Landscape Architecture, BLA
Requirements for Students Matriculating in or before Academic Year 2025-2026. Learn more about University Academic Regulation 3.1.
Minimum Overall Grade Point Average: 2.00
Total Hours: 126
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements | ||
| English Composition | ||
| See Academic Regulation 3.5 | ||
| ENGL 1113 | Composition I | 3 |
| or ENGL 1313 | Critical Analysis and Writing I | |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Composition II | ||
| Critical Analysis and Writing II | ||
| Technical Writing | ||
| American History & Government | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Survey of American History | ||
| American History to 1865 (H) | ||
| American History Since 1865 (DH) | ||
| POLS 1113 | American Government | 3 |
| Quantitative Thought & Logical Reasoning (Q) | ||
| MATH 1583 | Applied Geometry and Trigonometry (Q) 1 | 3 |
| or MATH 1613 | Trigonometry (Q) | |
| Understanding Humanities-Human Heritage & Cultures (H) | ||
| LA 3673 | History and Theory of Landscape Architecture (H) 1 | 3 |
| Course designated (DH) | 3 | |
| Reasoning in the Natural Sciences (N) | ||
| Must include one Laboratory-Based Inquiry (L) course | ||
| SOIL 1113 | Land, Life and the Environment (N) | 3 |
| Select any course designated both (N) and (L) | 3 | |
| Exploring Society & Human Behavior (S) | ||
| AGEC 1113 | Introduction to Agricultural Economics (S) 2 | 3 |
| or ECON 2103 | Introduction to Microeconomics (S) | |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Oral Communications in Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources (S) 1 | ||
| Introduction to Speech Communication (S) 1 | ||
| Elements of Persuasion (S) 1 | ||
| Diversity (D) | ||
| May be paired with another designated course | ||
| Global Cultural Competency (G) | ||
| Courses designated (G) | 3 | |
| Additional General Education | ||
| Additional general education credit hours (at least 4 hours) are required to meet the total 40-hour minimum. If courses carry more than one general education designation and can be used to meet multiple minimum general education designation hours above, more than 4 hours of additional general education will be required here to meet the 40-hour minimum. | ||
| Courses designated (Q), (H), (N), (S), (D), (G), or (F). | 4 | |
| Hours Subtotal | 40 | |
| College/Departmental Requirements | ||
| Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources | ||
| UNIV 1111 | First Year Seminar (or other approved first year seminar course) | 1 |
| LA 1013 | Introduction to Landscape Architecture | 3 |
| Written and Oral Communications | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Written Communications in Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources | ||
| Written Communication | ||
| Technical Writing 3 | ||
| Hours Subtotal | 7 | |
| Major Requirements | ||
| Visual Communication: | ||
| LA 1213 | Visual Communication I for Landscape Architecture | 3 |
| LA 1223 | Visual Communication II for Landscape Architecture | 3 |
| LA 1323 | Computer-Aided Design for Landscape Architecture | 3 |
| Construction: | ||
| LA 3884 | Landscape Construction: Site Grading | 4 |
| LA 4894 | Landscape Construction: Materials and Methods | 4 |
| Planning: | ||
| LA 2413 | Ecological Landscape Design | 3 |
| LA 4433 | Land Use and City Planning | 3 |
| LA 4453 | Principles of Landscape Analysis for Site Design | 3 |
| Design: | ||
| LA 1525 | Studio 1: Principles and Theory of Design | 5 |
| LA 2515 | Studio 2: Site Design | 5 |
| LA 2525 | Studio 3: Recreation and Open Space Design | 5 |
| LA 3515 | Studio 4: Landscape Planting Design | 5 |
| Select two of the following: | 10 | |
| Studio 5: Sustainable Construction and Design | ||
| Studio 6: Urban Design | ||
| Long-Term Internship in Landscape Architecture | ||
| LA 4525 | Studio 7: Community Development and Neighborhood Design | 5 |
| Plant Material: | ||
| HORT 2613 | Woody Plant Materials | 3 |
| Professional Practice: | ||
| LA 3683 | Professional Practice & Office Procedure | 3 |
| LA 4112 | Landscape Architecture Career Survey | 2 |
| Internship: | ||
| LA 3010 | Internship in Landscape Architecture | 1 |
| Related Courses | ||
| Select courses from among the following in consultation with a faculty advisor for additional breadth, or to create a specialty area. | ||
| Select 9 hours of the following: | 9 | |
| Surveying | ||
Any ARCH course | ||
| Principles of Horticultural Science (LN) | ||
| Herbaceous Plant Materials | ||
| Turf Management | ||
| Landscape Irrigation | ||
| Native American Symbolism in Landscape Design (D) | ||
| Long-Term Internship in Landscape Architecture | ||
| Applied Ecology and Conservation | ||
| Ecology Of Invasive Species | ||
| Conservation of Natural Resources (S) | ||
| Hours Subtotal | 79 | |
| Electives | ||
| Hours Subtotal | 0 | |
| Total Hours | 126 | |
- 1
College & Departmental requirements that may be used to meet General Education requirements.
- 2
If used as (S) course above, hours in this block are reduced by three.
- 3
If ENGL 3323 Technical Writing is substituted for ENGL 1213 Composition II above, then hours in this area are zero.
Other Requirements
- A minimum of 40 semester credit hours and 100 grade points must be earned in courses numbered 3000 or above.
- A 2.00 GPA or higher in upper-division hours.
Additional State/OSU Requirements
- At least: 60 hours at a four-year institution; 30 hours completed at OSU; 15 of the final 30 and 50% of the upper-division hours in the major field completed at OSU.
- Limit of: one-half of major course requirements as transfer work; one-fourth of hours earned by correspondence; 8 transfer correspondence hours.
- Students will be held responsible for degree requirements in effect at the time of matriculation and any changes that are made, so long as these changes do not result in semester credit hours being added or do not delay graduation.
- Degrees that follow this plan must be completed by the end of Summer 2031.