Architecture License without a professional degree

scorpio516
Thu, 12 Mar 2015 03:25:43 +0000

Hi, I am a BS Architecture student in Texas. I just found out that some states like CA, AZ, CO, and OK does not require a professional degree. I was wondering if I could get my license in OK with my pre-professional degree and then transfer my license to TX.

No. Texas requires a professional degree for reciprocity

Would I have to live in OK and get my experience there to get my license or can I get my experience in TX and then go to OK to take my test.

No. You can get an OK license without ever having stepped foot in OK. My initial license is from Wisconsin. I got it without leaving California.

Do I need to be an OK resident?

OK has no residency requirement. Only Puerto Rico and Tennessee do for initial license.

Would it be worth it or should I get my masters when I graduate?

Masters

If so what are the best graduate schools for architecture in Texas? I am attending UTSA right now, but will probably go to UH, UT, or TAMU for graduate school.

Design Intelligence says Rice followed by UT-Austin. I’ve worked with 2 people who went to A&M. One in the 00’s, one in the 60s.