Landscape Architecture (LA) Major

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Martin Maca, Coordinator
Department of Horticulture, Forestry, Landscape and Parks
Northern Plains Biostress Laboratory 201A
605-688-5136
e-mail: martin.maca@sdstate.edu

Requirements for Landscape Architecture Major - Bachelor of Science in Agriculture:

Freshman Year:

SGR Goal 3: Social Sciences Credits: 3
* (Fall)
SGR Goal 4: Humanities and Arts Credits: 3
* (Spring)

ENGL 101 - Composition I Credits: 3
* (Fall or Spring)
GE 123 - Computer Aided Drawing Credits: 1
(Spring)
HO 111 - Biology of Horticulture Credits: 3
(Spring)
HO 111L - Biology of Horticulture Lab Credits: 0
(Spring)
LA 120 - Fundamentals of Landscape Graphics Credits: 2
(Fall)
LA 201 - Introduction to Landscape Design Credits: 3
(Fall)
LA 284 - Landscape Graphics and Theory of Design Credits: 4
(Spring)
SPCM 101 - Fundamentals of Speech (COM) Credits: 3
* (Fall or Spring)

Choose one from the following:

BIOL 101 - Biology Survey I (COM) Credits: 3
* (Fall)
BIOL 101L - Biology Survey I Lab (COM) Credits: 0
* (Fall)
BIOL 151 - General Biology I (COM) Credits: 4
(Fall)
BIOL 151L - General Biology I Lab (COM) Credits: 0
(Fall)

Choose the following:

MATH 102 - College Algebra (COM) Credits: 3
(Fall or Spring)
MATH 120 - Trigonometry (COM) Credits: 3
(Fall or Spring)

Or:

MATH 115 - Precalculus (COM) Credits: 5
* (Fall or Spring)

Sophmore Year:

SGR Goal 4: Humanities and Arts Credits: 4
* (Fall)

ECON 202 - Principles of Macroeconomics (COM) (G) Credits: 3
* (Spring)
ENGL 201 - Composition II Credits: 3
* (Fall)
HO 250 - Woody Plants: Trees Credits: 3
(Fall)
HO 250L - Woody Plants: Trees Lab Credits: 0
(Fall)
HO 260 - Woody Plants: Shrubs and Vines Credits: 2
(Spring)
LA 231 - Computer Applications in Landscape Architecture Credits: 3
(Spring)
LA 241 - History of Landscape Architecture Credits: 3
(Fall)
LA 314 - Landscape Design Studio Credits: 4
(Fall)
LA 364 - Planting Design and Specifications Credits: 4
(Spring)

Choose from the following:

BOT 201 - General Botany (COM) Credits: 3
* (Spring)
BOT 201L - General Botany Lab (COM) Credits: 0
* (Spring)

Or:

CHEM 106 - Chemistry Survey (COM) Credits: 3
* (Spring) Credits: 3 or 4
CHEM 106L - Chemistry Survey Lab (COM) Credits:
* (Spring)

Junior Year:

Technical Elective (LA Program Requirement) Credits: 3
(Spring)
IGR Goal 2: Personal Wellness Credits: 2
** (Spring)

HO 311 - Herbaceous Plants Credits: 3
(Fall)
HO 311L - Herbaceous Plants Lab Credits: 0
(Fall)
LA 322 - Landscape Site Engineering Credits: 3
(Spring)
LA 323 - Landscape Construction Credits: 3
(Fall)
LA 324 - Planning Public Grounds Credits: 3
(Fall)
LA 324L - Planning Public Grounds Lab Credits: 0
(Fall)
LA 421 - City Planning Credits: 3
(Spring)
LA 421L - City Planning Lab Credits: 0
(Spring)
PS 213 - Soils Credits: 2
** (Spring)
PS 213L - Soils Lab Credits: 1
** (Spring)

Senior Year:

Technical Electives (LA Program Requirement) Credits: 6
(Fall)
IGR Goal 3**: Social Responsibility/Cultural and Aesthetic Awareness Credits: 3
(Fall or Spring)
Technical Electives (LA Program Requirement) Credits: 6
(Spring)

AST 434 - Landscape Irrigation Credits: 3
(Spring)
AST 434L - Landscape Irrigation Lab Credits: 0
(Spring)
ENGL 379 - Technical Communication (AW) Credits: 3
(Fall)
LA 424 - Recreational Facilities Design Credits: 3
(Fall)
LA 424L - Recreational Facilities Design Lab Credits: 0
(Fall)
LA 464 - Landscape Professional Practicum Studio Credits: 4
(Spring)

Technical Electives

15 credits must be selected from one of the following emphasis areas:

Design/Build Emphasis (15 credits)

Students wishing to complete a Business Minor should take ECON 201 and additional 15 credits from ACCT and BADM below.

ACCT 210 - Principles of Accounting I (COM) Credits: 3
ACCT 211 - Principles of Accounting II (COM) Credits: 3
BADM 280 - Personal Finance (COM) Credits: 3
BADM 310 - Business Finance (COM) Credits: 3
BADM 334 - Small Business Management (COM) Credits: 3
BADM 350 - Legal Environment of Business (COM) Credits: 3
BADM 360 - Organization and Management (COM) Credits: 3
BADM 474 - Personal Selling (COM) Credits: 3
ECON 201 - Principles of Microeconomics (COM) Credits: 3
HO 221 - Turfgrasses Credits: 1
HO 221L - Turfgrasses Lab Credits: 0
HO 222 - Fundamentals of Turf Management Credits: 2
HO 222L - Fundamentals of Turf Management Lab Credits: 0
HO 312 - Plant Propagation Credits: 3
See note below
HO 321 - Golf Course Management Credits: 2
HO 321L - Golf Course Management Lab Credits: 0
HO 412 - Greenhouse Management Credits: 3
See note below
HO 415 - Nursery Management Credits: 3
See note below
LA 321 - Golf Course Design Credits: 1
PS 305 - Insect Biology (COM) Credits: 2
PS 334 - Diseases of Horticultural Crops Credits: 2
See note below

Professional Practice Emphasis (15 credits)

ART 111 - Drawing I (COM) Credits: 3
ART 121 - Design I 2D (COM) Credits: 3
ART 123 - Three Dimensional Design (COM) Credits: 3
BIOL 311 - Principles of Ecology (COM) Credits: 3
See note below
BOT 419 - Plant Ecology (COM) (G) Credits: 4
See note below
GEOG 487 - Geographic Information Systems I Credits: 3
GEOG 488-588 - Geographic Information Systems II Credits: 3
GEOG 489-589 - Geographic Information Systems III Credits: 3
LA 440 - Restoration Ecology Credits: 4
See note below
LA 560 - Landscape Ecology Credits: 4
See note below
PHIL 220 - Introduction to Ethics (COM) Credits: 3
PHIL 320 - Professional Ethics Credits: 3
PS 243 - Principles of Geology Credits: 3
RANG 210 - Range Plant Identification Credits: 2
SOC 240 - The Sociology of Rural America (COM) (G) Credits: 3
SOC 440 - Urban Sociology (COM) (G) Credits: 3

Note:

Course requires completion of one or more prerequisites.