Exam information: Landscape architects

CLARB administered exams

Multiple-choice sections

Sections A, B, and D of the Landscape Architect Registration Examination (LARE) are administered by the Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards (CLARB), using a computer-based test administration system. Please contact CLARB for instructions for taking these sections.

Department of Licensing administered exams

Section C and E of the LARE are administered by the Department of Licensing (DOL). The LARE is schedules twice a year, in June and December.

LARE Information Guide and Registration Form

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.

Exam fees

Please see Fees.

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.