Ohio Administrative Code › Title 4703:1 - State Board of Landscape Architect Examiners › Chapter 4703:1-2 - Registration › Section 4703:1-2-01 - Requirements for registration by examination

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) All candidates for registration by
			 examination shall be at least eighteen years of age and of good moral
			 character. Candidates shall have a professional degree in landscape
			 architecture required in section
			 4703.34
			 of the Revised Code and as set forth in this rule, completed the experience
			 requirements as required under section
			 4703.34
			 of the Revised Code and as set forth herein and pass the examination required
			 under section
			 4703.33
			 of the Revised Code and as set forth herein. Candidates are permitted to sit
			 for any or all sections of the examination after completing the education
			 requirements and prior to completing the experience requirements. Registration
			 will not be issued until all requirements have been met.
(B) The professional degree shall be a degree
			 from a landscape architectural curriculum accredited by the "Landscape
			 Architectural Accrediting Board" or other accrediting agency approved by the
			 board.
(C) The required experience
			 shall be in areas directly related to landscape architecture and shall include
			 experience in design, contract documents, contract administration and office
			 management.
(D) The experience
			 requirements may be fulfilled by completing three years of experience in
			 landscape architecture in accordance with the following table and meet the
			 following conditions:
(1) To earn the full
			 experience credit allowed under category 1 or 2 of the table, the applicant
			 must work full-time for a period of at least two months with one employer.
			 Full-time means the applicant works for at least thirty-five hours per
			 week.
(2) Credit for part-time
			 employment will be given only if the applicant works for at least twenty hours
			 per week for the equivalent of two months of full-time employment.
(3) No experience credit may be obtained
			 prior to completion of the third year of an undergraduate professional degree
			 program or prior to the completion of the first year of a graduate professional
			 degree program with undergraduate degrees in another discipline.
(4) At least two years of experience credit
			 must be obtained after completion of the education requirements.
(5) Evaluation of experience shall be at the
			 discretion of the board and may require substantiation of the quality and
			 character of the experience, notwithstanding the fact
			 that the applicant has complied with the technical requirements as set forth
			 herein.
Experience credit
Credit earned
Maximum credit allowed
Category 1. Experience directly related to landscape
						  architectural work when that work is supervised by a landscape architect who is
						  responsible for the landscape architectural activities and decisions of the
						  organization.
100%
No limit
Category 2. Experience in the employment of government
						  agencies, architects, civil engineers, city or regional planners, or landscape
						  design-build in areas directly related to landscape architecture when that
						  experience is gained under the direct supervision of a landscape
						  architect.
100%
No limit
Category 3. Experience in the employment of government
						  agencies, architects, civil engineers, city or regional planners, or landscape
						  design-build in areas directly related to landscape architecture when that
						  experience is not gained under the direct supervision of a landscape
						  architect.
50%
One year
Category 4. Masters or PH.D degree in landscape
						  architecture when that degree is preceded by an accredited undergraduate
						  landscape architectural degree.
One year