The five-year Bachelor of Landscape Architecture program is accredited by the Landscape Architectural Accreditation Board and leads to the Bachelor of Landscape Architecture degree. Graduating from an accredited program is an essential first step toward licensing in Florida and other states. Students study the art of design, planning or management, and the arrangement of natural and man-made elements on the land through application of cultural and scientific knowledge. Resource conservation and the requirements of the built environment are studied.
Graduates are employed by professional offices; municipal, state or federal recreation and resource agencies; landscape architectural or planning agencies; and the construction, development or horticultural industries. Graduates also may continue on to graduate school at UF or throughout the country.
Field trips are required as part of normal course work; three trips are required. A fall-semester study abroad program is available as an option to the extended internship for students who meet program requirements. Students should have adequate funds for trips and studio materials.
Students need personal computers with CADD graphics capabilities. The department provides computer specifications.
This program is limited access. During the spring semester of the sophomore year, students must participate in an exhibit of their work in studio courses. Admission to the junior year is based on this exhibit and the preprofessional GPA.
A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75 is required. Majors must attain a minimum C grade in all LAA courses. A grade of D+ is considered a failing grade and must be retaken until a grade of C or better is earned. In some courses (see adviser) a student may not proceed through a sequence until a C grade is earned.
