Arizona Administrative Code › Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS › Chapter 30 - BOARD OF TECHNICAL REGISTRATION › Article 2 - REGISTRATION PROVISIONS › Section R4-30-254 - Landscape Architect Registration

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 28, July 12, 2024
A. To qualify for landscape architect
				registration, an applicant shall provide proof to the Board of the successful
				completion of 96 months of landscape architecture education or experience or
				both. To satisfy the education requirement, an applicant must be a graduate of
				a four- or five-year landscape architectural degree program accredited at the
				time of graduation by the Landscape Architectural Accreditation Board (LAAB) or
				an equivalent predecessor organization.
B. To satisfy the experience requirement, an
				applicant who is a graduate of a five-year landscape architectural degree
				program shall demonstrate successful completion of at least three years of
				experience directly related to the practice of landscape architecture. An
				applicant who is a graduate of a four-year landscape architectural degree
				program shall demonstrate successful completion of at least four years of
				experience directly related to the practice of landscape architecture.
				Experience directly related to the practice of landscape architecture shall
				demonstrate an applicant's dedication to the protection of the public's health,
				safety and welfare and shall include the following:
1. Consultation: The active involvement in
				meetings, discussions and development of reports intended to provide
				information, facts or advice regarding the application of landscape
				architectural principles to fulfill the client's specific
				requirements.
2. Investigation,
				reconnaissance and research: The search, examination or study to determine the
				practicality or effectiveness of accepted landscape architectural principles to
				novel situations or the development of new or alternative solutions to
				landscape architectural problems.
3. Planning: The preliminary development of
				objectives, statements, outlines, drafts, drawings, maps or diagrams showing
				the arrangement, scheme, schedule, program or procedure for determining the
				most effective solution to a landscape architectural problem.
4. Design: The preparation and use of
				sketches, plans, drawings, specifications, contracts, outlines, models or
				schemes to convey the use and development of land, plantings, landscapings,
				settings, approaches to buildings, structures or facilities, traffic patterns
				and drainage or erosion patterns.
5. Supervision of development: The
				supervision of the development of land and incidental water areas for the
				preservation, enhancement or determination of proper land uses, natural land
				features, ground cover and planting, naturalistic and esthetic values, settings
				and approaches, natural drainage and the consideration and determination of
				inherent problems of the land, including erosion, wear and tear, light and
				other hazards, including storm water quality.
6. Administration: Administrative experience,
				including office and field administration, field testing, quotation requests,
				change orders, cost accounting, bidding procedures and project closeouts
				(maximum 12 months' credit).
7.
				Subprofessional experience: As defined in rule
				R4-30-101 (maximum
				six months' credit).