Alabama Administrative Code
Title 485 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF REGISTRATION FOR INTERIOR DESIGN
Chapter 485-X-5 - CONTINUING EDUCATION
Section 485-X-5-.05 - Continuing Education Requirements

(1) Continuing education unit requirements for registration renewal for registered interior designers are ten (10) hours per annual reporting period. A minimum of four (4) hours should be interactive course study per annual reporting period and a maximum of six (6) hours in self-directed study per annual reporting period.

(2) The study of topics related to Codes and Standards shall be used to satisfy the requirements for at least four (4) continuing education units per annual reporting period and may be either interactive or self-study units. Codes and Standards courses are those pertaining only to:

Barrier Free/ADA/Universal Design (i.e. ADA, ANSI)

Building Codes and Standards (i.e. ICC, ANSI, BOCA

Energy Codes and Standards (i.e. ASHRAE, ICC)

Sustainability Standards (i.e. LEED Rating System)

Fire Safe Design (i.e. NFPA)

Testing and Compliance Standards (i.e. ASTM, NSF, UL, BIFMA)

(3) Each registrant shall retain detailed and verifiable documentation of continuing education units for a period of two (2) years after the annual October 1 renewal date on which they were submitted in the event the registrant is selected for an audit. Units claimed which cannot be proven to meet requirements may be disallowed.

(4) No carry-over of continuing education hours is permitted.