2009 Rhode Island Code
Title 5 - Businesses and Professions
CHAPTER 5-1 - Architects
§ 5-1-8 - Examination and qualifications of applicants for certificates of registration.

SECTION 5-1-8

   § 5-1-8  Examination and qualifications of applicants for certificates of registration. – (a) Any individual who is at least twenty-one (21) years of age may apply for a certificate of registration under this chapter; provided, that the board may waive the requirement of residency in any case or category of cases where the board determines that the applicant is not seeking to avoid the registration requirements of his or her state or country of residence.

   (b) Each applicant for a certificate of registration shall submit satisfactory evidence to the board that he or she holds a National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) professional degree in architecture from an accredited school and has had any practical experience including academic training, that the board, by regulations uniformly applied, deems appropriate. The board may, in its discretion, adopt as its standards for minimum experience the guidelines on practical experience of the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards.

   (c) Each applicant for a certificate of registration who satisfies subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall submit to a registration examination. Results of the examination are announced within ninety (90) days of the date on which the examination commenced. The board shall adopt the examinations and recommended grading procedures of the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards.

   (d) The board may require applicants under this section and under § 5-1-9 to submit to a personal interview.