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DIVISION 3. PROFESSIONS AND VOCATIONS GENERALLY 5000-9998.12›CHAPTER 3. Architecture 5500-5610.7›ARTICLE 4. Issuance of Certificates 5550-5559

§ 5552

California Business and Professions Code · 2026 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

The applicant for a license to practice architecture shall:

(a) Not have committed acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of a license under Section 480.

(b) Furnish evidence of having completed eight years of training and educational experience in architectural work. A five-year degree from a school of architecture approved by the board shall be deemed equivalent to five years of training and educational experience in architectural work.

(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1223, Sec. 15.)

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