Georgia Landscape Design

Current UGA Students

If you are already enrolled at UGA and you want to change your major to landscape architecture, please email thebla@nulluga.edu to make an appointment. We want to meet with you, discuss everything about the BLA at UGA, and answer any questions you may have to help you make a responsible decision.

Future Freshmen

If you have been/are accepted to the University of Georgia and are interested in Landscape Architecture, we look forward to meeting you! There are no additional requirements for admission to the Landscape Architecture major.

All admissions and transfer credit decisions are made by

Terrell Hall
Phone: 706-542-8776

FAQ’s for Incoming Freshmen

Question: What courses should I take in high school to prepare for landscape architecture?

Answer: To have the best chance of admission, you should take honors/AP/IB courses (if available), and take all Advanced Placement (A.P.) exams. Take high school art, drawing and design courses to help develop your visual thinking skills and get you more comfortable with the design process. Take biology, geology, geography, and horticulture courses for a better understanding of the natural environment.

Question: How do I prepare intellectually for the CED BLA program?

Answer: Get into the habit of reading about, drawing, and looking at the natural world as well as the built environment, design, and landscape architecture. Notice what spaces or places mean to you – what feelings do they invoke? How do you see them affecting you, others or the general society?

Question: What supplies will I need?

Answer: First year students will be given a list of necessary materials in the entry semester. You’ll need additional funds for art paper, model materials, and printing/plotting. In general, plan to budget $500 each semester for supplies. Your expenses may be less, but it’s good to be prepared!

Question: Should I purchase a computer before entering the BLA at UGA? Should I get a Mac or a PC?

Answer: Computer-aided design is introduced in the first year of study. It is recommended that you wait until then to purchase your computer, so that you have the most up-to-date and powerful system possible. Computer specifications and required software is always available on the CED Tech website: . You may purchase either a Mac or a PC but you will be expected to come to class with Windows and Windows version of applications running. Some students find this more challenging than others on a Mac.

Question: Is it true that BLA students are in studio a LOT? How will I get everything done?

Answer: How much time you spend in studio is up to you. Developing strong time-management skills and balancing academic work with all of your other college activities will take practice. You may not be perfect at it right from the start. Sometimes you will pull all-nighters but more often, you will learn from the first few experiences what your strengths and weaknesses are. Just remember – you will do your best design when everything is in balance – sleep, eating habits, extracurricular activities, personal relationships, etc.

Future Transfer Students

• Please contact the Director of Undergraduate Programs, Brad Davis (bdavis@nulluga.edu or 706-542-5194), before applying to UGA.
• The best time to start the BLA program is in a fall semester due to the lock-step nature of our classes (must be taken in a specific order and are only offered in specific semesters).
• You will be admitted through the UGA Office of Undergraduate Admissions and not the BLA program office.
• We do not have any control over what classes transfer in or count for UGA core credit.

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For Parents

The BLA at UGA takes pride in our close relationship with each and every student in the major. We have just under 200 students so we have time to know each student by name and make the personal connection. They work with us from their first day at Orientation on campus until we celebrate with them at graduation. We help cultivate student success and engagement, not only in the BLA, but across their college career. We use our considerable history at UGA and resources across campus to help them get connected with any other services they may need.