Nev. Admin. Code § 623A.220 - Eligibility based on combination of education and experience

1. Except as otherwise provided in NAC 623A.222 and 623A.226, an applicant for a certificate of registration must:

(a) Have 6 years of education and experience in landscape architecture;

(b) Achieve a passing score on each section of the national examination; and

(c) Achieve a minimum score of 75 percent on the Nevada specific examination.

2. The Board will accept the following combinations of education and experience to fulfill the requirements contained in paragraph (a) of subsection 1:

(a) A bachelor's or master's degree in landscape architecture from an approved school and 2 years of postgraduate work experience under the direct supervision of a landscape architect who is registered in this State, any other state in the United States, any province of Canada or any other jurisdiction approved by the Board.

(b) An associate degree in landscape architecture, or, except as otherwise provided in paragraph (c), a bachelor's degree in a related field, including, but not limited to, horticulture or forestry, and 4 years of postgraduate work experience under the direct supervision of a landscape architect who is registered in this State, any other state in the United States, any province of Canada or any other jurisdiction approved by the Board. A master's degree in a related field will be deemed equivalent to 1 year of postgraduate work experience.

(c) A bachelor's degree in architecture or civil engineering from an institution that is accredited by an accrediting body approved by the Board and 3 years of postgraduate work experience under the direct supervision of a landscape architect who is registered in this State, any other state in the United States, any province of Canada or any other jurisdiction approved by the Board. A master's degree in architecture or civil engineering will be deemed equivalent to 1 year of postgraduate work experience.

(d) Any other combination of education and experience which is deemed by the Board to be equivalent to the requirements set forth in paragraphs (a), (b) and (c).

3. An applicant for registration as a landscape architect pursuant to this section must be 21 years of age or older, of good moral character and a citizen of the United States or lawfully entitled to remain and work in the United States.

4. As used in this section, "approved school" means an institution which offers a program of landscape architecture accredited by the Landscape Architectural Accreditation Board of the American Society of Landscape Architects or a program deemed by the Board to be equivalent thereto.

Notes

Nev. Admin. Code § 623A.220

Bd. of Landscape Arch., §§ 3.5 & 3.6, eff. 9-9-76-NAC A 11-1-95; R216-03, 6-1-2006

NRS 623A.130, 623A.140, 623A.170, 623A.190