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                        									Bachelor of Landscape Architecture</h1>
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                        <p>The BLA program is designed for those students desiring to enter the profession of
                           landscape architecture either directly after completing the degree or after completing
                           graduate school. This is a professional degree with an emphasis on the skills and
                           knowledge required to qualify the graduate to take the Landscape Architecture Registration
                           Examination (L.A.R.E.).</p>
                        
                        <h2>Accreditation</h2>
                        
                        <p>The degree is accredited by the Landscape Architectural Accreditation Board (LAAB).</p>
                        
                        <p>The B.L.A. degree is granted at the end of four years of study and requires the successful
                           completion of 126 credit hours. Students are accepted into the lower-division landscape
                           architecture program as freshmen or as sophomore transfers.</p>
                        
                        <h3>Lower Division Required Courses</h3>
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                                    <th class="bggray">Codes <strong>*</strong></th>
                                    <th class="bggray"><strong>Credits</strong></th>
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                                    <td>APM 103</td>
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                                    <td>G
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                                    <td>EFB 100</td>
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                                    <td>G
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                                    <td>ESF 200</td>
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                                    <td>EWP 190</td>
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                                    <td>G
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                                    <td>EWP 290</td>
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                                    <td>G
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                                    <td>LSA 132</td>
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                                    <td>LSA 182</td>
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                                    <td>G
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                                    <td>LSA 206</td>
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                                    <td>G
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                                    <td>LSA 212</td>
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                                    <td>G
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                                    <td>LSA 220</td>
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                                    <td>G
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                                    <td>LSA 226</td>
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                                    <td>LSA 227</td>
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                                    <td>LSA 201</td>
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                                    <td>G
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                                    <td>LSA 301</td>
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                                    <td>LSA 305</td>
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                                    <td>G
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                                    <td>LSA 233</td>
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                        <h2>Electives</h2>
                        
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                                 <td><strong>Course</strong></td>
                                 
                                 <td><strong>Codes*</strong></td>
                                 
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                                 <td>General Education Course select one: <span>World History and Global Awareness, World Languages, US History &amp; Civic Engagement,
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                                 <td>G</td>
                                 
                                 <td>3</td>
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                        <h3>Upper Division Required Courses</h3>
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                                    <td>LSA 322</td>
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                                    <td>LSA 323</td>
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                                    <td>LSA 326</td>
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                                    <td>LSA 327</td>
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                                    <td>LSA 342</td>
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                                    <td>LSA 343</td>
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                                    <td>LSA 422</td>
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                                    <td>LSA 423</td>
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                                    <td>LSA 424</td>
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                                    <td>LSA 425</td>
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                                    <td>LSA 433</td>
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                                    <td>LSA 451</td>
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                                    <td>LSA 455</td>
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                                    <td>LSA 458</td>
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                                    <td>LSA 459</td>
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                                    <td>LSA 460</td>
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                                    <td>LSA 461</td>
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                                    <td>12</td>
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                        <p class="cattotal"><strong>Total Minimum Credits For Degree: 126</strong></p>
                        
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