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How Many Questions Are On The California Supplemental Exam for Landscape Architects?
If you’re like most landscape architect candidates, you’re probably anxious to find out how many questions there are on the California Supplemental Exam (CSE) for landscape architects. The official answer is 100 questions. However, many landscape architect who recently taken…
Posted in About the CSE for Landscape Architects Tagged with: California Supplemental Exam, CSE for landscape architects, LATC
How to Understand Flood Insurance Rate Zones
Floods are hazards that occasionally affect California landscapes. In the California Supplemental Exam for landscape architects, there may be a question or two about floods and how to mitigate the affects of flooding on project sites. Floods are covered on…
Posted in Federal Agencies, Regulatory Agencies, Site Inventory Tagged with: 100 year flood, base elevation, California, California Supplemental Exam, CSE, FEMA, flood insurance rate maps, flooding, Landscape Architect
Can Accessible Van Parking Spaces Share An Access Isle?
Accessible parking is one of many topics on the California Supplemental Exam for landscape architects. Van parking spaces can be particularly challenging to design. Here are some tips to help you design accessible van parking spaces that comply with the…
Posted in ADA & Accessibility Tagged with: access aisle, Accessibility, Accessible Design, ADA, California, California Supplemental Exam, Landscape Architect, Parking, van parking
Top 3 Services Landscape Architects Provide Clients In California
Landscape architects often serve as consultants for private-sector clients. In the state of California, a landscape architect license legally permits landscape architects to perform certain skilled tasks for their clients. While there is some professional overlap with related professions, landscape…
How to Get Licensed With A Foreign Landscape Architecture Degree in California
California is a wonderful state in which to practice landscape architecture and attracts talented professionals from all over the world. While getting a landscape architect license with a foreign landscape architect degree is possible, it does present a few challenges.…
Posted in About the CSE for Landscape Architects Tagged with: California Supplemental Exam, CSE, education, experience, LATC
Guide To Detectable Warning Surfaces and the ADA
Accessibility is one of the many topics featured on the California Supplemental Exam for landscape architects. California adopted the Americans with Disability Act 2010 standards in the 2013 edition of the California Building Code. This article shows you where detectable…
Posted in ADA & Accessibility Tagged with: ADA, California Supplemental Exam, Curb ramp, detectable warning surface, Landscape Architect
California Native Groundcovers For Coastal California
California Native Groundcovers For Coastal California Groundcover plantings are a useful design tool for landscape architects. When properly used, groundcovers tie disparate elements together, create visual unity, and suppress weeds. Native Plants For Groundcovers Native plants also create wildlife habitat…
Posted in Groundcover, Plants Tagged with: California Supplemental Exam, CSE, groundcover, native plants, Planting Design, WUCOLS
WUCOLS Made Easy
A New Tool Lets You Quickly Find The Water Use Requirement for California Landscape Plants California laws and regulations require all new planting plans to be designed using hydrozones. All plants in a hydrozone must have the same or similar…
Posted in Irrigation, News, Plants, Tools and Resources, Water Tagged with: California landscape architecture, California Supplemental Exam, CSE for landscape architects, hydrozone, irrigation, landscape architect tools, Model Water Efficient Landscape Ordinance, resources, technology, water use, Water Use Classification of Landscape Species, WUCOLS
What is the Passing Score for the California Supplemental Exam for Landscape Architects?
What is the Passing Score for the CSE Exam? Recently, I was asked what the minimum passing score is for the California Supplemental Exam for landscape architects. This is a good question. After digging through everything that the Landscape Architect…
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