Business and Professions Code section 5552

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.

Source: Section 5552, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=BPC§ionNum=5552.­ (updated Jan. 1, 1985; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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