Admissions Requirements
The program of study for Landscape Architecture requires 4 years of study. While not required, summer internship is strongly encouraged. Because the major relies on sequential coursework, a minimum of 3 years (6 semesters) on campus is required for completion.
Given the specific requirements of the major, prospective transfer students are highly encouraged to contact the Department’s Academic Affairs Coordinator for tailored advising. Without early advising, time to degree completion may increase.
GPA
It is expected that applicants to this program will have a minimum GPA of 2.5 (A = 4.0).
Coursework
All transfer applicants should have completed either through the second level (2 years) of one language other than English in high school or through the second level (2 semesters) of one language other than English in college prior to the desired term of entry.
You must complete transfer coursework equivalent to the following University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign courses before or during the term you’re submitting your application:
- RHET 105,Writing & Research (requires a two-course english sequence at most institutions)
- Quantitative Reasoning I equivalent to STAT 100 or MATH 115or higher (e.g. calculus)
Language Other than English
For admission to this program, you must have completed either two years of one language other than English in high school or two levels of one language other than English in college prior to your desired term of entry.
| For Admission | For Graduation |
| Level 2 | Level 3 |
Admissions Recommendations
Although it isn’t required that you do so in order to be admitted, we also highly recommend that you complete transfer coursework equivalent to the following University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign courses before or during the term you’re submitting your application:
- Cultural Studies: Non-Western Culture(s)– any equivalent course
- Cultural Studies: US Minority Cultures – any equivalent course
- Humanities & the Arts – any equivalent course (need only one HUM course to transfer)
- Natural Sciences & Technology – GGIS 103 or GEOL 100, and IB 103 or IB 105
- Quantitative Reasoning Ior II – STAT 100 or MATH 115, and any other course approved as Quantitative Reasoning
- Social Sciences – any equivalent course (will need up to two)
Graduation Requirements
To graduate, all students are required to complete at least 45 semester hours of credit at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. At least 21 of these credit hours must be at the 300 or 400 level.
General Education Courses
Included in our graduation requirements are general education (gen ed) courses. These classes allow you to gain and use broad knowledge beyond the specialized learning you’ll do through your major. Learn more about our general education requirements. You may be able to use Transferology to find gen ed courses that will transfer over from your institution to UIUC.
Language Other than English
To graduate from Illinois, you must complete three years of one language other than English in high school or through the third level (three semesters) of one language other than English in college. We strongly encourage you to complete our language requirement for graduation before transferring.
| For Admission | For Graduation |
| Level 2 | Level 3 |
Learn More About This Major
To learn more about this program, including degree requirements and similar majors, we encourage you to check out the below resources.