45:3-38 - Application procedure for certification

45:3-38  Application procedure for certification.8.Each person applying for certification as a certified interior designer shall make application therefor to the board on the form and in the manner the committee prescribes, and the board shall immediately refer each application to the committee for appropriate action.  Each applicant shall furnish evidence satisfactory to the committee that the applicant:

a.Is of good moral character;

b. (1) Is a graduate of a five-year interior design program accredited by the Foundation for Interior Design Education Research or a substantially equivalent program approved by the committee and has completed at least one year of diversified interior design services experience of a grade and character satisfactory to the committee; or

(2)Is a graduate of a four-year interior design program accredited by the Foundation for Interior Design Education Research or a substantially equivalent program approved by the committee and has completed at least two years of diversified interior design services experience of a grade and character satisfactory to the committee; or

(3)Has completed at least three years of an interior design curriculum accredited by the Foundation for Interior Design Education Research or a substantially equivalent curriculum approved by the committee and has completed at least three years of diversified interior design services experience of a grade and character satisfactory to the committee; or

(4)Is a graduate of a two-year interior design program accredited by the Foundation for Interior Design Education Research or a substantially equivalent program approved by the committee and has completed four years of diversified interior design services experience of a grade and character satisfactory to the committee; and

c.Has passed the examination offered by the National Council for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ).  This examination may have been passed before the effective date of this act.

L.2002,c.86,s.8.