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§ 2614. Examination Transition Plan.

16 CA ADC § 2614Barclays Official California Code of RegulationsEffective: October 11, 2023

Barclays California Code of Regulations
Title 16. Professional and Vocational Regulations
Division 26. Landscape Architects Technical Committee (Refs & Annos)
Article 1. General Provisions
Effective: October 11, 2023
16 CCR § 2614
§ 2614. Examination Transition Plan.
Currentness
(a) A candidate who has received Board credit for any section of the Uniform National Examination for Landscape Architects (hereafter UNE) shall be given credit for those sections as those sections correspond to the 1992 Landscape Architect Registration Examination (hereafter LARE) sections in accordance with the following transition chart:
Previous Sections Passed UNE
Credit to 1992 LARE
Section 1--Professional Practice
Section 1-- Legal and Administrative Aspects of Practice
Section 2--Design
Section 2-- Programming and Environmental Analysis
Section 3-- Conceptualization
Section 4-- Design Synthesis
Section 4--Design Implementation
Section 5-- Integration of Technical and Design
Section 5--Grading and Drainage
Section 6-- Grading and Drainage
Section 6--California Section
Section 8-- California Section
(b)(1) A candidate who has received Board credit for any section of the 1992 LARE shall be given credit for those sections as those sections correspond to sections of the Professional Examination for Landscape Architects (hereafter PELA) in accordance with the following transition chart:
Previous Sections Passed 1992 LARE
Credit To PELA
Section 1-- Legal and Administrative Aspects of Practice
Section 2-- Programming and Environmental Analysis
Section 7-- Implementation of Design
Section 1-- Objective Aspects of Practice
Section 4-- Design Synthesis
Section 2-- Design
Section 5-- Integration of Technical Design
Section 6-- Grading and Drainage
Section 3-- Construction Documents
Section 8-- California Section
Section 4-- California Section
(2) A candidate who is transferring credit from the UNE or 1992 LARE to the PELA and has not previously received Board credit for Section 8 (California) of the LARE shall be required to take and pass either Section 1 (Objective) or Section 4 (California) of the PELA. A candidate who has been granted transfer credit from the LARE to Section 1 of the PELA may not apply such transfer credit to fulfill his or her requirement to have passed the California Section of the PELA.
(c)(1) A candidate who has received Board credit for any section of the PELA shall be given credit for the corresponding sections of the 1997 through 1998 LARE and the California Section in accordance with the following transition chart:
Previous Sections Passed PELA
Credit to 1997 through 1998 LARE and California Section
Section 1 -- Objective
Section 1 -- Legal and Administrative Aspects of Practice,
Section 2 (7) -- Analytical and Technical Aspects of Practice, and California Section
Section 2 -- Design
Section 3 -- Conceptualization and Communication
Section 4 -- Design Synthesis
Section 3 -- Construction Documents
No Transition Credit
Section 4 -- California Section
California Section
No Transition Credit
Section 5 -- Integration of Technical and Design Requirements
Section 6 -- Grading and Drainage
(2) To receive Board credit for Section 2 (7) -- Analytical and Technical Aspects of Practice of the 1997 through 1998 LARE, a candidate shall either have passed Section 1 -- Objective of the PELA or have received credit for both Section 2 -- Programming and Environmental Analysis and Section 7 -- Implementation of Design Through the Construction Process of the pre-1997 LARE, either by having previously passed those sections of the pre-1997 LARE or by having received transition credit from the UNE.
(d)(1) A candidate who has received credit for any section of the LARE which was administered on or before December 31, 1998 shall be given credit for the corresponding sections of the LARE administered on or after June 1999 in accordance with the following transition chart:
Previous Sections Passed 1998 and Prior LARE
Credit to June 1999 through 2005 LARE
Section 1 -- Legal and Administrative Aspects of Practice
Section A -- Legal and Administrative Aspects of Practice
Section 2 -- Analytical and Technical Aspects of Practice
Section B -- Analytical Aspects of Practice
Section 3 -- Conceptualization and Communications; and
Section C -- Planning and Site Design
Section 4 -- Design Synthesis
Section 5 -- Integration of Technical and Design Requirements
Section D -- Structural and Materials and Methods of Construction
Section 6 -- Grading and Drainage
Section E -- Grading, Drainage and Stormwater Management
(2) A candidate shall receive credit for Section C of the LARE administered on or after June 1999 only if the candidate has passed both Sections 3 and 4 of the LARE administered on or before December 31, 1998. A candidate who has passed either Section 3 or 4 of the LARE administered on or before December 31, 1998, but not both, shall be required to pass Section C of the LARE administered on or after June 1999.
