First Professional Degree, 153 Credits

The following schedule outlines the typical course of study for this degree:

First Year

CAP First-Year Program

33

Second Year

Fall Semester

Site Design (LA 201)	4
Field Study (LA 214)	1
Landscape Architecture History 1 (LA 220)	3
Environmental Systems (LA 270)	3
University Core Curriculum	3
University Core Curriculum	3
Total Credits	17

Spring Semester

Park and Open Space Design (LA 202)	4
Landscape Architecture History 2 (LA 221)	3
Computer Applications (LA 280)	3
University Core Curriculum	3
University Core Curriculum	3
Total Credits	16

Third Year

Fall Semester

Housing and Community Design (LA 301)	4
Engineering 1 (LA 311)	4
Landscape Plants 1 (LA 341)	4
University Core Curriculum	3
Total Credits	15

Spring Semester

Planting Design (LA 302)	4
Engineering 2 (LA 312)	4
Environmental Sciences (BIO 216, NREM 211, NREM 221, or GEOL 207)	3
Minor or Directed Elective	3
Total Credits	14

Fourth Year

Fall Semester

Regional Design (LA 401)	4
Engineering 3 (LA 413)	4
Minor or Directed Elective	3
University Core Curriculum	3
University Core Curriculum	3
Total Credits	17

Spring Semester

Landscape Architecture Elective	3
Minor or Directed Elective	3
Minor or Directed Elective	3
University Core Curriculum	3
Total Credits	12

Summer

Internship (LA 369)	0
(May begin in the spring of fourth year)

Fifth Year

Fall Semester

Urban Design (LA 403)	4
Landscape Architecture Research (LA 451)	3
Elective	3
Landscape Architecture Elective	2
Minor or Directed Elective	3
Internship (LA 369)	1
Total Credits	16

Spring Semester

Landscape Architecture Comprehensive Project (LA 404)	5
Professional Practice (LA 460)	2
Landscape Architecture Elective	3
Minor or Directed Elective	3
Total Credits	13

For More Information
Malcolm Cairns, Chair
Department of Landscape Architecture
(765) 285-1971
mcairns@bsu.edu

For course descriptions and complete information on program requirements, please consult the Ball State University Undergraduate Catalog.