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Oklahoma Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 11, 2021) |
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TITLE 55. Board of Governors of the Licensed Architects, Landscape Architects and Registered Interior Designers of Oklahoma |
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Chapter 10. Licensure and Practice of Architects, Landscape Architects and Registration of Interior Designers |
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Subchapter 7. Examination |
SECTION 55:10-7-1. Examination required for Candidates
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- (a) Architect Candidates. All Architect Candidates are required to take the ARE exam, as developed by NCARB. Prior to taking the ARE exam, Candidates are required to apply with this Board for approval and must already be enrolled in AXP by establishing a council record with NCARB. Upon completing the ARE, the candidate shall take an examination on the Act and these Rules. Each candidate shall pass the required examinations and retain or forfeit grades according to the current policies and procedures adopted by NCARB and this Board.(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. Prior to taking the LARE exam, Candidates are required to apply with this Board for approval and must establish a council record with CLARB. Upon completing the LARE candidates shall take and pass an examination on the Act and these Rules and be tested upon their knowledge of Oklahoma plant material. Each candidate shall pass the required examinations and retain or forfeit grades according to the current policies and procedures adopted by CLARB and this Board.(c) Registered Interior Design Candidates. All Candidates for Registration as an Interior Designer must take the NCIDQ exam, as developed by CIDQ. Prior to begin taking the NCIDQ exam, Candidates are required to apply with this Board for approval. Upon completing the examination, the candidate shall take and pass an examination on the Act and these Rules. Each candidate shall pass the required examinations and retain or forfeit grades according to the current policies and procedures adopted by CIDQ and this Board, unless exempt by the Act.(d) Active Military Duty Candidates. Any 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. A 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) Failure to appear for testing. All Candidates 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.