Apr 23, 2024  
2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2017-2018 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Department of Plant and Soil Sciences


Landscape Architecture BS Four-Year Plan

FALL SPRING
First Year
CHEM 101 - General Chemistry (4cr.)   ART 129 - Design for Non-Majors (3cr.)  or THEA 202 - Introduction to Theatre Design (3cr.)   
MATH 115 , MATH 221 , or MATH 241  (recommended) ENGL 110 - Seminar in Composition (3cr.)  
PLSC 101 - Botany I (3cr.)  or BISC 207 - Introductory Biology I (4cr.)   PLSC 150 - CAD for Site Design (3cr.)  
PLSC 103 - Landscape and Field Sketching (3cr.)   Breadth Requirement (1/6)
PLSC 171 - New Student Colloquium (1cr.)  (FYE) Breadth Requirement (2/6)
Credits: 14-15 Credits: 15
Second Year
PLSC 204 - Introduction to Soil Science (3cr.)   COMM 212 - Oral Communication in Business (3cr.)  or THEA 204 - Introduction to Voice and Speech (3cr.)  
PLSC 211 - Herbaceous Landscape Plants (3cr.)   PLSC 202 - History of Landscape Architecture (3cr.)  
PLSC 222 - Introduction to Surveying (3cr.)   PLSC 250 - Design Process Practicum (3cr.)  
PLSC 232 - Foundations of Landscape Architecture (3cr.)   Group I, II, III Elective (1/3)*
PLSC 233 - Foundations of Landscape Architecture Lab (1cr.)   Breadth Requirement (4/6)
Breadth Requirement (3/6)  
Credits: 16 Credits: 15
Third Year
CHEM 102 GEOL 107 , PHYS 201 , or PHYS 207   PLSC 332 - Landscape Architecture Symposium (1cr.)  
PLSC 212 - Woody Landscape Plants (4cr.)   PLSC 343 - Site Engineering (4cr.)  
PLSC 330 - The Built Environment (3cr.)   PLSC 350 - Urban Design (3cr.)  
Group I, II, III Elective (2/3)* PLSC 354 - Plant Ecology (3cr.)  
Breadth Requirement (5/6) Group I, II, III Elective (3/3)*
  Breadth Requirement (6/6)
Credits: 17 Credits: 17
Fourth Year
PLSC 364 - Landscape Horticulture Internship (1 to 6cr.)  (DLE) PLSC 440 - Professional Practice (2cr.)  
PLSC 442 - Stormwater Management for Sustainable Development (3cr.)   PLSC 456 - Senior Design (4cr.)  
PLSC 455 - Issues in Plant and Soil Sciences (3cr.)  (Capstone) Free Elective (2/4)
Multicultural Requirement Free Elective (3/4)
Free Elective (1/4) Free Elective (4/4)
Credits: 15 Credits: 15
Total Credits: 124
*See program page for approved courses.
 
Disclaimer: Four-Year Plans are a Departmental suggestion of how a student could complete this degree in four years (eight semesters). Students may opt to take courses in the summer or winter sessions. These plans do not take into account additional requirements brought on by minors or other majors. A Four-Year Plan is subject to change from year-to-year given the resources and focuses of the Department. This document is not intended to replace advising. It is the student’s responsibility to meet with his or her assigned advisor at least once a semester to monitor progress and ensure that he or she is on track to graduate on time. Students can also utilize the Degree Audit in UDSIS to monitor their progress.