Main navigation
- Programs
- Subjects
- Universities
- Destinations
- Advice
Landscape architecture involves designing, planning, and managing outdoor spaces, integrating both natural and constructed elements. As a field of study, it combines artistic expression, cultural understanding, philosophical principles, and scientific knowledge. Professionally, landscape architects engage in various activities including site-specific designs, urban planning, comprehensive development strategies, and environmental conservation. The accredited Bachelor of Landscape Architecture program spans nine semesters, with one mandatory semester of international study. This education equips students for immediate professional work or further academic pursuits while cultivating the creative vision and practical expertise required for licensure examinations across all states.
The majority of Penn State’s applications come from traditional, first-year students. The following types of students are considered first-year applicants (or freshman applicants, as some refer to them): Current high school student in his or her senior year; Student who has earned a high school diploma or a GED and has no post-secondary coursework; Student who has attempted 17 or fewer credits (semester hours) of college coursework at a regionally accredited college/university before attending Penn State; Current high school student who may have enrolled in another institution(s) before graduating from high school (dual enrollment); Student who may have attended Penn State on a nondegree basis.
English Language Proficiency
The following are ways in which you can satisfy the language proficiency requirement: TOEFL: A minimum TOEFL score of 80 on the Internet-based TOEFL or 550 on the old paper exam and a minimum of 20 in each section of the new paper exam (code #2660); IELTS: A minimum IELTS score of 6.5 on the academic test.