License: Landscape Architect, Licensed

Landscape architects and any person who uses the title or does the work of a landscape architect as defined in Business and Professions Code, Division 3, Chapter 3.5. Fees: National Examination (Landscape Architects Registration Examination) - administered by The Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards (CLARB): Section 1 $ 375.00 Section 2 $ 375.00 Section 3 $ 590.00 Section 4 $ 590.00 *Final fees established as part of the annual CLARB budget process. Fees are subject to change. Local Examination (California Supplemental Examination): $275.00 CSE Application Evaluation Fee: $35 Initial License: $400.00 Renewal: $400.00 Examination Frequency: National Examination - three (3) times a year, Local Examination - continuous Exam Locations: Multiple Experience Requirement: Must be at least 18 years of age (or have graduated from high school in order to receive training/experience credit); have a bachelors, masters, associate degree, or extension certificate in landscape architecture OR an architecture degree from a NAAB-accredited program; and have six years of qualifying education and training experience Average Time to Process Application: California Code of Regulations Section 2612 states sixty (60) days. *Average process time is three (3) weeks. Renewal Period: Biennially (every second year). Special License Requirements: N/A Comments: The Board of Landscape Architects was sunsetted effective July 1,1997, after which the Technical Committee was established under the purview of the California Architects Board. Authority: Business and Professions Code, Section 5615 et seq.; California Code of Regulations, Title 16, Division 26.

  • Registry
  • Both state and third-party exams required
  • No education required
  • No continuing education requirement
  • Experience required
  • No criminal record requirements
License information updated 06/02/2022