1. (a) Education and training equivalent requirements for licensing. A person seeking initial or reciprocal licensure through equivalent standards is required to have five years of professional education credits as established below, to have completed NCARB's experience/training program or equivalent practical training acceptable to the Board in its sole discretion, and to have passed the NCARB examinations or equivalent examinations prior to licensing.
2. (1) Education credits earned from non-NAAB accredited degree programs
3. (A) Education credits allowed toward the first professional degree in architecture, or credits toward the first professional degree, where the degree program has been accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) not later than two (2) years after termination of enrollment.
4. (i) 75% credit allowed first two (2) years
5. (ii) 100% credit allowed succeeding years
6. (B) Education credits allowed toward the first professional degree in architecture, or credits toward that degree, where the degree program has not been accredited by NAAB within two (2) years of graduation.
7. (i) 75% credit allowed first two (2) years
8. (ii) 75% credit allowed succeeding years
9. (C) Education credits allowed toward a foreign bachelor's degree in architecture: three (3) years maximum credit allowed
10. (D) Education credits allowed toward any other pre-professional related bachelor degree: three (3) years maximum credit allowed
11. (2) Education credits earned from training
12. (A) Education credits allowed for diversified experience directly related to architectural work as an employee in the office of a licensed architect.
13. (i) 50% credit allowed for all years of training that are being applied towards education credits
14. (ii) 100% training credits allowed once five education credits have been met
15. (B) Education credits allowed for diversified experience, practicing as a principal, with verified record of substantial practice, directly related to architectural work.
16. (i) 50% credit allowed for all years of training that are being applied towards education credits
17. (ii) 100% training credits allowed once five education credits have been met
18. (C) Education credits allowed for diversified experience as an employee of an organization (other than offices of licensed architects) when the experience is related to architectural work and is under the personal supervision of a licensed architect.
19. (i) 50% credit allowed for all years of training that are being applied towards education credits
20. (ii) 100% training credits allowed; once five education credits have been met with a two (2) year maximum limit
21. (D) Education credits allowed for experience as an employee of an organization (other than offices of licensed architects) when the experience is in a foreign country or on a military installation and directly related to architectural work but is not under direct supervision of a licensed architect in good standing in the United States or Canada, but rather a foreign credential entity or the military. And equates to (a)(2)(A) of this section by the Board in its sole discretion.
22. (i) 50% credit allowed for all years of training that are being applied towards education credits
23. (ii) 100% training credits allowed once five education credits have been met
24. (b) Explanation of Requirements.
25. (1) Licensing Standards
26. (A) To be granted licensure, an applicant must:
27. (i) Hold a high school diploma or equivalent;
28. (ii) Hold an NAAB accredited degree in architecture or have at least five (5) years of education credits using these standards and the Board's current Rules;
29. (iii) Have at least three (3) years of diversified acceptable training credits;
30. (iv) Have passed the NCARB Architect Registration Examination (ARE), the NCARB Professional Examination (and the Qualifying Test or the Equivalency Examination when applicable by NCARB standards) or the NCARB 7-part, 36-hour Examination;
31. (v) Have passed an acceptable foreign examination comparable to the United States examinations at the sole discretion of the Board; and
32. (vi) Take and pass an examination on the Oklahoma Act and these Rules.
33. (B) Licensing standard deficiencies: Applicants who have not met the education requirements stated in 55:10-5-7.1 (b)(1)(A)(ii) may nonetheless be granted licensure if the applicant has accumulated ten or more years of training credits, in addition to the three (3) years required for training experience, and has passed an examination as determined by the Board.
34. (2) Examination Deficiencies.
35. (A) The Board may waive deficiencies in the applicant's examination procedure arising from examination transitions, if, in its judgment, such deficiencies are minor in nature or, if substantial, have been adequately compensated for by some equivalent proof of the applicant's competency.
36. (B) The transition rules relating to the implementation of any NCARB examinations will be followed by this Board.
37. (3) Education credits. Education credits shall be subject to the following conditions: Thirty-two (32) Semester credit hours or forty-eight (48) quarter credit hours are considered to be one (1) year. Fractions of a year of one-half or greater will be considered one-half year, and smaller fractions will not be counted.
38. (4) Training Credits. Training credits shall be subjected to the following conditions:
39. (A) No training credits may be earned prior to accumulating three (3) education credits
40. (B) Every applicant must earn at least one (1) year of training credit under a licensed Architect, and must earn it after earning five (5) years of education credits
41. (C) A maximum of one year of training credit will be given for one year in a Master or Doctoral degree in architecture or for one year of full-time teaching or research in a NAAB-accredited architecture program.
42. (D) No credit used as an education credit may be used as a training credit
43. (5) General evaluation criteria.
44. (A) To earn full education and/or training credits under, an applicant must work at least thirty-two (32) hours per week for a minimum period of six (6) consecutive weeks. An applicant may earn one-half the credit specified under (a)(2)(A) of this section for work of a least fifteen (15) hours per week in periods of six (6) or more consecutive weeks; no credit will be given for part-time work in any category other than (a)(2)(A-C) of this section.
45. (B) Other education and training may be substituted for the requirements outlined above, only insofar as the Board considers them to be equivalent to the required qualifications.
46. (C) In evaluation credits, the Board may, prior to licensure, require substantiation of the quality and character of the applicant's experience, notwithstanding the fact that the applicant has complied with the technical education and training requirements set forth above.

Added at 39 Ok Reg 817, eff 9-15-22

Amended at 42 Ok Reg, Number 21, effective 8-1-25