La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § XLIII-901

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 11, November 20, 2024

Section XLIII-901 - Qualifications for Registration

A. A person desiring to be licensed as an interior designer shall apply to the board for licensure. Each applicant shall apply to the board on a form and in the manner prescribed by the board. To be eligible for the examination, an applicant shall submit satisfactory evidence of having successfully completed at least four years of study at the high school level, and in addition meets at least one of the following requirements:

1. is a graduate from an interior design program of five years or more and has completed one year of interior design experience;

2. is a graduate from an interior design program of four years or more and has completed two years of interior design experience;

3. has completed at least three years in an interior design curriculum and has completed three years of interior design experience;

4. is a graduate from an interior design program of at least two years and has completed four years of interior design experience.

B. All such education shall have been obtained in a program, school, or college of interior design accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA) or any direct replacement entity or in an unaccredited program, school or college of interior design approved by the board. The unaccredited program, school or college of interior design will be evaluated on a case by case basis. The board shall review and approve interior design experience on a case by case basis.

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § XLIII-901

Promulgated by the Department of Commerce, Board of Examiners of Interior Designers, LR 11:340 (April 1985), amended by the Department of Economic Development, Board of Examiners of Interior Designers, LR 17:1076 (November 1991), amended by the Office of the Governor, Board of Examiners of Interior Designers, LR 34:1924 (September 2008), LR 40:2542 (December 2014).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:3174 and R.S. 37:3177.