Continuing Education

The North Carolina Board of Landscape Architects began requiring continuing education as a condition for renewal of a certificate of registration for the license year commencing on July 1, 1993. The licensee shall be required to successfully complete ten (10) contact hours of continuing education within the previous renewal period (Example: July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010 for 2009 - 2010 renewal).

In order for a licensee to qualify for license renewal as a Landscape Architect in North Carolina, the licensee must have completed ten (10) contact hours of approved continuing education within the previous renewal period. The North Carolina Board of Landscape Architects shall approve all continuing education activities. Newly licensed individuals are not required to report continuing education until their second renewal. One contact hour shall be defined as sixty (60) minutes of attendance or participation in an approved continuing education activity.

 Each registrant shall be responsible for filing with the board a report of each continuing education activity completed. Documentation of compliance shall be by affidavit form provided by the Board. The report(s) shall be filed with each renewal application. The Board shall approve or disapprove the completed continuing education activities. If disapproved, the registrant will be notified and may be granted a period of time in which to correct deficiencies. The Board may also seek verification of information submitted by the registrant. Erroneous or false information attested to by the licensee shall be deemed as grounds for denial of license renewal.

The Board encourages each registrant to vary the means by which they satisfy the continuing education requirements. Such requirements shall be fulfilled through active participation in courses, seminars, sessions, programs, self-directed activities and/or educationally related activities as approved by the Board. Each course, seminar, session or program to be recommended for approval by the Board shall have a direct relationship to the practice of Landscape Architecture as defined in Chapter 89A of the General Statutes of North Carolina and contain elements which will enhance the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of North Carolina served by North Carolina licensed Landscape Architects.

The following is a link to the North Carolina Board of Landscape Architects website with information on continuing education requirements and approved courses. All affected individuals are encouraged to check with the NC Board of Landscape Architects website for any changes to continuing education requirements.

http://www.ncbola.org/education.cfm