SUBCHAPTER 5. APPLICATION AND ELIGIBILITY FOR REGISTRATION
Section
55:10-5-1. Availability of forms and Board records
55:10-5-2. Documents required for licensing by exam
55:10-5-3. Board action required
55:10-5-4. Evaluation criteria
55:10-5-5. Landscape Architect application deadlines
55:10-5-6. Active and inactive applications
55:10-5-7. Qualifications for Architect registration
55:10-5-8. Qualification for Landscape Architect registration
55:10-5-9. Reciprocal licensing and changing base or resident state registration
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55:10-5-1. Availability of forms and Board records
All forms required to be submitted to the Board are available from the Board office. When received complete, they will be entered into the Board records.
55:10-5-2. Documents required for licensing by exam
Every individual applying for initial registration by examination shall submit (i) an application to the Board, accompanied by the applicable fees in 55:10-3-13, a 2" x 3" photograph, original college transcript and the required reference forms verifying all training experience, or (ii) through NCARB or CLARB, copies of the NCARB or CLARB documents and an original Oklahoma application. Information submitted will be verified and evaluated and subsequent submissions may be required of the Applicant. The forms must be complete and properly executed over the signature of the Applicant.
55:10-5-3. Board action required
All applications submitted for registration by examination shall be approved or disapproved by Board action.
55:10-5-4. Evaluation criteria
(a) In the Board's evaluation of education and experience credits required, the Intern's application shall be subject to the education and training requirement standards:
(1) for Architects, as established by this Board based upon the current "NCARB Handbook for Interns and Architects," "NCARB Education Standard" and "Intern Development Program Guidelines";
(2) for Landscape Architects, by the evaluation of credits established for Landscape Architect interns in this Subchapter.
(b) Rejections of applications will include evaluation reports and instructions for completing requirements.
55:10-5-5. Landscape Architect application deadlines
Applications for initial registration may be made at any time, but, if received later than March 1st for the June exams or October 1st for the December exams, they will be continued to the next examination schedule. All applications, fees and notifications must reach this office by 4:30 p.m. on the due date and postmarks will not be accepted.
55:10-5-6. Active and inactive applications
Applications for examination will remain affective for three years only. Incomplete applications will be withdrawn by the Board after one year and the applicant will be required to reapply.
55:10-5-7. Qualifications for Architect registration
(a) An Applicant for initial registration as an Architect in Oklahoma shall be a person of good moral character and not less than 21 years of age. Further, the Applicant shall have a professional degree from an NAAB accredited program in a school of architecture and provide evidence of acceptable training in architecture as noted in the current "NCARB Handbook for Interns and Architects" and "NCARB Education Standard" and "Intern Development Program Guidelines," as adopted by the Board. After June 30, 1999, the Board requires three (3) years of acceptable training and completion of the IDP program. Any Candidate with an application on file with the Board prior to June 30, 1999 shall be exempt from the IDP requirements.
(b) The Board may, in its discretion, accept applications for initial registration from persons who are not graduates as required in (a) of this Section but otherwise qualifying, who furnish evidence acceptable to the Board of having completed NCARB's current education requirements as set forth in "NCARB Education Standard," as adopted by this Board.
(c) After June 30, 1999, all Applicants and current Registrants shall take and pass an examination on the Act and these Chapter 10 Rules prior to licensing or receiving a license in the State.
55:10-5-8. Qualification for Landscape Architect registration
(a) General requirements. An Applicant for initial registration as a Landscape Architect shall be a person of good moral character and not less than 21 years of age.
(b) Education and training requirements.
(1) Applicants shall have a professional degree from a LAAB accredited program in a school of landscape architecture and provide evidence of three (3) years of acceptable training credits as provided in (c) of this Section.
(c) Training credits.
(1) Training credits may not be counted prior to completion of the third year of college or a pre-professional degree. Thirty-two (32) semester credit hours or forty-eight (48) quarter credit hours are considered to be one (1) year. Fractions of one-half or greater will be considered one-half year and smaller fractions will not be counted. To earn full training credits, an Applicant must work at least 35 hours per week. A Candidate may earn one-half the credit specified for work of at least twenty (20) hours per week.
(2) Training credits are defined as follows:
(A) Diversified landscape architectural experience under the responsible control of a licensed Landscape Architect.
(i) 100% credit
(ii) No limit to credit
(B) Diversified landscape architectural experience under the responsible control of a licensed Architect or engineer.
(i) 75% credit
(ii) No limit to credit
(C) Landscape architectural experience directly related to on site construction, maintenance, or installation operations.
(i) 50% credit
(ii) 1 year maximum credit
(d) After June 30, 1999, all Applicants and current Registrants shall take and pass an examination on the Act and these Rules prior to licensing or receiving a license in the State.
55:10-5-9. Reciprocal licensing and changing base or resident state registration
(a) All individuals applying for reciprocal licensing shall submit an application for the license requested and enclose the necessary fees applicable in 55:10-3-13, payable by cashier's check, money order or certified funds when submitted. Prior to being issued a license, Applicants shall take and pass an examination on the Act and these Rules. The Secretary-Treasurer shall have the power at his/her discretion, to approve all reciprocal licensing that meet the statutory requirements of the Act and the Board's applicable rules in this Chapter without full Board action. The Certificate of Registration will follow at a later date.
(b) A license certificate shall be issued and will authorize him or her to engage in the practice of architecture or landscape architecture and use the title Architect or Landscape Architect in this state until the 30th day of June of the biennial license period. No license shall be issued or renewed for longer than two (2) years.
(c) Any reciprocal license denied, suspended, revoked or refused to renew, by the base or resident state of the Registrant, or certification is withdrawn by NCARB or CLARB shall be cause to suspend, revoke or refusal by this Board to renew the reciprocal license in Oklahoma.
(d) The Registrant may change the base or resident state to Oklahoma by applying for a transfer of the person's official records to this Board and paying all applicable fees in 55:10-3-13.
(e) Applications for architectural registration by reciprocity shall comply with (a) of this Section and be through NCARB or directly through the Board and only to those individuals whose states have similar requirements and extend the same privilege to this state's Applicants. A letter confirming the Board's action and assignment of a registration number will be issued.
(f) Applications for landscape architectural registration by reciprocity will be through submission of a CLARB record or directly through the Board, complying with (a) of this Section and showing registration by the UNE or the LARE in any other state, country or territory whose requirements for licensing are at least equivalent to the requirements of this state and extend the same privilege of reciprocity to Landscape Architects registered in this state. The Applicant shall be required to submit to and pass an examination on Oklahoma plant material and an examination covering the Act and these Rules.
(g) Rejections of applications for registration by reciprocity will be by letter explaining the reasons, and outlining procedures under which reconsideration may be possible.
