CHAPTER 2
REGISTRATION
193G—2.1(544C) Certificate of registration. All applicants for registration must satisfy the interior design education, practical training, and examination requirements established by this rule.
	2.1(1) Education and practical training. An applicant for registration shall meet or exceed one of the following interior design education/practical training requirements:
	a. 	A baccalaureate degree from a four-year interior design program or a substantially equivalent program, and at least two years of acceptable full-time work experience in the performance of interior design services.
	b. 	A certificate, degree or diploma from a three-year interior design program or a substantially equivalent program, and at least three years of acceptable full-time work experience in the performance of interior design services.
	c. 	A certificate, degree or diploma from a two-year interior design program or a substantially equivalent program, and at least four years of acceptable full-time work experience in the performance of interior design services.
	2.1(2) Examination. An applicant for registration shall verify successful completion of the NCIDQ examination, or its equivalent.
	2.1(3) Transition provisions. For a period of two years from July 1, 2005, the board may issue a certificate as a registered interior designer to a person residing in Iowa who does not meet the examination requirements specified in Iowa Code Supplement section 544C.5, if the person satisfies all of the following:
	a. 	Has a minimum of two years of interior design education and a combined total of six years of interior design education and acceptable experience.
	b. 	Has successfully completed Section 1 of the NCIDQ examination relating to life safety codes and barrier-free requirements.
	c. 	Has submitted a completed application by June 30, 2007.
	2.1(4) Applications.
	a. 	Persons applying for certificates of registration on or prior to June 30, 2007, shall submit an application on a form provided by the board and shall pay a registration fee of $350.
	b. 	Registration certificates issued in response to applications filed on or prior to June 30, 2007, shall expire on June 30, 2009, and shall thereafter be converted to a staggered biennial renewal schedule.
	c. 	Commencing with applications for initial or renewal registration filed on or after July 1, 2007, certificates issued to registrants with last names beginning with A through K shall expire on June 30 of even-numbered years, and certificates issued to registrants with last names beginning with L through Z shall expire on June 30 of odd-numbered years. Registration fees and continuing education requirements shall be applied pro rata to those registrants whose certificates expire in less than two years.
This rule is intended to implement Iowa Code Supplement chapter 544C.
[Filed 9/21/06, Notice 8/16/06—published 10/11/06, effective 11/15/06]