Nevada Administrative Code › Chapter 623 - Architecture, Interior Design and Residential Design › REGISTRATION › Qualifications of Residential Designer › Section 623.505 - Requirements and credit for education and training

Current through June 11, 2024
An applicant for registration as a residential designer must
				  have a combination of at least 5 years of education and training with at least
				  1 year in education, or the equivalent, and at least 1 year in training. An
				  applicant for registration as a residential designer may acquire credit for
				  education and training only pursuant to the following table:
TABLE OF EQUIVALENTS:
DESCRIPTION OF EXPERIENCE
EDUCATION
First
2
Years
(Percent)
Succeeding Years
Maximum
Years
Allowed
TRAINING Credit Allowed (Percent)
Maximum
Credit
Allowed
1. For a bachelor's degree in architecture or
								credits from a program accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting
								Board, or for a master's degree in architecture from a school of architecture
								accredited by that Board.
100
100
4 years
2. For the first professional degree in
								architecture or credits toward that degree under a program which has not been
								accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board.
75
100
4 years
3. For a bachelor's degree or credits toward that
								degree in architectural engineering or architectural technology or in civil,
								mechanical or electrical engineering under a program which has been accredited
								by the Engineers' Council for Professional Development, the Accreditation Board
								for Engineering and Technology or ABET, Inc., or for a bachelor's degree in
								interior design or interior architecture under a program accredited by the
								Council for Interior Design Accreditation.
50
75
3 years
4. For an associate's or bachelor's degree with an
								emphasis in residential design as approved by the Board.
100
100
2 years
5. For any other bachelor's degree.
2 years
6. For experience as an employee under the direct
								supervision of a residential designer or an architect who is registered in this
								State pursuant to this chapter and chapter 623 of NRS or who is registered in
								another jurisdiction pursuant to requirements that the Board determines are
								substantially equivalent to the requirements for registration in this
								State.
50
1 year
100
4 years
7. For employment directly related to residential
								design under the direct supervision of a landscape architect who is registered
								in this State pursuant to chapter 623A of NRS or who is registered in another
								jurisdiction pursuant to requirements that the Board determines are
								substantially equivalent to the requirements for registration in this
								State.
50
1 year
8. For employment directly related to residential
								design under the direct supervision of a licensed professional engineer who is
								registered in this State pursuant to chapter 625 of NRS or who is registered in
								another jurisdiction pursuant to requirements that the Board determines are
								substantially equivalent to the requirements for registration in this
								State.
50
2 years
9. For employment directly related to residential
								design under the direct supervision of a registered interior designer who is
								registered in this State pursuant to this chapter and chapter 623 of NRS or who
								is registered in another jurisdiction pursuant to requirements that the Board
								determines are substantially equivalent to the requirements for registration in
								this State.
50
1 year
10. For employment directly related to residential
								design as an employee of a contractor who is licensed in this State pursuant to
								chapter 624 of NRS or who is licensed in another jurisdiction pursuant to
								requirements that the Board determines are substantially equivalent to the
								requirements for licensure in this State.
50
2 years
11. For experience as a licensed general building
								contractor, with a classification AB or subclassification B-2, who is licensed
								in this State pursuant to chapter 624 of NRS or who is licensed in another
								jurisdiction pursuant to requirements that the Board determines are
								substantially equivalent to the requirements for licensure in this State. The
								amount of credit allowed will be determined by the Board, based on the quality
								of experience obtained for projects that have been designed and
								constructed.
As determined by the Board
4 years
12. For experience in an organization that provides
								residential drafting services to architects or residential designers who are
								registered in this State pursuant to this chapter and chapter 623 of NRS or who
								are registered in another jurisdiction pursuant to requirements that the Board
								determines are substantially equivalent to the requirements for registration in
								this State. The work experience must be documented on a form provided by the
								Board and verified by the architect or residential designer for whom the
								drafting services were provided.
50
1 year
13. For experience in an organization that provides
								drafting services to professional engineers who are registered in this State
								pursuant to chapter 625 of NRS or who are registered in another jurisdiction
								pursuant to requirements that the Board determines are substantially equivalent
								to the requirements for registration in this State. The work experience must be
								documented on a form provided by the Board and verified by the professional
								engineer for whom the drafting services were provided.
25
1 year
For the purposes of this section, 1 year of education is
				  equivalent to the completion of at least 32 semester hours or 48 quarter hours
				  and one-half year of education is equivalent to the completion of at least 16
				  semester hours or 24 quarter hours. The Board will only grant credit for
				  education in increments of 1 year or one-half year of education. The Board will
				  round down to one-half year of education any amount of credit which is equal to
				  or greater than one-half year of education but less than 1 year of education.
				  The Board will not count as credit for the purposes of satisfying the
				  requirements of this section any amount of credit which is less than one-half
				  year of education.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
				  Architecture, Interior Design & Residential Design by R055-04, eff.
				  7-22-2004; A by R093-06, 6-28-2006; R076-13, 2-26-2014; A by
				  R073-17A,
				  eff. 12/19/2018
NRS
				  623.140 and
				  623.190