California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 26 - Landscape Architects Technical Committee › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 2620.5 - Requirements for an Approved Extension Certificate Program

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) An educational program offering an
				extension certificate in landscape architecture shall apply to the Board for
				approval and shall meet the following requirements:
(1) The educational program shall be
				established in an educational institution that has a four-year educational
				curriculum and either is approved under Article 6 (commencing with Section
				94885) of Chapter 8 of Part 59 of
				Division 10 of the Education Code or is an institution of public higher
				education as defined by Section
				66010 of
				the Education Code.
(2) There shall
				be a written statement of the program's philosophy and objectives that serves
				as a basis for curriculum structure. Such statement shall take into
				consideration the broad perspective of values, missions, and goals of the
				profession of landscape architecture. The program objectives shall provide for
				relationships and linkages with other disciplines and public and private
				landscape architectural practices. The program objectives shall be reinforced
				by course inclusion, emphasis, and sequence in a manner that promotes
				achievement of program objectives.
(3) The program shall have a written plan for
				evaluation of the total program, including admission and selection procedures,
				attrition and retention of students, and performance of graduates in meeting
				community needs.
(4) The program
				shall be administered as a discrete program in landscape architecture within
				the institution with which it is affiliated.
(5) There shall be an organizational chart
				that identifies the relationships, lines of authority, and channels of
				communication within the program and between the program and other
				administrative segments of the institution with which it is
				affiliated.
(6) The program shall
				have sufficient authority and resources to achieve its educational
				objectives.
(7) The program's
				director shall be a California licensed landscape architect.
(8) The faculty shall have the primary
				responsibility for developing policies and procedures, planning, organizing,
				implementing, and evaluating all aspects of the program. The faculty shall be
				adequate in type and number to develop and implement the program approved by
				the Board.
(9) The program
				curriculum shall provide instruction in the following areas related to
				landscape architecture:
(A) History, art, and
				communication;
(B) Natural,
				cultural, and social systems;
(C)
				Design as a process in shaping the environment;
(D) Plant material and their
				application;
(E) Construction
				materials and techniques;
(F)
				Professional practice methods;
(G)
				Professional ethics and values;
(H)
				Computer systems and advanced technology; and
(I) Current California statutes and
				regulations covering the environment, landscape architecture, and water
				conservation.
(10) The
				program's curriculum shall not be revised until it has been approved by the
				Board or must be revised to correct deficiencies identified by the
				Board.
(11) The program shall
				consist of at least 90 quarter units or 60 semester units.
(12) The program shall maintain a current
				syllabus for each required course that includes the course objectives, content,
				and methods of evaluating student performance.
(13) The curriculum shall be offered in a
				timeframe that reflects the proper course sequence. Students shall be required
				to adhere to that sequence, and courses shall be offered in a consistent and
				timely manner in order that students can observe these requirements.
(14) A program shall meet the following
				requirements for its instructional personnel:
(A) At least one half of the program's
				instructional personnel shall hold a professional degree in landscape
				architecture.
(B) At least one half
				of the program's instructional personnel shall be licensed by the Board as
				landscape architects.