The Department of Landscape Architecture offers a four-year
undergraduate curriculum, leading to the professional degree of
bachelor of landscape architecture. The degree is accredited by the
American Society of Landscape Architects.
The curriculum is a balanced program of technical, design, and
general education courses that equips the student with the necessary
skills for entry-level professional practice in private offices or
public agencies. Program requirements include design studio courses,
and classes in plants and planting design, engineering, site
construction, communication techniques, computer-aided design,
history, and theory. The curriculum includes a minimum of 15 hours of
credit in supporting electives that are taken in related art and
science courses. A total of 128 semester hours of credit are required
for graduation.
A student must have and maintain a minimum 3.5 cumulative
grade-point average to continue beyond the sophomore-level
year. Transfer applicants must have completed 30 or more semester
hours of undergraduate course work with an earned GPA of at least 3.5
(A = 5.0).
The department's administrative office, upper-level studios,
faculty offices, and classrooms are located in Temple Buell Hall. The
sophomore studio and departmental library are located in Mumford
Hall.
| First year | |
|---|---|
| HOURS | FIRST SEMESTER |
| 2 | L A 101--Introduction to Landscape Architecture |
| 6 | General education electives see footnote 1 |
| 4 | GEOG 103--Earth's Physical Systems see footnote 2 |
| 4 | RHET 105 or RHET 108--Composition I |
| 16 | Total |
| HOURS | SECOND SEMESTER |
| 3 | L A 214--History of Landscape Architecture |
| 3 | L A 170--Introduction to Behavorial Factors in Design |
| 3 | PLBIO 102--Plants, Environment, and Man see footnote 2 |
| 2-5 | MATH 114 or MATH 116--Trigonometry |
| 3 | General education elective |
| 14-17 | Total |
| Second year | |
| HOURS | FIRST SEMESTER |
| 5 | L A 133--Basic Landscape Design |
| 3 | L A 150--Introduction to Environmental Factors in Design |
| 3 | L A 180--Design Communications, I |
| 3 | General education elective l |
| 3 | Supporting elective see footnote 3 |
| 17 | Total |
| HOURS | SECOND SEMESTER |
| 5 | L A 134--Site Design |
| 3 | L A 142--Landform Design and Construction |
| 3 | L A 181--Design Communications, II (Composition II) |
| 3 | Quantitative reasoning (see approved list) |
| 3 | Supporting elective see footnote 3 |
| 17 | Total |
| Third year | |
| HOURS | FIRST SEMESTER |
| 5 | L A 235--Recreation and Community Design |
| 4 | L A 243--Site Engineering |
| 3 | HORT 201--Identification and Use of Woody Ornamentals, I |
| 3 | U P 101--Planning of Cities and Regions |
| 15 | Total |
| HOURS | SECOND SEMESTER |
| 5 | L A 236--Design Workshops, I |
| 4 | L A 244--Landscape Construction |
| 3 | HORT 202--Identification and Use of Woody Ornamentals, II |
| 3 | Supporting elective see footnote 3 |
| 15 | Total |
| Fourth year | |
| HOURS | FIRST SEMESTER |
| 5 | L A 337--Regional Landscape Design |
| 3 | L A 252--Planting Design, I |
| 6 | Supporting electives see footnote 3 |
| 3 | Elective |
| 17 | Total |
| HOURS | SECOND SEMESTER |
| 1 | L A 246--Professional Practice |
| 3 | L A 253--Planting Design, II |
| 5 | L A 338--Design Workshops, II |
| 5-8 | Elective |
| 14-17 | Total |
footnote 1. A minimum of 6 credit hours of approved general education electives is required in each of the areas of humanities and the arts, social and behavioral sciences, and natural sciences and technology for a minimum of 18 credit hours (see college-approved general education distribution list).
footnote 2. PLBIO 102 and GEOG 103 fulfill the natural sciences and technology general education requirement for this curriculum.
footnote 3. A minimum of 15 credit hours of professionally related courses selected from the department's recommended list of supporting electives is required, with a minimum of 3 credit hours in each of the categories of history, communications, techniques, and environment.