Section 3.02 - Filing of Applications and Examination Administration(1) Applicants must submit an application to the Board for approval prior to beginning the examination process in Massachusetts.(2) The course of study and degree referred to in M.G.L. c. 112, § 101(c) shall mean a degree in landscape architecture from an LAAB- or LAAC-accredited educational program.(3) No member of the Board, during their tenure, shall permit their name to be used as a reference in connection with the filing of an application for registration as a Landscape Architect in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.(4) Applications for registration as a Landscape Architect will be received at any time during the regular business hours and shall be sent or delivered to the Board. Only those persons whose applications are complete shall be approved by the Board to take the examination.(5) No application will be considered complete unless accompanied by the required fees, nor until all required supporting documents have been received by the Board. Application fees will not be refunded for any cause.(6) When deemed by the Board necessary to demonstrate the applicant's eligibility under 242 CMR 3.02(6) of the law upon which the application is based, each applicant shall submit in support of his or her formal application, authentic proof of the statements made therein, by attaching documentary evidence, affidavits, registrar's statements, diplomas, published data, photographs, or other sworn or proven evidence.(7) The Board reserves the right to retain, as a permanent part of the application, any or all documents submitted, which shall be properly marked for identification and ownership. Original documents may be replaced by photocopies of such documents, however, at the request and expense of the applicant.(8) Personal appearance before the Board, if required, shall be at the time and place designated by the Board, and shall be at the applicant's expense.(9) Failure, within 60 days from the date of written request from the Board, to provide additional evidence or information, or to appear before the Board when such appearance is deemed necessary by the Board, may be considered as just and sufficient cause for disapproval of the application.(10) In consideration of applications for registration under M.G.L. c. 112, § 104, the Board reserves the right to require the applicant:(a) to qualify by passing the regular written examination;(b) to submit a satisfactory examination record from another state;(c) and/or to pass such additional examination as, in the opinion of the Board, may be necessary to bring the applicant's qualifications up to the existing requirements of the Board.Amended by Mass Register Issue 1329, eff. 12/30/2016.