A person desiring to become registered as a landscape architect shall make application to the board on a written form and in such manner as the board prescribes, pay all required application fees and certify and furnish evidence to the board that the applicant: A. has graduated from an accredited program in landscape architecture at a school, college or university and has a minimum of two years of practical experience acceptable to the board, at least one year of which shall be under the supervision of a landscape architect; B. has graduated from a nonaccredited program of landscape architecture at a school, college or university offering a minimum four-year bachelor's degree curriculum or a minimum two-year master's degree curriculum and has a minimum of four years of practical experience acceptable to the board, at least one year of which shall be under the supervision of a landscape architect; C. has graduated from a program in a field related to landscape architecture at a school, college or university offering a minimum four-year bachelor's degree curriculum or a minimum two-year master's degree curriculum and has a minimum of five years of practical experience acceptable to the board, at least one year of which shall be under the supervision of a landscape architect; or D. has a minimum of ten years of practical experience in landscape architectural work that is acceptable to the board, at least one year of which shall be under the supervision of a landscape architect, provided that: (1) each satisfactorily completed year of study in an accredited program of landscape architecture may be accepted in lieu of one year of practical experience required under this subsection; or (2) a baccalaureate degree from a school, college or university may be accepted in lieu of two years of practical experience required under this subsection. History: Laws 1985, ch. 151, § 8; 2001, ch. 155, § 6; 2007, ch. 126, § 4. Delayed repeals. — For delayed repeal of this section, see 61-24B-17 NMSA 1978. The 2007 amendment, effective June 15, 2007, changes the education and experience required to qualify for registration as a landscape architect. The 2001 amendment, effective June 15, 2001, in Subsections A and B, deleted "registered" following "supervision of a" and deleted "or a person who becomes a registered landscape architect within one year from the effective date of the Landscape Architects Act; provided that" preceding "a master's degree"; and inserted "in a related field" following "university" in Paragraphs C(1) and (2).
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