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Special Requirements for Admission
Students must meet all requirements for admission to the University. In addition, enrollment in the Landscape Architecture program is determined by a selective admission procedure. Applicants are selected on a competitive basis as determined by aptitude tests which assess potential success in the program. Prospective students should contact Karen Goodlet at 859-257-7295 or kgoodlet@uky.edu at the earliest possible date for specific information about admission procedures.
Graduation Requirements
To earn a Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture degree, the student must have 145 semester hours with at least a 2.0 grade point standing (on a 4.0 scale).
A minimum of 45 hours must be from upper division courses
(300 and above). Remedial courses may not be counted toward the total hours
required for graduation.
Note: You should consult the University Bulletin and an advisor in the Landscape Architecture program to ensure that you meet the most current graduation requirements.
University Studies Requirements (37-40 hrs avg.)
Courses specifically listed in the University Studies
outline also satisfy college and pre-major requirements.
I. Basic Skills
A. Mathematics:
Completed
by one of the following: an ACT Mathematics score of 26; a by-pass examination;
MA 109 College Algebra; MA 110
Analytical
Geometry/Trigonometry; or any calculus course.
B. Foreign Language:
Two years of the
same foreign language in secondary school or any two-semester sequencem
in a single foreign language at U.K.
II. Inference and Communicative Skills
A. Inference: Any calculus course
or
STA 200 Statistics:
A Force in Human Judgement
plus
PHI 120 Introductory
Logic or PHI 320 Symbolic Logic
B. University Writing
ENG 101/102 Writing I
and II
Students with
an ACT English score of 29 and who pass a proficiency examination may satisfy
this
requirement
by passing ENG 105 Writing: An Accelerated Course.
C. Oral Communication
Fulfilled
by program requirements
III. Disciplinary Requirements
A. Natural Sciences
GLY 110 Environmental
Geology
GLY 220 Physical
Geology
B. Social Sciences
One
economics course (ECO 101 or 201) plus one additional course from the approved
list
C. Humanities
Six hours
from the approved list
IV. Cross-Disciplinary Requirements
LA program
recommends one of the following pairs; many other combinations exist (see
advisor).
BIO 102 Human
Ecology
SOC 260 Population,
Resources & Change
or
GEO 210 Pollution/Hazards/Environ.
Management
FOR 100 Introduction
to Forestry
or
PLS 104 Plants,
Soils & People
PLS 210 Life
Processes of Plants
V. Cross-Cultural Requirement
Three hours
from the approved list
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Pre-Major Requirements |
15 hours |
| AEN 103 Basic Principles of Surveying | 2 |
| ARC 828 Computers & Architecture | 3 |
| ECO 101 or 201 Economics course* | 3 |
| GLY 110 Environmental Geology* | 3 |
| GLY 220 Physical Geology* | 4 |
| *May be used to partially satisfy University Studies requirements. |
|
Major Requirements |
80 hours |
| LA 205 History of Landscape Architecture | 3 |
| LA 206 Contemporary Landscape Architecture | 3 |
| LA 821 LA Design Studio I | 6 |
| LA 822 LA Design Studio II | 6 |
| LA 833 LA Design Studio III | 6 |
| LA 834 LA Design Studio IV | 6 |
| LA 841 LA Design Studio V | 6 |
| LA 842 LA Design Studio VI | 6 |
| LA 871 Design Implementation I | 4 |
| LA 872 Design Implementation II | 4 |
| LA 973 Advanced Design Implementation | 6 |
| LA 975 Advanced Landscape Architecture Studio | 6 |
| Student must complete four courses at the
800 level
and two courses at the 900 level from the following: |
|
LA 850 Landscape Architecture Graphics |
3 |
| LA 851 Design with Plants | 3 |
| LA 853 History & Theory of Urban Form | 3 |
| LA 854 Historic Landscape Preservation | 3 |
| LA 855 Geographic Information Systems (GIS) | 3 |
| LA 857 Design Theories in LA | 3 |
| LA 858 Regional Land Use Planning Systems | 3 |
| LA 895 Independent Work in LA | 1-6 |
| LA 952 Advanced LA Graphic Communication | 3 |
| LA 956 Advanced GIS & Landscape Analysis | 3 |
| LA 959 Advanced Regional Planning Applications | 3 |
| LA 971 Senior Project | 3 |
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Specialty Support Requirements |
19-20 hours |
| ARC 850 Professional Practice 3 PLS 220 Plant Identification | 3 |
| HOR 320 Woody Plants | 4 |
| Ecology: | |
| BIO 325 Introductory Ecology | 4 |
| or | |
| FOR 340 Forest Ecology | 3 |
| Soil Science: | |
| PLS 366 Fundamentals of Soil Sciences | 3 |
| or | |
| FOR 205 Forest & Wildland Soils & Landscapes | 3 |
| Select one additional 400-500 level three-hour course
from an area of study related to LA, such as GEO, HIS, SOC, PSY, PS, etc., with approval of Program Chair. |
3 |
Free Elective 3 hours
Transfer of Community College Courses
Because some community college credits may not apply towards a degree in Landscape Architecture, community college students should transfer to the Lexington campus by the start of their sophomore year. All community college courses at the 100 and 200 levels may be used as electives.