Landscape Architecture

Washington State University

United States of America, Pullman

University Rank:#469

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Duration4 year(s)

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USD 39,814 / Year

Next IntakeJanuary 31, 2022

Landscape Architecture

About

Landscape architecture involves designing and implementing opportunities for people to engage with the environment in personally comfortable, safe, and healthy ways. The practice of landscape architecture is concerned with the best ways to design landscapes that protect, enhance, and sustain the ecological and cultural systems that support all life.

The Landscape Architecture Program at Washington State University teaches students to create outdoor spaces that support human activities and that positively affect the environment.

From waterfronts to streetscapes, private patios to public pavilions, cities to countryside, the landscape architecture program at WSU teaches students to design environments that merge human needs and desires while protecting or enhancing natural environments, systems, and processes.

Requirements

Entry Requirements

Secondary School

To be considered for admission to Washington State University as a freshman, a student needs to complete at least 12 years of school, culminating in an appropriate secondary certificate or external examination. (We may consider the first year or two of university in some countries to be secondary level.)

Schooling should include preparation in humanities, mathematics, basic sciences, and social sciences.

WSU requires a minimum grade point average of 2.70 (on a 4.00 scale) for admission as an international freshman.

College or University Transfer

To be admitted to WSU as an international transfer student, you need to complete a minimum of 27 semester credits or at least 1 full year of study at an accredited post-secondary school. WSU requires a minimum grade point average of at least 2.50 (on a 4.00 scale) for admission as an international transfer student.

Transfer Credit for A-Level Examinations

Students who have completed GCE A-Level examinations may qualify for transfer credit. We do not grant college credit for AS-level exams. Visit our Cambridge Credit Chart for more detailed information on which exams qualify for A-level transfer credit. In order to receive transfer credit, applicants must have the awarding body send their official A-level Statement of Results to WSU.

English Requirements

IELTSMin 6.5
TOEFLMin 79

English Program Requirements

WSU accepts scores from the following exams. Score reports can be uploaded into the online international undergraduate admission application at time of submission or emailed or sent by postal mail to our office. Scores must be less than 2 years old.

Career

With a bachelor of landscape architecture (BLA) degree, graduates can perform as entry level practitioners of landscape architecture. With strong studio preparation and experience collaborating with professionals in the related areas of architecture, interior design, and construction management, WSU graduates are well prepared for landscape architecture careers.

Landscape architects work in a wide range of settings, both private and public. You could work with landscape architecture design firms, engineering companies, architects, planning consultants, or environmental management companies.

You might also build a career with public agencies, such as local and regional parks departments, planning departments, highway departments, various environmental agencies, the National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service, and the Army Corps of Engineers.

Landscape architects design:

City, state, or federal parks
Public and private gardens and arboretums
Waterfronts and greenways
Community development plans
Urban centers
Streetscapes and neighborhoods
Resorts
Corporate facilities
University/college campuses
Nature preserves
Zoos

Landscape architects are involved in:

Sustainable urban development
Ecological planning and restoration
Community partnerships
Environmental advocacy
Landscape preservation
Resource management
Farmland protection
Food production and community gardening
Water conservation
Green infrastructure and stormwater management
Aging-in-place and senior-friendly community planning

See the ASLA website for more about careers in landscape architecture.

Fee Information

Application Fee 70

How to Apply

Gather Your Documents

Check the admission requirements for information about academic standards and required documents.

Your application for admission must include:

Official transcripts
Proof of English language proficiency
Copy of your passport identification page or national identity card

Get the admission application and other necessary forms.

Prepare Your Information

You will want to prepare some information before beginning your online application.

Be ready to answer questions about your anticipated visa status
Be ready to tell us how you meet the language proficiency requirement (through an English proficiency exam score or an exam waiver)

You may upload electronic copies of your documents when you submit your application online. If you upload transcripts they will be considered unofficial. It is best to send transcripts separately after you submit your application.

Complete the Application and Submit Documents

To complete the application and submit it for our review you will need to pay the $70 application fee by credit card or wire transfer. If you have questions about paying this fee please contact us.

If you do not wish to upload documents into the application, or do not have them ready to upload and submit, you may mail or email them to the International Undergraduate Admissions Office when you submit your application.

Office of International Programs
International Undergraduate Admissions
Kruegel Hall
PO Box 643251
Pullman, WA 99164-3251
USA
[email protected]

Landscape Architecture

Washington State University

United States of America, Pullman

Go to Official Website