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§ 7324. Requirements for a professional license.
1.To qualify for a\nlicense as a landscape architect, an applicant shall fulfill the\nfollowing requirements:\n (1) Application: file an application with the department;\n (2) Education: have received an education, including a bachelor's or\nhigher degree in landscape architecture, in accordance with the\ncommissioner's regulations;\n (3) Experience: have experience satisfactory to the board in\nappropriate landscape architectural work and of sufficient amount so\nthat the combined college study and experience total eight years;\n (4) Examination: pass an examination satisfactory to the board and in\naccordance with the commissioner's regulations;\n (5) Age: be at least twenty-one years of age;\n (6) Citizenship or immigration statu
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§ 7324. Requirements for a professional license. 1. To qualify for a\nlicense as a landscape architect, an applicant shall fulfill the\nfollowing requirements:\n (1) Application: file an application with the department;\n (2) Education: have received an education, including a bachelor's or\nhigher degree in landscape architecture, in accordance with the\ncommissioner's regulations;\n (3) Experience: have experience satisfactory to the board in\nappropriate landscape architectural work and of sufficient amount so\nthat the combined college study and experience total eight years;\n (4) Examination: pass an examination satisfactory to the board and in\naccordance with the commissioner's regulations;\n (5) Age: be at least twenty-one years of age;\n (6) Citizenship or immigration status: be a United States citizen or a\nnoncitizen lawfully admitted for permanent residence in the United\nStates;\n (7) Character: be of good moral character as determined by the\ndepartment; and\n (8) Fees: pay a fee of two hundred twenty dollars to the department\nfor admission to a department conducted examination and for an initial\nlicense, a fee of one hundred fifteen dollars for each reexamination, a\nfee of one hundred fifteen dollars for an initial license for persons\nnot requiring admission to a department conducted examination, and a fee\nof one hundred fifty-five dollars for each triennial registration\nperiod.\n 2. In lieu of degree and experience requirements specified in\nsubparagraphs (2) and (3) of subdivision one of this section, twelve\nyears of practical experience in landscape architecture of a grade and\ncharacter satisfactory to the board may be accepted by the department\nprovided that each complete year of study satisfactory to the department\nmay at the discretion of the board be accepted in lieu of two years of\nexperience but not to exceed eight years toward the required total of\ntwelve years. Eight years of such experience satisfactory to the board\nmay be accepted by the department for admission to that portion of the\nexamination related to fundamental landscape architecture theory.\n 3. In lieu of degree, experience and examination requirements\nspecified in subparagraphs (2), (3) and (4) of subdivision one of this\nsection, ten years of lawful practice of landscape architecture outside\nthe state satisfactory to the board may be accepted by the department\nupon the passing of a practical examination satisfactory to the board.\n 4. On recommendation of the board, the department may exempt from\nexamination an applicant who holds a license or certificate to practice\nlandscape architecture issued to him upon examination by a legally\nconstituted board of examiners in any other state or political\nsubdivision of the United States, provided the applicant's\nqualifications met the requirements in this state at the time such\nlicense was issued.\n