Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 193D - Landscape Architectural Examining Board › Chapter 3 - Continuing Education › Rule 193D-3.2 - Continuing Education Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
In order for professional landscape architects to provide
				competent, professional services to the public, continuing education shall
				consist of learning experiences that enhance, expand and keep current the
				skills, knowledge, and abilities of practicing professionals. Professional
				landscape architects may pursue learning experiences in technical,
				nontechnical, regulatory, ethics and business practice areas, provided that the
				continuing education directly benefits the health, safety, and welfare of the
				public.
(1) Hours required. Each
			 registrant shall complete during each two-year licensing term a minimum of 24
			 hours of continuing education approved by the board. Compliance with the
			 continuing education requirements is a prerequisite for license renewal.
(2) Within any biennial renewal
			 period, 24 hours of continuing education must be acquired and shall be in
			 health, safety, and welfare subjects acquired in structured educational
			 activities. Hours acquired in any 24-month renewal period may not be carried
			 over to a subsequent 24-month renewal period. Continuing education hours may be
			 acquired in any location.
(3) A
			 professional landscape architect who holds a license in Iowa for less than 12
			 months from the date of initial licensure shall not be required to report
			 continuing education at the first license renewal. A professional landscape
			 architect who holds a license in Iowa for more than 12 months, but less than 24
			 months from the date of initial licensure, shall be required to report 12 hours
			 of continuing education in health, safety, and welfare subjects earned in the
			 preceding 12 months at the first license renewal.
(4) Sources of continuing education. The
			 following suggested list may be used by all licensees to determine the types of
			 activities which may fulfill the continuing education requirements. All hours
			 of continuing education must also comply with the directive in subrule 3.2(2).
a. Hours of continuing education in
			 attendance at short courses or seminars dealing with landscape architectural
			 subjects and sponsored by colleges, universities or professional
			 organizations.
b. Hours of
			 continuing education in attendance at presentations on landscape architectural
			 subjects, which are held in conjunction with conventions or at seminars related
			 to materials use and function. Presentations such as those presented by CLARB,
			 American Society of Landscape Architects, Construction Specification Institute,
			 Construction Products Manufacturers Council or similar organizations devoted to
			 landscape architecture education may qualify.
c. Hours of continuing education in
			 attendance at short courses or seminars relating to business practice or new
			 technology and offered by colleges, universities, professional organizations or
			 system suppliers.
d. Hours of
			 continuing education spent presenting or teaching courses or seminars in
			 landscape architecture. Three preparation hours may be claimed for each class
			 hour spent teaching landscape architectural courses or seminars. College or
			 university faculty members may not claim credit for teaching regular curriculum
			 courses.
e. Hours of continuing
			 education spent learning through professional service to the public which draws
			 upon the licensee's professional expertise on boards and commissions, such as
			 serving on planning commissions, building code advisory boards, urban renewal
			 boards, code study commissions or community boards. Hours of continuing
			 education under this paragraph shall be limited to 6 hours earned in any
			 biennial renewal period.
f. Hours
			 of continuing education spent in landscape architectural research which is
			 published or formally presented to the profession or public. Credit may be
			 claimed only following proof of publication or presentation. Hours of
			 continuing education under this paragraph shall be limited to 12 hours earned
			 in any biennial renewal period.
g.
			 Hours of continuing education spent in distance learning that concludes with an
			 examination or other verification of course completion.
h. College or university courses dealing with
			 landscape architectural subjects or business practice. Each semester hour shall
			 equal 15 hours of continuing education. A quarter hour shall equal 10 hours of
			 continuing education.
i. Hours of
			 continuing education spent in educational tours or tours in areas significant
			 to landscape architecture when the tour is sponsored by college, university or
			 professional organizations and verification of participation is provided by the
			 tour sponsor. Self-guided tours do not qualify. Hours of continuing education
			 under this paragraph shall be limited to 6 hours earned in any biennial renewal
			 period.
j. Hours of continuing
			 education spent attending in-house educational programs, including dinner,
			 luncheon, and breakfast meetings.