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Title 12 . Professional and Vocational Regulations
Chapter 36 . Big Game Guides and Transporters
Section 68. Eligibility for landscape architect registration by examination

12 AAC 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) 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

    

    

Education Experience Total Years of Credit Allowed Credit Allowed Education and Classification In Years In Years Work Experience 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 gain experience while under the responsible control of a professional landscape architect registered in the United States.

(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.

History: Eff. 11/13/99, Register 152; am 9/11/2004, Register 171

Authority: AS 08.48.101

AS 08.48.171

AS 08.48.181


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