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National AICP Exams

To become a certified planner and use the American Institute of Certified Planners (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 AICP exam is currently offered twice per year, in the fall and spring. The testing window for the two exam periods are posted on the APA's website at http://www.planning.org/certification/ . The exam is offered electronically at testing sites throughout the NY metro area that are disclosed upon acceptance of your AICP application.

For more information on AICP certification and application requirements, please visit: http://www.planning.org/certification/

For exam preparation materials, please go to the Exam Resources page.

2012 AICP Exam Review Webinar Series

Late in 2011, several state and division chapters of the American Planning Association banded together to cooperatively host a series of educational webinars for members of the respective organizations. In addition to a number of webinars eligible for Certification Maintenance (CM), the chapters will host a series of webinars in February and March 2012 to help prepare planners for the AICP (American Institute of Certified Planners) exam. Specifically, experienced instructors from the Illinois, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina chapters will present information during the 2012 AICP Exam Review webinar series.

Beginning February 10 through March 30, instructors will present during 2 hour webinars each Friday morning between 9:00 and 11:00 a.m. EST. The webinars will cover the following topics:

February 10 - Exam Overview
February 10 - Spatial Analysis of Planning Practice
February 17 - Functional Areas of Planning Practice
February 24- Public Participation and Social Justice
March 2- Plan Making and Implementation
March 9 - Research and Quantitative Methods
March 16- Planning Law
March 23- AICP Code of Ethics
March 30 - Planning History and Theory

Up to 1000 participants from chapters participating in the webinar cooperative (please consult with your chapter’s Professional Development Officer to learn if your chapter is a member of the co-op) will be able to register for the course for free. Most presentation materials and webcasts will be available after the meeting. Recorded webcasts and referenced materials will be posted to the Utah APA chapter website at http://www.utah-apa.org/webcast-archive under a new title referencing the 2012 AICP Exam Review Series. Limited materials are proprietary to the instructor and will only be available during the live webinar.

Register for a session now by clicking a date below. You should also be able to register via a link to the Utah state chapter website soon via http://www.utah-apa.org/webcasts. Please remember to register for each webinar in the series:

Once registered you will receive an email confirming your registration with information you need to join the webinar. System Requirements are as follows:

PC-based attendees
Required: Windows® 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server

Macintosh®-based attendees
Required: Mac OS® X 10.5 or newer

If you have immediate questions about the 2012 AICP Exam Review webinar series, please contact Lauren Blackburn, Vice President for Professional Development for the North Carolina chapter of the American Planning Association. You may reach Lauren by email at lblackburn@ci.davidson.nc.us.

November 2010 and May 2011 Exam Results

Congratulations to the following Metro Chapter members who passed the November 2010 and May 2011 AICP exams!

November 2010:

Ralph Blessing
Joshua Deflorio
John Gelcich
Michael Haggerty
Danny Leslie
Shachi Pandei
Dina Rybak
Vanessa Spartan
Camerson Thomson
Evren Ulker-Kacar

May 2011:

Matthew Coogan
Taylor Cooper
Stephanie Denis
Nina Harvey
Patricia Houser
Michael Keane
Steven Lenard
Josiah Neiderbach
Hilary Papineau
Eric Rivers
Dorian Statum
Wesley Sternberg
Lee Wilson

For post-exam information, please go to: http://www.planning.org/certification/postexam.htm.

AICP Exam Questions

For questions regarding the AICP Exam, please don't hesitate to contact Pintu Behera, Professional Development Coordinator at pbehera@planning.org.

Applicants can refer all exam related questions to aicpexam@planning.org.