OAR 804-010-0010: Equivalent Education and Experience

(1) In lieu of the Landscape Architectural Accreditation Board (LAAB) or Landscape Architectural Accreditation Council (LAAC) degree specified in OAR 804-010-0000, an applicant for registration may satisfy the Board’s education requirement by accumulating the required 5 years of education credit through a combination of a qualified degree and supervised work experience as follows: (a) Non-accredited Bachelor’s of Landscape Architecture (B.L.A) or Master’s of Landscape Architecture (M.L.A.), 4 years credit; (b) University Certificate in Landscape Architecture, 2 years credit; (c) National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB) accredited Bachelor’s of Architecture (B.Arch.) or Master’s of Architecture (M. Arch.), 4 years credit; (d) Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) accredited Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Civil Engineering, 4 years credit; (e) Any Bachelor's degree, 2 years credit; or (f) Any Associate’s degree, 1 year credit; and (g) Up to 4 years of diversified work experience in landscape architecture under the direct supervision of a licensed or Registered Landscape Architect to fulfill the balance of the 5 years of experience required under this rule. (2) In allowing applicants for registration the opportunity to combine education and supervised work experience in fulfilling the minimum education requirement, the Board will apply the following evaluation criteria: (a) Degrees listed in (1) above cannot be combined to satisfy the education credit requirement; (b) Work experience applied as education credit may not also be used to satisfy work experience requirements for registration found in 804 Division 22; (c) Any degree awarded less than 2 years prior to the accreditation of the program will be accepted as an accredited degree; and (d) Any degree awarded after a program has ceased to be accredited will not be accepted as an accredited degree.