Department of Landscape Architecture
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
College of Fine and Applied Arts
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Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (BLA) Program

Transfer Applicants: Must have minimum 30 transferable hours and a 2.75 GPA, and completed English composition, Trigonometry, Physical Geog or Geol, Plant or Environmental Biology, Quantitative Reasoning 1, and two of the three campus required units of foreign language to be eligible for admission.  An introductory drawing or design course is strongly recommended.

Consult the FAA College website (www.faa.uiuc.edu) or the campus website (www.courses.uiuc.edu) for the most current requirements and distribution list.

Suggested Program in Landscape Architecture for Transfer Students (1)
First Semester

LA 101: Intro to Landscape Architecture

2 hours
LA 233: Foundation Design Studio 5 hours
LA 250: Environmental Site Analysis 3 hours
LA 280: Design Communications I 3 hours
UP 101: Planning of Cities and regions 3 hours
Total: 
16 hours
Second Semester
LA 234: Site Design Studio 5 hours
LA 241: Landform Design & Construction 3 hours
LA 281: Design Communications II(2) 3 hours
LA 314: History of World Landscapes 3 hours
Social/Cultural Factors in Design Elective 3 hours
Total: 
17 hours

Notes:

(1) To refer to the general education list at General Education Search Engine go to: http://www.courses.uiuc.edu/gened

(2) LA 281 fulfills University Advanced Composition requirement


 

Foreign Language Requirement (for graduation)

The University has a campus-wide foreign language requirement for graduation.

This requirement may be satisfied by: successfully completing a third semester level college course in a foreign language; having taken three years of the same foreign language in high school; or demonstrating proficiency at the third semester level in a language proficiency examination approved by the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the appropriate language department.

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