On-Line AICP Exam Course
Ohio State offers an on AICP exam course for $85. The course covers every aspect of the AICP exam. Participants will have access to audio/video lectures by planning faculty, links to outside resources, practice exams, and reading materials on planning for each subject area.
Registration and other information can be found at: http://knowlton.osu.edu/ped/aicp.htm
David Loomis Sierra Nevada Zone Planner
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2005
AICP Examination Information
2006 AICP Certification To become a certified planner and use the AICP designation, one must be a current member of the American Planning Association, submit an application meeting certain education and experience requirements, pass an examination, and be a fully paid member of APA and AICP. The exam will be offered in two 12-day testing windows in May and November 2006 at more than 300 testing centers in the United States and Canada. The application deadline for the May 8-22, 2006 exam is March , 2006.
Applying to Take the Exam
NEW: A One-Step Exam Process
Beginning
with the 2005 exam cycle, AICP is introducing a new application
that combines the application and registration steps into one
form and one fee. This eliminates the previous two forms and
separate fee payments, and makes
the process easier for applicants. Education and employment verifications
for each degree and job listed in the application will continue
to be required in order for your application to be considered complete for review.
Once your
application has been approved, you will be notified and receive information
that will include exam preparation resources. Your name and contact
information will be forwarded to Thomson Prometric (our test administrators).
Thomson Prometric will, in turn, send you an Authorization
to Test (ATT) with instructions to schedule your appointment to
take the computertized AICP exam at one of more than 300 test
centers in
the United States and Canada. The AICP exam will continue to be
offered in the pencil and paper format to international applicants.
The Authorization
to Test (ATT) will come to approved applicants directly from
the test administrators, Thomson Prometric, in about six weeks following
completed application submission. If it is not received by the end of the sixth week, contact Thomson Prometric at 609-720-6738.
Previously
approved applicants may come back and use the same new application
form to pay for the next exam. Once logged on, the system will recognize
the applicant's approved status with prompts to complete only the contact and exam information pages of the form and pay the
exam fee.
Also new:
Exam takers will receive their test results before they leave the testing center.
More information is available at
www.planning.org/certification/index.htm
Reduced Exam
Fee Scholarship Available
This program
was put into place to offer assistance to those individuals who
may defer taking or are unable to take the AICP exam because
of the high cost. Scholarship recipients pay a $55 exam site
registration fee instead of the regular $325
1. Applicant shall submit a written explanation of financial hardship
(including financial hardship caused by a budget cutback in a firm
or agency), which necessitates the request.
2. Members of ethnic or racial minorities shall be given preference.
3. The applicant(s) selected will be otherwise unlikely to take the exam without
the reduced fee.
4. The applicant’s employer will not subsidize the exam fee.
Contact Dave Loomis, Chapter Professional Development Officer
for more information: dloomis@fs.fed.us
Exam Information
Study guides for specific subjects on the AICP exam were prepared
by Lee Slusser, AICP of the Pennsylvania Chapter:
AICP Exam Preparation
AICP Exam Methods
Planning History
Zoning Ordinances, Subdivision/Land Development Ordinances, and Design Reviews
Transportation Planning
Planning Theory and Demographics
Recreation Planning
Quantitative Analysis Techniques
Planning Case Law Notes
Infrastructure, Urban Design, and Housing
Scheduling Techniques and Computer Terms
Budgeting, Office Administration, and Growth Management
Planning Processes, Planning Futures, and Public Participation
Techniques