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==Experience Requirement==
Interns must acquire 5,600 experience hours in specific experience areas and categories to complete the IDP. The experience requirement is:<ref>[http://www.ncarb.org/Experience-Through-Internships/Meeting-NCARB-Experience-Requirements.aspx IDP 1.0 Experience Requirement]</ref>
===Training Categories and Areas (Until April 2012)===
These requirements will be replaced with IDP 2.0 experience categories and areas in April 2012.
====Category A: Design and Construction Documents====
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:right"
! Training Area || Minimum Hours Required
|-
| Programming || 80
|-
| Site and Environmental Analysis || 80
|-
| Schematic Design || 120
|-
| Engineering Systems Coordination || 120
|-
| Building Cost Analysis || 80
|-
| Code Research || 120
|-
| Design Development || 320
|-
| Construction Documents || 1,080
|-
| Specifications and Material Research || 120
|-
| Document Checking and Coordination || 80
|-
| Additional Core Hours || 600
|-
| '''Total Category Hours''' || '''2,800'''
|}
====Category B: Construction Contract Administration====
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:center"
! Training Area || Minimum Hours Required
|-
| Bidding and Contract Negotiation || 80
|-
| Construction Phase – Office || 120
|-
| Construction Phase – Observation || 120
|-
| Additional Core Hours || 240
|-
| '''Total Category Hours''' || '''560'''
|}
====Category C: Management====
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:center"
! Training Area || Minimum Hours Required
|-
| Project Management || 120
|-
| Office Management || 80
|-
| Additional Core Hours || 80
|-
| '''Total Category Hours''' || '''280'''
|}
====Category D: Related Activities====
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:center"
! Training Area || Minimum Hours Required
|-
| Professional and Community Service || 80
|-
| Additional Core Hours || 0
|-
| '''Total Category Hours''' || '''80'''
|}
====Total====
{| class="wikitable" style="margin:center"
! Categories || Minimum Hours Required
|-
| Design and Construction Documents || 2,800
|-
| Construction Contract Administration || 560
|-
| Management || 280
|-
| Related Activities || 80
|-
| Elective Hours || 1,880
|-
| '''Total Hours''' || '''5,600'''
|}
===IDP 2.0 Experience Categories and Areas (Effective 3 April 2012)===
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