Section 12.36.068. Eligibility for landscape architect registration by examination.

	(a)  To be eligible for the professional landscape architect examination, an applicant must submit  
		(1) a complete application on a form provided by the department; and  
		(2) except as provided in (c) and (i) of this section, satisfactory evidence that the applicant's education or work experience are equivalent to the requirements set out in the following table of education and work experience for professional landscape architect:  
TABLE OF EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE 
REQUIREMENTS FOR PROFESSIONAL LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT  
                                           Work
                        Education       Experience      Total Years of
                     Credit Allowed   Credit Allowed    Education and
                        In Years         In Years      Work Experience
Classification
LAAB accredited
professional degree
in landscape
architecture and a
master's or
doctorate degree in
landscape
architecture              5 - 6           2 - 3               8
LAAB accredited
professional degree
in landscape
architecture              4 - 5           3 - 4               8
Non-LAAB accredited
professional degree
in landscape
architecture and a
master's or
doctorate degree in
landscape
architecture                4               4                 8
Non-LAAB accredited
professional degree
in landscape
architecture                3               5                 8
Non-LAAB accredited
B.S./B.A. degree in
landscape
architecture              1 - 3           8 - 10              10
Course work in LAAB
accredited
landscape
architecture
curriculum - no
degree                    1 - 3           7 - 10              10
Course work in
non-LAAB accredited
landscape
architecture
program - no degree
(Minimum of one
year credit hours)          1            11 - 12              12
	(b)  Education for initial examination must be in the field of landscape architecture for full credit to be given. If the education is not in the field of landscape architecture, the board will determine the amount of credit to be given based on course work comparability with the field of landscape architecture as required by Landscape Architectural Accreditation Board (LAAB) for accredited programs. An applicant with a foreign degree shall submit  
		(1) a transcript of the applicant's education and if the transcript is not in English, submit a translation into English and a signed and notarized affidavit by the translator of the accuracy of the translation; and  
		(2) an evaluation of the applicant's education from an agency approved by the board unless the applicant's education has been earned at a school accredited by an accreditation agency recognized by the board.  
	(c)  To receive full credit for work experience, an applicant must  
		(1) gain experience while under the responsible control of a professional landscape architect registered in the United States; or  
		(2) successfully complete a mentoring program that meets the requirements of (f) - (h) of this section.  
	(d)  Education and work experience may not be accumulated concurrently. A maximum of 12 months' credit may be claimed for a calendar year.  
	(e)  Work experience for initial examination must be in the field of landscape architecture for full credit to be given. If the work experience is not in the field of landscape architecture, the board will determine the amount of the credit to be given based on comparability within the field of landscape architecture practice.  
	(f)  To meet the mentoring requirements of this section, an applicant  
		(1) who holds a 5-year LAAB accredited professional degree in landscape architecture must complete three years of quarterly face-to-face meetings with a professional landscape architect registered in the United States;  
		(2) who holds a 4-year LAAB accredited professional degree in landscape architecture must complete four years of quarterly face-to-face meetings with a professional landscape architect registered in the United States.  
	(g)  On a form provided by the department, an applicant shall submit a report for each meeting under (f) of this section, including  
		(1) a description of the applicant's work experience reviewed during the meeting;  
		(2) a statement indicating whether or not the work experience reviewed was directly applicable to professional landscape architectural work and whether the work was performed according to industry standards; and  
		(3) the signature and seal of the professional landscape architect who served as the applicant's mentor.  
	(h)  An applicant who completes a mentoring program under (f) of this section must submit a final report that includes a statement from the professional landscape architect who served as the mentor recommending the applicant for registration under AS 08.48  and this chapter.  
	(i)  Upon submission of evidence of graduation from an LAAB accredited curriculum in landscape architecture, an applicant for examination as a landscape architect may sit for sections 1 and 2 of the examination as early as can be scheduled after graduation. Authorization to sit for the remaining portions of the examination will not be granted until satisfactory evidence that the applicant's education and work experience requirements set out in the table of education and work experience for professional landscape architect in (a)(2) of this section have all been satisfied.  

Authorities

08.48.101;08.48.171;08.48.181

Notes

Authority

AS 08.48.101 AS 08.48.171 AS 08.48.181

History

Eff. 11/13/99, Register 152; am 9/11/2004, Register 171; am 8/19/2006, Register 179; am 5/4/2013, Register 206