Section 1150.30  Application for Licensure by Examination/Acceptance of Examination

An applicant for licensure as an architect shall file an application on forms supplied by the Department.  The application shall include:

a)         Proof of successful completion of the examination set forth in Section 1150.40;

b)         Proof of having completed the necessary education and training, as required by Section 1150.10.

1)         The proof shall be in the form of certifications of education completed by the school, college or university attended, and certification of completion of the training requirements.

2)         Applicants who received their education in a foreign country shall have the education comprehensively evaluated, at their expense.  Applicants shall obtain an EESA-NCARB Evaluation Report prepared by the Education Evaluation Services for Architects (EESA), which is administered by NAAB.  Applicants may request the report from the National Architectural Accrediting Board, 1735 New York Avenue, NW, 3rd Floor, Washington, D.C. 20006; phone (202) 783-2007; or www.naab.org.  The Board will review all transcripts and the comprehensive evaluation submitted to the Department to determine if the education meets the requirements set forth in Sections 1150.10 and 1150.20;

c)         A complete work history, on forms provided by the Department, indicating all professional architectural experience since completion of the Diversified Professional Training Requirements set forth in Section 1150.10(b);

d)         Certification from the jurisdiction of original licensure and certification from the jurisdiction of predominant active practice including the following, if the applicant has ever been licensed in another jurisdiction:

1)         The date of issuance of the applicant's license and the current status of such license;

2)         Whether the records of the licensing authority contain any record of disciplinary action taken or pending against the applicant;

e)         A signed and dated affidavit attesting the applicant has read and understands the Act and this Part;

f)          The required fee; and

g)         Proof of passage of the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) with a minimum score of 550 or 213 for the computer-based test and the Test of Spoken English (TSE) with a minimum score of 50, for applicants who apply after January 1, 1997, who graduated from an architectural program outside the United States or its territories and whose first language is not English.  In order to determine applicants whose first language is English, the applicant shall submit verification from the school that the architectural program from which the applicant graduated was taught in English.

(Source:  Amended at 27 Ill. Reg. 15468, effective September 19, 2003)