Landscape Architecture BLA - 4 Year Degree Map

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Degree Map Notes

Following is a sample four-year plan. Please note that student-specific plans may differ.
Meet with an academic advisor to create a specific plan that best fits your academic needs.
The student is ultimately responsible for knowing and completing all degree requirements.
Consultation with an advisor may result in an altered plan customized for an individual student.
Check your Degree Works for requirements and completion.

Year 1

Fall Semester (16 credits)

LAEP 1200 - Introduction to Graphics and Illustration 4 credit(s)
MATH 1050 - College Algebra (QL) 4 credit(s)
PSC 2620 - Woody Plant Materials: Trees and Shrubs for the Landscape 3 credit(s)
USU 1010 - University Connections 2 credit(s)
Breadth Creative Arts (BCA) Course - 3 credits (LAEP 1030 suggested)

Spring Semester (16 credits)

ENGL 1010 - Writing as Inquiry (CL1) 3 credit(s)
LAEP 1300 - Digital Drafting, Illustration, and Modeling 3 credit(s)
LAEP 1350 - Theory of Design 4 credit(s)
Breadth American Institutions (BAI) Course - 3 credits (APEC 1600 suggested)
Breadth Physical Sciences (BPS) Course - 3 credits (PSC 2010 suggested)

Year 2

Fall Semester (15 credits)

ENGL 2010 - Research and Argument Across Perspectives (CL2) 3 credit(s)
LAEP 2600 - Landscape Construction I (QI) 4 credit(s)
LAEP 2700 - Analysis Design I 5 credit(s)
LAEP 1040 - Introduction to Environmental Planning and Sustainable Development (BLS) 3 credit(s) or
WILD 2200 - Ecology of Our Changing World (BLS) 3 credit(s)

Spring Semester (16 credits)

*Students pursuing the Landscape Architecture degree need to apply to matriculate by the last Monday in March at the end of a student’s sophomore year. A 3.0 LAEP GPA is required. An average of up to 30 students are accepted to the program per year. Learn more about the matriculation application process at https://caas.usu.edu/laep/undergraduate/matriculation.

Please note that LAEP students have specific computer requirements.

LAEP 2300 - History of Landscape Architecture (BHU) 3 credit(s)
LAEP 2500 - Construction Materials and Detailing 4 credit(s)
LAEP 2720 - Analysis and Design 2 5 credit(s)
Breadth Social Sciences (BSS) Course - 3 credits (ENVS 2340 or APEC 2010 suggested)
General Education Integrated Studies Requirement - 3 credits

Year 3

Fall Semester (15 credits)

LAEP 2400 - 3D Representation 3 credit(s)
LAEP 3120 - Land Planning for Residential Development 5 credit(s) or
LAEP 3400 - Advanced Geospatial Analysis and Visualization for Environmental Planning 4 credit(s)
LAEP 3500 - Planting Design 4 credit(s)
Elective (3 credits)

Spring Semester (15 credits)

LAEP 3100 - Recreation and Open Space Planning and Design 5 credit(s)
LAEP 4110 - Landscape Construction II 4 credit(s)
LAEP 4910 - Foundations of Business in Design and Planning 3 credit(s)
ENGL 3080 - Introduction to Technical Communication (CI) 3 credit(s) or
ASTE 3050 - Technical and Professional Communication Principles (CI) 3 credit(s) or
BUS 3200 - Business Communication (CI) 3 credit(s)

Year 4

Fall Semester (18 credits)

GEO 3100 - Natural Disasters (DSC) 3 credit(s)
LAEP 4100 - Urban Theory, Systems, and Design 5 credit(s)
LAEP 4600 - City and Regional Planning (CI) 3 credit(s) or
LAEP 4040 - E Studio/Entrepreneurship in Planning and Design (CI) 3 credit(s)
LAEP 3300 - GIS for Environmental Planning 4 credit(s)
Elective course - 3 credits

Spring Semester (13 credits)

LAEP 4040 - E Studio/Entrepreneurship in Planning and Design (CI) 3 credit(s) or
LAEP 4600 - City and Regional Planning (CI) 3 credit(s)
LAEP 4120 - Senior Capstone: Planning & Design Leadership 5 credit(s)
LAEP 4350 - Travel Course 2 credit(s) (enroll in 1-2 credits)
SOC 3600 - Finding Community in Today’s Society (DSS) 3 credit(s) or
SOC 3610 - Rural People and Places (DSS) 3 credit(s) or
SOC 4620 - Sociology of the Environment and Natural Resources (DSS) 3 credit(s)