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Curriculum

First Year (Pre-Landscape Architecture Program)

Fall Semester
ENVD 101 - Introduction to Environmental Design (3)
ENGL 110 - or Arts/Humanities Elective**** (3)
MATH 104 - Finite Math* or Math 146 Applied Calc I (3)
GEOL 105/Lab - Physical Geology** (3/1)
UNIV 189 - Skills for Success (1)
**(One lab must be taken with GEOL 105 or BIO 150)
(16/17 Credits)

Spring Semester
ENVD 172 - Environmental Design Fundamentals (3)
LA 132 - Intro to Landscape Architecture (2)
ENGL 120 - College Composition (3)
CSCI 114 - Micro Packages (3)
ENVD 130 - Drawing I (3)
Wellness Approved Course (2)
(17 Credits)

Second Year (Selective Admission)

Fall Semester
LA 271 - Landscape Architecture I (4)
LA 231 - Landscape Arch Graphics (1)
ARCH 321 - History of Architecture I (3)
COMM 110 - Fundamentals of Public Speaking (3)
BIO 150/Lab - General Biology** (3/1)
** (One lab must be taken with GEOL 105 or BIO 150)
(14/15 Credits)

Spring Semester
LA 272 - Landscape Architecture II
LA 232 - Design Technologies (Digital Media)
PSYC 111 - Introduction to Psychology
or
SOC 110 - Introduction to Sociology (3)
Electives/Option Area ***(3)
Electives/Option Area ***(3)
(15 Credits)

Third Year

Fall Semester
LA 371 - Landscape Architecture III (4)
LA 341 - Site Development & Detailing (4)
PLSC 355 - Woody Landscape Plants (3)
LA 351 - Landscape Design (3)
Electives/Option Area (4)
(18 Credits)

Spring Semester
LA 372 - Landscape Architecture IV (4)
ENGL 326 - Writing in the Design Professions
or
ENGL 357 - Visual Language and Culture (3)
LA 342 - Site Development & Detailing II (3)
LA 344 - Site Development & Detailing Lab (2)
LA 322 - History of Landscape Architecture (4)

Fourth Year

Fall Semester
LA 471 - Advanced Landscape Arch I (6)
LA 441 - Site Development & Detailing III (4)
Electives/Options Area (4)
(18 Credits)

Spring Semester
LA 472 - Advanced Landscape Arch II (6)
LA 491 - Contemporary Issues in LA (2)
LA 552 - Landscape Planning/Theory (Fieldtrip) (2)
Electives/Option Area (6)
(16 Credits)

Fifth Year

Fall Semester
LA 571 - Advanced Landscape Arch III (6)
LA 531 - Advanced Planting Design (4)
LA 561 - Landscape Arch Programming (2)
LA 590 - Professional Seminar (2)
LA 582 - Professional Practice (2)
(16 Credits)

Spring Semester
LA 572 Advanced Landscape Arch IV (8)
LA 590 Professional Seminar (Portfolio) (2)
Electives/Option Area (6)
(16 Credits)

*STATS 330 may be used in place of MATH 104. See your advisor.
**Only one science lab is required in either BIO 150 or GEOL 105. See your advisor.
*** Course(s) must be at a 200 level or higher. Other courses may be used with your advisor's recommendations. See your advisor for further guidance.
**** Waived for students scoring 21 or higher on the ACT.

Last updated: Wednesday, January 21, 2009 3:34:20PM

Contact: Kelly Todd, Administrative Assistant
Department of Architecture and Landscape Architecture

PO Box 6050
Department 2465
North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND 581086050
Phone: 7012316151