Minnesota Legislature
Office of the Revisor of Statutes
Minnesota Administrative Rules
1800.1000 EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE.
Subpart 1.
Examination requirement.
An applicant for licensure as an architect shall pass the examination as described in part 1800.1200 and satisfy the education and experience requirements in subparts 5 and 6. An applicant for licensure under part 1800.0800, item C or F, must satisfy the Minnesota licensing requirements that were in effect at the time of the applicant's original licensure in the other state.
Subp. 1a.
Admission to examination.
For admission to the examination, an applicant shall apply directly to NCARB and follow the procedures outlined by NCARB. The applicant must present evidence of one of the following:
A.
the applicant meets the education requirement described in subpart 5 and has enrolled in the Architectural Experience Program (AXP) described in subpart 6; or
B.
the applicant is actively participating in an architectural curriculum accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) that has been accepted into the NCARB Integrated Path to Architectural Licensure (IPAL) program.
Subp. 5.
Education requirement.
An applicant for licensure must present evidence of:
A.
graduation from an architectural curriculum accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB);
B.
graduation from an architectural curriculum accredited by the Canadian Architectural Certification Board (CACB); or
C.
an architectural education from a United States or foreign institution of higher education equivalent to an NAAB-accredited degree, for which the applicant must obtain an Education Evaluation Services for Architects (EESA) evaluation report to submit with the initial application for evaluation to the board.
Subp. 6.
Experience requirement.
A.
An applicant for licensure must present evidence of completion of the experience requirement. Qualifying credits for experience must be granted as described in subitems (1) and (2).
(1)
The applicant's total experience must meet the requirements for qualifying experience in subpart 7.
(2)
Experience must comply with either:
(a)
the Architectural Experience Program Guidelines (AXP) published by NCARB, May 2020, which is incorporated by reference, is available on the NCARB website, and is subject to frequent change; or
(b)
the Intern Development Program Guidelines (NCARB-IDP) published by NCARB, if the candidate completed the program before June 29, 2016.
B.
A candidate is responsible for establishing an NCARB Architectural Experience Program (AXP) record.
Subp. 7.
Qualifying experience defined.
As used in this part, "qualifying experience" consists of value units as required to satisfy the Architectural Experience Program (AXP) requirements as defined in NCARB Architectural Experience Program Guidelines.
History:
L 1987 c 258 s 12; 14 SR 2988; L 1989 c 246 s 2; 21 SR 1427; 25 SR 1862; 33 SR 2041; 38 SR 59; 40 SR 431; 43 SR 89; 43 SR 1301; 48 SR 505
Published Electronically:
December 14, 2023
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