University of Maryland's College Park campus is one of the first agricultural schools in the country, having been founded in 1856. Its landscape architecture program is housed in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. Bachelor degree candidates begin their studio work during their first year, with courses that range from the history of landscape architecture to its management. It is suggested that students enter the program at the beginning of their freshman year as courses are taught sequentially. Study abroad for the 2010-2011 school year is in the Yucatan Peninsula. The program has limited enrollment and an early application is advisable.
The University of Florida's Department of Landscape Architecture is located in Gainesville. The school is the only college in Florida offering the bachelor in landscape architecture degree. Botany, plant ecology, site design and construction are a few of the classes in the bachelor program. Applicants for admission must be accepted into the university prior to applying for a position in the Landscape Architecture department. Worldwide study abroad programs are available.
University of California, Davis is located northeast of San Francisco. Originally a farm school, the Davis campus opened in 1905 as an affiliate school of UC Berkeley. This university offers the only accredited undergraduate degree in landscape architecture in the UC system. Humanities, social sciences and environmental sciences are included in the four-year curriculum to provide students with a well-rounded education. Applicants for admission to the University must also apply for the landscape architecture pre-major. Acceptance into the landscape school is in the sophomore year. Enrollment in the major is limited.
Arizona State University's School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture is located in Tempe. This school offers a bachelor of science degree in landscape architecture. A design lab emphasizing drawing is introduced in the freshman year. The desert of the southwest provides a living environment for landscape studies, and environmental and design issues are addressed in class and during hands-on exploration. Students can study abroad during the summer in the school's Mediterranean Cities and Landscapes curriculum. Students who wish to enter the landscape program must qualify after completion of their freshman year.