AICP EXAM GUIDE & LINKS
Part 1: General APA Information
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GENERAL
APA - A PLANNER'S DICTIONARY
APA 2019 CONFERENCE AICP EXAM PREP VIDEOS - (Step 3) SLIDES
NOVEMBER 2020 EXAM STEPS
AICP EXAM - INFORMATION BULLETIN
AICP EXAM SUBJECTS
EXAM PREPARATION
SAMPLE AICP EXAM
APA STUDY GUIDES
AICP POST-EXAM DISCUSSIONS & TIPS POST EXAM GENERAL INSIGHTS (APA-OH)
PRE- AND POST-2015 EXAM CYBURBIA FORUM DISCUSSIONS
PRE- AND POST-2014 EXAM CYBURBIA FORUM DISCUSSIONS
PRE- AND POST-2013 EXAM CYBURBIA FORUM DISCUSSIONS (multi pages – lower right)
POST-2012 MAY EXAM CYBURBIA FORUM DISCUSSIONS (multi pages – lower right)
POST-2011 MAY & NOV EXAM CYBURBIA FORUM DISCUSSIONS (multi pages – lower right)
POST-2010 MAY & NOV. EXAM CYBURBIA FORUM DISCUSSIONS (multiple pages)
POST-2008/2009 MAY & NOV. EXAM CYBURBIA FORUM DISCUSSIONS (multiple pages)
EXAM TIPS
2011 APA-FL AICP Exam Prep CONFERENCE SLIDES
APA RESEARCH KNOWLEDGE BASE (summarizing multi-topics on the exam)
2012 APA CHAPTERS (CPC) AICP EXAM PREP WEBINARS & PDFs
Overview & Spatial Areas
Webinar
Alternate site
Functional Areas
Webinar
Alternate site
Public Participation & Social Justice
Webinar
Plan Making & Implementation
Webinar
Planning Law
Webinar
APA Florida Webinar
Research & Qualitative Methods
Webinar
Ethics
Webinar
Ethics tool kit
Planning History & Theory
Webinar
APA’s AICP EXAM SELECTED READING LIST – VARYING USEFUL LINKS
MAIN REFERENCES
Planning & Urban Design Standards [APA; 2006]
I. FUNDAMENTAL PLANNING KNOWLEDGE
Planning theory for practitioners [Brooks, Michael. 2002] or here
II. PLAN MAKING AND IMPLEMENTATION
Planner's Use of Information [Dandekar, Hemalata. 2003]
Planning & Urban DesignStandards [APA] http://media.wiley.com/product_data/excerpt/15/04714758/0471475815.pd
III. AREAS OF PRACTICE
Environmental Planning Handbook [Daniels, Tom, and Katherine Daniels. 2003] or here
The High Cost of Free Parking [Shoup, Donald C; 2005]
The Trouble with Minimum Parking Requirements [Shoup, 1999]
IV. LEADERSHIP, ADMINISTRATION & MANAGEMENT
V. AICP CODE OF ETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT
AICP Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct
BEST COMPREHENSIVE APA CHAPTER
Pennsylvania Chapter
STUDY LINKS
Pennsylvania New AICP Study Links [2019 materials]
*RECOMMENDED* Comprehensive PDC Study Notes (2007) – 138 page Study Guide
2017 Fall AICP Exam Prep
2017 Spring AICP Exam Prep
2015 AICP Exam Prep
2014 AICP Exam Prep
2012 AICP Exam Prep
2011 AICP Exam Prep
2010 MP3 Audio File of 2010 Presentation
Ethics Scenarios
Post AICP Exam observations
Georgia Chapter. PowerPoints, 2019, 2018 materials & 2007-2017 Idaho Chapter. 2019 Extensive Study Group materials (including some APA 3.0)
Louisiana Chapter. 2018 Study Materials (click on each slide file shown to open complete slide sets)
North Carolina Chapter. AICP Study Links: 2011-2017 materials
California Chapter. Sacramento Section. 2020 Local Materials & APA-GA Materials
2020 Video Central & San Diego Sections (General intro & tips)
Application
Connecticut Chapter. 2018 Annual Classroom Reviews
Colorado Chapter. AICP Study Links (links to set of four study materials at bottom)
Wisconsin Chapter. AICP Study Materials
2015 TREASURE COAST AICP STUDY GROUP MATERIALS
(FITZ-PATRICK)
HENRY NOTE: These links are to notes and materials from my May 2015 Treasure Coast Section’s AICP Study Group sessions, done by one of our remote studiers who successfully navigated the exam. In many cases, they provide nice summaries of our sessions, but are not a full substitute to the presentations, audios, associated materials & practice exams from our actual sessions.
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AIRPORT PLANNING
BUDGETING
CLIMATE CHANGE
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE
ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS
ETHICS
DEMOGRAPHICS
HISTORY
HISTORIC PRESERVATION
HOUSING
HAZARDS
MAPS & SPATIAL
NEIGHBORHOODS
PEOPLE
PLANNING LAW
PLAN MAKING
PROJECT MANAGEMENT
RURAL & SMALL TOWNS
SPATIAL AREAS OF PRACTICE
STATISTICS
THEORY
TRANSPORTATION