Iowa Admin. Code r. 193D-2.5 - Exemption from written examination

The board may exempt from written examination an applicant who meets one of the following criteria:

(1) The applicant holds a current CLARB certificate;

(2) The applicant holds a license to practice landscape architecture issued upon written examination by another jurisdiction and has submitted a certificate from the jurisdiction of original licensure verifying that the applicant passed the examination in that jurisdiction; or

(3) The applicant:

a. Holds an active license to practice landscape architecture issued by another jurisdiction whose current licensure requirements, including the examination requirements, are substantially equivalent to or exceed those required for licensure as a landscape architect in Iowa, and during the time period in which the applicant was issued an initial license in the other jurisdiction, that jurisdiction did not require a written examination for initial applicants but did require board review and approval of education and experience designed to demonstrate competence to practice;

b. Was grandfathered in under the laws of the other jurisdiction before written examinations for initial licensure were mandated by the other jurisdiction; and

c. Submits a certificate from the jurisdiction of original licensure verifying that the applicant was licensed during the period in which there was no written examination and submits proof of license in good standing.

Notes

Iowa Admin. Code r. 193D-2.5

Amended by IAB April 21, 2021/Volume XLIII, Number 22, effective 5/26/2021 Adopted by IAB April 30, 2025/Volume XLVII, Number 22, effective 6/4/2025