327.720.  Qualifications for licensure. — 1.  To be a licensed interior designer, a person:

  (1)  Shall take and pass or have passed the examination administered by the Council for Interior Design Qualification or an equivalent examination approved by the board.  In addition to proof of passage of the examination, the application shall provide substantial evidence to the board that the applicant:

  (a)  Is a graduate of a five-year or four-year accredited degree program from a school of interior design and has completed at least two years of diversified and appropriate interior design experience; or

  (b) Is a graduate of a two-year accredited degree program from a school of interior design and has completed at least four years of diversified and appropriate interior design experience; or

  (2)  May qualify who is currently licensed pursuant to sections 327.091 to 327.171, and section 327.401 pertaining to the practice of architecture .

  2.  An applicant whose curriculum or transcript has been approved by the board shall be exempt from the requirement to provide substantial evidence that the applicant meets the requirements of paragraph (a) or (b) of subdivision (1) of subsection 1 of this section.

  3.  The board shall verify if an applicant has complied with the provisions of this section and has paid the required fees, then the board shall recommend such applicant be licensed as a licensed interior designer by the board.