Ariz. Admin. Code § 4-30-208

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section R4-30-208 - Education and Work Experience

A. Education credit.

1. The Board shall grant credit according to the following:

a. Architectural applicants with National Architectural Accrediting Board accredited degree (NAAB): 60 months

b. Architectural applicants with a four year architectural degree: 48 months

c. Landscape Architectural applicants with a Landscape Architectural Accrediting Board accredited degree (LAAB): 48 months

d. Landscape Architectural applicants with LAAB accredited master's or doctorate degree: 60 months

e. Engineering applicants with an Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET) accredited bachelor's degree and a (ABET) master's or doctorate degree in the branch of engineering that registration is sought: 60 months

f. Engineering applicants with an ABET accredited bachelor's degree or equivalent in the branch of engineering that registration is sought: 48 months

g. Engineering applicants with four-year ABET accredited degrees in a branch other than that in which registration is sought: 36 months

h. Land Surveying applicants with ABET accredited bachelor degree in land surveying: 48 months

i. Land Surveying applicants with a master's degree in land surveying: 60 months

j. Geology applicants with bachelor's degree in geology or earth sciences: 48 months

k. Geology applicants with a master's or doctorate degree in geology or earth sciences: 60 months

2. The Board shall grant all other education credit according to the following:

a. Credit shall not be granted for course work obtained in the United States or its possessions unless attained at an institution of higher education accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

b. Pro rata credit shall be granted for successful completion of courses substantially equivalent to the courses contained in the pertinent degree program identified in subsection (A) of this rule.

c. Credit shall not be given for general education courses in excess of the number of hours allowed in the pertinent program identified in subsection (A).

d. In determining pro rata credit, 30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours shall equal 12 months' credit.

e. An applicant shall be granted both education and work experience for the same period provided the total months' credit granted in a period does not exceed the number of months in that period.

f. Foreign education evaluation service acceptable to the Board shall be required of foreign-educated applicants and shall be provided at applicants' cost.

B. The Board shall credit work experience as follows:

1. One hundred and thirty hours or more of work per month is equal to one month of work experience.

2. Between 85 hours and 129 hours of work per month is equal to one-half month of work experience.

3. The Board shall not grant credit for less than 85 hours of work experience in a month.

4. Experience shall be verified by the employer before the Board grants the credit.

Ariz. Admin. Code § R4-30-208

Adopted effective December 18, 1991 (Supp. 91-4). Amended effective May 1, 1995 (Supp. 95-2). Amended by final rulemaking at 6 A.A.R. 1018, effective February 25, 2000 (Supp. 00-1). Amended by final rulemaking at 8 A.A.R. 903, effective February 14, 2002 (Supp. 02-1). Amended by final rulemaking at 24 A.A.R. 1785, effective 8/5/2018.