Okla. Stat. tit. 59, § 59-46.24
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Issuance of architecture license - Qualifications -
Official statutory text
Examination - License certificate - Confidential records.
A. Except as otherwise provided in the State Architectural and
Licensed Interior Designers Act, no license shall be issued to any
person to practice architecture in this state unless the person:
1. Is twenty-one (21) years of age or over;
2. Is the holder of an accredited professional degree in
architecture and shall have had such practical training as this act
and the Board, by rule, shall deem appropriate. In lieu of the
requirement of an accredited professional degree, the Board may
license an applicant who demonstrates in accordance with such
standards and requirements as determined by this act and/or the
Board's rules that the person has such other educational experience
as the Board deems equivalent to an accredited professional degree
in architecture or in any case the Board decides the interest of the
public will be served and the person is determined to be qualified
and competent by equivalent standards for architects and in
compliance with this act and rules or in compliance with the
Military Service Occupation, Education and Credentialing Act;
3. Has paid to the Board a fee as prescribed by the rules of
the Board plus the actual cost of the examination given by the
Board; and
4. Has passed the examinations prescribed by the Board for the
issuance of a license.
B. Upon meeting the requirements of subsection A of this
section and payment of an initial fee as may be prescribed by the
rules of the Board, the Board shall issue to the applicant a license
which shall authorize the applicant to engage in the practice of
architecture in this state. The Board has the authority to issue
temporary licenses while qualifying the applicant in compliance with
the Military Service Occupation, Education and Credentialing Act or
with any declared state of emergency.
C. The examination for a license to practice architecture in
this state shall be held not less than once each year, shall cover
such subjects as may be prescribed by the Board and shall be graded
on such basis as the Board shall prescribe by rule. The Board may
adopt the examinations, requirements for admission to the
examinations and the grading procedures of the National Council of
Architectural Registration Boards or its successor. Notice of the
time and place for the holding of examinations shall be given in the
manner and form prescribed by the Board and may be administered
electronically.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations Page 119
D. The license certificate shall be in a form prescribed by the
Board. The certificate shall be signed by the chair and by the
secretary-treasurer of the Board and shall bear the impress of the
seal of the Board. All papers received by the Board relating to an
application for a license, to an examination and to the issuance of
a license shall be electronically retained by the Board and
originals destroyed. If it was incomplete, it shall only be
retained for one (1) year from the date of submission and then
destroyed.
E. The following Board records and papers are of a confidential
nature and are not public records: Examination material for
examinations before and after they are given, file records of
examination problem solutions, letters of inquiry and reference
concerning applicants, Board inquiry forms concerning applicants,
and investigation files.
A. Except as otherwise provided in the State Architectural and
Licensed Interior Designers Act, no license shall be issued to any
person to practice architecture in this state unless the person:
1. Is twenty-one (21) years of age or over;
2. Is the holder of an accredited professional degree in
architecture and shall have had such practical training as this act
and the Board, by rule, shall deem appropriate. In lieu of the
requirement of an accredited professional degree, the Board may
license an applicant who demonstrates in accordance with such
standards and requirements as determined by this act and/or the
Board's rules that the person has such other educational experience
as the Board deems equivalent to an accredited professional degree
in architecture or in any case the Board decides the interest of the
public will be served and the person is determined to be qualified
and competent by equivalent standards for architects and in
compliance with this act and rules or in compliance with the
Military Service Occupation, Education and Credentialing Act;
3. Has paid to the Board a fee as prescribed by the rules of
the Board plus the actual cost of the examination given by the
Board; and
4. Has passed the examinations prescribed by the Board for the
issuance of a license.
B. Upon meeting the requirements of subsection A of this
section and payment of an initial fee as may be prescribed by the
rules of the Board, the Board shall issue to the applicant a license
which shall authorize the applicant to engage in the practice of
architecture in this state. The Board has the authority to issue
temporary licenses while qualifying the applicant in compliance with
the Military Service Occupation, Education and Credentialing Act or
with any declared state of emergency.
C. The examination for a license to practice architecture in
this state shall be held not less than once each year, shall cover
such subjects as may be prescribed by the Board and shall be graded
on such basis as the Board shall prescribe by rule. The Board may
adopt the examinations, requirements for admission to the
examinations and the grading procedures of the National Council of
Architectural Registration Boards or its successor. Notice of the
time and place for the holding of examinations shall be given in the
manner and form prescribed by the Board and may be administered
electronically.
Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations Page 119
D. The license certificate shall be in a form prescribed by the
Board. The certificate shall be signed by the chair and by the
secretary-treasurer of the Board and shall bear the impress of the
seal of the Board. All papers received by the Board relating to an
application for a license, to an examination and to the issuance of
a license shall be electronically retained by the Board and
originals destroyed. If it was incomplete, it shall only be
retained for one (1) year from the date of submission and then
destroyed.
E. The following Board records and papers are of a confidential
nature and are not public records: Examination material for
examinations before and after they are given, file records of
examination problem solutions, letters of inquiry and reference
concerning applicants, Board inquiry forms concerning applicants,
and investigation files.
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