with exams and a licensing /

 registration process. In many other countries, you can take an exam at

 the end of a Masters degree, but not in the U.S.