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Your Path to Becoming an Architect:
OAA Admission Course
Overview
Attend the OAA Admission Course, a week-long intensive series of lectures.
Step 4
Every applicant for a Licence with the OAA must attend the Admission Course. The course is offered once a year in Toronto, usually during May or June.
- The OAA Admission Course is one of the requirements for licensure in Ontario.
- The Admission Course covers topics related to regulatory, legal, and practice issues specific to Ontario not covered in the Architectural Registration Examination (ARE).
- The Admission Course is designed to supplement the applicant's formal professional education and the practical experience gained during the period of internship. Familiarity with The Canadian Handbook of Practice is part of the Admission Course.
The following document is included as part of the Admission Course materials:
- Mastering the Business of Architecture (MBA) Kit.
Eligibility Requirements for Registration in the Admission Course
To be eligible for registration in the Admission Course you must:
- hold Intern Architect status with the OAA with all current fees paid in full
- provide evidence of completion of 2,800 hours of experience by the deadline set
- complete the Admission Course application form
- pay the Admission Course registration fee
Content of the Admission Course
- The Admission Course lectures cover a range of subjects and focus on practice-related matters, as well as on the legal and legislative context within which architects practice in Ontario.
- It is assumed that most technical, creative, and management subjects that are basic knowledge universal to architectural practice will have been adequately covered as part of the Intern's certified academic requirements.
- Intern Architects are encouraged to get exposure to situations within their work environment that relate to the courses, including participating in or observing practice situations within their work experience, prior to the lectures.
- The content of the lectures for 2006 included the following:
- Professionalism, the OAA, and the Architects Act
- Business Aspects of Practice
- Legal Aspects and Contracts
- The Planning and Development Process
- Quality Assurance
- The Building Code
- Bidding and Tendering
- Contract Administration and General Review
For more detailed information on the Admission Course, click here.
Related Fees
| Admission Course and Materials | $520.00 |
| Fee includes the Mastering the Business of Architecture (MBA) Kit. | |
| Notes: Canadian funds + GST |
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