College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences

Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning

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• Following is a sample four-year plan. Please note that student-specific plans may differ.
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The Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning (LAEP) Department offers an accelerated Bachelor+Master of Landscape Architecture (B+MLA) that provides a seamless course of study beginning with pre-graduate studies during the Bachelor of Landscape Architecture (BLA) senior year, completion of Master of Landscape Architecture graduate studies (MLA) the following year, and conferral of both the BLA and MLA degrees concurrently upon completion.

The accelerated B+MLA allows advanced LAEP undergraduates the opportunity to pursue a combined bachelor’s and master’s degree program within an accelerated time frame of five academic years. This provides graduates a further competitive advantage in the professional marketplace and fosters integration and interaction between undergraduate and graduate programs while maintaining the expectations and disciplinary exposure of each individual degree program.

The mission of the accelerated B+MLA program in Landscape Architecture is to (1) prepare future professionals to address the dynamic issues and scales of landscapes across the Intermountain West and around the world, and (2) engage in creative intellectual work that contributes to the theory and practice of landscape architecture. 

Minimum University Requirements
Total Credits	120			Grade Point Average (most majors require higher GPA)	2.00 GPA
Credits of C- or better	100			Credits of upper-division courses (#3000 or above)	40
Total USU Credits	30			Upper-division USU Credits	20
USU Credits within the Major	10			Credits in Minor (if required)	12
Credits in Major	see below			Credits in American Institutions	3
General Education Requirements	see link			University Studies Depth Requirements	see link
NOTES: The highest math requirement for this degree is MATH 1050: College Algebra (QL) .

 

Admissions Requirements for this Program
New freshmen	Admitted to USU in Good Standing			Transfer students from other institutions or other programs at USU	3.0 GPA

First Year
Fall Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:		Spring Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:
LAEP 1200: Introduction to Graphics and Illustration	4			ENGL 1010: Introduction to Writing: Academic Prose (CL1)	3
MATH 1050: College Algebra (QL)	4	Suggested Quantitative Literacy (QL)		LAEP 1300: Digital Drafting, Illustration, and Modeling	3
PSC 2620: Woody Plant Materials: Trees and Shrubs for the Landscape	3			LAEP 1350: Theory of Design	4
Breadth Creative Arts (BCA) Course	3	Suggested: LAEP 1030		Breadth American Institutions (BAI) Course	3	Suggested: APEC 1600
USU 1010: University Connections	1-3	Recommended course		Breadth Physical Sciences (BPS) Course	3	Suggested: PSC 2010
Comments				Comments

Second Year
Fall Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:		Spring Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:
ENGL 2010: Intermediate Writing: Research Writing in a Persuasive Mode (CL2)	3			Breadth Social Sciences (BSS) Course	3	Suggested: SOC 1010  or ENVS 2340
LAEP 2600: Landscape Construction I (QI)	4			LAEP 2300: History of Landscape Architecture (BHU)	3
LAEP 2700: Site Analysis: Social, Behavioral, and Biophysical Dimensions	4			LAEP 2500: Landscape Materials	2
WATS 1200: Biodiversity and Sustainability (BLS)  or WILD 2200: Ecology of Our Changing World (BLS)	3  or 3			LAEP 2720: Analysis and Design 2	5
				Breadth Integrated Studies Course	3
Comments				Comments: Apply to BLA program. Applications due last Monday in March.

Third Year
Fall Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:		Spring Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:
LAEP 2400: 3D Representation	3			LAEP 3120: Land Planning for Residential Development  or LAEP 3400: Advanced Geospatial Analysis and Visualization for Environmental Planning	5  or 3-5
LAEP 4110: Construction Document Preparation	5			LAEP 3100: Recreation/Open Space	5
LAEP 3300: GIS for Environmental Planning	4			LAEP 4910: Communication and Leadership in Professional Practice	3
LAEP 3500: Planting Design	4	Enroll in 4 credits		ASTE 3050: Technical and Professional Communication Principles (CI)  or ENGL 3080: Introduction to Technical Communication (CI)	3  or 3	BUS 3200: Business Communication (CI)  is also accepted
Comments				Comments: Apply to the Accelerated Master of Landscape Architecture - BLA/MLA by March 15th.

Fourth Year (MLA Year 1)
Fall Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:		Spring Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:
LAEP 4100: Urban Theory, Systems, and Design	5			Elective	3
LAEP 6740: Planning Theory and Implementation Issues	3			LAEP 4350: Travel Course	1-3	Enroll in 1 credit
LAEP 6890: Seminar on Thesis Proposals and Procedures	1			LAEP 6880: Landscape Architecture Research Methods	2
Additional CI Course	3	Suggested: LAEP 3700  or LAEP 4040		LAEP 6750: Implementation and Regulatory Techniques in Planning	3
GEO 3100: Natural Disasters (DSC)	3			SOC 3600: Finding Community in Postmodern Society (DSS)  or SOC 3610: Rural People and Places (DSS)  or SOC 4620: Sociology of the Environment and Natural Resources (DSS)	3  or 3  or 3
Comments				Comments

Fifth Year
Fall Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:		Spring Semester	Credits	General Education Info and Notes:
LAEP 6110: Landscape Ecology for Planning	3			LAEP 6100: Regional Landscape Analysis and Planning	5
LAEP 6200: Bioregional Analysis and Planning	5			LAEP 6910: Reading Seminar I	1
LAEP 6930: Reading Seminar II	1			LAEP 6970: Thesis Research  or LAEP 6960: Master’s Project	1-6  or 1-6	Enroll in 3 credits
LAEP 6860: Faculty/Interdisciplinary Seminar I	1			Electives	6
LAEP 6970: Thesis Research  or LAEP 6960: Master’s Project	1-6  or 1-6	Enroll in 2 credits
Electives	3
Comments				Comments

Undergraduate students must matriculate (be accepted) to the program at the end of their sophomore year. Please contact the LAEP Department at (435) 797-0500 for more information.