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Fay Jones School of ArchitectureFay Jones School of Architecture

112 W. Center St., Suite 700
Fayetteville, AR 72701
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Landscape Architecture Sample Curriculum

BACHELOR OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
 
A minimum of 160 hours with a 2.00 cumulative grade-point average at this institution both in all work attempted and in professional course work attempted is required.
Entry into the professional program is limited and based upon cumulative grade-point average of pre-professional work accepted toward degree credit.
Students in landscape architecture are required to complete the European study in the summer prior to 4th year.
 
 
 
Bachelor of Landscape Architecture
Sample Curriculum
 
First Year Pre-Professional Program
 
hours      Fall
5              LARC 1315, Landscape Architecture Design I
1              LARC 1211, Intro to Landscape Architecture I
4              BIOL 1613/1611L Plant Biology or BIOL 1543/1541L General Biology
3              MATH 1203, College Algebra                                      
3              ENGL 1013, Composition I
1              LARC 1011 Leadership By Design
17           semester hours
 
hours      Spring
5              LARC 1325, Landscape Architecture Design II
1              LARC 1221, Intro to Landscape Architecture II
4              GEOL 1113/1111L, General Geology and lab
3              SOCI 2013, General Sociology
3              ENGL 1023, Composition II
1              LARC 1021 Leadership By Design
17           semester hours
 
Second Year Pre-Professional Program
 
hours      Fall
6              LARC 2336, Landscape Architecture Design III
3              LARC 3413, History of Landscape Architecture
3              HORT 3103, Woody Landscape Plants     
3              LARC 2113, Design Communications I
15           semester hours
 
hours      Spring
6              LARC 2346, Landscape Architecture Design IV
3              Social Science Core Requirement
3              LARC 2123, Design Communications II
4              LARC 2714, Landscape Architecture Construction I               
16           semester hours
 
Third Year Professional Program
 
hours      Fall
6              LARC 3356, Landscape Architecture Design V
4              LARC 3724, Landscape Architecture Construction II
4              LARC 3914, Planting Design I
3              Social Science Core Requirement
17           semester hours
 
hours      Spring
6              LARC 3366, Landscape Architecture Design VI
3              LARC 4413, Contemporary Landscape Architecture
4              LARC 3734 Landscape Architecture Construction III
1              LARC 3821, Study Abroad Preparation     
3              HIST 2003 or 2013 Core Requirement
17           semester hours
 
hours      Summer – Study Abroad
3              LARC 3933, Cultural Landscape Studies
3              LARC 4123, Urban Form Studies
6              semester hours
 
Fourth Year Professional Program
 
hours      Fall
6              LARC 4376, LA Design VII
4              LARC 4714, Landscape Architecture Construction IV
3              Professional Elective
3              Free Elective
16           semester hours
 
hours      Spring
6              Professional Electives
3              LARC 4383, Senior Project Prep
3              Fine Arts Core Requirement
3              LARC 5613, Professional Practice
15           semester hours
 
Fifth Year Professional Program
 
hours      Fall
6              LARC 5386, Landscape Architecture Design VIII
6              Free Elective   
12           semester hours
 
hours      Spring
6              Professional Electives
3              Humanities core requirement
3              Free elective
12           semester hours
 
Total: 160 credits