DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATORY AFFAIRS  
DIRECTOR’S OFFICE  
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS – GENERAL RULES  
(By authority conferred on the department of licensing and regulatory affairs by  
sections 205, 2203, and 2205 of the occupational code, 1980 PA 299, MCL 339.205,  
339.2203, and 339.2205, and Executive Reorganization Order Nos. 1991-9, 1996-2,  
2003-1, 2007-17, and 2011-4, MCL 338.3501, 445.2001, 445.2011, 445.2023, and  
445.2030)  
PART 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS  
R 339.19001 Rescinded.  
History: 1983 AACS; 2014AACS.  
R 339.19002 Definitions.  
Rule 2. (1) As used in these rules:  
(a) “Code” means the occupational code, 1980 PA 299, MCL 339.101 to 339.2677.  
(b) “Department” means the department of licensing and regulatory affairs.  
(2) A term defined in the code has the same meaning when used in these rules.  
History: 2021 AACS.  
PART 2. EDUCATION AND EXAMINATION  
R 339.19004 Rescinded.  
History: 2021 AACS; 2023 MR 6, Eff. March 23, 2023.  
R 339.19005 Rescinded.  
History: 1983 AACS; 1998-2000 AACS.  
R 339.19006 Rescinded.  
History: 2021 AACS; 2023 MR 6, Eff. March 23, 2023.  
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R 339.19007 Rescinded.  
History: 1983 AACS; 2014AACS.  
R 339.19008 Rescinded.  
History: 2021 AACS; 2023 MR 6, Eff. March 23, 2023.  
R 339.19010 Rescinded  
History: 2021 AACS; 2023 MR 6, Eff. March 23, 2023.  
PART 2. EDUCATION AND EXAMINATION  
R 339.19011 Adoption by reference; accreditation.  
Rule 11. (1) The department adopts by reference the Landscape Architectural  
Accreditation Board’s (LAAB) “Accreditation Standards for First-Professional Programs  
in Landscape Architecture,” September 2021. The LAAB’s standards for accreditation  
are available for inspection and distribution at a cost of 10 cents per page from the  
Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, Bureau of Professional Licensing, 611  
Ottawa Street, P.O. Box 30670, Lansing, Michigan 48909, or at no cost from the LAAB’s  
website  
at  
https://www.asla.org/uploadedFiles/LAAB_ACCREDITATION_STANDARDS_SEPTE  
MBER2021.pdf.  
(2) The department adopts by reference the Landscape Architecture Accreditation  
Council’s (LAAC) “Manual of Accreditation Standards and Procedures for Canadian  
Programs of Landscape Architectural Education,” March 2017. The LAAC’s standards  
for accreditation are available for inspection and distribution at a cost of 10 cents per  
page from the Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs, Bureau of Professional  
Licensing, 611 Ottawa Street, P.O. Box 30670, Lansing, Michigan 48909, or at no cost  
from the LAAC’s website at Microsoft Word - Accreditation Standards Final June 2019  
(csla-aapc.ca).  
(3) A landscape architect education program accredited by the LAAB or the LAAC  
is approved by the department.  
(4) A credentials evaluation provided by a current member of the National  
Association of Credential Evaluation Services that verifies that an applicant’s education  
satisfies the requirements of a landscape architect education program accredited by the  
LAAB or the LAAC adopted by reference in subrules (1) and (2) of this rule is approved  
by the department.  
History: 2023 MR 6, Eff. March 23, 2023.  
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R 339.19012 Rescinded.  
History: 2021 AACS; 2023 MR 6, Eff. March 23, 2023.  
R 339.19013 Examination adoption; passing score.  
Rule 13. (1) The department approves and adopts the Landscape Architect  
Registration Examination (LARE) prepared and scored by the Council of Landscape  
Architects Registration Boards (CLARB).  
(2) The passing score for the LARE is the score established by the CLARB.  
History: 2023 MR 6, Eff. March 23, 2023.  
R 339.19014 Rescinded.  
History: 2021 AACS; 2023 MR 6, Eff. March 23, 2023.  
R 339.19016 Rescinded.  
History: 2021 AACS; 2023 MR 6, Eff. March 23, 2023.  
R 339.19018 Rescinded.  
History: 2021 AACS; 2023 MR 6, Eff. March 23, 2023.  
R 339.19020 Rescission.  
Rule 20. R 285.901.1 to R 285.901.5 of the Michigan Administrative Code,  
appearing on pages 1357 and 1358 of the 1979 Michigan Administrative Code, are  
rescinded.  
History: 1983 AACS.  
