The applicant for a license to practice architecture shall:
(a) Not have committed acts or crimes constituting grounds for denial of a license under Section 480.
(b) Furnish evidence of having completed eight years of training and educational experience in architectural work. A five-year degree from a school of architecture approved by the board shall be deemed equivalent to five years of training and educational experience in architectural work.
(Amended by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1223, Sec. 15.)