12 Alaska Admin. Code § 36.068

Current through October 17, 2024

Section 12 AAC 36.068 - Eligibility for landscape architect registration by examination

(a) To be eligible for registration by examination as a landscape architect in the state, an applicant shall submit to the board

(1) an application in compliance with 12 AAC 36.010;

(2) evidence satisfactory to the board of having successfully completed

(A) the appropriate examination requirements set out under 12 AAC 36.100;

(B) the cold regions design requirement set out under 12 AAC 36.110;

(C) not less than 24 months of responsible charge experience in the field of landscape architecture while under the responsible control of a professional landscape architect registered in the United States; and

(D) the number of years of work experience that corresponds with the applicant's education, as set out under the table of education, work experience, and exam requirements for professional landscape architects, which must include the responsible charge experience required under (C) of this paragraph.

TABLE OF EDUCATION, WORK EXPERIENCE, AND EXAM REQUIREMENTS FOR PROFESSIONAL LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS

Education	Work Experience	Exam
LAAB or LAAC-accredited degree in landscape architecture	2 years	Pass the LARE
Non LAAB or LAAC-accredited degree in landscape architecture	4 years	Pass the LARE
Certificate in landscape architecture	6 years	Pass the LARE
Post-secondary degree in a subject other than landscape architectural	6 years	Pass the LARE
No post-secondary education	8 years	Pass the LARE

(b) Except as set out under (c) of this section, for an applicant's work experience to be applicable under this section, including towards a requirement under the table of education, work experience, and exam requirements for professional landscape architects, the work experience must be in the field of landscape architecture and gained

(1) while under the responsible control of a professional landscape architect registered in the United States or Canada; or

(2) as part of a mentoring program that meets the requirements set out under (d) of this section.

(c) If an applicant's work experience does not meet the requirements set out under (b) of this section, the applicant may submit to the board verification of professional work, as defined under 12 AAC 36.990(a)(18), or subprofessional work, as defined under 12 AAC 36.990(a)(22). The board may, at its discretion, credit the applicant's professional work or subprofessional work towards the applicable number of years of work experience required under the table of education, work experience, and exam requirements for professional landscape architects. The board will credit professional work or subprofessional work under this subsection based on comparability within the field of landscape architecture, up to a maximum of six years of work experience.

(d) For an applicant's work experience gained as part of a mentoring program to be applicable under (b) of this section, an applicant

(1) must have completed two years of quarterly face-to-face or videoconference meetings with a mentor; the mentor must be a professional landscape architect registered in the United States or Canada;

(2) shall submit to the board a report for each meeting with the mentor; the report for each meeting must include

(A) a description of the applicant's work experience and topics reviewed during the meeting;

(B) a statement indicating whether the work experience was

(i) responsible charge experience;

(ii) directly applicable to professional landscape architectural work experience; and

(iii) performed according to industry standards;

(C) the signature and seal of the professional landscape architect who served as the applicant's mentor; and

(D) the date on which the meeting occurred; and

(3) shall submit to the board a written statement from the professional landscape architect who served as the mentor recommending the applicant for registration under AS 08.48 and this chapter.

(e) An applicant with a degree obtained from outside of the United States shall submit

(1) a transcript of the applicant's education or, if the transcript is not in English, a translation of the transcript into English with a signed and notarized affidavit by the translator attesting to the accuracy of the translation; and

(2) an evaluation of the applicant's education; the evaluation must be completed by an agency approved by the board, unless the applicant's education was earned at a school accredited by an accreditation agency recognized by the board.

(f) Upon submission of evidence of graduation from a LAAB or LAAC-accredited curriculum in landscape architecture, an applicant for examination as a landscape architect may sit for the examination as early as can be scheduled after graduation.

12 AAC 36.068

Eff. 11/13/99, Register 152; am 9/11/2004, Register 171; am 8/19/2006, Register 179; am 5/4/2013, Register 206; am 5/5/2023, Register 246, July 2023; am 4/17/2024, Register 250, July 2024

Authority:AS 08.48.101

AS 08.48.171

AS 08.48.181