Careers and Internships

Temple University's Career Center provides all Temple students and alumni with a full range of services to enhance their life-long career success. 

Tyler Architecture students may contact Christopher Peterson at christopher.peterson@temple.edu for information on careers and internships within their degree programs.  In addition, the following external resources provide useful information related to career paths in architecture, preservation, facilities management, and related disciplines:

American Institute of Architects, the leading professional membership association for licensed architects and emerging professionals.

American Institute of Architecture Students, an independent and professionally staffed organization that represents the interests of students of architecture to other associations of architecture both in the US and around the world.

Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture, a nonprofit membership association founded to advance the quality of architectural education.

Getting Licensed, a resource of the American Institute of Architects and the American Institute of Architecture Students that provides an overview of the steps in becoming a licensed architect.

International Facilities Management Association, an international association for facilities management professionals that certifies facilities managers through its credentialing programs and advances the profession through its programming.

International Facilities Management Association, Greater Philadelphia Chapter

National Center for Preservation Technology and Training, a center that coordinates and promotes research, distributes information and provides training about preservation skills and technologies.  Working in the fields of archeology, architecture, landscape architecture, and materials conservation, the Center accomplishes its mission through training, education, research, technology transfer and partnerships.

National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB), an organization responsible for protecting the public health, safety, and welfare by leading the regulation of the practice of architecture through the development and application of standards for licensure and credentialing of architects.

NCARB Architecture Record Examination Pass Rates, exams that assess a candidate’s knowledge, skills, and abilities to provide the various services required in the practice of architecture.  NCARB publishes pass rates by school and by testing division.

National Park Service, a bureau of the U.S. Department of the Interior that cares for the national parks and supports Americans in the preservation of local history and celebration of local heritage.

National Trust for Historic Preservation, a privately funded nonprofit organization that works to save America’s historic places.

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