<p>Considering out of state to get my accredited degree from either Colorado or Arizona. How easy or hard would it be first to come back to California after being a resident of either of those states(to pay the lower tuition rates). And also is there anything I need to know about getting an accredited degree out of state then trying to get my license in California? Do I have to wait the three years of living in California to get residency here even though I was born in CA and lived 21+years?</p>
<p>Residency has absolutely nothing to do with professional licensing. Many of the most successful architects hold licenses in several States – since you need to be licensed in each State you practice in – and obviously, they only can live in one state!</p>
<p>As for the education requirement, just make sure the architectural program in AZ or Co is accredited by the NAAB and you’ll be fine.</p>
<p>Here’s the link to CA’s specific licensing requirements (education, experience, exam):</p>
<p>[California</a> Architects Board - License Requirements/Process](<a href=“http://www.cab.ca.gov/candidates/license_requirements.shtml]California”>http://www.cab.ca.gov/candidates/license_requirements.shtml)</p>
<p>Do schools in other states cover the material tested in the California Supplemental Examination? Do other states have there own supplemental exams?</p>
<p>Ok so if get residency in AZ or CO both of which are accredited and you get residency in a year. How difficult will it be to come back to CA? I know it like 3 years but will I always be considered a CA resident since I was born here?</p>
<p>I’m not sure what your question is. Certainly you can go back to CA after being in AZ or CO – just get in a car and drive back, or take a plane or a bus…lol.</p>
<p>If you are referring specifically to “residency” in terms of college tuition, you may or may not be considered a resident anywhere but CA anyway. I don’t know what the rules in CO are, but I do know that if you move to AZ for the purpose of attending a State university here, you will be classified as a non-resident while you are here. You have to live in Arizona for a full 12 months immediately preceding your enrollment in order to be classified as a resident for tuition purposes.</p>
<p>AZ will consider your state of residency to be where your parents live unless you can prove that you live completely independent of your parents. That means you have to show that you have filed your own tax returns for the last 2 years (without being claimed as a dependent on someone else’s tax returns) and that in those 2 years, you had sufficient self-generated income to cover your tuition and living expenses (including health care and auto insurance). Also, that income must be from AZ sources.</p>
<p>Here’s the direct link regarding residency issues from the ASU website:
[Classification</a> Categories & Forms | University Student Initiatives](<a href=“http://students.asu.edu/residency-classification-categories]Classification”>http://students.asu.edu/residency-classification-categories)</p>
<p>In other words, it’s really, really hard for a college student to be classified as an AZ resident unless his/her parents already live here when the student first applies for admission or the student is over 25 and has been living on their own for at least a couple of years (including a minimum of one year in AZ).</p>