PART 3. LICENSURE  
R 339.19021 Licensure by examination.  
Rule 21. (1) As used in this rule, “experience” means applying accepted principles  
of landscape architecture in a non-academic and non-internship setting under the  
supervision of a landscape architect who is licensed or registered in this state or another  
state.  
(2) An applicant for a landscape architect license by examination shall submit a  
completed application on a form provided by the department together with the required  
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fee. In addition to satisfying the requirements of the code, the applicant shall satisfy all  
the requirements in subrules (3) to (6) of this rule.  
(3) The applicant shall possess a minimum of 7 years of training and experience in  
the actual implementation and practice of landscape architecture by satisfying 1 of the  
following:  
(a) The applicant earned a baccalaureate degree from a program approved pursuant  
to R 339.19011 and completed not less than 3 years of experience by working a minimum  
of 4,500 hours over a 3-year period. Experience must be verified by the supervising  
landscape architect by providing both of the following:  
(i) The supervising landscape architect’s attestation documenting that the applicant  
performed work that satisfies the experience requirements and the dates and hours that  
the applicant performed that work under the supervision of the landscape architect.  
(ii) The supervising landscape architect’s name, license or registration number, and  
the state the supervising landscape architect is licensed or registered as a landscape  
architect.  
(b) The applicant earned a baccalaureate degree and a master’s degree from a  
program approved pursuant to R 339.19011 and completed not less than 2 years of  
experience by working a minimum of 3,000 hours over a 2-year period. Experience must  
be verified by the supervising landscape architect by providing both of the following:  
(i) The supervising landscape architect’s attestation documenting that the applicant  
performed work that satisfies the experience requirements and the dates and hours that  
the applicant performed that work under the supervision of the landscape architect.  
(ii) The supervising landscape architect’s name, license or registration number, and  
the state the supervising landscape architect is licensed or registered as a landscape  
architect.  
(c) The applicant completed 1 or both of the following for a total of 7 years of  
training and experience:  
(i) The applicant completed 1 year of education from a program approved pursuant  
to R 339.19011 by passing a minimum of 30 semester hours or 45 quarter hours per year  
for each year of training credit earned. A maximum of 5 years of credit may be earned.  
(ii) The applicant completed 1 year of experience demonstrated by working a  
minimum of 1,500 hours per year for each year of experience earned. A maximum of 7  
years of credit may be earned. Experience must be verified by the supervising landscape  
architect by providing both of the following:  
(A) The supervising landscape architect’s attestation documenting that the  
applicant performed work that satisfies the experience requirements and the dates and  
hours that the applicant performed that work under the supervision of the landscape  
architect.  
(B) The supervising landscape architect’s name, license or registration number,  
and the state the supervising landscape architect is licensed or registered as a landscape  
architect.  
(4) The applicant shall provide documentation to demonstrate that he or she has  
established a CLARB Council Record.  
(5) The applicant shall pass all parts of the LARE administered through the CLARB.  
(6) The applicant shall provide not less than 5 references from individuals unrelated  
to the applicant who have knowledge of the applicant’s experience in the practice of  
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landscape architecture. Not less than 3 references must be from a licensed or registered  
landscape architect and must document the applicant’s experience in the practice of  
landscape architecture.  
History: 1983 AACS; 1998-2000; 2023 MR 6, Eff. March 23, 2023.  
R 339.19022 Licensure for an applicant currently licensed, registered, or  
otherwise credentialed in another state or country.  
Rule 22. (1) An applicant for licensure who is currently licensed, registered, or  
otherwise credentialed in another state or country shall submit a completed application on  
a form provided by the department together with the required fee. In addition to  
satisfying the requirements of the code, the applicant shall satisfy all of the requirements  
in subrules (2) to (4) of this rule.  
(2) The applicant shall satisfy 1 of the following:  
(a) Possess a current valid CLARB certification.  
(b) Demonstrate that the requirements for the license, registration, or other  
credential he or she holds had requirements that are substantially equivalent to R  
339.19021, as required by section 2209 of the code, MCL 339.2209.  
(3) The applicant shall provide not less than 3 references from individuals unrelated  
to the applicant who have knowledge of the applicant’s experience in the practice of  
landscape architecture. At least 1 reference must be from a licensed or registered  
landscape architect and must document the applicant’s experience in the practice of  
landscape architecture.  
(4) The applicant’s license, registration, or other credential in good standing in  
landscape architecture must be verified by each licensing agency where the applicant  
holds, or has ever held, a landscape architect license, registration, or other credential. If  
applicable, verification must include the records of any disciplinary action taken or  
pending against the applicant  
History:2023 MR 6, Eff. March 23, 2023.  
