The five-year program in Landscape Architecture requires 152 semester hours, leading to an accredited, professional degree - Bachelor of Landscape Architecture. Of the 152 hours, 90 hours are required in landscape architecture courses, consisting of design studio, construction, plant materials and design, history, design communication, and professional internship. The remaining 62 hours are comprised of the following subjects.

Urban and Regional Planning

3 hours

Natural Sciences: Plant Biology and Geography

7 hours*

Mathematics (depending on placement)

0 to 5 hours

English (Composition I and Advanced Composition)

7 hours**

Horticulture

6 hours

General Education Electives (see current list at www.courses.uiuc.edu

Natural Sciences and Technology (6 hours)

Humanities and the Arts (6 hours)

Social and Behavioral Sciences (6 hours)

Quantitative REasoning I & II (6 hours)

Cultural Studies: Non-Western (3 hours)

Cultural Studies: Western (3 hours)

Foreign Language (HS 3 years OR 3 semesters*** (3 hours)

Supporting Electives (see list below)

15 hours

Communication (minimum. 3 hours)

History (minimum 3 hours)

Technical (minimum 3 hours)

Environment (minimum 3 hours)

Free Electives

1 to 6 hours

*	fulfills the campus Natural Sciences and Technology General Education Electives
**	three credit hours of his requirement are completed by LA 281, Design Communicatons II
***	foreign language requirement is satisfied by completion of three years of the same foreign language in high school or a third semester college language course

The first year of the program is structured to enable students to acquire the basic knowledge in graphics, natural sciences, social sciences, humanities, and mathematics. It is general and flexible to allow students from other colleges and universities to acquire this basic knowledge and transfer into the second year of the curriculum.

Professional sequences in design, construction, and plants begin in the second year. At this point, students from outside the curriculum (with a minimum of 30 credit hours, the necessary prerequisites, and a GPA > 2.75) are permitted to transfer into the program. Significant to the program is the use of a clearly defined "systematic approach" to the solution of landscape architectural problems, with emphasis on the basic principles of design, design process, and site planning skills. In addition, methods of landscape survey and analysis further supply the student with a logical basis for design decisions. The use of computers is introduced in this year as well.

The third year is structured to take advantage of this strong foundation. Courses in construction, plant materials, and large-scale design appear in the professional sequence. Lectures on theory and history are interwoven into the design sequence to acquaint students with design precedence and to encourage innovation. Following the third year, students complete a one year professional internship or combination of internship and study abroad, to further advance their knowledge of built landscapes and the practice of landscape architecture. Upon return to campus for the final year of coursework, techniques are refined and principles are tested in a series of comprehensive application courses. Emphasis is placed on the creative solution of land use problems at all scales. Idealistic solutions are continually tested against practical application by the use of actual sites and situations, many of which involve problems faced in the Central Illinois area, but may also include landscapes in other regions of the world.

FIVE-YEAR UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
BACHELOR OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
152 credit hours required

for Schedule, Courses Catalog and Gen Ed Distribution List, see www.courses.uiuc.edu

FIRST SEMESTER		SECOND SEMESTER
First Year
LA 101 Intro to Landscape Architecture	2	Social/Cultural Factors in Design Elective **	3
Geog 103 Earth's Physical Systems	4	IB 102, 103 or 105 Plant or Environ. Biology *	3
or Geol 101 Intro to Physical Geology *		Social/Behavioral Science Gen Ed Elective	3
Rhetoric 105 Composition I	4	Humanities & Arts Gen Education Elective	3
Math 115 Pre-Calculus (QR I)	3	Cultural Studies Western Gen Ed	3
Humanities & Arts General Education Elective	3	Elective (Discovery Course or Other)	1
	16		16
Second Year
LA 233 Foundation Design Studio	5	LA 234 Site Design Studio	5
LA 250 Environmental Site Analysis	3	LA 241 Landform Design & Construction	3
LA 280 Design Communications I	3	LA 281 Design Communications II ***	3
UP 101 Planning of Cities & Regions	3	LA 314 History of World Landscapes	3
Social/Behavioral Science Gen Education Elective	3	Cultural Studies Non-Western Gen Ed	3
	17		17
Third Year
LA 335 Community & Open Space Studio	5	LA 336 Design Workshop Studio	5
LA 342 Site Engineering	4	LA 343 Landscape Construction	4
HORT 301 Woody Ornamentals I	3	HORT 302 Woody Ornamentals II	3
Supporting Elective	3	Supporting Elective	3
	15		15
Fourth Year
LA 345 Professional Internship OR		LA 345 Professional Internship OR
LA 399 Off-Campus Study ****		LA 399 Off-Campus Study ****
	12		12
Fifth Year
LA 437 Regional Design Studio	5	LA 438 Design Workshop Studio II	5
LA 452 Natural Precedent in Planting	3	LA 453 Cultural Precedent in Planting	3
LA 346 Professional Practice	2	Supporting Elective	3
Supporting Elective	3	Supporting Elective	3
Quantitative Reasoning II Gen Ed	3	Elective	2
	16		16
* IB 102, 103 or 105 and Geog 103/Geol 101 fulfill Gen Ed Natural Sci. and Technology requirement. Social/Cultural Factors Elective course options are LA 212, LA 215, LA 218, LA 220, LA 222, LA 242, LA 270 or LA 470. * LA 281 fulfills University Advanced Composition requirement **** To complete the professional internship requirement, students must complete two semesters of LA 345 OR one semester of LA 345 and one semester of LA 399. A maximum of 15 hours of LA 399, Off-Campus Study, may be credited toward the degree.