(e) Effective April 2006 the LARE was reformatted and the sections renamed. Credits and conversions provided for the June 1999 through June 2005 sections remain:
Previous Sections Passed June 1999-2005 LARE
Credit to April 2006 and thereafter LARE
Section A -- Legal and Administrative Aspects of Practice
Section A -- Project and Construction Administration
Section B -- Analytical Aspects of Practice
Section B -- Inventory, Analysis and Program Development
Section C -- Planning and Site Design
Section C -- Site Design
Section D -- Structural and Materials and Methods of Construction
Section D -- Design and Construction Documentation
Section E -- Grading, Drainage and Stormwater Management
Section E -- Grading, Drainage and Stormwater Management
(f)(1) In 2012, the LARE was restructured from five sections to four and the sections renamed.
(2) A candidate who has received credit for any section of the five-section LARE shall be given credit for the corresponding sections of the four-section LARE in accordance with the following transition chart:
Previous Sections Passed of the Five-Section LARE
Credit to the Four-Section and thereafter LARE
Section A -- Project and Construction Administration
Section 1 -- Project and Construction Administration
Section B -- Inventory, Analysis and Program Development
Section 2 -- Inventory and Analysis
Section C -- Site Design;
Section 3 -- Design
and
Section D -- Design and Construction Documentation
Section D -- Design and Construction Documentation; and
Section 4 -- Grading, Drainage and Construction Documentation
Section E -- Grading, Drainage and Stormwater Management
(3) A candidate shall receive credit for Section 3 of the four-section LARE only if the candidate has passed both Sections C and D of the previous five-section LARE. A candidate who has passed either Section C or D of the prior five-section LARE, but not both, shall be required to pass Section 3 of the four-section LARE.
(4) A candidate shall receive credit for Section 4 of the four-section LARE only if the candidate has passed both Sections D and E of the previous five-section LARE. A candidate who has passed either Section D or E of the prior five-section LARE, but not both, shall be required to pass Section 4 of the four-section LARE.
(g)(1) In 2023, the LARE will be restructured and the sections renamed.
(2) A candidate who has received credit for any section of the LARE which was administered on or before November 2023 shall be given credit for the corresponding sections of the LARE administered on or after December 1, 2023 in accordance with the following transition chart:
Previous Sections Passed 2012-November 2023 LARE
Credit to December 2023 and thereafter LARE
Section 2 -- Inventory and Analysis
Inventory, Analysis, and Project Management
Section 3 -- Design
Planning and Design
Section 1 -- Project and Construction Administration; and
Construction Documentation and Administration
Section 4 -- Grading, Drainage and Construction Documentation
Section 4 -- Grading, Drainage and Construction Documentation
Grading, Drainage, and Stormwater Management
(3) A candidate shall receive credit for the “Construction Documentation and Administration” section of the LARE only if the candidate has passed both Sections 1 and 4 of the previous LARE. A candidate who has passed either Section 1 or 4 of the prior LARE, but not both, shall be required to pass the “Construction Documentation and Administration” section of the LARE.

Credits

Note: Authority cited: Section 5630, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Sections 5650 and 5651, Business and Professions Code.
History
1. New section filed 6-23-93; operative 6-23-93 (Register 93, No. 26). Pursuant to Government Code section 11346.2(d).
2. Amendment filed 8-29-97; operative 8-29-97 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(d) (Register 97, No. 35).
3. New subsections (d)(1) and (d)(2) filed 1-26-99; operative 1-26-99 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(d) (Register 99, No. 5).
4. Change without regulatory effect amending section filed 5-5-2003 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2003, No. 19).
5. Amendment of subsections (c)(1)-(2) and (d)(1)-(2) and new subsection (e) filed 6-26-2009; operative 10-1-2009 (Register 2009, No. 26).
6. New subsections (f)(1)-(4) filed 4-8-2013; operative 4-8-2013 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2013, No. 15).
7. Amendment of subsection (b)(1), new subsections (g)(1)-(3) and editorial amendment of tables filed 2-10-2023; operative 4-1-2023 (Register 2023, No. 6).
8. Amendment of subsection (g)(2) filed 10-11-2023; operative 10-11-2023 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2023, No. 41).
This database is current through 4/26/24 Register 2024, No. 17.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 16, § 2614, 16 CA ADC § 2614
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