R 339.19023 Rescinded.  
History: 1983 AACS; 2021 AACS.  
R 339.19024 Relicensure.  
Rule 24. (1) An applicant whose license has lapsed for less than 3 years before the  
date of application for relicensure may be relicensed under section 411(3) of the code,  
MCL 339.411, if the applicant satisfies the requirements of the code and both of the  
following:  
(a) The applicant submits the required fee and a completed application on a form  
provided by the department.  
(b) The applicant submits proof to the department of accumulating not less than 24  
hours of continuing education credit that meets the requirements of R 339.19031 during  
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the 2 years immediately preceding the date of application for relicensure. If the  
department determines that the amount of continuing education hours submitted with the  
application is deficient, the applicant has 1 year after the date of the application to  
provide proof of completing the deficient hours.  
(2) An applicant whose license has been lapsed for 3 years or more preceding the  
date of application may be relicensed under section 411(4) of the code, MCL 339.411, if  
the applicant satisfies the requirements of the code and all of the following:  
(a) The applicant submits the required fee and a completed application on a form  
provided by the department.  
(b) The applicant establishes that he or she has met all of the requirements for initial  
licensure under the code and these rules.  
(c) The applicant submits proof to the department of accumulating not less than 24  
hours of continuing education credit that meets the requirements of R 339.19031 during  
the 2 years immediately preceding the date of application for relicensure. If the  
department determines that the amount of continuing education hours submitted with the  
application is deficient, the applicant has 1 year after the date of the application to  
provide proof of completing the deficient hours.  
(d) The applicant provides not less than 3 references from individuals unrelated to  
the applicant who have knowledge of the applicant’s experience in the practice of  
landscape architecture. At least 1 reference must be from a licensed or registered  
landscape architect and must document the applicant’s experience in the practice of  
landscape architecture.  
(3) The applicant’s license, registration, or other credential in good standing in  
landscape architecture must be verified by each licensing agency where the applicant  
holds, or has ever held, a landscape architect license, registration, or other credential. If  
applicable, verification must include the records of any disciplinary action taken or  
pending against the applicant.  
History: 2023 MR 6, Eff. March 23, 2023.  
R 339.19025 Rescinded.  
History: 1983 AACS; 1991 AACS; 2021 AACS.  
R 339.19027 Rescinded.  
History: 1983 AACS; 2014AACS.  
PART 4. LICENSE RENEWAL STANDARDS, CONTINUING EDUCATION,  
SANCTIONS FOR FAILURE TO COMPLETE CONTINUING EDUCATION  
R 339.19031 License renewal; required continuing education; limitations;  
retention of documentation; waiver.  
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Rule 31. (1) This rule applies to an application for renewal of a landscape architect  
license beginning 2 years after the date of promulgation of this rule.  
(2) An applicant for license renewal who has been licensed for the 2-year period  
immediately preceding the expiration of his or her current license shall have completed  
24 hours of continuing education that satisfies the requirements of R 339.19034.  
(3) A minimum of 16 of the 24 hours of required continuing education must be  
earned in a program or activity pertaining to the subject of public health, safety, or  
welfare (HSW). HSW subjects include, but are not limited to, the following:  
(a) Building codes.  
(b) Code of ethics.  
(c) Codes, acts, laws, and regulations governing the practice of landscape  
architecture.  
(d) Construction administration, including construction contracts.  
(e) Construction documents.  
(f) Design of environmental systems.  
(g) Environmental process and analysis.  
(h) Erosion control methods.  
(i) Grading.  
(j) Horticulture.  
(k) Irrigation methods.  
(l) Land planning and use.  
(m) Landscape preservation, landscape restoration and adaptive reuse.  
(n) Lateral forces.  
(o) Natural hazards-impact of earthquake, hurricane, fire, or flood related to site  
design.  
(p) Pedestrian and vehicular circulation.  
(q) Planting design.  
(r) Resource conservation and management.  
(s) Roadway design principles.  
(t) Site accessibility, including the Americans with disabilities act, 42 USC 12101  
to 12213.  
(u) Site and soils analysis.  
(v) Site design and engineering, including materials, methods, technologies, and  
applications.  
(w) Site security and safety.  
(x) Storm water management and surface and subsoil drainage.  
(y) Structural systems considerations.  
(z) Surveying methods and techniques as they affect landscape architecture.  
(aa) Sustainable design, including techniques related to energy efficiency.  