Progress Rule: In this curriculum, normal progress towards the degree is imperative. A student failing to complete any required course, in both landscape architecture and non-LA required courses, more than one semester later than the time designated in the curriculum may be encumbered from registration in landscape architectural courses until the deficiency is corrected.

GPA Rule: Students must have a minimum 2.5 (A=4.0) all-university grade point average and a 2.5 grade point average in all required landscape architecture courses in order to continue as a student in good standing in the program.

Transfer Applicants: Must have minimum 30 transferable hours and 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.

Specialization Areas: Students that desire to develop an interest area in depth beyond the typical BLA student may do so by submitting a proposal to the Undergraduate Program Coordinator showing intent to complete a sequence of related courses that totals a minimum of 12 credit hours, with no more than 2 courses at the 100/200 level. The specialization must be approved by the Undergraduate Program Coordinator.

SUPPORTING ELECTIVES

General Education Electives

The following campus general education requirements apply to all FRESHMAN ENTERING FALL 2002 OR LATER:

1.	Composition I	4 hours	All Freshman
2.	Advanced Composition*	3 hours	Freshman Fall 1991 and after
3.	Quantitative Reasoning (I & II)	6 hours	Freshman Fall 2002 and after
4.	Humanities and the Arts	6 hours	Freshman Fall 1994 and after
5.	Natural Sciences & Technology**	6 hours	Freshman Fall 1994 and after
6.	Cultural Studies
	Western/Comparative Cultures	3 hours	Freshman Fall 1995 and after
	Non-Western/Minority Cultures	3 hours	Freshman Fall 1995 and after
7.	Foreign Language***	HS-3 years OR 3 semesters	Freshman Fall 2000 and after

* LA 281 fulfills the University advanced composition requirement Geog 103 or Geol 101 and IB 102, 103 or 105 fulfill the 6 hours required in Natural Sciences and Technology * Foreign language requirement is satisfied by completion of three years of the same foreign language in high school or a third semester college language course. If you enter without three years of the same foreign language in high school, you must take a foreign language placement test to determine the courses in which you should enroll.

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.

Supporting Electives

In addition to general education course requirements, a student in landscape architecture must complete a minimum of 15 hours of professional supporting electives, with a minimum of at least three hours selected from each of four categories: COMMUNICATIONS, HISTORY, TECHNIQUE, and ENVIRONMENT. The list on the following four pages includes those courses recommended as Supporting Electives. A student may petition to have another course not appearing on list accepted for credit if it meets the stated objective. A course that is listed as a prerequisite to a supporting elective course may be counted as part of the 15 hours needed, if it is not used to fulfill other program requirements.

Category I Communications: Courses for the development of graphic, visual, verbal and written communication skills.

Rubric	Course Title	Prerequisite	Cr Hrs
ADV 300	Introduction to Advertising		3
AGCM 240	Photography in Agriculture		4
ART 101	Intro to Studio Arts		3
ART 102	Elementary Drawing		3
ART 103	Watercolor Painting		3
ART 104	Intro to Oil Painting		3
ART 109	Sumi-E: Japanese Painting		2
ARTS 260	Basic Photography	Consent of Instructor	3
ARTS 261	Photography II	ARTS 260	3
ARTS 356	Computer Imaging	Soph. Standing or consent of instructor	4
BTW 220	Desktop Publishing and Design		2
BTW 250	Principles Bus Communications	Jr. Standing & completion of Comp I	3
BTW 253	Bus Admin Communications	Jr. Standing & completion of Comp I	3
BTW 272	Report Writing	Soph. Standing and completion of Comp I	3
FAA 190	Exploration of the Arts		3
RHET 204	Introductory Narrative Writing	Completion of Comp I	3
RHET 233	Principles of Composition	Completion of Comp I	3
SPCM 101	Public Speaking		3
SPCM 113	Small Group Communication		3
SPCM 120	Advanced Public Speaking	SPCM 101	3
SPCM 211	Business Comm	SPCM 101	2
SPCM 213	Persuasion and the Arts		3
SPCM 230	Intro to Interpersonal Comm		3
SPCM 277	Media of Public Discourse		4
SPCM 321	Persuasive Speaking	SPCM 101	3
SPCM 323	Argumentation	SPCM 101	3
THEA 170	Fundamentals of Acting, I		3

NOTE: Foreign languages will be accepted as a communication supporting elective with the following provisos:
1. A maximum of 6 hours of the same language may be credited to this category.
2. Test-based credit will not be accepted.

