3+2 Program: B.S. in Architecture and Environmental Design + Master in Landscape Architecture Curriculum Sequence

Suggested Curriculum Sequence

Freshman Year (First Semester): 16 Credits

• ENGL 101 - Composition I 3 credits
• MATH 110 - Algebra, Functions, and Analytic Geometry 3 credits MQ*
• ARCH 103 - Communication Skills I 3 credits
• UNIV 101 - University First-Year Seminar 1 credits
• XXXX - HH General Education Req. 3 credits HH
• XXXX - SB General Education Req. 3 credits SB

Freshman Year (Second Semester): 16 credits

• ARCH 101 - Concepts and Theories of the Built Environment I 3 credits
• ARCH 104 - Communication Skills II 3 credits
• ENGL 102 - Composition II 3 credits
• XXXX - SB General Education Req. 3 credits SB
• XXXX - BP General Education Req. 4 credits with lab BP

Sophomore Year (First Semester) 16 credits

• ARCH 201 - Design I (Form, Space & Order) 6 credits
• ARCH 203 - Communication Skills III 3 credits
• ARCH 205 - History of the Built Environment I (Antiquity – 18th Century) 3 credits
• ARCH 208 - Building Materials I 3 credits
• XXXX - Phys. Activity or FIN 101 or MIND 101 1 credit

Sophomore Year (Second Semester) 15 Credits

• ARCH 202 - Design II (Site & Structure) 6 credits
• ARCH 206 - History of the Built Environment II (19th Century – Present) 3 credits
• ARCH 207 - Site Design 3 credits
• XXXX - CT General Education Req. 3 credits CT

Junior Year (First Semester) 16 credits

• ARCH 301 - Design III: Housing Studio 6 credits
• ARCH 305 - Design and Human Behavior 3 credits
• LAAR 505 - Plant Materials I 1 credit²
• XXXX - BP General Education Req. 3 credits no lab req. BP
• XXXX - AH General Education Req. 3 credits AH

Junior Year (Second Semester) 16 credits

• ARCH 302 - Design IV: Intro to Urban Design 6 credits
• ARCH 321 - Grading & Drainage 3 credits
• XXXX - ARCH History and Theory Elective 3 credits¹
• LAAR 506 - Plant Materials II 1 credit
• XXXX - AH General Education Req. 3 credits AH

Senior Year (First Semester): 15 Credits

• LAAR 511 - Landscape Architecture History   3 credit⁵
• LAAR 530 - Landscape Architecture Studio III 6 credits³
• LAAR 532 - Tech II:  Materials & Methods 3 credits³
• XXXX - CI General Education Req. 3 credits CI

Senior Year (Second Semester) 15 credits

• LAAR 540 - Landscape Architecture Studio IV 6 credits⁴
• LAAR 552 - Planting Design 3 credits³
• LAAR 751 - Research Methods 3 credits³
• XXXX - AH General Education Req. 3 credits AH

Total Undergraduate Credit Hours 120

Graduate School (Summer) 6 credits

• XXXX - Graduate Elective 3 credits
• XXXX - Graduate Elective 3 credits

Graduate School (First Semester) 6 credits

• LAAR 550 - Landscape Architecture Studio V 6 credits

Graduate School (Second Semester) 15 credits

• LAAR 560 - Studio VI:  Master’s Project 6 credits
• XXXX - Graduate Elective 3 credits
• XXXX - Graduate Elective 3 credits
• XXXX - Graduate Elective 3 credits

Total Graduate Credit Hours 30 credits

Total Credit Hours 150 credits

* denotes a department required supporting/major course which may fulfill a general education requirement and must be completed with a grade of “C” or higher

1 AREN students planning to pursue a professional degree in Landscape Architecture by applying for the 3+2 Masters in Landscape Architecture program must register for the following History and Theory Elective course(s):  ARCH 416 (tandem with LAAR 561) ARCH 418 (tandem with LAAR 513) or CSUC 516, 525, and 526 in their third year.  If ARCH 418 is not offered in the fall term and students are interested in the 3+2 program, they must contact the Landscape Architecture program director to receive special permission to enroll in CSUC 516, 525 and 526 to fulfill the History and Theory Elective requirement.

2  AREN students planning to pursue a professional degree in Landscape Architecture by applying for the 3+2 Masters in Landscape Architecture program must register for the following Technology Elective courses(s):  ARCH 321 (tandem with LAAR 522) and ARCH 426 (tandem with LAAR 523) in their third year

3 For the 3+2 Program students in Landscape Architecture, the following courses are fulfilling the undergraduate ARCH elective requirements:  LAAR 532, LAAR 552, and LAAR 751

4  For 3+2 Program students in Landscape Architecture, the following courses are fulfilling the undergraduate 4th Year Studio requirements:  LAAR 53. and LAAR 540

5  The following course(s) are fulfilling the 3+2/M.L.A. program requirements:  LAAR 511.  This course does not fulfill any undergraduate requirement.

Please see General Education Requirements Distribution Areas  for courses that satisfy General Education Requirements