BCSLA - Education


Education BCSLA encourages all of our Members to continue to enhance and improve their skills through professional development in the field of Landscape Architecture. For more information please contact the BCSLA office.

Requirements for Becoming a Member of the BCSLA
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The Road To Registration (PDF)
To become a member of the BCSLA, candidates must successfully complete an oral exam conducted by the provincially appointed Board of Examiners. There are two methods to qualify for the exam: a) Internship (for those who have applicable education and / or experience in landscape architecture) or b) Reciprocity (for those who are registered as landscape architects in good standing in another jurisdiction and have been so for 10 or more years, or are CLARB certified).
BCSLA Internship Policy (PDF)
BCSLA Experience Record (PDF)
BCSLA Experience Summary (PDF)
Landscape Architecture Registration Exams (LARE)
The LARE and Computerized LARE (C/LARE) have been developed by the Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards (CLARB) to aid member boards in providing an examination that will assure uniformity of testing from one Board to the other. The LARE are designed to determine whether applicants for landscape architectural licensure possess sufficient knowledge, skills and abilities to provide landscape architectural services without endangering the health, safety and welfare of the public. Click here for a step by step guide for the exams.

For information on the 2008 administration of exams candidates should visit CLARB website, download the 2008 CLARE & LARE Notice (PDF) or contact the BCSLA office for details on the exam registration process and dates.

Suggested LARE Reading List & Library Locations (PDF)
CLARB Suggested Reading List

Professional Publications Inc.
From Section A to E - PPI has the LARE covered. Whether you are preparing for a multiple-choice or a graphic section, PPI gives you the power to pass with the most current and comprehensive practice materials for the LARE.

BCSLA has joined forces with the UBC Library in support of a book donation program. BCSLA donates funds that are matched by the Library for the purchase of books to help candidates prepare for the LARE and for the profession. The program has purchased seventeen books since 2002 and the program will continue this year. Contact the BCSLA for more information.
Board of Examiners
The next administration of the BCSLA Board of Examiners is October 2008. Contact the BCSLA office for details.

Continuing Education (CE)

Continuing Education Policy and Monitoring Form (PDF)
The CE program became mandatory at the beginning of 2004 after a three-year voluntary program. To maintain the objectives of the Society; the Continuing Education Initiative; and to strengthen the public's confidence in the BCSLA, all Registered Landscape Architects, Landscape Architects, Inactive Landscape Architects and Intern Landscape Architects are requested to annually monitor their Continuing Education activities as outlined in the policy. Registered and Intern Members can download a partial list of current CE opportunities on the BCSLA Members Services Page: Password Secured Link.

Canadian Universities
Accredited programs in landscape architecture in Canada are those that have met the standards of the Landscape Architecture Accreditation Council. These programs have been evaluated and found to provide the required instruction, faculty, facilities and financial support to deliver a sound program as demanded by the profession and the public. Accreditation reviews take place every five years. These programs are also recognized by the ASLA Landscape Architecture Accreditation Board. For a list of accredited programs in Canada click on the link above.

American University and Colleges
For a list of accredited programs in Landscape Architecture in the USA click on the link above.