Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
An applicant for registration as a landscape architect must
complete education in landscape architecture by satisfying the requirements
from either an Approved Program or a Non-Approved Program as defined in this
Section. Any applicant who gained a baccalaureate education outside the United
States and is not Landscape Architectural Accreditation Council (LAAC)
accredited, shall have the education evaluated, at the applicant's expense.
Applicants shall obtain the forms from the Educational Credential Evaluators
(ECE) at https://www.ece.org/ and
have the evaluation sent from ECE to the Division for review by the Board. The
Board will review the evaluation to determine if the applicant's credentials
are substantially equivalent to the educational requirements set forth in this
Section.
a) Approved Program
1) The Department of Financial and
Professional Regulation-Division of Professional Regulation (Division) has
determined that landscape architecture programs accredited by the Landscape
Architectural Accreditation Board (LAAB) or the Canadian Society of Landscape
Architects Accreditation Council (CSLAAC) are considered to meet the minimum
criteria for education programs and are, therefore, approved.:
2) In determining whether a program shall be
approved, the Division shall take into consideration, but not be bound by,
accreditation or approval by the LAAB.
3) The Division has determined that all
landscape architecture programs accredited or approved by the LAAB as of
January 1, 1998 meet the minimum criteria set forth in this Section and are,
therefore, approved.
b)
Non Approved Program
1) A non-approved program
shall be defined as a degree which was gained from an educational institution
legally recognized by the jurisdiction in which it is located to confer a
degree of at least two years in length, and which:
A) Satisfies the alternative education
requirements specified within the Council of Landscape Architectural
Registration Board Uniform Standard; and
B) Satisfies the direct supervision
experience requirement specified within Section
1275.30(b).
2) Educational courses taken may
be completed prior to, concurrent with, or subsequent to receiving a
baccalaureate degree.
