Exams: Landscape architects

CLARB administered exams

Starting December 2009, the Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards (CLARB) will administer all sections of the Landscape Registration Examination (LARE).

• Multiple-choice sections A, B, and D are administered by CLARB using a computer-based test administration system.
• Sections C and E are administered by CLARB in June and December at a regional test center.

Please contact CLARB if you have questions about taking the examination.

Score reporting

If you have taken CLARB exams and wish to have your scores transmitted to Washington State, please contact CLARB and authorize them to transmit your scores to us.

Law review

Candidates for licensure will be required, upon completion of their exam and experience requirements, to submit a review of several laws related to the practice of landscape architecture. The law review includes summaries associated with the:

• Growth Management Act (RCW 36.70A)
• Growth Management Act (RCW 36.70B)
• State Environmental Policy Act
• Endangered Species Act
• Shoreline Management Act
• Law Relating to Landscape Architects

This law review will be required of all new licensees in the state of Washington, including reciprocity applicants, and strengthens the connection between the licensing of professional landscape architects and current state and federal laws established for the protection of the environment and for the benefit of the citizens of our state.

For instructions, law summaries, and answer forms for the law review, see the Instructions for Completing the Requirements for Landscape Architect Licensure in Washington.