Exam Information

Registration by Examination

• Candidates for registration by examination must meet the following requirements:
• Candidates must hold a professional degree in Landscape Architecture from an accredited university/college
• Three years of experience are required, which must be completed before registration is issued.
• Candidates with an accredited degree may sit for the LARE before completing the experience requirement.
• Foreign educated candidates must have their education evaluated to determine if it meets the US equivalent. If it does not, you will need to supplement your education to meet US standards.
• Applications for registration by examination must be postmarked no less than 120 days prior to the exam date.
• Candidates must file a Notice of Intent to sit for the graphic sections no less than 60 days prior to the exam.

Landscape Architecture Registration Exam (LARE)

Multiple Choice Sections

The Multiple Choice sections (Sections A, B and D) are administered by CLARB and can be taken at any Thompson Prometric testing center in the United States. Candidates must register for sections A, B and D via the CLARB website at www.clarb.org.

The Multiple Choice sections are given on computer.

Graphic Sections

The Graphic sections (Sections C and E) are administered by the state of Ohio.

The test is given at the Ohio Center for Occupational Safety and Health, 13430 Yarmouth Drive, Pickerington, Ohio 43147-8310.

Click here for a map to the test site, which is just off I-70, east of Columbus, Ohio. There are numerous restaurants nearby.

Candidates wishing to take the Graphic Exams must register with the Ohio Board office.

The Graphic sections are paper and pencil.

2008 Examination Dates

The dates for the administration of the graphic sections of the L.A.R.E.
(Sections C and E) are as follows:

The dates for the administration of the multiple-choice sections of the L.A.R.E. (Sections A, B and D) are as follows:

Examination Fees