California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 26 - Landscape Architects Technical Committee › Article 1 - General Provisions › Section 2620 - Education and Training Credits

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) Experience Equivalents. The Board's
				evaluation of a candidate's educational and training experience is based on the
				following table:
Experience
						  Description
Education Max. Credit
						  Allowed
Training and/or Practice Max.
						  Credit Allowed
(1) Degree in landscape architecture where the degree
						  program has been accredited by the Landscape Architectural Accreditation Board
						  (LAAB).
4 years
(2) Degree in landscape architecture, where the degree
						  program has not been accredited by LAAB and where the program consists of at
						  least a four-year curriculum.
3 years
(3) Degree in architecture, where the degree program
						  has been accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board
						  (NAAB).
2 years
(4) Degree in civil engineering, where the degree
						  program has been accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and
						  Technology (ABET).
2 years
(5) Degree, where the degree program consists of at
						  least a four-year curriculum.
1 year
(6) Degree in landscape architecture, where the degree
						  program consists of at least a two-year curriculum.
1 year
(7) Extension certificate in landscape architecture
						  from an Extension Certificate Program that meets the requirements of section
						  2620.5.
2 years
(8) Extension certificate as specified in subdivision
						  (a)(7) and a degree which consists of at least a four-year
						  curriculum.
4 years
(9) Extension certificate as specified in subdivision
						  (a)(7) and a degree as specified in subdivision (a)(6).
3
						  years
(10) Partial completion, as defined in subdivision
						  (b)(1), of a degree in landscape architecture, where the degree program has
						  been accredited by the LAAB.
1 year
(11) Partial completion, as defined in subdivision
						  (b)(1), of an extension certificate in landscape architecture from an Extension
						  Certificate Program that meets the requirements of section
						  2620.5 along with a degree from an
						  educational institution where the degree program consists of at least a
						  four-year curriculum.
1 year
(12) Experience as, or experience obtained under the
						  direct supervision of, a landscape architect licensed or registered in the
						  jurisdiction where the experience occurred.
1-6 years
(13) Experience as, or experience obtained under the
						  direct supervision of, an architect or civil engineer licensed or registered in
						  the jurisdiction where the experience occurred.
up to 3
						  years
(14) Experience as a California-licensed landscape
						  contractor or a landscape contractor licensed or registered in another
						  jurisdiction where the scope of practice for landscape contracting is
						  equivalent to that allowed pursuant to section
						  7027.5 of the Code and section
						  832.27 of article 3, division 8,
						  title 16 of the California Code of Regulations.
up to 4
						  years
(15) Experience obtained under the direct supervision
						  of a California-licensed landscape contractor or a landscape contractor
						  licensed or registered in another jurisdiction where the scope of practice for
						  landscape contracting is equivalent to that allowed pursuant to section
						  7027.5 of the Code and section
						  832.27 of article 3, division 8,
						  title 16 of the California Code of Regulations.
up to 1
						  year
(16) Teaching in a landscape architecture degree
						  program under the supervision of a licensed landscape architect and where the
						  degree program consists of at least a two-year curriculum.
1
						  year
(b)
				Education Credits.
(1) For purposes of
				subdivision (a)(10) and (11), "partial completion" shall mean that the
				candidate completed at least 80 percent of the total units required for
				completion of the four-year degree or extension certificate program.
(2) Except as provided in subdivision (a)(10)
				and (11), no credit shall be granted for academic units obtained without
				earning a degree or extension certificate.
(3) Candidates in a degree program earning
				credit based on work experience courses (e.g., internship or co-op program)
				shall not receive more than the maximum credit otherwise granted for degrees
				under this section.
(4) Candidates
				with multiple degrees shall not be granted education credit for more than one
				degree.
(5) Candidates with
				multiple extension certificates shall not be granted education credit for more
				than one extension certificate.
(6)
				Except as provided in subdivision (a)(8) and (9), candidates with both a degree
				and an extension certificate shall only be granted education credit for either
				the degree or the extension certificate, whichever holds the greater credit
				value.
(7) The maximum education
				credit allowed to any candidate is four years.