INFORMATION ABOUT NEVADA EXAM

The Nevada Specific Exam will be sent to those that have applied and paid the required fees as a New Licensee by Exam (LARE) or Reciprocity Licensee after receiving all references, license verifications, work verifications, transcripts and other information as listed on the application form. Once all the forms are received and reviewed you may be sent the exam.   If you have a CLARB Certified Record, request that it be sent to this board.  The record may used as a substitute for all the above listed formrs and may allow for administrative approval to take the exam.

Nevada Specific Examination is Required for Registration in the State of Nevada. Formulas that may be required will be provided for you in the complete Resource Guide.  This page is for information only.  This is a take-home exam with a limit of 45 days to complete and return for grading.  Passing score is 75% or better.

YOU HAVE 45 CALENDAR DAYS TO COMPLETE AND RETURN THIS EXAMINATION

Read and follow the directions below. ABOUT THIS EXAM:

This is a fill-in the blank and multiple-choice examination. For the multiple choice questions, you will record all of your answers by circling your chosen answer’s letter, (A, B, C, or D). Illegible answers will be marked as wrong.

SIGN YOUR NAME ON EACH PAGE of the examination attesting that questions are answered ONLY BY YOU.

The following is a breakdown of each section of expertise being tested.

PART I.                          LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS

Questions tests a candidate’s knowledge of state specific General Information, General Building

Conditions, Recreation, Lighting and Sustainability / Low Impact Design.

PART II.                         PLANTING

Questions test a candidate’s knowledge of specific plants used in Nevada.

PART III.                        SOILS

Questions test a candidate’s knowledge of soil specific to Nevada.

PART IV.                        WATER MANAGEMENT

Questions test a candidate’s knowledge of basic hydraulics for irrigation design.

PART V.                         NEVADA LAWS AND REGULATIONS

Questions test a candidate’s knowledge of the State of Nevada’s Laws and Regulations in general, (623A), the Nevada Administrative Code for Landscape Architects, (623A), and the Blue Book – a Reference Manual of Nevada Law Governing Design for the Construction Industry.

YOU HAVE 45 CALENDAR DAYS TO COMPLETE AND RETURN THIS EXAMINATION