Chapter 50-10 REGISTERED INTERIOR DESIGNER REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS
| (1) |
An applicant for a certificate of
registration as a registered interior designer must be at least 21 years of age
and must submit to the Board office a completed application on a form approved
by the Board together with the application fee provided for in Chapter 50-12
and official copies of transcripts, proof of passage of the required
examination, and evidence of work experience as provided for in the application
showing that the requirements of Code Section
43-4-32 and this Chapter have been
met. |
| (2) |
All documents required by
(1) above must be received prior to evaluation of the application by the Board.
If requested, the applicant shall furnish additional information that may be
required by the Board to clarify or substantiate statements made in the
application. |
Applicants for a certificate of registration as a registered
interior designer must provide proof of having acquired one of the
following:
| (a) |
A minimum four year
degree or first professional degree conferred by a college or university whose
program is accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board
(NAAB); |
| (b) |
A bachelor's degree in
architectural engineering technology from a school or college in this state
approved by the Accrediting Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), or any
other bachelor's degree with a substantial concentration in architecture
approved by the Board from a Board approved school or college in this
state; |
| (c) |
A minimum four year
degree or first professional degree in a program of study in interior design
approved by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation, formerly known as
the Foundation for Interior Design Research (FIDER); |
| (d) |
A minimum four year degree or first
professional degree in interior design from a school or college accredited by
the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD); or |
| (e) |
A minimum four year degree received prior
to July 1, 1996, and coursework completed prior to July 1, 1996, which would
constitute the equivalent of a major in interior design. |
Except as provided for in Rule
50-10-.04, applicants for a
certificate of registration as a registered interior designer must provide
proof of having passed one of the following examinations:
| (a) |
The examination promulgated by the
National Council for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ); |
| (b) |
The Architect Registration Examination
(ARE) promulgated by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards
(NCARB) or any other examination which is accepted by NCARB to qualify for an
NCARB Certificate. |
Applicants whose completed applications are received in the
Board office prior to July 1, 1996, may meet requirements to receive a
certificate of registration as a registered interior designer through one of
the following methods by providing proof, satisfactory to the Board, of having
acquired:
| (a) |
Method 1:
| 1. |
A four-year degree conferred by a college
or university; |
| 2. |
A minimum of ten
(10) years experience, immediately prior to the date of application, as an
interior designer; and 3. Passage, after January 1, 1990, and prior to the date
of application, of the Building and Barrier Free Codes Section of the NCIDQ
Examination. |
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OR
| (b) |
Method 2:
| 1. |
A minimum of ten (10) years of experience,
immediately prior to the date of application, as an interior
designer; |
| 2. |
Passage of the entire
examination promulgated by the NCIDQ. |
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Any person who has been certified or registered as an interior
designer in another state or foreign country may be issued a certificate of
registration by the Board to use the title "registered interior designer"
provided that such person demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Board that
the requirements for registration in this state as provided for in this Chapter
have been met.
