Section 1275.40  Application for Registration

a)         A landscape architect applicant shall file an application, on forms supplied by the Division that includes:

1)         Official transcripts verifying conferral of a degree from an approved landscape architecture program as set forth in Section 1275.20;

2)         Certification, on forms provided by the Division, of professional experience as set forth in Section 1275.30;

3)         Certification, on forms provided by the Division, of successful completion of the examination as set forth in Section 1275.50;

4)         The fees required by Section 1275.75.

b)         In lieu of the certification required in subsections (a)(1), (a)(2) and (a)(3), the Division shall accept certification from the Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards (CLARB) as long as the applicant meets the other requirements for registration under this Section.

c)         An applicant who gained a baccalaureate education outside the United States and is not LAAC accredited, shall have the education evaluated, at the applicant's expense.  Applicants shall obtain the forms from the Educational Credential Evaluators (ECE) at https://www. ece.org/ and have the evaluation sent from ECE to the Division for review by the Board.  The Board will review the evaluation to determine if the applicant's credentials are substantially equivalent to the educational requirements set forth in Section 1275.20.

(Source:  Amended at 46 Ill. Reg. 16806, effective September 26, 2022)