Landscape Architecture

Mary E. Myers, R.L.A., A.S.L.A., Ph.D.

Chair
Dixon Hall 201
267-468-8181
la.hort@temple.edu
www.ambler.temple.edu/la-hort

Bachelor of Science

The degree of Bachelor of Science in Landscape Architecture may be conferred upon a student by recommendation of the faculty and upon the satisfactory completion of a minimum of 124 semester hours of credit with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 overall and in the major. No more than one grade below a C- is allowed in any course in either Landscape Architecture or Horticulture.

Summary of Requirements for the Degree

1.  University requirements

• Math 0701 (4 s.h.) and/or English 0701 (4 s.h.), if required by placement testing.

• All Temple students must take a minimum of two writing-intensive courses as part of the major. See below for a list of the specific courses that are required for Landscape Architecture majors.

• Students must complete a set of university requirements: General Education (GenEd) or Core 

New freshmen students starting in the 2009-2010 academic year are required to complete the General Education curriculum (29-30 s.h.)  See the General Education section of the Undergraduate Bulletin.

New transfer students starting in the 2009-2010 academic year are required to complete the University Core Curriculum requirements (30-42 s.h.) including completion of the library orientation, Temple Information Literacy Tutorial or TILT. Transfer students should see the Core Curriculum section of the Undergraduate Bulletin.

2.  Department of Landscape Architecture and Horticulture requirements (28 s.h.)

• Nine (9) courses are required:
  Landscape Architecture 1013, 1142, and 2496; Botany 1111 and 1112; Horticulture 1211, 1212, 2114 and 3514.

3.  Landscape Architecture (LAN ARC) Major requirements (minimum of  60 s.h.)

• Seven (7) Landscape Architecture courses are required (21 s.h.):
  Landscape Architecture 1244, 1544, 2241, 2242, 3243, 3345, and 3644.

• Six (6) Landscape Architecture studios are required (36 s.h.):
  Landscape Architecture 2143, 2144, 3145, 3146, 4147, and 4198.

• One (1) Landscape Architecture, Horticulture, or Botany (LAN ARC/HORT/Botany) elective is required (minimum of 3 s.h.).

4.  Electives (approximately 6 s.h.)

Suggested Semester By Semester Plans

Note: The symbol (F) or (S) after the course number indicates that the class is offered ONLY in the semester indicated: (F) = offered only in fall semester; (S) = offered only in spring semester.

Requirements For New Freshmen Starting in the 2009-2010 Academic Year

Requirements For New Transfers Starting in the 2009-2010 Academic Year

* Note: Three writing-intensive (WI) courses are required to meet Core requirements.  In addition to the two WI courses listed above, students must complete one additional writing-intensive elective by selecting a writing-intensive Core class, a writing-intensive Landscape Architecture elective, or a general writing-intensive elective.