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License/Permit Categories
- Landscape Architect (License): An individual who practices landscape architecture
in Maryland.
- Partnership (Permit): A partnership through which landscape architecture is
practiced in Maryland. A partner who holds a Maryland landscape architect license must
be designated as the responsible member.
- Corporation (Permit): A corporation through which landscape architecture is
practiced in Maryland. An officer of the corporation, who holds a Maryland landscape architect
license, must be designated as the responsible member.
License and Permit Periods: Two-year period from the date of issuance.
Fees
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT
Requirements for Licensure
1. Licensure by Examination
To qualify for the exam, the applicant: shall meet the education/experience requirements set in
the Law:
§ 9-303. EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
(a) Before an applicant takes the examination given by the Board, the applicant shall qualify
under this section by meeting the educational and experience requirements set forth in subsection
(b), (c), (d), or (e) of this section.
(b) An applicant qualifies under this section if the applicant:
(1) has been graduated from a college or school of landscape architecture that holds
accredited status from the national Landscape Architectural Accreditation Board; and
(2) has at least 2 years of work experience in landscape architecture that is:
(i) under the responsible charge of a licensed landscape architect or other
authorized individual; and
(ii) otherwise satisfactory to the Board.
(c) An applicant qualifies under this section if the applicant:
(1) has been graduated on completion of at least a 4-year curriculum in a design-related
discipline from a college or university that is accredited by, or is a constituent unit of an
institution accredited by, the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools or the equivalent
regional accrediting association of other regional areas; and
(2) has at least 4 years of work experience in landscape architecture that is:
(i) under the responsible charge of a licensed landscape architect or other
authorized individual; and
(ii) otherwise satisfactory to the Board.
(d) An applicant qualifies under this section if the applicant:
(1) has been graduated on completion of at least a 4-year curriculum in a nondesign-related
discipline from a college or university that is accredited by, or is a constituent unit of an
institution accredited by, the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools or the equivalent
regional accrediting association of other regional areas; and
(2) has at least 6 years of practical work experience in landscape architecture that is:
(i) under the responsible charge of a licensed landscape architect or other
authorized individual; and
(ii) otherwise satisfactory to the Board.
(e) (1) An applicant qualifies under this section if the applicant:
(i) is a high school graduate or the equivalent; and
(ii) has at least 8 years of practical work experience in landscape architecture
that is:
1. under the responsible charge of a licensed landscape architect or
other authorized individual; and
2. otherwise satisfactory to the Board.
(2) The Board may count each full year of study at a college or school of landscape
architecture that meets the criteria set forth in subsection (b) of this section as one of the
years of the work experience required under this subsection.
(a) In General-Before an applicant takes the examination given by the Board,
the applicant shall qualify under this section by meeting the education and experience requirements
set forth in subsection (b) or (c) of this section.
Application Process
2. License by Reciprocity
The Board will grant a license to an applicant who is licensed
to practice landscape architecture in another state, if
at the time the applicant was licensed in the other state,
the applicant was required to pass an examination and possessed
qualifications that were substantially equivalent to the
examination and qualifications in Maryland.
Application Process
- Contact the Board's office to ascertain needed qualifications
and to obtain an application at landscape@dllr.state.md.us.
OR
- Apply and pay the reciprocal application fee online
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT PARTNERSHIP/CORPORATION
A permit is required before a corporation or partnership
- operates a business through which a licensed landscape architect practices landscape architecture; and
- represents to the public that the business provides the services of a licensed landscape architect.
A permit authorizes the holder to provide a service that constitutes practicing landscape
architecture only if the service is performed by an individual who is licensed or otherwise authorized
to practice landscape architecture in Maryland.
Application Process
- Applicants for a partnership/corporation permit may
contact the Board's office for an application at landscape@dllr.state.md.us.
OR
- Apply and pay the permit application fee online
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