Department of Plant and Soil Sciences

Landscape Architecture BLA Four-Year Plan

FALL	SPRING
First Year
LARC 103 - Representation 1: Landscape Drawing	ENGL 110 - Seminar in Composition
LARC 172 - Introduction to the Landscape Architecture Profession	LARC 150 - Representation 2: CAD for Site Design
LARC 202 - History of Landscape Architecture: Pre-History to Early 20th Century	LARC 230 - Introduction to Construction Materials and Methods
Lab Science Requirement*	PLSC 170 - Soils and Sustainability
Math Requirement*	Free Elective (1/3)
First Year Seminar
Credits: 15-16	Credits: 15
Second Year
LARC 233 - Studio 1: Foundations	COMM 212 - Public Speaking & Professional Presentation or THEA 204 - Introduction to Voice and Speech
LARC 330 - The Built Environment	LARC 232 - History of Landscape Architecture: mid-19th Century to Present
PLSC 211 - Herbaceous Landscape Plants	LARC 250 - Studio 2: Design Process
Group I Elective*	LARC 343 - Site Engineering
University Breadth Requirement (1/3)	Leadership or Public Policy Elective*
Credits: 16	Credits: 16
Third Year
LARC 350 - Studio 3: Urban Design	LARC 303 - Advanced Digital Representation
PLSC 212 - Woody Landscape Plants	LARC 332 - Landscape Architecture Symposium I
LARC 442 - Stormwater Management for Sustainable Development	LARC 351 - Studio 4: Regional Design
Multicultural Requirement	PLSC 354 - Plant Ecology
	Free Elective (2/3)
Credits: 15	Credits: 15
Fourth Year
LARC 333 - Landscape Architecture Symposium II
LARC 364 - Landscape Architecture Internship (DLE)	LARC 440 - Professional Practice
LARC 433 - Studio 5: Advanced Design	LARC 456 - Studio 6: Senior Design (Capstone)
LARC 450 - Ecological Planting Design	Free Elective (3/3)
LARC 455 - Theory & Research Applications in Landscape Architecture	University Breadth Requirement (2/3)
PLSC 403 - Landscape Management	University Breadth Requirement (3/3)
Credits: 16	Credits: 15-16
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. 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. This document is intended as a supplemental advisement tool to be used in conjunction with in-person advisement and the UDSIS Degree Audit. Students should direct any questions or concerns regarding degree progress to their advisor or Academic Assistant Dean.