Okla. Admin. Code § 55:10-7-1

Current through Vol. 42, No. 3, October 15, 2024

Section 55:10-7-1 - Examination required for Candidates

(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.

Okla. Admin. Code § 55:10-7-1

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

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 31, Issue 24, September 2, 2014, eff. 9/12/2014

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 37, Issue 24, September 1, 2020, eff. 9/11/2020

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 39, Issue 24, September 1, 2022, eff. 9/15/2022