Mississippi § 73-73-9 - Application for licensure through alternate eligibility methods; alternate qualifications.

§ 73-73-9. Application for licensure through alternate eligibility methods; alternate qualifications.

Any applicant who files an application with and remits initial fees to the board and IDAC before July 1, 2013, may be considered for alternate eligibility. Applications for licensure through the alternate eligibility method shall be accepted beginning on July 1, 2012. Any applicant submitting an application under this section shall be subject to the requirements of subsection (3) of Section 73-73-7. Alternate qualifications for eligibility are: Possession of a four-year degree in interior design from a nonaccredited program or another degree approved by the board and having passed all sections of the IDQE, or its successor; or Possession of ten (10) years of experience practicing in the profession of interior design and having passed all sections of the IDQE, or its successor. Any applicant who files with the board and IDAC an application and letter of intent to qualify under this section who has not taken and passed the IDQE shall have until July 1, 2013, to take and pass all code sections of the IDQE. The board and IDAC shall require verification of passage of the code sections of the IDQE as prepared and administered by the NCIDQ or its successor. Any application submitted to the board may be denied for any violation of this chapter. The board and IDAC may require that the applicant appear before the board or IDAC for a personal interview.