Category II History : Courses providing a historical perspective in art, architecture, urban planning, or cultural development.

Rubric	Course Title	Prerequisite	Cr Hrs
ANTH 102	Human Origins and Culture		4
ANTH 103	Anthropology in a Changing World		3
ANTH 107	Archaeology of Ancient Egypt	ANTH 102 is recommended	3
ANTH 160	Contemporary Social Issues		3
ANTH 220	Introduction to Archaeology	ANTH 102 or consent of instructor	3
ANTH 230	Sociocultural Anthropology	ANTH 103 or consent of instructor	3
ARCH 210	Introduction to the History of Arch	Soph. Standing or consent of instructor	3
ARCH 410	Ancient Architecture	ARCH 210, ARTH 111, or consent	3
ARCH 411	Early Byzantine Arch	ARCH 210, ARTH 111, or consent	3
ARCH 412	Medieval Architecture	ARCH 210, ARTH 111 or consent	3
ARCH 413	Renaissance Architecture	ARCH 210, ARTH 112 or consent	3
ARCH 414	Baroque & Rococo Architecture	ARCH 210, ARTH 112 or consent	3
ARCH 415	Neoclass & Nineteen Cent Arch	ARCH 210 or ARTH 112, or consent	3
ARCH 416	Modern American Architecture	ARCH 210, ARTH 112 or consent	3
ARCH 417	Twentieth-Century Architecture	ARCH 210 or ARTH 112, or consent	3
ARCH 418	History of the Urban Environment		3
ART 140	Introduction to Art		3
ART 209	Tea Ceremony & Zen		2
ARTH 101	Intro to East Asian Art		3
ARTH 110	Intro to African Art		3
ARTH 111	Ancient & Medieval Art		4
ARTH 112	Renaissance & Modern Art		4
ARTH 115	Art Appreciation		3
ARTH 217	Development of Ancient Cities		3
ARTH 235	Baroque Art		3
ARTH 241	20 th Century European Art		3
ARTH 350	American Art 1750-1900		3
ARTH 445	European Art Between the Wars		3 or 4
ARTH 446	Art Since 1940	Jr. Standing or consent of instructor	3 or 4
ENVS 201	Environmental History		3
FAA 130	International Arts		3
GEOG 425	Hist Geog Amer Land to 1880		4
GEOG 426	Hist Geog Amer Land Since 1880		4
GEOG 427	Amer Vernacular Cultural Land		4
LA 215	Buildings, Land and Culture		3
LA 242	Nature and American Culture		3
LA 315	History of Modern Landscape Architecture	LA 314	3

Category III Technique : Professional courses dealing with subject matter of a scientific or technical nature.

