Become a Landscape Architect
Licensure Advancement Program
ASLA Licensure Advancement Program 2023-2025 Class / ASLA
Meet the 2024-2026 class of the Licensure Advancement Program.
And learn more about the 2023-2025 class and the inaugural 2022-2024 class.
Program Overview
State licensure signifies a level of professional competency and is an important way to achieve greater career and business success. The ASLA Fund is continuing the Licensure Advancement Program to support underrepresented people in their pursuit of landscape architecture licensure and increase racial and gender diversity within the profession.
In its third year, the program will provide 10 participants with a two-year, personalized experience that includes up to $3,500 to cover the cost of sections of the Landscape Architectural Registration Exam (LARE), along with exam preparation courses, resources, and mentorship from a licensed landscape architect.
Program Expectations
Upon entering the program, awardees are expected to:
- Meet regularly with an ASLA-provided LARE Prep mentor.
- Study for and pass all four of the LARE exams by December 2026.*
- Pursue their first state license.
- Share experiences of the program, including a post-program evaluation.
- Allow ASLA use of their name and image in relation to promoting the program.
* Extensions may be granted on a limited basis for the emergence of unforeseen circumstances.
Application Process
- The application window for the 2024-2026 cohort is closed.
- Applicants selected for the program were notified in late August.
Any questions? Please reach out to us at info@asla.org.
Committees
Rationale for the Program