How to get your license: Landscape architect by reciprocity

Requirements

To qualify for reciprocity, you must:

• Hold an active landscape architect license in another state or country
• Have qualifications and experience that meet the following criteria:
  • If you have a degree, qualifications that have been evaluated and meet Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards (CLARB) (www.clarb.org) Standard of Eligibility for Council Certification.
  • If you do not have a degree, qualifications and experience comparable to WAC 308-13-020(1)(b).

How to apply

1. Complete, sign, and date the Landscape Architect Law Summary Review Exam.
2. Submit your application, either online or by mail:
   • Online
     • Log in or sign up to apply and pay your reciprocity application and 2-year license fees.
       • During this process, you will upload:
         • Completed Landscape Architect Law Review Exam (step 1 above).
   • By mail
     • Complete a Landscape Architect License Application
       • If you have a CLARB Council Record, complete sections 1, 3, and 5 only
     • Submit the following with your completed application:
       • Completed Landscape Architect Law Summary Review Exam (step 1 above)
       • Check or money order, payable to the Department of Licensing, for the reciprocity application and 2-year license fees.
         Board of Licensure for Landscape Architects
         Department of Licensing
         PO Box 3777
         Seattle, WA 98124-3777
       • Please allow 7 – 10 business days, not including mailing time, to process your application.
3. Request the required supporting documents for your application:
   • If you have a CLARB Council Record: Have CLARB transmit your record to the board.
   • If you don’t have a CLARB Council Record, have all of the following sent to the address shown below:
     • Official college transcripts from your college/university
     • Certification of completion of one of the following exams from the state where you received your first license:
       • Landscape Architect Registration Exam (LARE), or
       • Uniform National Exam for Landscape Architects (UNE)
     • Certification of a valid landscape architect license from the state where you are currently licensed

Mailing address for third-party submissions:

Questions? Need help?

• Email us: landscape@dol.wa.gov
• Call us: 360.664.1497