Rubric	Course Title	Prerequisite	Cr Hrs
ACCY 200	Fundamentals of Accounting	Soph. Standing	3
ACE 100	Agr Cons and Resource Econ		4
ACE 161	Microcomputer Applications		3
ACE 403	Agricultural Law	Jr. Standing	3
ACE 210	Environmental Economics	ACE 100 or ECON 102	3
ACE 310	Natural Resource Economics	ACE 100 or ECON 102	3
ACE 406	Environmental Law	ACE 403, or BADM 300, or BADM 301	3
ARCH 419	Historic Building Preservation		3
BADM 300	The Legal Environment of Business	Jr. Standing	3
BADM 301	Summary of Business Law	Jr. Standing	3
BADM 310	Mgmt and Organizational Behavior	Jr. Standing	3
BADM 320	Principles of Marketing	ECON 202 or equivalent (Stats I)	3
BADM 377	Project Management		3
BADM 446	Entrepreneurship Sm Bus Form	Consent of Instructor	4
CS 105	Intro to Computing, Non-Tech	MATH 012 or equivalent	3
ECON 102	Microeconomic Principles		3
EPSY 280	Elements of Statistics	MATH 012, 016 or 118	4
FIN 341	Fundamentals of Real Estate	ECON 102	3
GE 101	Engineering Graphics & Design		3
GEOG 280	Intro to Social Statistics		4
GEOG 371	Spatial Analysis	Course in geography	4
GEOG 379	Introduction to GIS		4
GEOG 403	Landform Studies	GEOG 103	4
GEOG 404	Soil Geomorphology	GEOG 103	4
GEOG 408	Watershed Analysis	GEOG 103	4
GEOG 460	Analysis & Interp of Aerial Photography	MATH 014 and GEOG 103	3 or 4
GEOG 473	Map Compilation and Construction		4
GEOG 477	Introduction to Remote Sensing	GEOG 280 or equivalent	3
GEOL 103	Planet Earth QRII	(credit not given for both 103 and GEOL 101)	3
GEOL 107	Physical Geology	(credit not given for both 107 and GEOL 101)	4
GEOL 108	Historical Geology	GEOL 107 or consent	4
GEOL 401	Geomorphology	GEOL 108 or consent	4
HDFS 262	Motor Develop, Growth & Form		3
HDFS 314	Introduction to Aging		3
HDFS 404	Gerontology		3 or 4
HORT 236	Intro to Turfgrass Management	IB 103	3
HORT 240	Plant Propagation	IB 103	3
HORT 343	Herbaceous Plants 1	IB 103	3
HORT 344	Herbaceous Plants 2	IB 103	3
HORT 358	Arboriculture	NRES 302 or HORT 301 and NRES 201	3
LA 244	Sci-Values of Envt Decisions		3
LA 345	Professional Internship	Jr. Standing and consent of instructor	1-3
LA 441	Land Resource Evaluation	Consent of Instructor	4
LA 444	Social Impact Assessment		3 or 4
NRES 201	Introductory Soils		4
NRES 211	Forest Ecology Field Studies	NRES 302 or HORT 301	2
NRES 302	Dendrology	IB 103	4
NRES 329	Urban Forestry	NRES 302 or HORT 301	3
NRES 471	Pedology	NRES 201	3
NRES 474	Soil and Water Conservation	NRES 201	4
UP 116	Planning Policy and Law		3
UP 116	Analytical Planning Methods		4
UP 218	Politics of Environmental Protection		3
UP 408	Law and Planning	Sr. Standing	3
UP 420	Planning for Historic Preservation	Jr. Standing	4
UP 426	Urban Design and Planning	Sr. Standing	4

Category IV Environment: Courses which investigate the environment, natural systems, and environmental planning.

Rubric	Course Title	Prerequisite	Cr Hrs
ANTH 103	Anthro in a Changing World		3
ANTH 143	Biology of Human Behavior		3
ANTH 230	Sociocultural Anthropology	ANTH 103	3
ANTH 344	Anthropology of Play	A course in S-C Anthro or consent and Comp 1	3
ARCH 423	Soc/Beh Factors for Design	Consent of Instructor	3
ENVS 101	Introduction to Energy Sources		3
ENVS 336	Tomorrow’s Environment	One course in life sci & one social sci or consent	3
GEOG 130	The Changing Earth Systems		3
GEOG 204	Cities of the World		3
GEOG 210	Contemp Social & Env Problems		3
GEOG 214	Conserv Natural Resources		3
GEOG 224	Geographic Patterns of Illinois		3
GEOG 384	Population Geography		3
GEOG 410	Geography of Dev and Underdev	GEOG 101 recommended	4
GEOG 483	Urban Geography		3
GEOG 484	Migration and Spatial Interact		3
GEOL 104	Geology of the National Parks		3
GEOL 118	Natural Disasters		3
GEOL 143	History of Life		3
IB 105	Environmental Biology		3
IB 109	Insects and People		3 or 4
IB 150	Organismal & Evolutionary Biol		4
IB 203	Ecology	IB 150	4
IB 363	Plants and Their Uses	IB 102, or 103, or 150	3
LA 450	Ecology for Land Restoration		3 or 4
LA 470	Social/Cultural Design Issues		3
LEIS 140	Nature and Wilderness		2
LEIS 341	Community Recreation Planning	Jr. Standing	3
NRES 100	Fundamentals of Env Sci		3
NRES 102	Introduction to NRES		3
NRES 104	Intro to Env Social Science		4
NRES 109	Global Environmental Issues		3
NRES 219	Principles of Ecosystem Mgmt	Course in bio, zoology or botany recommended	3
NRES 419	Env and Plant Ecosystems	NRES 219 or LA 450 or IB 103, Chem 104 or NRES 201	3
SOC 375	Community	SOC 100 and Comp 1	3
UP 205	Ecology and its Applications		3
UP 260	Social Inequality and Planning	Soph. Standing	3
UP 405	Watershed Ecology and Planning	Course in env. science	4

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FIVE-YEAR UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM BACHELOR OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE 152 credit hours required

SUPPORTING ELECTIVES

General Education Electives

Supporting Electives

FIVE-YEAR UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
BACHELOR OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
152 credit hours required