AICP exam study courses

Other APA Chapter Exam Prep Sites

AICP exam prep information posted at various APA chapter websites can be a good study resource. Here are a few worth exploring:

Ethics
Ethical planning isn't always easy. The following APA and AICP documents offer codes, principles, and procedures to help planners negotiate the tough ethical and moral dilemmas they sometimes face. http://www.planning.org/ethics/ethics.html

Ethical Principles in Planning
http://www.planning.org/ethics/ethics.html

Procedures Under the Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct
http://www.planning.org/ethics/procedures.html

AICP Advisory Rulings
http://www.planning.org/ethics/rulings.html

Professional and Practicing Planner Education
Staying current is a challenge, but education can help you stay abreast and informed. The American Institute of Certified Planners provides you with options. http://www.planning.org/professionals/index.htm

AICP Planners Training Service
The AICP Planners Training Service provides high quality, intensive instruction on management, planning techniques, and contemporary policy issues. Let AICP Planners Training Service help you navigate the tempest of organizational change and system streamlining with the Managers Planning Guide to Improving the Development Review System. http://www.planning.org/professionals/managersguide.htm

AICP Symposiums
AICP sponsors regular symposiums on a variety of topics vital to practicing planners. http://www.planning.org/symposium/default.htm

Reduced AICP Exam Fee Scholarship Program
AICP provides two reduced exam fee scholarships annually through the NCAC APA Chapter to those members facing financial hardships who wish to become AICP members. This program offers assistance to those individuals who may defer taking or are unable to take the AICP exam because of the high cost. The scholarship selection criteria established by AICP states:

  • Members of ethnic or racial minorities shall be given preference.
  • The applicant(s) selected will be otherwise unlikely to take the exam without the reduced fee.
  • The applicant's employer will not subsidize the exam fee.

The NCAC Chapter's two 2009 scholarships have not yet been awarded. NCAC APA members interested in applying for a scholarship for the 2009 & 2010 AICP exam windows should contact Shannon Yadsko, NCAC APA Professional Development Officer at aicp@ncac-apa.org