How to get your license: Landscape architects

How to get a license by exam

If you have a degree

1. Contact the Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards (CLARB) to register for the Landscape Architect Registration Examination (LARE). As of April 16, 2009, we adopted CLARB’s Standards of Eligibility for Council Certification as the requirements for licensing candidates with a degree.
2. CLARB will register you and administer the exam.
3. Once you have passed all sections of the exam, submit all of the following to address below:
   • A completed Landscape Architect Registration Application, sections 1 and 5.
   • A written review of laws related to the practice of landscape. The Instructions for Completing the Requirements for Landscape Architect Licensure in Washington includes all of the instructions, law summaries, and answer forms you will need to complete this law review.
   • A check or money order to pay the initial application and initial registration fees.
4. Mail these materials to:
   
   Board of Registration of Landscape Architects
   PO Box 9048
   Olympia, WA 98507-9048

If you don’t have a degree

1. Complete a Landscape Architect Registration Application.
2. Submit the entire application and a check or money order for the initial application fee to:
   
   Board of Registration of Landscape Architects
   PO Box 9048
   Olympia, WA 98507-9048
3. We will review your application materials. If you meet the requirements, we will approve you to take the Landscape Architect Registration Examination (LARE) through CLARB.
4. Once you have passed all sections of the exam, submit all of the following to address in step 2:
   • A written review of laws related to the practice of landscape. The Instructions for Completing the Requirements for Landscape Architect Licensure in Washington includes all of the instructions, law summaries, and answer forms you will need to complete this law review.
   • A check or money order for the initial registration fee.

How to get a license by reciprocity

1. Complete a Landscape Architect Registration Application.
2. Submit the reciprocity application and initial 2-year registration fees to:
   
   Board of Registration of Landscape Architects
   PO Box 9048
   Olympia, WA 98507-9048.
3. Submit all of the following to the address below:
   
   • Transcripts (not needed if licensed 7 or more years)
   • Employment and Experience Summary forms (not needed if licensed 7 or more years)
   • References from 3 landscape architects (If self employment is claimed, references need to be filled out by someone reviewing the applicant's work.)
   Mailing address:
   
   Board of Registration of Landscape Architects
   PO Box 9045
   Olympia, WA 98507-9045
4. Provide state certification of completion of the LARE or the UNE, including examination scores.
5. Provide state certification of a current valid landscape architect license in another recognized jurisdiction.
6. Satisfactorily complete the review of laws related to the practice of landscape architecture as determined by the board. The Instructions for Completing the Requirements for Landscape Architect Licensure in Washington includes all of the instructions, law summaries, and answer forms you will need to complete this law review.