(bb) Use of site materials and methods of site construction.  
(cc) Vegetative management.  
(dd) Wetlands.  
(ee) Zoning as it relates to the improvement or protection of the public health,  
safety, and welfare.  
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(4) Submission of an application for renewal constitutes the applicant’s certification  
of compliance with the requirements of this rule. The department may require a licensee  
to submit evidence to demonstrate compliance with this rule.  
(5) The continuing education credit earned during 1 license cycle may not be carried  
forward to the next license cycle.  
(6) The licensee shall retain documentation of satisfying the requirements of this  
rule for a period of 4 years after the date of application for license renewal.  
(7) A written request for a continuing education waiver and all supporting  
documentation must be received by the department 30 days before the expiration date of  
the license and is subject to both of the following:  
(a) The waiver may be granted if the department finds that the failure of the licensee  
to complete the required continuing education was due to 1 of the following:  
(i) The licensee’s illness.  
(ii) The licensee’s disability.  
(iii) The licensee’s military service.  
(iv) The licensee’s absence from the continental United States.  
(b) The licensee shall refrain from renewing the license until 1 of the following  
occurs:  
(i) The licensee completes the required continuing education for renewal.  
(ii) The department notifies the licensee that the request for a waiver of the  
required continuing education has been granted.  
History: 1983 AACS; 1998-2000 AACS; 2023 MR 6, Eff. March 23, 2023.  
R 339.19033 Rescinded.  
History: 1983 AACS; 1998-2000 AACS.  
R 339.19034 Approved continuing education; limitations.  
Rule 34. (1) The department shall grant credit for continuing education hours as  
provided in the chart below:  
Activity and Proof Required  
Number of Continuing  
Education Hours Granted  
for Activity  
(a)  
Completion of an approved continuing  
education program related to landscape  
The number of  
continuing education hours  
architecture, regardless of the format in which designated by the  
it is offered, if it is approved or offered for  
continuing education credit by any of the  
following:  
approving entity.  
If the program was not  
approved for a set number  
of hours, then 1 credit hour  
for each 50 minutes of  
participation may be  
earned.  
Landscape Architecture Continuing  
Education System.  
The American Society of Landscape  
Architects (ASLA).  
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A state chapter of the ASLA.  
If audited, the applicant shall submit  
documentation or a certificate of completion  
showing the applicant’s name, total continuing  
education credits earned, sponsor’s name and  
contact information, program title, and the  
date the program was held or completed.  
Passing an academic course related to  
(b)  
Fifteen hours of  
landscape architecture offered by a college or continuing education may  
university that offers a baccalaureate degree or be earned for each  
higher degree in landscape architecture and is semester of credit.  
accredited by the LAAB.  
Ten hours of  
If audited, the applicant shall submit a  
copy of the transcript showing the number of  
continuing education hours  
may be earned for each  
credit hours of the academic courses related to quarter credit.  
landscape architect.  
(c)  
Attending a seminar, in-house course,  
workshop, or professional or technical  
One hour of continuing  
education may be earned  
presentation related to landscape architecture. for every 50 minutes of  
participation.  
If audited, the applicant shall submit a  
copy of the presentation notice or  
advertisement showing the date of the  
presentation, the licensee’s name listed as a  
presenter or attendee, and the name of the  
organization that approved or offered the  
presentation.  
(d)  
Teaching, instructing, or presenting a  
subject related to landscape architecture.  
One hour of continuing  
education may be earned  
for every 50 minutes of  
teaching, instruction, or  
presenting.  
If audited, the applicant shall submit  
documentation by the college or university  
confirming the licensee as the teacher,  
instructor, or presenter of the academic course,  
the dates of the course or presentation, the  
number of classroom hours spent teaching,  
A maximum of 12  
hours of continuing  
education may be earned  
instructing, or presenting, and the course title. for this activity during each  
renewal period.  
(e)  
Initial publication of a peer-reviewed  
paper, article, or book related to landscape  
architecture.  
Six hours of continuing  
education may be earned  
for this activity.  
If audited, the applicant shall submit a  
copy of the publication that identifies the  
A maximum of 18  
hours of continuing  
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applicant as the author or a publication  
acceptance letter.  
education may be earned  
for this activity during each  
renewal period.  
(f)  
(g)  
(h)  
(i)  
Participation in professional examination  
writing.  
One hour of continuing  
education may be earned  
for every 50 minutes of  
examination writing.  
If audited, the applicant shall submit  
documentation by the testing developer  
confirming the applicant as an examination  
writer, the dates the examination writing, and  
the number of hours spent writing the  
examination questions.  
