Getting Started:
To get started, submit an application to the LCB to take the exam. Once your application is approved, you will receive an email with information regarding testing materials and next steps. This will include your candidate ID number. With this number, you can register with PSI to take the exam.
If your application is not approved, you will receive a letter requesting further documentation.
Please take time to read how to become licensed. This provides you with a step by step licensing process.
Testing Options - Both options are available in English and Spanish.
Traditional:
The traditional written exam is provided by PSI. Contact PSI to schedule your exam appointment at: 800-733-9267 or online at www.psiexams.com.
PSI offers both the traditional written exams and the mini written exams for the Electronic Exam Option.
What exams you need to take to obtain each license phase:
All Phase:
- All six (6) exam sections
Standard Phase:
- Laws, Rules, and Business Practices
- Plants & Turf
- Hardscaping
- Design, Grading, and Drainage
Irrigation & Backflow Only:
- Laws, Rules, and Business Practices exam
- Irrigation
- Backflow
Planting Only:
- Laws, Rules and Business Practices exam or course (PSI or LCB)
- Plants & Turf
- Design, Grading, and Drainage
Arboritst (ISA certified):
- Laws, Rules, and Business Practices
Modified:
- Laws, Rules, and Business Practices
Probationary:
- Must pass all six (6) sections within one year of application date
Electronic Exam:
The Board now accepts the National Association of Landscape Professional's (NALP) Exterior Techinician Certification in lieu of several sections of the LCB's traditional exam.
The Exterior Technician exam sections accepted by the LCB are:
- Hardscape Installation
- Softscape Installation
- Irrigation
To learn more about NALP's Landscape Industry Certified Exterior Technician exam, study material, and fees, please visit NALP's website or call (800) 395-2522.
You can obtain most phases of licensure through this option: planting, standard, and irrigation. If you pass one section of the Exterior Technician exam, you may take a business course offered by the LCB in lieu of the LCB's current Laws, Rules & Business Practices Exam.
What do you need to take to obtain each license phase:
Planting Phase: - Laws, Rules and Business Practices exam or course (PSI or LCB)
- Common Core (NALP)
- Softscape Installation (NALP)
- Mini written Planting Exam (PSI)
- Mini written Design, Grading and Drainage Exam (PSI)
Standard Phase:
- Laws, Rules and Business Practices exam or course (PSI or LCB)
- Common Core (NALP)
- Softscape Installation (NALP)
- Hardscape Installation (NALP)
- Mini written Planting Exam (PSI)
- Mini written Design, Grading and Drainage Exam (PSI)
Irrigation Phase:
- Laws, Rules and Business Practices exam or course (PSI or LCB)
- Common Core (NALP)
- Irrigation (NALP)
- Mini written Irrigation Exam (PSI)
- Backflow Exam (PSI)
Study Materials - NALP has study materials available to purchase for the Exterior Technician exam. The LCB provides a listing of recommended resource materials for the exams through PSI: (English) (Spanish)
PSI offers both the traditional written exams and the mini written exams for the Electronic Exam Option.