ACCREDITED PROGRAMS IN LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

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The Board of Trustees of the American Society of Landscape Architects recognizes the quality of educational programs leading to first professional degrees in landscape architecture at the bachelorís or masterís level accredited by the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects Accreditation Council. It regards the criteria for accreditation and many of the individual program guidelines to be comparable to those employed by the Landscape Architectural Accreditation Board of the ASLA. A list of CSLAAC accredited programs follows the LAAB list. LAAB accredits 43 programs leading to baccalaureate degrees and 28 leading to masterís degrees.

Accreditation is a non-governmental, voluntary system of self-regulation. Its heart is the concept of self-evaluation. ASLA accreditation evaluates each program on the basis of its stated objectives and compliance to externally mandated minimum standards. The program conducts a self-study to evaluate how well it is meeting its educational goals. LAAB then provides an independent assessment which determines if a program meets accreditation requirements. Programs leading to first-professional degrees at the bachelor's and master's level are eligible to seek ASLA accreditation. Others such as pre-professional and advanced professional landscape architecture programs are outside the scope of LAAB, as they have different educational objectives.

Each program's accreditation review dates are indicated as follows:

LR (last review); IR (initial review); NR (next review). The program's accreditation status is full unless otherwise noted.

Full Accreditation: Granted when all standards are met and as a result, the continued overall quality of the program and its conformance to accreditation standards is likely.

Provisional: Granted when one or more standards are met with weakness and the cited deficiencies are such that continued overall program quality and conformance to standards are uncertain.

Initial Accreditation: Granted on a first review when all standards are at least minimally met and the program's continued development in quality and conformance to the accreditation standards is likely.

Landscape Architectural Accreditation Board

Educators:
Sara Katherine Williams, Professor, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Robert Thayer, Professor, University of California at Davis, Davis, CA
Peter J. Trowbridge, Professor, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

Practitioners:
Stephen L. Carter, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile, AL
Karol Kulas, Plant Associates, Inc., New Berlin, WI
Lee McLaren, DPR Associates, Inc., Charlotte, NC

Public Members:
Donna Hambuchen, Conway, AR
Betty E. Janes, National Park Service, Washington, DC
Norma MacRae, Professor of Education, East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN

Representatives from:
American Society of Landscape Architects - Peter Pollack, Ann Arbor, MI
Council of Landscape Architectural Educators - Dan Donelin, Kansas State University
Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Boards - Lu Gay Lanier, Moseley, VA

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS
BLA Program
LR Spring 1994/NR Spring 1999
Karen Hanna, Departmental Chairperson
Department of Landscape Architecture
School of Architecture
University of Arkansas
230 Memorial Hall
Fayetteville, AR 72701
(501) 575-4907

AUBURN UNIVERSITY
BLA Program
LR Fall 1995/NR Fall 2000
Brian LaHaie,Landscape Architecture Program Administrator
School of Architecture
104 Dudley Hall
Auburn University
Auburn, AL 36849-5316
(334) 844-4516

CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC STATE UNIVERSITY
BSLA Program
LR Spring 1997/NR Spring 2002
Walter D. Bremer, Department Head
Department of Landscape Architecture
College of Architecture and Environmental Design
California Polytechnic State University
San Luis Obispo, CA 93407
(805) 756-1319 fax (805) 756-2270

CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY
BSLA Program
LR Spring 1995/NR Spring 2000
MLA Program
LR Spring 1995/NR Spring 2000
Phil Pregill, Chair
Department of Landscape Architecture
College of Environmental Design
California State Polytechnic University
3801 West Temple Avenue
Pomona, CA 91768
(909) 869-2673

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT BERKELEY
MLA Program
LR Spring 1996/NR Spring 2001
Peter Walker, Chair
Department of Landscape Architecture
College of Environmental Design
University of California at Berkeley
202 Wurster Hall
Berkeley, CA 94720-2000
(510) 642-4023 fax (510) 643-6166

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS
BSLA Program
LR Spring 1996/NR Spring 2001
Dean MacCannell, Chair
Landscape Architecture Program
Department of Environmental Design
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
University of California at Davis
One Shields Ave.
Davis, CA 95616-8585
(916) 752-3907 fax (916) 752-1392

COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
BSLA Program
LR Spring 1994/NR Spring 1999
Dr. Stephen Wallner, Head
Professor Kim L.Wilson, Program Coordinator
Program in Landscape Architecture
Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
College of Agricultural Sciences
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO 80523
(970) 491-7018 fax (970) 491-7745

UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT DENVER
MLA Program
LR Fall 1993/NR Fall 1998
Gene Bressler, Director
Patricia O'Leary, Dean
Landscape Architecture Program
College of Architecture and Planning
University of Colorado at Denver
Campus Box 126
P.O. Box 173364
Denver, CO 80217-3364
(303) 556-4866 fax (303) 556-3687
email: studerr@spot.colorado.edu

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
BLA Program
LR Spring 1994/NR Spring 1999
MLA Program
LR Fall 1997/NR Fall 2002
R. Terry Schnadelbach, Chair
Department of Landscape Architecture
College of Architecture
University of Florida
331 Architecture Building
Gainesville, FL 32611
(904) 392-6098 fax (904) 392-7266
email: schbach@nerdc.ufl.edu

FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
MLA Program - Initial
IR Spring 1996/NR Spring 2001
Professor Juan Antonio Bueno
Graduate Program in Landscape Architecture
School of Architecture
University Park Campus
Florida International University
Miami, FL 33199
(305)348-3181

UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
BLA Program
LR Fall 1995/NR Fall 2000
MLA Program-Provisional
LR Spring 1996/NR Spring 1998
John F. Crowley III, Dean
Bruce K. Ferguson, MLA Coordinator
Scott S. Weinberg, Director of Residence Instruction
Program in Landscape Architecture
School of Environmental Design
University of Georgia
609 Caldwell Hall
Athens, GA 30602-1845
(706) 542-4725 BLA, (706) 542-4720 or 542-4704 MLA

UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO
BLA Program
LR Fall 1995/NR Fall 2000
Stephen Drown, Chair
Landscape Architecture Department
College of Art and Architecture
University of Idaho
Moscow, ID 83844-2481
(208) 885-7448 fax (208) 885-9482

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
BLA Program
LR Spring 1997/NR Spring 2002
MLA Program
LR Spring 1997/NR Spring 2002
Vincent J. Bellafiore, Head
Gary B. Kesler, Assoc. Head and Undergraduate Coordinator
Douglas M. Johnston, Graduate Coordinator
Department of Landscape Architecture
College of Fine and Applied Arts
University of Illinois
101 Buell Hall MC 620, 611 Taft Dr.
Champaign, IL 61820
(217) 333-0176 Fax (217) 244-4568

IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY
BLA Program
LR Spring 1997/NR Spring 2002
J. Timothy Keller, Chair
Department of Landscape Architecture
Iowa State University
College of Design, Room 146
Ames, IA 50011
(515) 294-5676 Fax (515)294-2348
cheryls@iastate.edu

BALL STATE UNIVERSITY
BLA Program
LR Spring 1996/NR Spring 2001
MLA Program
LR Fall 1994/NR Fall 1999
John Motloch, Chair
Department of Landscape Architecture
College of Architecture and Planning
Ball State University
Muncie, IN 47306
(765)285-1971

PURDUE UNIVERSITY
BSLA Program
LR Fall 1993/NR Fall 1998
Donald J. Molnar, Chair
Landscape Architecture Program
Horticulture Department
Purdue University
1165 Horticulture Building
West Lafayette, IN 47907-1165
(317) 494-1326

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY
BLA Program
LR Fall 1997/NR Fall 2002
MLA Program
LR Fall 1993/NR Fall 1998
Dan W. Donelin, Head
Stephanie A. Rolley, Associate Head
Department of Landscape Architecture/Regional and Community Planning
College of Architecture, Planning and Design
Kansas State University
302 Seaton Hall
Manhattan, KS 66506-2909
(913) 532-5961 Fax (913) 532-6722
e-mail: la-rep@ksu.edu

UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY
BSLA Program
LR Fall 1992/NR Fall 1997
Horst Schach, Chair
Landscape Architecture Program
University of Kentucky
Agriculture Science Center North - Rm N318
Lexington, KY 40546
(606) 257-3485 Fax (606)257-2859
email:aschach@ca.uky.edu

LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY
BLA Program
LR Spring 1995/NR Spring 2000
MLA Program
LR Spring 1995/NR Spring 2000
Bruce Sharky, Director
Suzanne L. Turner, MLA Program Coordinator
School of Landscape Architecture
Louisiana State University
College of Design Building
Baton Rouge, LA 70803-7020
(504) 388-1434

HARVARD UNIVERSITY
MLA Program
LR Fall 1995/NR Fall 2000
George Hargreaves, Chair
Gary R. Hilderbrand, Program Director
Department of Landscape Architecture
Graduate School of Design
Harvard University
409 Gund Hall, 48 Quincy Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 495-2573
(617) 495-5015 (FAX)
(617) 495-5453 (inquiries)

UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS
BSLA Program
LR Fall 1993/NR Fall 1998
MLA Program
LR Fall 1995/NR Fall 2000
Dr. Meir Gross, Department Head
Department of Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning
University of Massachusetts
Hills North 109
Amherst, MA 01003
(413) 545-2255

MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
BLA Program
LR Spring 1996/NR Spring 2001
Warren J. Rauhe, Director
Landscape Architecture Program
Department of Geography
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824-1221
(517) 353-7880 Fax (517) 353-0006
email:RAUHE@PILOT.MSU.EDU

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
MLA Program
LR Fall 1994/NR Fall 1999
Terry J. Brown, Chair
Landscape Architecture
School of Natural Resources and Environment
University of Michigan
Dana Building, 430 East University
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1115
(313) 763-4457

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
BLA Program
LR Spring 1993/NR Spring 1998
MLA Program
LR Spring 1996/NR Spring 2001
John Koepke, Department Head
Department of Landscape Architecture
125 Architecture
University of Minnesota
89 Church Street, S.E.
Minneapolis, MN 55455
(612) 625-6860 Fax (612) 625-7525

MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY
BLA Program
LR Spring 1993/NR Spring 1998
Cameron R.J. Man, Head
Department of Landscape Architecture
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Mississippi State University
P.O. Box 9725
Montgomery Hall, Room 100
Mississippi State, MS 39762-9725
(601) 325-3012 Fax (601) 325-7893

MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
MLA Program
LR Spring 1996/NR Spring 1998
Professor Thomas Vint, Coordinator
Graduate Program in Landscape Architecture
Institute of Architecture and Planning
JB, Room 334
1700 East Cold Spring Lane
Baltimore, MD 21251
(410) 319-3312 or 3136 Fax (410) 319-3786

RUTGERS - THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY
BS Program
LR Spring 1996/NR Spring 2001
Steven Strom, Chair
Department of Landscape Architecture
Rutgers - The State University of New Jersey
Blake Hall
Cook College, Box 231
New Brunswick, NJ 08903
(732) 932-9317 Fax (732) 932-1940

STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
BLA Program
LR Spring 1996/NR Spring 2001
MLA Program
LR Spring 1996/NR Spring 2001
Richard S. Hawks, Chair
S. Scott Shannon, BLA Curriculum Director
Emmanuel J. Carter, Jr., MLA Curriculum Director
Faculty of Landscape Architecture
State University of New York
College of Environmental Science and Forestry
1 Forestry Drive
Syracuse, NY 13210-2787
(315) 470-6541
(315) 470 6600 Admissions
(315) 470-6599 MLA Admissions

NORTH CAROLINA A&T STATE UNIVERSITY
BSLA Program
LR Fall 1995/NR Fall 2000
Dr. Marihelen Kamp-Glass, Acting Director
Landscape Architecture Program
231 Carver Hall
North Carolina A & T State University
Greensboro, NC 27411
(910) 334-7520 Fax (910)334-7844

NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY
MLA Program
LR Spring 1994/NR Spring 1999
Arthur R. Rice, Head
Landscape Architecture Department
School of Design
North Carolina State University
P.O. Box 7701
Raleigh, NC 27695-7701
(919) 515-8340

NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY
BLA Program
LR Fall 1994/NR Fall 1999
Dennis C. Colliton, Program Director
Department of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
North Dakota State University
P.O. Box 5285 S.U.Station
Fargo, ND 58105-5285
(701) 231-8614 Fax (701) 231-7342

CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK
BS in LA Program
LR Spring 1997/NR Spring 2002
Lee Weintraub, Director
Urban Landscape Architecture Program
School of Architecture and Environmental Studies
City College of New York
138th Street and Convent Avenue
New York, NY 10031
(212) 650-8732 or 8733

CORNELL UNIVERSITY
BS Program
LR Spring 1994/NR Spring 1999
MLA Program
LR Fall 1997/NR Fall 2002
Herbert Gottfried, Chair
Landscape Architecture Department
Cornell University
440 Kennedy Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853
(607) 255-9552

OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
BSLA Program
LR Spring 1993/NR Spring 1998
MLA Program
LR Spring 1996/NR Spring 1999
Norman K. Booth, Head
Section of Landscape Architecture
Austin E. Knowlton School of Architecture
Ohio State University
136C Brown Hall, 190 West 17th Ave.
Columbus, OH 43210-1368
(614) 292-1012 Fax (614) 292-7106

OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY
BLA Program
LR Spring 1993/NR Spring 1998
Dr. Charles L. Leider, Program Director
Landscape Architecture Program - 360 AGH
Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK 74078-6027
(405) 744-5420

UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA
MLA program - Initial
IR Spring 1995/NR Spring 1998
James L. Sipes, Director
Landscape Architecture Program
Gould Hall, Room 162
University of Oklahoma
Norman, OK 73019-0265
405-325-0358 Fax (405)325-7558

UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
BLA Program
LR Spring 1995/NR Spring 2000
David W. Hulse, Head
Department of Landscape Architecture
School of Architecture and Allied Arts
University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-5234
(541) 346-3634 Fax (541) 346-3626
dhulse@aaa.uoregon.edu

TEMPLE UNIVERSITY
BSLA Program
LR Spring 1994/NR Spring 1999
John F. Collins, Chair
Department of Landscape Architecture and Horticulture
Temple University
580 Meetinghouse Road
Ambler, PA 19002-3994
(215) 283-1292

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
MLA Program
LR Fall 1994/NR Fall 1999
John Dixon Hunt, Chair
Department of Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning
Graduate School of Fine Arts
University of Pennsylvania
119 Myerson Hall, 210 South 34th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6311
(215) 898-6591
jdhunt@pobox.upenn.edu

PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY
BLA Program
LR Spring 1995/NR Spring 2000
Eliza Pennypacker, Head
Department of Landscape Architecture
College of Arts and Architecture
Pennsylvania State University
210 Engineering Unit D
University Park, PA 16802
(814) 865-9511

UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND
BLA Program
LR Fall 1993/NR Fall 1998
Professor Richard Hanson
Acting LAR Program Coordinator
Landscape Architecture Program
6 Greenhouse Road, Room 208
University of Rhode Island
Kingston, RI 02881
(401) 874-4549

RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL OF DESIGN
BLA Program
LR Fall 1995/NR Fall 2000
MLA Program - Initial
IR Fall 1995/NR Fall 1998
Derek Bradford, Head
Department of Landscape Architecture
Division of Architecture and Design
Rhode Island School of Design
2 College Street
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 454-6282

TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY
BLA Program
LR Spring 1993/NR Spring 1998
MLA Program
LR Spring 1995/NR Spring 2000
Jesus H. Hinojosa, Head
Nancy J. Volkman, BLA Program Coordinator
Jon E. Rodiek, MLA Program Coordinator
Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning
College of Architecture
311 Langford Architecture Center
Texas A & M University
College Station, TX 77843-3137
(409) 845-1019

TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY
BLA Program
LR Spring 1996/NR Spring 2001
Thomas A. Musiak, Chairperson
Department of Landscape Architecture
College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
Texas Tech University
Box 42121
Lubbock, TX 79409-2121
(806) 742-2858 Fax(806) 742-0770

UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS - ARLINGTON
MLA Program
LR Fall 1997/NR Fall 2002
Pat D. Taylor, Director
P.O. Box 19108
University of Texas-Arlington
Arlington, TX 76019-0108
(817) 273-5091 Fax(817) 272-5098

CLEMSON UNIVERSITY
BLA Program
LR Fall 1996/NR Fall 2001
Donald L. Collins, Chair
Dept. of Planning and Landscape Architecture
121 Lee Hall, P.O. Box 340511
College of Architecture
Clemson University
Clemson, SC 29634-0511
(864) 656-3926
kreva@clemson.edu

UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY
BLA Program
LR Spring 1994/NR Spring 1999
MLA Program
LR Spring 1995/NR Spring 2000
Richard E. Toth, Head
Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning
College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
Utah State University
Logan, UT 84322-4005
(801) 797-0500

VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE & STATE UNIVERSITY
BLA Program
LR Fall 1997/NR Fall 2002
MLA Program
LR Spring 1996/NR Spring 2001
Patrick Miller, Chair
Landscape Architecture Department
College of Architecture and Urban Studies
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
202 Architecture Annex
Blacksburg, VA 24061-0113
(540) 231-5583

UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
MLA Program
LR Fall 1994/NR Fall 1999
Elizabeth K. Meyer, Chair
Department of Landscape Architecture
School of Architecture
University of Virginia
Campbell Hall
Charlottesville, VA 22903
(804) 924-3285
(804) 924-6442 Admissions
e-mail:ekm7a@virginia.edu

WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY
BSLA Program
LR Spring 1996/NR Spring 2001
Charles R. Johnson, Chair
William G. Hendrix, Program Coordinator
Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
College of Agriculture and Home Economics
Washington State University
Johnson Hall 149
Pullman, WA 99164-6414
(509) 335-9502 Fax(509) 335-8690

UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
BLA Program
LR Fall 1996/NR Fall 2001
MLA Program
LR Spring 1994/NR Spring 1999
Iain Robertson, Chair
Department of Landscape Architecture
College of Architecture and Urban Planning
University of Washington
348 Gould Hall, Box 355734
Seattle, WA 98195-5734
(206) 543-9240 Fax(206) 685-4486

WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY
BSLA Program
LR Spring 1993/NR Spring 1998
Donald R. Armstrong, Associate Professor
Chair of the Landscape Architecture Program
Division of Resource Management
College of Agriculture and Forestry
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 6108
1140 Agricultural Sciences Building
Morgantown, WV 26506-6108
(304) 293-2141/2 ext. 4491 Fax(304) 293-3752
Email: darmstro@wvu.edu

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN
BSLA Program
LR Fall 1996/NR Fall 2001
John Harrington, Department Chair
Department of Landscape Architecture
School of Natural Resources
College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
University of Wisconsin
Room 1, Agriculture Hall
1450 Linden Drive
Madison, WI 53706
(608) 263-7300

The following programs are accredited by the Canadian Society of Landscape Architects Accreditation Council:

UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
MLA Program
The Director
Landscape Architecture Program
2357 Main Hall, #248
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z4
(604) 822-4481 Fax (604) 822-1660
larc@unixg.ubc.ca

UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH
BLA Program
LR Spring 1993*/NR Spring 1998
MLA Program
LR Fall 1993*/NR Spring 1998
James R. Taylor, Director
Robert D. Brown, MLA Coordinator
Maurice Nelischer, BLA Coordinator
School of Landscape Architecture
University of Guelph
Guelph, Ontario, Canada N1G 2W1
(519) 824-4120, Ext. 3352

UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA
MLA Program
Charlie Thomsen, Head
Department of Lnadscape Architecture
Russel Building
Universiy of Manitoba
Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2
(204 474-6428 Fax (204) 275-7198
thomsen@cc.umanitoba.ca

UNIVERSITE DE MONTREAL
BLA Program
Ron Williams, Director
Ecole d'archtecture de paysage
Universite de Montreal
5620 Avenue Darlington, #3022
C.P. 6128, Succursale A
Montreal, QC H3C 3J7
(514) 343-5867 Fax (514) 343-6104

UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO
BLA Program
LR Spring 1994*/NR Spring 1999
Robert M. Wright, Programme Chair
Programme in Landscape Architecture
School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
University of Toronto
230 College Street
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5T 1R2
(416) 978-6788 Fax(416) 971-2094
e-mail: carla@clr.utoronto.ca

*reviews conducted by LAAB
 

for additional information contact:

Canadian Society of Landscape Architects
P.O. Box 870, Station B
Ottawa, ON K1P 5P9
Canada
(613) 253-4938 fax (613)253-5585
e-mail:  CSLA@escape.ca 

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