Vermont § 201 - Qualifications

§ 201. Qualifications

• (a) To qualify for licensure as an architect in this State, an applicant shall have attained
  the age of majority and shall have graduated from an approved four-year high school
  course or must have equivalent training. Additionally, an applicant shall have had: (1) Satisfactory training in a school or college of architecture approved by the Board,
  with graduation therefrom as evidenced by a diploma setting forth a satisfactory degree
  in an accredited architectural program, and three years of practical architectural
  experience under the supervision of a practicing architect or architects who have
  been licensed for more than three years; or (2) A total of nine years of diversified practical architectural experience under the
  supervision of a practicing architect or architects who have been licensed for more
  than three years. Credits from an accredited postsecondary educational institution
  may be substituted for up to four years of the experience requirement; or (3) Training equivalent to that required herein. (b) An applicant shall pass written examinations under a syllabus selected or prepared
  by the Board, in such technical and professional subjects as may be prescribed by
  the Board. Examinations may be taken before the applicant completes the experience
  requirements established by this chapter, provided that the applicant has completed
  all but the final year of required practical experience. Notification of the results
  of such examinations shall be mailed to each candidate within 30 days of the date
  the results are received by the Board. A candidate failing to pass the examinations
  may apply for re-examination and may sit for any regularly scheduled examination as
  many times as the candidate chooses to do so. If an applicant does not pass the entire
  examination, the applicant shall not be required to retake any section of an examination
  that the applicant previously passed. (c) Upon application for licensure, the applicant shall file a report to the Board certifying
  the practical experience requirements completed. The supervisor shall certify that
  to the best of the supervisor’s knowledge, the report is correct. (d) The Board may conduct a personal interview of an applicant. A personal interview
  shall be for the limited purposes of assisting the applicant to obtain licensure and
  to verify the applicant’s educational qualifications and that the applicant completed
  the practical architectural experience requirements for licensure. A personal interview
  shall not serve directly or indirectly as an oral examination of the applicant’s substantive
  knowledge of architecture. An interview conducted under this section shall be taped
  and, at the request of the applicant, shall be transcribed. An applicant who is denied
  licensure shall be informed in writing of his or her right to have the interview transcribed
  free of charge. At least one of the public members of the Board shall be present
  at any personal interview. (e) When the Board intends to deny an application for licensure, the Director of the Office
  of Professional Regulation shall send the applicant written notice of preliminary
  decision by certified mail, return receipt requested. The notice shall include a
  specific statement of the reasons for the action. Within 30 days of the date that
  an applicant receives such notice, the applicant may file a petition with the Board
  for review of its preliminary action. In cases where denial is based upon failure
  to pass the examination, the applicant may request and shall receive, within 30 days
  from the date of receipt of the request, further and more specific information on
  the content of questions which were answered incorrectly, and as to what the correct
  answers should have been. Such information shall be provided in the manner prescribed
  by the testing service. At the hearing to review the preliminary decision, which,
  if the applicant chooses, may not take place until the Board has responded to inquiries
  about the questions and answers, the burden shall be on the applicant to show that
  licensure should be granted. After the hearing, the Board shall affirm or reverse
  the preliminary denial. The applicant may appeal a final denial by the Board to the
  appeals panel. (f) The Board may establish by rule intern development program training requirements for
  the purpose of providing a structured transition between formal education and architectural
  licensure. Completion of the program shall be a condition of eligibility for licensure
  under this chapter. (Amended 1959, No. 160, § 4; 1969, No. 121, eff. April 22, 1969; 1971, No. 184 (Adj. Sess.), § 11, eff. March 29, 1972; 1985, No. 248 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 1989, No. 250 (Adj. Sess.), § 4(d); 1997, No. 145 (Adj. Sess.), § 10.)