Minnesota Administrative Rules

1800.0800 PROOF OF QUALIFICATION TO PRACTICE.

An applicant shall submit evidence to the board indicating that the applicant is qualified to practice in the profession or field of major practice in which the applicant seeks licensure or certification. The burden of proof is upon the applicant who must make every effort to present qualifications fully and clearly. An applicant must establish the applicant's qualifications using one or more of the following methods:

A.

by passing a written examination;

B.

by submitting satisfactory exhibits of technical qualifications;

C.

by submitting a council certificate prepared by NCARB for architect applicants only;

D.

by submitting a council record prepared by NCEES for engineer applicants only;

E.

by submitting a council record prepared by CLARB for landscape architect applicants only;

F.

for licensure by comity as an architect, engineer, or landscape architect, by submitting documentation of completion of the requirements in Minnesota Statutes, section 326.10, subdivision 1, clause (2);

G.

for licensure by comity as a land surveyor, by submitting documentation of completion of the requirements in Minnesota Statutes, section 326.10, subdivision 1, clause (2). In addition, the applicant must pass the MNLS examination;

H.

for certification by comity as a certified interior designer, by submitting documentation of completion of the requirements in Minnesota Statutes, section 326.10, subdivision 1, clause (2). Applicants who were certified in other states prior to August 1, 1992, shall meet the requirements of part 1800.2100; or

I.

for licensure within a professional geoscience discipline by comity, by submitting documentation of completion of the requirements in Minnesota Statutes, sections 326.10, subdivision 1, clause (2).

Statutory Authority:

MS s 197.4552; 214.12; 326.06; 326.10

History:

17 SR 1279; 18 SR 2174; 21 SR 1427; 22 SR 90; 27 SR 584; 29 SR 754; 36 SR 1103; 38 SR 59; 40 SR 431; 48 SR 505

Published Electronically:

December 14, 2023