Department of Plant and Soil Sciences

Landscape Architecture BLA Four-Year Plan

FALL	SPRING
First Year
LARC 103 - Representation 1: Landscape Drawing	ENGL 110 - First-Year Writing
LARC 172 - Introduction to Landscape Architecture (FYS)	LARC 150 - Representation II: Digital Design Communication
LARC 202 - History of Landscape Architecture: Pre-History to Early 20th Century	PLSC 170 - Soils and Sustainability
Lab Science Requirement*	University Breadth Requirement (1/3)
Mathematics Requirement*	Free Elective (1/2)

Credits: 15-16	Credits: 15
Second Year
LARC 230 - Introduction to Construction Materials and Methods	COMM 212 - Public Speaking & Professional Presentation or THEA 204 - Introduction to Voice and Speech
LARC 233 - Studio 1: Foundations	LARC 232 - History of Landscape Architecture: mid-19th Century to Present
PLSC 211 - Fall Ornamental Landscape Plants	LARC 250 - Studio 2: Design Process
Group I Elective*	LARC 330 - The Built Environment
University Breadth Requirement (2/3)	PLSC 212 - Spring Landscape Plants (4 cr.)
Credits: 16	Credits: 16
Third Year
LARC 303 - Representation III: Advanced Digital Design Methods	LARC 332 - Landscape Architecture Symposium I
LARC 350 - Studio 3: Urban Design (5 cr.)	LARC 343 - Site Engineering
PLSC 402 - Landscape Management	LARC 351 - Studio 4: Regional Design
Leadership or Public Policy Elective*	PLSC 354 - Plant Ecology
Multicultural Requirement	University Breadth Requirement (3/3)
Credits: 18	Credits: 15
Fourth Year
LARC 333 - Landscape Architecture Symposium II	LARC 440 - Professional Practice
LARC 364 - Landscape Architecture Internship (DLE)	LARC 456 - Studio 6: Senior Design (Capstone) (6 cr.)
LARC 433 - Studio 5: Advanced Design	Free Elective (2/2)
LARC 442 - Stormwater Management for Sustainable Development
LARC 450 - Ecological Planting Design
LARC 455 - Theory & Research Applications in Landscape Architecture
Credits: 16	Credits: 12
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.