Education Requirements

(1) Except as provided by T.C.A. § 62-2-905 (registration without examination), the education requirements for an applicant for registration as a registered interior designer shall be those prescribed in T.C.A. § 62-2-904(a). (2) The education requirements shall be completed by the applicant prior to submitting an application to the Board. (3) A nonaccredited interior design curriculum shall be referred at the applicant’s expense to a person or entity approved by the Board and qualified to evaluate substantial equivalency to a Council for Interior Design Accreditation (formerly the Foundation for Interior Design Education Research) accredited program for evaluation and recommendation. Nonaccredited interior design degrees that were awarded within two (2) academic years prior to accreditation may be approved by the Board as being satisfactory.