The prescribed licensure examinations for purposes of licensure as a registered architect under Florida Statutes Chapter 481, Part I, are as follows:
    (1) Applicants for initial licensure, pursuant to Florida Statutes § 481.209, or by endorsement, pursuant to Section 481.213(3)(a), F.S., shall take and pass the examination prepared and administered by the National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) or have taken and passed a predecessor exam to the examination prepared and administered by the NCARB.
    (2) Applicants for licensure by endorsement, pursuant to Section 481.213(3)(b), F.S., shall have taken and passed the examination prepared and administered by the NCARB or have taken and passed a predecessor exam to the examination prepared and adminstered by the NCARB.
    (3) Applicants for licensure by endorsement, pursuant to Section 481.213(3)(c), F.S., shall have taken and passed one of the following examinations:
    (a) The examination prepared and adminstered by the NCARB;
    (b) A predecessor exam to the examination prepared and administered by the NCARB, or
    (c) A Canadian licensure examination accepted by the NCARB for certification as outlined in subsections 3.4 and 4.4 of the NCARB July 2013 Certification Guidelines, which are hereby incorporated by reference and available at http://www.ncarb.org/