(a) An applicant for licensure shall:

(1) Be at least twenty-one (21) years of age;

(2) Be of good moral character; and

(3) Pass an examination covering the matters confronting landscape architects that is prepared by:

(A) The Arkansas State Board of Architects, Landscape Architects, and Interior Designers; or

(B) Another entity as selected by the Arkansas State Board of Architects, Landscape Architects, and Interior Designers.

(b) In order to qualify for examination, the applicant must:

(1) Hold a degree in landscape architecture from an institution accredited by an appropriate authority selected by the Arkansas State Board of Architects, Landscape Architects, and Interior Designers and have satisfactory experience in landscape architecture of a minimum of two (2) years;

(2) Hold a degree in a field related to landscape architecture as determined by the Arkansas State Board of Architects, Landscape Architects, and Interior Designers and have four (4) years of experience in landscape architecture satisfactory to the Arkansas State Board of Architects, Landscape Architects, and Interior Designers; or

(3) Have seven (7) years of experience in landscape architecture satisfactory to the Arkansas State Board of Architects, Landscape Architects, and Interior Designers.

(c) The Arkansas State Board of Architects, Landscape Architects, and Interior Designers may require that an application be accompanied by a certificate from the Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards that documents that the applicant possessed the qualifications for examination under this section.

(d) Examinations for the license shall be administered by the Arkansas State Board of Architects, Landscape Architects, and Interior Designers or its appointed representative at least one (1) time each year if the Arkansas State Board of Architects, Landscape Architects, and Interior Designers has received applications during the period since the last examination was given.

(e) The Arkansas State Board of Architects, Landscape Architects, and Interior Designers shall publish appropriate announcements and shall conduct the examinations at the times designated.