Current through September 16, 2024
1. Except as otherwise provided in NAC
623A.222 and 623A.226, an applicant for a certificate of registration must:
(a) Have 6 years of education and experience
in landscape architecture;
(b)
Achieve a passing score on each section of the national examination;
and
(c) Achieve a minimum score of
75 percent on the Nevada specific examination.
2. The Board will accept the following
combinations of education and experience to fulfill the requirements contained
in paragraph (a) of subsection 1:
(a) A
bachelor's or master's degree in landscape architecture from an approved school
and 2 years of postgraduate work experience under the direct supervision of a
landscape architect who is registered in this State, any other state in the
United States, any province of Canada or any other jurisdiction approved by the
Board.
(b) An associate degree in
landscape architecture, or, except as otherwise provided in paragraph (c), a
bachelor's degree in a related field, including, but not limited to,
horticulture or forestry, and 4 years of postgraduate work experience under the
direct supervision of a landscape architect who is registered in this State,
any other state in the United States, any province of Canada or any other
jurisdiction approved by the Board. A master's degree in a related field will
be deemed equivalent to 1 year of postgraduate work experience.
(c) A bachelor's degree in architecture or
civil engineering from an institution that is accredited by an accrediting body
approved by the Board and 3 years of postgraduate work experience under the
direct supervision of a landscape architect who is registered in this State,
any other state in the United States, any province of Canada or any other
jurisdiction approved by the Board. A master's degree in architecture or civil
engineering will be deemed equivalent to 1 year of postgraduate work
experience.
(d) Any other
combination of education and experience which is deemed by the Board to be
equivalent to the requirements set forth in paragraphs (a), (b) and
(c).
3. An applicant for
registration as a landscape architect pursuant to this section must be 21 years
of age or older, of good moral character and a citizen of the United States or
lawfully entitled to remain and work in the United States.
4. As used in this section, "approved school"
means an institution which offers a program of landscape architecture
accredited by the Landscape Architectural Accreditation Board of the American
Society of Landscape Architects or a program deemed by the Board to be
equivalent thereto.
Bd. of Landscape Arch.,
§§ 3.5 & 3.6, eff. 9-9-76-NAC A 11-1-95; R216-03,
6-1-2006
NRS 623A.130,
623A.140,
623A.170,
623A.190
