Program: Landscape Architecture 4-Year Plan - University of Kentucky - Modern Campus Catalog™

Apr 05, 2025

2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

The Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture requires a minimum of 125 credit hours.

Suggested Four-Year Plan

Year 1

First Semester

CIS 110 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION I Credit(s): 3
OR
WRD 110 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION I Credit(s): 3
LA 105 - INTRODUCTION TO LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE Credit(s): 3
LA 111 - LIVING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BRAIN Credit(s): 3 (fulfills UK Core - Arts and Creativity)
PLS 220 - INTRODUCTION TO PLANT IDENTIFICATION Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Humanities Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

CIS 111 - COMPOSITION & COMMUNICATION II Credit(s): 3
OR
WRD 111 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION II Credit(s): 3
LA 121 - LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE DESIGN STUDIO I Credit(s): 6
LA 161 - GRAPHICS I Credit(s): 3
LA 205 - HISTORY OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE Credit(s): 3

Year 2

First Semester

LA 162 - DIGITAL REPRESENTATION I Credit(s): 3
LA 222 - LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE DESIGN STUDIO II Credit(s): 6
PLS 366 - FUNDAMENTALS OF SOIL SCIENCE Credit(s): 4
UK Core - Social Sciences Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

LA 223 - LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE DESIGN STUDIO III Credit(s): 6
LA 262 - GRAPHICS II Credit(s): 3
LA 271 - DESIGN IMPLEMENTATION I Credit(s): 4
UK Core - Quantitative Foundations Credit(s): 3

Year 3

First Semester

HRT 320 - WOODY HORTICULTURAL PLANTS Credit(s): 4
LA 324 - LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE DESIGN STUDIO IV Credit(s): 6
LA 372 - DESIGN IMPLEMENTATION II Credit(s): 4
UK Core - Community, Culture and Citizenship in the USA Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

LA 373 - DESIGN IMPLEMENTATION III Credit(s): 6
LA 398 - PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT I Credit(s): 1
LA Topical Study (Guided Elective) Credit(s): 3
LA Topical Study (Guided Elective) Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Global Dynamics Credit(s): 3

Year 4

First Semester

LA 345 - DESIGN WITH PLANTS Credit(s): 3
LA 400 - PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT II Credit(s): 1
LA 425 - LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE DESIGN STUDIO V Credit(s): 6
UK Core - Statistical Inferential Reasoning Credit(s): 3
Specialty Support 300+ (Guided Elective) Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

LA 426 - LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE DESIGN STUDIO VI Credit(s): 6
UK Core - Natural, Physical and Mathematical Sciences Credit(s): 3
Specialty Support Ecology (Guided Elective) Credit(s): 3
Topical Study (Guided Elective) Credit(s): 2 or 3