Oklahoma Administrative Code › Title 55 - The Board of Governors of the Licensed Architects, Landscape Architects and Registered Commercial Interior Designers of Oklahoma › Chapter 10 - Licensure and Practice of Architects, Landscape Architects and Registration of Commercial Interior Designers › Subchapter 7 - Examination › Section 55:10-7-1 - Examination required for Candidates

Current through Vol. 41, No. 20, July 1, 2024
(a)
Architect
				Candidates.
All Architect Candidates are required to take the ARE exam,
				as developed by NCARB. Candidates with an accredited NAAB degree shall apply
				directly to NCARB to begin testing. Once all sections of the exam have been
				passed and 3740 AXP hours have been satisfied, Candidates shall submit an
				initial application for licensure with this Board. Candidates applying with
				equivalent standards are required to apply with this Board for approval prior
				to testing and must already be enrolled in AXP by establishing a council record
				with NCARB.
(b)
Landscape
				Architect Candidates.
All Landscape Architect Candidates are required to
				take the LARE exam, as developed by CLARB and approved for administration on
				specific dates. Candidates with an accredited LAAB degree shall apply directly
				to CLARB to begin testing. Once all sections of the exam have been passed and
				the 3-year training requirement as stated in section
				55:10-5-8
				has been satisfied, Candidates shall submit an initial application for
				licensure with the Board. Candidates applying with equivalent standards are
				required to apply with this Board for approval prior to testing and must
				establish a council record with CLARB
(c)
Registered Commercial Interior
				Design Candidates.
All Candidates for Registration as an Interior
				Designer must take the NCIDQ exam, as developed by CIDQ. All Candidates shall
				apply directly to CIDQ to begin testing. Upon completing the examination and
				satisfying the training requirements as stated in section
				55:10-5-10,
				the candidate shall submit an initial application for registration with this
				Board.
(d)
Active Military
				Duty Candidates approved by equivalent standards.
Any equivalent
				Candidate on active military duty deployed to a temporary military assignment,
				shall be exempt from the retention period for the duration of the temporary
				deployment and is allowed to carry forward all passing scores into the
				individual's current examination cycle, as if the person had not been deployed.
				In order to qualify for this exemption, the Candidate shall submit military
				documentation of the deployment to the Board office and the staff shall place
				the Candidate on military active status. Upon return from the temporary
				military deployment, the Candidate shall submit to the Board office within
				ninety (90) days, military documentation that the individual has returned from
				deployment. The Candidate shall then be returned to regular active status for
				examination without losing any credits for sections passed in the current
				examination cycle.
(e)
Testing extensions for Candidates approved by equivalent
				standards.
An equivalent Candidate shall not forfeit any examination
				time or passing score in the current testing cycle if the Board has granted an
				extension of time to take the examinations due to a hardship. All current
				passing scores in the current testing cycle will be carried into the extended
				time.
(f)
Candidates approved
				by equivalent standards and failing to appear for testing.
An equivalent
				Candidate failing to appear to examination five years after being approved to
				start testing are required to reapply for admission to the examinations, except
				for those Candidates on temporary military deployment, who are exempt under
				55:10-7-1 or those persons granted a hardship by the Board.
Amended at 16 Ok Reg
				  1333, eff 5-27-99; Amended at 19 Ok Reg 2555, eff 7-15-02; Amended at 24 Ok Reg
				  815, eff 5-11-07; Amended at 26 Ok Reg 771, eff 4-27-09; Amended at 29 Ok Reg
				  921, eff 7-1-12