Join APLD ~ Categories of Membership & Dues Structure
Certified - requires a judicial process that looks at a designer's work as well as references. You must first join as an Associate member.
Dues: $190 plus $100 one time non-refundable filing fee or $125 for return of submittal package
Emeritus - Permanently certified members who have reached the age of 70 and are still working in some capacity as a landscape designer.
Dues: $100
Associate - standard level of membership. Information on certification is included with member packet
Dues: $200
Educator - A professional landscape design educator or teacher who is not a practicing Landscape Designer.
Dues: $125
Student - This individual must be actively enrolled in a landscape design, landscape architecture, or horticulture program that requires at least 37 credit hours or 600 contact hours of design and horticulture related coursework to graduate. (A contact hour is a unit of measure that represents one hour of scheduled instruction given to students.) A student member may not be practicing landscape design for free or in a fee-generating capacity unless it is part of a student internship related to their design program.
"Traditional Students” – Free Membership
Students who take classes full-time (as evidenced by transcripts) toward earning an Associate’s degree or higher in a post-secondary educational institution Limited to four years of membership at this level.
"Professional Education and Certificate Students" - $50 Membership
Students who take classes and work toward earning a professional certificate in a program requiring at least 24 total required credits. Students are enrolled in either a full- or part-time basis. Also included in this category are part-time students attending a 2- or 4-year college or university. Limited to four years of membership at this level. Members taking courses to complete required CEU's for certification are excluded from this level of membership.
Any student member may not be practicing landscape design for free or in a fee-generating capacity unless it is part of a student internship related to their design program.
Dues: $50 (with photocopy of student ID)
Allied - companies or individuals that provide services and/or products that are resources for the landscape design profession
Dues: $300
Chapter Dues, if applicable: (You MUST be a member of APLD International before joining a chapter)
- Arizona State Chapter – Student: $20
- *California State Chapter: $40
- *California State Chapter – Student: $20
- Connecticut Chapter-$35
- Connecticut Chapter- Student: $35
- DC•MD•VA Chapter: $40
- DC•MD•VA – Student: FREE
- Georgia-Carolinas Regional Chapter: $30
- Inter-Mountain Regional Chapter: $40
- Inter-Mountain Regional Chap-Student: FREE
- *Midwest Regional Chapter: $20
- *Midwest Regional Chapter – Student: FREE (volunteer service required)
- Minnesota State Chapter: $20
- *New England Regional Chapter: $30
- *New England Regional – F/T 4-year Student: FREE
- *New England Regional – Certificate or P/T Student: $20
- New Jersey State Chapter: $40
- New Jersey State – Student: $20
- New York Chapter-$40
- New York Chapter-Student: $20
- Ohio State Chapter: $40
- Ohio State Chapter – Student: FREE
- *Oklahoma State Chapter: $30
- *Oklahoma State Chapter – Student: FREE
- Oregon State Chapter: $30
- Oregon State Chapter – Student: $20
- *PA & DE Regional Chapter: $40
- *PA & DE Regional – Student: $20
- Southwest Regional Chapter: $40
- Southwest Regional – Student: FREE
- Washington State Chapter: $45
- Washington State Chapter – Student: $45 or 15 hours of volunteer service
*Please note: These chapters currently require membership in the chapter if you join APLD International. If you reside in any of these chapters, you must pay for both International dues and Chapter dues. (Student membership may be limited to a specific number of years and/or proof of service.)