Note: You may fill out forms and applications online, but the application has to be printed because it must be signed and notarized.

Note: Tennessee does not grant temporary licenses. You must be registered prior to the offering or rendering of professional landscape architectural services.

Fees Notice: Before submitting any application, be sure you have met the minimum education and experience requirements for registration, because application fees are not refundable.

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Student Information

If you are considering pursuing a career in landscape architecture, one of the first decisions you will make will be in reference to your education.  Education lays the foundation for developing the skills and knowledge to not only practice a profession, but also to protect the public’s health, safety, and welfare. 

The educational requirement for landscape architectural registration in the State of Tennessee is a landscape architectural degree that has been accredited by the Landscape Architectural Accreditation Board (LAAB). Accreditation is a voluntary, non-governmental process of peer review. It requires an educational institution or program to meet certain defined standards or criteria and serves to notify parents and prospective students that a particular landscape architectural program has met minimum educational standards for its graduates to enter professional practice.

The Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) recently approved the creation of a new professional Master of Landscape Architecture degree program at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville.  This program will begin accepting students in the fall of 2008.  For more information, Click Here

 

For further information

• Regarding accreditation of landscape architectural programs, how to select a program, and a complete listing of accredited programs in the United States, Click Here. 

• Regarding landscape architectural registration, Click Here. 

 

• Regarding a career in landscape architecture, Click Here. 

 

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Registration Requirements (Select Type of Registration Below)

 

By Examination | By Comity | By Reapplying

Registration By Examination

 

Education Requirements

• A degree in landscape architecture that has been accredited by the Landscape Architectural Accreditation Board (LAAB).

 

Experience Requirements

• Minimum of three years experience working under the direct supervision of a registered landscape architect.  To receive credit for practical training time, an applicant must be employed by the same employer for a period of not less than four consecutive calendar months.  A work month is considered to be at least 140 hours.

 

For further information concerning

• The Landscape Architectural Registration Examination, Click Here.

 

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Registration By Comity

Note:  Tennessee does not register by reciprocity.  We register by comity, meaning that applicants must meet our registration requirements.  The requirements listed below represent the minimum requirements for comity registration.

 

Education Requirement

• A degree in landscape architecture that has been accredited by the Landscape Architectural Accreditation Board (LAAB).

 

Experience Requirement

• Minimum of three years experience working under the direct supervision of a registered landscape architect.  To receive credit for practical training time, an applicant must be employed by the same employer for a period of not less than four consecutive calendar months.  A work month is considered to be at least 140 hours.

Examination Requirement

• Must have passed the Landscape Architectural Registration Examination (LARE) developed and scored by the Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards (CLARB).

Other Requirements

• Must hold an unexpired CLARB certificate.

• Must be registered in at least one other jurisdiction.

 

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Registration By Reapplying

• Must have been previously registered in the State of Tennessee.

• Must hold an unexpired CLARB certificate.

• Must have completed a minimum of 24 PDH’s in the two-year period prior to filing for re-registration.