Exam Information

Registration by Examination

• Candidates must hold a professional degree in Landscape Architecture from an accredited university/college.
• Three years of experience are required, which must be completed before registration is issued.
• Candidates with an accredited degree may sit for the LARE before completing the experience requirement.
• Foreign educated candidates must have their education evaluated to determine if it meets the US equivalent. If it does not, you will need to supplement your education to meet US standards.
• Beginning April 1, 2009, all new exam candidates must have a CLARB Council Record.
• Transmittal of the complete CLARB Council Record, including exam scores and verification of work history, is required prior to licensure.
  

Multiple Choice Sections

The Multiple Choice sections (Sections A, B and D) are administered by CLARB and can be taken at any Thompson Prometric testing center in the United States. Candidates must register for sections A, B and D via the CLARB website at www.clarb.org.

The Multiple Choice sections are given on computer.

Graphic Sections

The Graphic sections (Sections C and E) will be administered by CLARB beginning with the December 2009 exam.

The test location will be announced on the CLARB website.

Candidates wishing to take the Graphic Exams must register with CLARB.

The Graphic sections are paper and pencil.

Examination Dates

The dates for the administration of the graphic sections of the L.A.R.E.
(Sections C and E) are as follows:

The dates for the administration of the multiple-choice sections of the L.A.R.E. (Sections A, B and D) are as follows: