4703-2-03. Educational requirements and credits  


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  • (A) Definitions

    (1) "Professional degree" - means an architectural degree in a program which has been accredited by the "National Architectural Accrediting Board" or a program that retained its accreditation without revocation to a time twenty-four months or less before the applicant graduated or by the Canadian architectural certification board not later than two years after the degree has been awarded.

    (2) "NCARB" - the "National Council of Architectural Registration Boards."

    (3) "EESA" educational evaluation services for architects, a service furnished by a private organization not affiliated with NCARB or any of its member boards.

    (B) Educational requirements

    (1) All candidates for registration by examination shall:

    (a) Hold a professional degree in architecture; or

    (b) Obtain an EESA-NCARB evaluation report stating that the applicant has met the NCARB education requirement.

Effective: 1/10/2015
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 09/12/2014 and 10/31/2019
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4703.02
Rule Amplifies: 4703.07
Prior Effective Dates: 3/15/74, 11/4/77, 2/27/81, 12/1/82, 6/25/90, 11/17/94, 6/5/2000, 12/1/03, 7/29/03