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Registration by Examination

EDUCATION
Current law requires a candidate for registration to hold a professional degree in landscape architecture. A professional degree is a degree from a university level program in landscape architecture that has been accredited by the Landscape Architectural Accrediting Board (LAAB) or other accrediting agency approved by the Board.

EXPERIENCE

Candidates are required to complete an internship period of three years. The required experience shall be in areas directly related to landscape architecture and shall include experience in design, contract documents, contract administration and office management. The experience requirements may be fulfilled by completing three years of experience in landscape architecture in accordance with the table below and meet the following conditions:

Experience credit
Credit earned

Maximum
credit allowed

Category 1
Experience directly related to landscape architectural work when that work supervised by a landscape architect who is responsible for the landscape architectural activities and decisions of the organization.
100% No limit
Category 2
Experience in the employment of government agencies, architects, civil engineers, city or regional planners, landscape design-build in areas directly related to landscape architecture when that experience is gained under the direct supervision of a landscape architect.
100% 100%
Category 3
Experience in the employment of government agencies, architects, civil engineers, city or regional planners, landscape design-build in areas directly related to landscape architecture when that experience is not gained under the direct supervision of a landscape architect.
50% One year
Category 4
Masters or PH.D degree in landscape architecture when that degree is preceded by an accredited undergraduate landscape architectural degree.

One year

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