The NCIDQ Board of Directors is proud to announce the education and experience requirements for candidacy for the NCIDQ exam have been modified during 2004 as follows:
All experience prior to graduation is limited as indicated below and may serve to satisfy an education requirement for training but may not apply to credit hours for education, effective June 15, 2004.
Graduates with a baccalaureate degree (min) in programs of no less than 120 semester or 180 quarter credit hours of which 60 semester or 90 quarter hours, respectively, are interior design-related, must have completed 96 semester or 144 quarter credit hours of education prior to experience for that experience to be applicable to the NCIDQ requirements for exam candidacy. A total of 3,520 hours of experience is required for exam candidacy, with no more than 1,760 hours earned prior to completion of all interior-design related credit hours.
Persons completing programs leading to a certificate, degree or diploma and no less than 60 semester or 90 quarter credit hours in interior design-related coursework must have completed the education program prior to commencement of any experience to be applicable to the NCIDQ requirements for exam candidacy. A total of 5,280 hours of experience is required for exam candidacy.
Persons completing programs leading to a certificate, degree or diploma and no less than 40 semester or 60 quarter credit hours of interior design-related coursework must have completed the education program prior to commencing any experience for that experience to be applicable to exam candidacy. Applicants must have a total of 7,040 hours of experience to be eligible for exam candidacy.
Full time work employment is defined as not fewer than 35 hours per week. It is recommended that work experience be under the direct supervision of an NCIDQ Certificate holder or a registered / certified / licensed interior designer or architect (an individual recognized by a state or provincial regulatory agency).
All exam candidates who begin their years of work experience after January 1, 2008 will be required to complete that work experience under the direct supervision of an NCIDQ Certificate holder or a registered interior designer or architect (an individual recognized by a state or provincial regulatory agency) who offers interior design services. No independent practice time will be accepted.
