This option is open to students who hold a professional degree in a related environmental design and planning discipline (architecture, interior design, urban and regional planning, etc.) The program meets accrediting standards for the first professional degree in landscape architecture.

Foundation courses at the undergraduate level are required for students in this program, except where previous equivalent course work is documented and approved by the department. A thesis or creative project in one of the areas of concentration is required. Computer competency in MicroStation is the responsibility of the student.

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

First Year

Fall Semester

Community and Urban Space Design (LA 603)	4
Landscape Architecture Methods (LA 635)	3
Readings in Landscape Architecture (LA 653)	3
Landscape Plants 1 (LA 341)	4
Total Credits	14

Spring Semester

Site Design (LA 602)	4
Landscape Architectural History (LA 622)	3
Planting Design (LA 645)	3
Elective	3
Total Credits	13

Second Year

Fall Semester

Environmental Systems and Structures (LA 573)	3
Landscape Architectural Engineering 1 (LA 311)	4
Elective	3
Total Credits	10

Spring Semester

Landscape Architecture Planning and Design (LA 604)	4
Research Methods in Landscape Architecture (LA 651)	3
Landscape Architectural Engineering 2 (LA 312)	4
Professional Practice (LA 460)	2
Total Credits	13

Summer Semester

Internship (LA 668 or LA 669)

0

Third Year

Fall Semester

Comprehensive Landscape Planning  and Design (LA 605)	4
Thesis/Creative Project (THES 698)	6
Landscape Architectural Engineering 3 (LA 413)	4
Internship Documentation (LA 668 or LA 669)	0
Total Credits	14

For More Information
Les Smith, Graduate Program Coordinator
Department of Landscape Architecture
(765) 285-1978
lsmith2@bsu.edu

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