1. (a) Education and training equivalent requirements for licensing. A person seeking initial or reciprocal licensure through equivalent standards is required to have five years of professional education credits as established below, to have completed three (3) years of diverse training as stated in section 55:10-5-8(a)(2) or equivalent practical training as established below, and to have passed the CLARB examinations or equivalent examinations.
2. (1) Education credits earned from non-LAAB accredited degree programs
3. (A) Education credits allowed toward any bachelor's degree in a field related to landscape architecture: three (3) years maximum credit allowed
4. (B) Education credits allowed toward a foreign bachelor's degree in landscape architecture: three (3) years maximum credit allowed
5. (2) Education credits earned from training
6. (A) Education credits allowed for diversified experience directly related to landscape architecture as an employee in the offices of a licensed landscape architect
7. (i) 50% credit allowed for all years of training that are being applied towards education credits
8. (ii) 100% training credits allowed once five education credits have been met
9. (B) Education credits allowed for diversified experience, practicing as a principal, with a verified record of substantial practice, directly related to landscape architecture work.
10. (i) 50% credit allowed for all years of training that are being applied towards education credits
11. (ii) 100% training credits allowed once five education credits have been met
12. (C) Education credits allowed for diversified experience as an employee of an organization (other than offices of a licensed landscape architect) when the experience is related to landscape architecture work and is under the personal supervision of a licensed landscape architect, architect, civil engineer or credentialed planner in good standing
13. (i) 50% credit allowed for all years of training that are being applied towards education credits
14. (ii) 100% training credits allowed once five education credits have been met with a two (2) year maximum limit
15. (D) Education credits allowed for experience as an employee of an organization (other than offices of licensed landscape architects) when the experience is in a foreign country or on a military installation and directly related to landscape architectural work but is not under direct supervision of a licensed engineer, architect, landscape architect or credentialed planner in good standing in the United States or Canada, but rather a foreign credential entity or the military and equates to (a)(2)(A) of this section, by the Board in its sole discretion.
16. (i) 50% credit allowed for all years of training that are being applied towards education credits
17. (ii) 100% training credits allowed once five education credits have been met
18. (b) Explanation of requirements.
19. (1) Licensing standards.
20. (A) To be granted licensure, an applicant must:
21. (i) Hold a high school diploma or equivalent;
22. (ii) Hold an LAAB accredited degree in landscape architecture or have at least five (5) years of education credits using these standards and the Board's current Rules;
23. (iii) Have at least three (3) years of diversified acceptable training credits;
24. (iv) Have passed the CLARB Landscape Architect Registration Examination (LARE) or the CLARB Uniform National Examination (UNE); or
25. (v) Have passed an acceptable foreign examination comparable to the United States examinations at the sole discretion of the Board; and
26. (vi) Take and pass an examination on the Oklahoma Act and these Rules and an examination on Oklahoma plant materials.
27. (B) Licensing standard deficiencies: Applicants who have not met the education requirements may nonetheless be granted licensure if the applicant has accumulated ten or more years of training credits, in addition to the three (3) years required for training experience, and has passed an examination as determined by the Board.
28. (2) Examination deficiencies.
29. (A) The Board may waive deficiencies in the applicant's examination procedure arising from examination transitions, if, in its judgment, such deficiencies are minor in nature or, if substantial, have been adequately compensated for by some equivalent proof of the applicant's competency.
30. (B) The transition rules relating to the implementation of any CLARB examinations will be followed by this Board.
31. (3) Education credits. Education Credits shall be subject to the following conditions: 32 Semester credit hours or 48 quarter credit hours are considered to be one (1) year. Fractions of a year of one-half or greater will be considered one-half year, and smaller fractions will not be counted.
32. (4) Training credits. Training credits shall be subjected to the following conditions:
33. (A) No training credits may be earned prior to accumulating three (3) education credits
34. (B) Every applicant must earn at least one year of training credit under the responsible control of a licensed landscape architect, and must earn it after earning five (5) years of education credits
35. (C) A maximum of one year of training credit will be given for one year in a Master or Doctoral degree in landscape architecture or for one year of full-time teaching or research in a LAAB-accredited landscape architecture program.
36. (D) No credit used as an education credit may be used as a training credit
37. (5) General evaluation criteria.
38. (A) To earn full education and/or training credits under (a)(2)(A-D) of this section, an applicant must work at least 32 hours per week for a minimum period of six (6) consecutive weeks. An applicant may earn one-half the credit specified under (a)(2)(A) of this section, for work of a least 15 hours per week in periods of six (6) or more consecutive weeks; no credit will be given for part-time work in any category other than (a)(2)(A-C) of this section.
39. (B) Other education and training may be substituted for the requirements outlined above, only insofar as the Board considers them to be equivalent to the required qualifications.
40. (C) In evaluation credits, the Board may, prior to licensure, require substantiation of the quality and character of the applicant's experience, notwithstanding the fact that the applicant has complied with the technical education and training requirements set forth above.

Added at 39 Ok Reg 817, eff 9-15-22

Amended at 42 Ok Reg, Number 21, effective 8-1-25