Pennsylvania State Board of Landscape Architects
P.O. Box 2649
Harrisburg, PA 17105-2649
(717) 772-8528
(717) 705-5540 FAX
ST-Landscape@state.pa.us
| Report Date |
Total Hours Annually |
Self-Study Accepted |
| 5/31 odd years |
10 clock hours |
N/A |
Statutes and Regulations
Title/Practice Act Summary
Continuing Education Requirements
10 clock hours per biennial renewal period (due May 31)
- Only courses approved by the Board will be accepted for CE credit. The licensee is responsible for ascertaining the approved status of the course before undertaking a CE activity
- Acceptable subject matter for CE courses is limited to courses pertaining to the enhancement of the landscape architect’s professional skills
- Courses provided by ASLA and its affiliates meet the board’s standards
- For more details on Rules and Regulations
aPPLICABLE cOURSE OF sTUDY
Only courses approved by the Board will be accepted for continuing education credit. The licensee shall be responsible for ascertaining the approved status of the course before undertaking a continuing education activity.
The Board finds the courses provided by the following entities meet the standards of the act and this subchapter:
1) The American Society of Landscape Architects and its affiliates
2) The American Nurserymen's Association and its affiliates
3) The American Planning Association and its affiliates
4) The American Institute of Architects and its affiliates
5) The National Society of Professional Engineers and its affiliates
6) The National Recreation and Parks Association and its affiliates
7) The Pennsylvania Society of Land Surveyors
8) The Urban Land Institute
9) Accredited colleges and universities which offer courses in landscape architecture or related fields
10) Agencies of the Commonwealth and Federal government offering training programs in landscape architecture and its related fields.
Proof of Compliance
An applicant for license renewal shall provide the following information for each course attended on Board-provided forms:
1) The date attended.
2) The clock hours claimed.
3) The title of course.
4) The course provider.
5) The location of course.
Non-Compliance Penalties
A landscape architect who is found guilty by the Board of misconduct in the practice of landscape architecture is subject to disciplinary action under section 4(4) of the act (63 P. S. § 904(4)). Misconduct in the practice of landscape architecture includes the following:
- Failing to exercise good faith in the performance of landscape architecture as an agent or employe of another.
- Knowingly making or issuing a misleading, deceptive or fradulent statement in regard to an aspect of his or another landscape architect’s practice.
- Performing landscape architectural work which the landscape architect knows or has reason to know that he is not competent to perform.
- Delegating a professional responsibility to a person when the landscape architect knows or has reason to know that the person is not qualified by training, experience, license or certification to assume the responsibility.
- Knowingly aiding or abetting a person who is not licensed and registered, or exempt from licensure and registration requirements in performing a landscape architectural work.
- Knowingly aiding or abetting a person who is not qualified by training or experience in seeking licensure to practice landscape architecture.
- Misrepresenting or concealing a material fact in obtaining a license to practice landscape architecture or its reinstatement.
- Using or permitting the use of the professional seal on a document when the landscape architect did not actually prepare the document or supervise its preparation.
- Violating the act or this chapter.
Failure to furnish evidence of completion of continuing education as requested by the Board or the furnishing of false or fraudulent information pertaining to the completion of continuing education.
Exceptions and Exemptions
The law exempts architects, engineers and land surveyors performing landscape architectural services that are incidental to their practice.
Landscape architecture does not include:
- the design of structures or facilities as are ordinarily included in the practice of engineering or architecture; and
- the making of land surveys.
Other exempt Persons:
- Any person who acts under the supervision of a licensee or any employee of a
person lawfully engaged in the practice of landscape architecture and who in
either event does not assume responsible charge of design or supervision.
- Any licensee in another jurisdiction with equivalent standards who is not a
resident of PA and who does not have a place of business in the
Commonwealth, who is practicing landscape architecture for no more than 30
days in one calendar year.
- Officers and employees of the U.S. government, so long as the services are
rendered within the scope of government employment.
- Any person engaged in the practice of planning as customarily done by
community and regional planners.
- Agriculturists, horticulturists, foresters, garden or land caretakers,
homebuilders and graders, or cultivators of land.
- Any nurseryman, landscape nurseryman, gardener or landscape gardener,
general or landscape contractor engaged in planting design and its incidental
items.
- Does not prohibit those engaged in nursery occupations or as gardeners
or landscape contractors from preparing planting plans and items
incidental thereto.
Reciprocity
Law/regulations do not address reciprocity.
ASLA Chapter Licensure Contact
Sidney Kime, FASLA
skime@dmai.com
Carl Kelemen, FASLA
c.kelemen@verizon.net
State Legislature Contact Information
Pennsylvania State Legislature Web Site
Source: American Society of Landscape Architects
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