Environmental Design Degree Requirements

The Environmental Design degree requires 16 classes to complete departmental requirements. Of those 16 classes, 7 are Core Classes required of all Environmental Design majors. The Core Classes are:

EnvirDes 205 Dynamics of Human Habitation

EnvirDes 291A Introduction to Environmental Design

EnvirDes 394A Writing in Environmental Design and LandArch

EnvirDes 543 History of Landscape and Architecture I

EnvirDes 544 History of Landscape and Architecture II

EnvirDes 574 City Planning

LandArch 547 Landscape Pattern and Process

The 9 additional classes for the major requirements are selected according to the Concentration that the student is enrolled in.

FRESHMAN AND SOPHOMORE YEARS
UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS

The University requires 120 credits for graduation, which must be completed with a cumulative average of at least 2.0 overall.

These first two years are primarily devoted to satisfying the University's General Education requirements. A total of twelve to fourteen General Education courses must be taken in the freshman and sophomore years (most will be worth three credits) for a minimum total of thirty-six credits. (One additional Writing requirement will be taken during the Junior year.) In following the recommended curriculum you will take 14 General Education requirements plus 2 Environmental Design courses and 4 electives, for a total of 20 courses during these two years.

The University's General Education Requirements

A. Writing: Two courses at two levels are required:

1. College Writing (CW).

2. Junior Year Writing course, in major department _______________________________________________

B. Social World: Six courses in:

1. Literature (AL).......................... 1 course

2. Arts/Liberal Arts (AT)................ 1 AT or a second AL course

3. Historical Studies (HS).............. 1 course

4. & 5. Social/Behavioral Sciences (SB). 2 courses

6. An additional course in any of the areas of the Social World (AL, AT, HS or SB), or an Interdisciplinary (I) course
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C. Biological & Physical World :

Three courses, with at least one in each division.

1. Biological Sciences (BS)

2. Physical Sciences (PS)

3. Second course in either Biological (BS) or Physical (PS) Science or Science Interdisciplinary (SI)
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D. Basic Math Skills One course (R1) or exemption by examination _____________________________________________

E. Analytic Reasoning One course (R2)

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F. Interdisciplinary Substitution of up three I courses for some requirements, subject to

Option restrictions. (No substitution is allowed for CW, R1 or R2, and a student must complete at least one course in each of AL, HS, SB, BS, and PS) _______________________________________________

G. Diversity Two courses, one U and one G designated course

Courses designated:

ALG, ALU, ATG, ATU, HSG, HSU, SBG, SBU, IG, IU

FRESHMAN AND SOPHOMORE YEARS
RECOMMENDED CURRICULUM

These years of study are largely taken up with satisfying General Education Requirements. In addition, two courses are required that satisfy Environmental Design Core requirements (EnvirDes205 and EnvirDes 291).

Freshman Year

Sophomore Year

General Notes

1 The program does not have any required General Education courses. Refer to your degree audit on SPIRE to determine which General Education requirements you have left to fulfill, or consult with your advisor.

2 All courses noted * are required and cannot be waived or substituted. All starred courses must be passed with a minimum grade of C.

3 Courses noted C are Environmental Design Core courses. All Core classes are required, cannot be waived or substituted, and must be passed with a minimum grade of C.

4 Students transferring into the program from another College program, outside this University, must see the Program Director with their transfer record for an assessment of transfer credits.

5 This course is for those scoring above 15 on the Placement Exam. If you scored below 15, but above 10, then take Math 101-102 over both semesters (2+2 credits) and defer taking an R2 course until Sophomore Year. Math 011 satisfies the R1 requirement but carries no credit and will put your course planning out of sync.

6 Some required courses in the Environmental Design program also fulfill General Education Requirements. Only one of your major course requirements can be double counted as a General Education course.