The School of Landscape Architecture is in the College of Art and Design. The five year, professional, undergraduate curriculum leads to a Bachelor’s of Landscape Architecture degree (BLA) with a design concentration, and is accredited by the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA). The required General Education courses (39 credit hours) are in the areas of English, analytical reasoning, arts, humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences. Professional courses include design studios and lectures in landscape architecture, history, graphic representation, theory and methods, and construction (90 specified credit hours, 21 elective credit hours). Elective course work (27 credit hours) taken within the College of Art and Design complements the landscape architecture curriculum and allows students to explore other areas of special interest. Students are admitted to the first two years of the Bachelor of Landscape Architecture program (BLA) at LSU subject to space availability in courses. Students are required to have a laptop computer. Landscape Architecture majors must pass all required courses and all approved electives with a grade of “C” or better. A student who earns less than a “C” in one of these courses must repeat the course.

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