TITLE 16 OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL
LICENSING
CHAPTER 44 LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS
PART 2 EDUCATIONAL AND EXAMINATION
REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE OR CERTIFICATION
16.44.2.1 ISSUING
AGENCY: New Mexico Board of
Landscape Architects.
[16.44.2.1 NMAC - Rp,
16.44.2.1 NMAC, 9/30/2016; A, 12/27/2022]
16.44.2.2 SCOPE: The
provisions of 16.44.2 NMAC apply to applicants for licensure and certification.
[16.44.2.2 NMAC - Rp,
16.44.2.2 NMAC, 9/30/2016]
16.44.2.3 STATUTORY
AUTHORITY: This part is adopted pursuant to Landscape
and Architects Act, Sections 61-24B-8, 61-24B-11, 61-24B-12, 61-24B-16 NMSA
1978.
[16.44.2.3 NMAC - Rp,
16.44.2.3 NMAC, 9/30/2016]
16.44.2.4 DURATION: Permanent.
[16.44.2.4 NMAC - Rp,
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16.44.2.5 EFFECTIVE DATE: September 30, 2016, unless a later date is
cited at the end of a section.
[16.44.2.5 NMAC - Rp,
16.44.2.5 NMAC, 9/30/2016]
16.44.2.6 OBJECTIVE: This
part establishes the minimum educational and examination requirements for
applicants applying for licensure or certification.
[16.44.2.6 NMAC - Rp,
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16.44.2.7 DEFINITIONS: (Refer
to Part 1)
16.44.2.8 EDUCATIONAL
REQUIREMENTS:
A. Qualifications
for registration as a landscape architect.
A person desiring to become registered as a landscape architect shall
make application to the board on a written form and in such manner as the board
prescribes, pay all required application fees and certify and furnish evidence
to the board that the applicant:
(1) has
graduated from an accredited program in landscape architecture at a school,
college or university and has a minimum of two years of practical experience
after graduation and acceptable to the board, at least one year of which shall
be under the supervision of a registered landscape architect; or
(2) has graduated from a non-accredited
program of landscape architecture at a school, college or university offering a
minimum four-year bachelor’s degree curriculum or a minimum two-year master’s
degree curriculum and has a minimum of four years of practical experience after graduation and acceptable to the board, at least one year of which shall be under the
supervision of a registered landscape architect; or
(3) has graduated from a program in a
field related to landscape architecture at a school, college or university
offering a minimum four-year bachelor’s degree curriculum or a minimum two-year
master’s degree curriculum and has a minimum of five years of practical
experience after graduation and acceptable to the board, at least one year of
which shall be under the supervision of a registered landscape architect; or
(4) has a minimum of ten years of
practical experience in landscape architectural work that is acceptable to the
board, at least one year of which shall be under the supervision of a
registered landscape architect, provided that:
(a) each
satisfactorily completed year of study in an accredited program of landscape
architecture may be accepted in lieu of one year of practical experience
required under this subsection; or
(b) a baccalaureate degree from a school,
college or university may be accepted in lieu of two years of practical
experience required under this subsection.
B. Qualifications for certification as
a landscape architect in training. A
person desiring to be certified as a landscape architect in training shall make
application to the board on a written form and in such manner as the board prescribes,
pay all required application fees and certify and furnish evidence to the board
that the applicant has practical experience in landscape architectural work
acceptable to the board and:
(1) has graduated from an accredited
program in landscape architecture at a school, college or university; or
(2) has graduated from a non-accredited
program of landscape architecture at a school, college or university offering a
minimum four-year bachelor’s degree curriculum or a minimum two-year master’s
degree curriculum; or
(3) has graduated from a program related
to landscape architecture at a school, college or university offering a minimum
four-year bachelor’s degree curriculum or a minimum two-year master’s degree
curriculum.
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16.44.2.9 EXAMINATION:
A. Applicants for
registration as a landscape architect shall be required to pass the board’s
examination for landscape architects.
(1) To
qualify for licensure, an applicant must demonstrate professional competence by
passing the (L.A.R.E.) or have previously passed the uniform national
examination (UNE). An applicant who
passes the examination may be issued a registration to practice as a landscape
architect provided the applicant meets all the current requirements for
licensure.
(2) The
board shall conduct examination of applicants at least once each year.
(3) The
passing score on the L.A.R.E. is that score recommended by CLARB. The examination is scored on a pass-fail
basis.
(4) An
applicant who fails to pass the L.A.R.E. may reapply for the examination if the
applicant complies with the rules established by the board in effect at the
time of reapplication.
(5) An
applicant may sit for the L.A.R.E. before or while completing the practical
experience/supervision.
B. Applicants for
certification as a landscape architect in training shall be required to pass
the board’s examination for landscape architect in training.
(1) To
qualify for certification as a landscape architect in training, an applicant
must demonstrate some level of professional competence and demonstrate the
applicant’s pursuit of a landscape architectural career by passing any two
sections of the L.A.R.E.
(2) The
board shall conduct examinations of applicants for certification as a landscape
architect in training at least once each year.
(3) The
passing score on the L.A.R.E. is that score recommended by CLARB. The
examination is scored on a pass-fail basis.
(4) An
applicant who passes the examination may be issued a certificate as a landscape
architect in training allowing the use of the landscape architect in training
designation provided the applicant meets all the current requirements for
certification.
(5) An
applicant who fails to pass the examination may reapply for the examination if
the applicant complies with the rules established by the board in effect at the
time of reapplication.
(6) Certification
as a landscape architect in training is limited to five years in duration as
established by the board.
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16.44.2.10 [RESERVED]
16.44.2.11 [RESERVED]
[16.44.2.11 NMAC -
Rp, 16.44.2.11 NMAC, 9/30/2016; Repealed, 12/27/2022]
HISTORY OF
16.44.2 NMAC:
Pre-NMAC History: The
material in this part was derived from that previously filed with the State
Records Center and Archives under:
LAB 85-1, Rules and
Regulations,11/27/1985;
LAB 85-1, Rules and
Regulations, 12/2/1985;
LAB 89-1, Rules and
Regulations, 5/5/1989;
Rule 4, NMBLA,
Registration, 7/8/1992
History of
Repealed Material:
16 NMAC 44.2,
Registration for Licensure - Repealed 10/5/2002.
16.44.2 NMAC,
Registration for Licensure, filed 9/5/2002 -
Repealed effective 9/30/2016.