Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS
Chapter 115 - PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS, ARCHITECTS, SURVEYORS, AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS
Subchapter 3 - ARCHITECTS
Section 16-115-54 - Examination: qualifications, application, fees, documents required

(1) Hold a bachelor's, master's, or higher degree in architecture from a school or college approved by the board as of satisfactory standing, and be enrolled in IDP;

(2) Be a graduate of a school or college with an architectural curriculum of four years or a pre-architecture or arts and science curriculum of four years or more, have not less than five years of full-time lawful experience or the part-time equivalent in architecture, and have completed IDP;

(3) Be a graduate of a community college or other technical training school with an architectural technology curriculum of two years or more, have not less than eight years of full-time lawful experience or the part-time equivalent in architecture, and have completed IDP; or

(4) Have not less than eleven years of full-time lawful experience or the part-time equivalent in architecture, and have completed IDP.

(1) A certified copy of a diploma or certificate of graduation or official transcripts from an institution, school, or college approved by the board; provided that if the applicant is educated in a foreign institution, school or college, the applicant shall submit an official report by a professional service approved by the board which has evaluated the person's foreign educational credentials; and

(2) Appropriate NCARB records that document completion or enrollment in IDP of NCARB or appropriate documentation from a similar program satisfactory to the board; and if applicable: