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Qualifying Foreign Country

The term "qualifying foreign country" means a foreign country whose standards and qualifications for issuing a license to practice architecture are equivalent to those required in California. The following countries have been determined to meet those standards and qualifications:

Australia
Austria
Belgium
Brazil
Canada
China
Columbia
Costa Rica
Czech Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Germany
Greece
Guatemala

Honduras
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kenya
Lebanon
Lithuania
Luxemburg

Malaysia
Mexico
Morocco
Namibia
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Palestine
Panama
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Romania
Russia
Saudi Arabia

Singapore
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
Suriname
Switzerland
(only if licensed by REG)
Syria
Taiwan
Tanzania
Thailand
United Kingdom
Venezuela
Zimbabwe

Work Experience Defined

"Work Experience" may refer to experience that candidates use to meet the educational requirement or the additional three years of experience required prior to a candidate being eligible to take the CSE. For most candidates, the additional three years of experience is obtained while fulfilling the AXP requirement.

Examination

The examination aspect of licensure is satisfied by successfully completing both the Architect Registration Examination (ARE) and the California Supplemental Examination (CSE). Detailed information is available about each examination in their respective section of this website.

ARE

CSE