The Landscape Architects Registration Exam (L.A.R.E.) consists of 5 sections:

A - Legal and Administrative
B - Analytical Aspects of Practice
C - Planning and Site Design
D - Structural Considerations and Materials and Methods of Construction
E - Grading, Drainage and Storm Water Management

The board must approve all applications before any section of the exam is taken. The deadline to apply for the June exam is March 1 and the deadline for the December exam is September 1, of each year. All required documentation must be received by the board prior to the deadline.

The North Carolina Board administers the paper/pencil graphic exam sections, C & E. Sections C & E of the L.A.R.E are offered twice a year in June and December. The exam is given in Raleigh, NC.

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Sections A, B and D of the exam are administered by the Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards (CLARB). CLARB administers these sections of the exam using a computer-based test administration system. Please visit CLARB.org for further information regarding computer testing.

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