Nev. Admin. Code § 623.505
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.
Nev. Admin. Code § 623.505