§ 544B.8 — Examination

Iowa § 544B.8

• Jurisdiction: Iowa
• Title XIII: COMMERCE
• Ch. 544B: LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS

Text

1. A person applying for a certificate of licensure as a professional landscape architect
shall satisfactorily pass an examination in technical and professional subjects prescribed
by the board. The board may adopt the uniform standardized examination and grading
procedures of a national certification body recognized by the board. The examination may be
conducted by representatives of the board. The identity of a person taking the examination
shall be concealed until after the examination is graded. The fee for examination shall be
based on the annual cost of administering the examinations. The public members of the
board shall be allowed to participate in administrative, clerical, or ministerial functions
incident to giving the examination, but shall not determine the content of the examination
or determine the correctness of the answers.
2. An applicant who has failed the examination may request in writing information from
the board concerning the applicant’s examination grade and subject areas or questions
which the applicant failed to answer correctly, except that if the board administers a uniform,
standardized examination, the board shall only be required to provide the examination
grade and such other information concerning the applicant’s examination results which are
available to the board.

Legislative History

[C75, 77, 79, 81, §118A.8]