CLARB is committed to expanding access to licensure and supporting qualified professionals — no matter where your landscape architecture journey begins. We recognize the importance of creating fair, consistent and transparent pathways to licensure for individuals who have earned their education or experience outside the United States and Canada.

Recognizing international qualifications

International applicants can pursue CLARB Certification, which provides a pathway to licensure by verifying that an individual meets the Uniform Licensure Standard for Landscape Architecture. This includes evaluating education and experience gained outside the United States and Canada.

Education outside the US or Canada

To support the certification process, CLARB currently partners with Educational Credential Evaluators® (ECE), a nonprofit organization that prepares foreign education credential evaluation reports.

ECE compares academic and professional degrees earned abroad to those awarded in North America. These evaluations are widely accepted by licensing boards, universities and government agencies, and they are used as part of CLARB’s review of international education during the certification process.

Request your evaluation
  1. Visit ECE to request a Credential Evaluation Report.
  2. Our team recommends choosing the General Report option.
  3. Designate CLARB as the receiving institution.

Experience outside of the US or Canada

Experience earned under the supervision of licensed or similarly qualified professionals in other countries may also be reviewed and recognized where applicable.

International students in the US

International students who earn STEM degrees in the United States — including landscape architecture — may be eligible to apply for a 24-month extension of their post-completion optional practical training (OPT).

Opportunities to live and work in Canada

The Express Entry system provides a streamlined and efficient pathway for individuals with expertise in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields — including landscape architecture — to immigrate to Canada.