A maximum of 5 hours  
of continuing education  
may be earned for this  
activity during each  
renewal period.  
Providing professional expertise to a non-  
profit or public board, commission, council, or education may be earned  
committee.  
One hour of continuing  
for each 50 minutes of  
meetings attended.  
If audited, the applicant shall submit  
A maximum of 10  
hours of continuing  
education may be earned  
for this activity during each  
renewal period.  
documentation from the board, commission,  
or committee confirming the applicant’s  
service, the dates of service, and the number  
of hours of service provided.  
Completion of a self-study course  
presented by correspondence or electronically education may be earned  
One hour of continuing  
ending with an examination or other  
verification process.  
for every 50 minutes of  
participation.  
If audited, the applicant shall submit  
documentation of the examination or other  
verification process result and a statement of  
the dates, number of minutes, and materials  
covered in completing the course.  
Participating in a company-sponsored or  
hosted seminar or training that is designed to  
enhance professional development in the  
applicant’s area of professional practice.  
A maximum of 4 hours  
of continuing education  
may be earned for this  
activity during each  
renewal period.  
One hour of continuing  
education may be earned  
for every 50 minutes of  
participation in the seminar  
or training.  
If audited, the applicant shall submit  
documentation or a certificate of completion  
A maximum of 4 hours  
issued by the company presenting the seminar of continuing education  
or training showing the applicant’s name, may be earned for this  
company name, subject of seminar or training, activity during each  
and the date the seminar or training was held. renewal period.  
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(2) Continuing education hours are not granted for a program or activity that has  
substantially the same content of a program or activity for which the applicant has  
already earned continuing education hours during the same renewal period.  
History: 2023 MR 6, Eff. March 23, 2023  
R 339.19035 Rescinded.  
History: 1983 AACS; 1998-2000 AACS.  
R 339.19036 Sanctions for failure to complete required continuing education.  
Rule 36. (1) A licensee who fails to comply with the continuing education  
requirements of R 339.19031 is subject to both of the following:  
(a) A fine of $250.00, plus $50.00 for each continuing education hour, or on a pro-  
rata basis for a fractional hour, the licensee is deficient, payable by a date determined by  
the department.  
(b) Probation for a minimum period of 1 day, not to exceed a period of 1 year, until  
the licensee has completed the continuing education hours that he or she was deficient  
during the audit period. The continuing education hours used to satisfy these sanctions do  
not apply in computing the licensee's compliance with current continuing education  
requirements for license renewal. Probation automatically terminates after completion of  
the required deficient hours and payment of the fine.  
(2) Failure to pay the fine or complete the deficient continuing education hours  
within the time allotted pursuant to subrule (1) of this rule results in suspension of the  
license.  
(3) Suspension pursuant to subrule (2) of this rule is automatically lifted after  
compliance with the consent order, if compliance occurs before the license expires. If the  
licensee fails to comply with the consent order before the license expires, the licensee  
shall apply for relicensure.  
(4) Instead of the sanctions provided in subrule (1) of this rule, the department may  
accept permanent surrender of the license.  
History: 2023 MR 6, Eff. March 23, 2023  
R 339.19037 Rescinded.  
History: 1983 AACS; 1998-2000 AACS.  
R 339.19039 Rescinded.  
History: 1983 AACS; 1998-2000 AACS.  
PART 5. SEAL REQUIREMENTS  
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R 339.19041 Requirements of seal; use of seal.  
Rule 41. (1) Pursuant to section 2210(1) of the code, MCL 339.2210, each licensee  
shall have a seal that states the name of the licensee, his or her landscape architect license  
number, and bear the words “licensed landscape architect” and “state of Michigan.”  
(2) The design of the seal to be used by each licensee is as  
follows:  
(3) The licensee shall obtain the seal when he or she is licensed and shall submit an  
imprint of the seal to the department within 30 days of licensure. If a new seal is obtained  
at a later time, the licensee shall submit an imprint of the new seal to the department  
within 30 days.  
(4) The seal must be used only on work that has been prepared by or under the  
personal supervision of the licensee.  
(5) Pursuant to section 2210(2) of the code, MCL 339.2210, any plan, specification,  
or report prepared by the licensee, or under his or her supervision, and filed with a public  
authority must be stamped with the licensee’s seal.  
History: 1983 AACS; 2021 AACS.  
R 339.19045 Rescinded.  
History: 1983 AACS; 2014AACS.  
R 339.19049 Rescinded.  
History: 1983 AACS; 2014AACS.  
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