N.J. Admin. Code § 13:27-8.5

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 13:27-8.5 - Application for initial licensure; applicants seeking credit for military education, training, or experience

(a) An applicant for initial licensure as a landscape architect shall:

1. Hold a bachelor's degree or higher in landscape architecture from a college or university having a landscape architecture curriculum accredited by the Landscape Architectural Accreditation Board or other academic program approved by the Board pursuant to 13:27-8.4. The applicant shall arrange for the college or university to send an official transcript directly to the Board;

2. Have engaged in practical landscape architectural work for four years after completion of the educational requirement set forth in (a)1 above, at least two of which the applicant having worked on a full-time basis under the supervision of a certified or licensed landscape architect, architect, professional planner or professional engineer;

3. Be of good moral character demonstrated by furnishing five references, two from individuals who have known the applicant for at least five years and three from professionally trained design professionals, such as licensed landscape architects, architects, professional engineers or professional planners, who have first hand experience of the applicant's work. No individual providing a reference shall be related to the applicant;

4. Successfully complete, within five years of application for licensure, the Landscape Architect Registration Examination (LARE); and

5. Complete and return to the Board an application for initial licensure with payment of the initial licensure fee as set forth in 13:27-8.21.

(b) If the applicant is seeking credit for military education, training, or experience, the applicant shall follow the procedure set forth in 13:27-8.5A.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:27-8.5

Amended by 47 N.J.R. 798(a), effective 4/20/2015.