Rules & Regulations of the State of Tennessee
Title 0120 - Architectural Engineering Examiners
Chapter 0120-01 - Registration Requirements and Procedures
Section 0120-01-.11 - EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS - ARCHITECT
Current through April 3, 2024
(1) For purposes of evaluating the education and experience of applicants for examination and registration as an architect, the Board may utilize the "Table of Equivalents" contained in Appendix "A" to Circular of Information No. 1, published in July 1983 by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB), except to the extent that such document conflicts with any applicable statute.
(2) Accredited architecture programs. An architecture program which was accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) at the time of graduation, or graduation was not more than two (2) academic years prior to accreditation, may be approved by the Board as being satisfactory. For purposes of this paragraph, a state-supported school of architecture approved by the Tennessee Higher Education Commission is deemed to have an accredited degree curriculum.
(3) Non-accredited architecture programs.
(4) For purposes of T.C.A. § 62-2-501(3), an approved "architecture-related curriculum" is an architectural engineering or architectural engineering technology curriculum accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET).
(5) Effective December 1, 1984, an applicant for the required examination for registration as an architect must have completed the Intern-Architect Development Program (IDP) of the NCARB prior to registration.
(6) An applicant for registration by comity shall submit proof acceptable to the board of having obtained the practical experience in architectural work required by T.C.A. §§ 62-2-501 and 62-2-502.
(7) In general, "practical experience in architectural work" consists of architectural experience which is supervised by a registered architect and meets the requirements of T.C.A. § 62-2-503. Architecture teaching with full-time faculty status in a college or university offering an approved architectural curriculum of four (4) years or more may be considered, at the discretion of the Board, as practical experience in architectural work.
(8) The Board shall review applicants meeting the above requirements for determination of eligibility for either the Architect Registration Examination prepared by NCARB or for registration by comity.
Authority: T.C.A. §§ 62-2-203(c), 62-2-501, 62-2-502, and 62-2-503.