Iowa Administrative Code
Agency 193B - ARCHITECTURAL EXAMINING BOARD
Chapter 2 - LICENSURE
Rule 193B-2.1 - Definitions
The following definitions apply as used in Iowa Code chapter 544A, and this chapter of the architectural examining board rules, unless the context otherwise requires.
"Applicant" means an individual who has submitted an application for licensure to the board.
"Architectural intern" means an individual who holds a professional degree from a NAAB-accredited program, has completed or is currently enrolled in the NCARB Architectural Experience Program (AXP), and intends to actively pursue licensure by completing the Architect Registration Examination.
"ARE" means the current Architect Registration Examination, as prepared and graded by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB).
"AXP applicant" means an individual who has completed the AXP training requirements set forth in the NCARB Architectural Experience Program Guidelines, formerly known as the IDP Guidelines, and has submitted an application for licensure to the board.
"Examination" means the current Architect Registration Examination (ARE) accepted by the board.
"Inactive" means that an architect is not engaged in Iowa in any practice for which a certificate of licensure is required.
"Intern architect" has the same meaning as "architectural intern."
"Issuance" means the date of mailing of a decision or order or the date of delivery if service is by other means unless another date is specified in the order.
"NAAB" means the National Architectural Accrediting Board.
"NCARB" means the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards.
"NCARB Architect Registration Examination (ARE) Guidelines" means the most current edition of a document by the same title published by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards. The document outlines the requirements for examination and is available through the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards, 1401 H Street NW, Suite 500, Washington, DC 20005; NCARB's website, www.ncarb.org; or the architectural examining board.
"NCARB Architectural Experience Program Guidelines" means the most current edition of a document by the same title published by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards. The document outlines the requirements for training and is available through the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards, 1401 H Street NW, Suite 500, Washington, DC 20005; NCARB's website, www.ncarb.org; or the architectural examining board.
"NCARB Certification Guidelines" means the most current edition of a document by the same title published by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards. The document outlines the requirements for licensure as an architect and is available through the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards, 1401 H Street NW, Suite 500, Washington, DC 20005; NCARB's website, www.ncarb.org; or the architectural examining board.
"Retired" means that an architect is not engaged in the practice of architecture or earning monetary compensation by providing professional architectural services in any licensing jurisdiction of the United States or a foreign country.
