Education Requirements for Interior Designers

 

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION

Board of Architecture and Interior Design

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

61G1-22.003Education Requirements for Interior Designers

NOTICE OF CHANGE

Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol. 39, No. 118, June 18, 2013 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.

The change is in response to a discussion and vote by the Board at the August 7, 2013 meeting. The changes are as follows:

1. Subsection (2) shall now read as follows:

(2) To meet the educational requirements of Section 481.209(2), F.S., an applicant must have completed at least three years in an interior design curriculum or be a graduate from an interior design program based on the Professional Standards established by the CIDA, with the exception of the CIDA requirement that a program seeking accreditation must demonstrate that it culminates in a minimum of a bachelor's degree. Course work involving practical applications such as studio, technical and graphic skills shall be completed in residence or delivered through alternate methods such as distance learning. The Professional Standards, effective July, 2011, are hereby incorporated by reference and can be obtained at http://www.accredit-id.org/professional-standards.

2. Paragraphs (2)(a) and (b) will remain as noticed in the FAR.

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE IS: Juanita Chastain, Executive Director, Board of Architecture and Interior Design, 1940 North Monroe Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0751