Bachelor of Landscape Architecture
Your Career
Takes Root
at UF
Immerse yourself in some of the most diverse and unique environments in the world. Take part in a major that blends creativity and design with environmental stewardship and sustainable practices to positively impact communities.
You’re ready to build a better world, and you can make it happen at the University of Florida. There’s no better place to catalyze your career.
The University of Florida Experience
Push boundaries, challenge conventions, and innovate – inside the studio and out in the community.
Transform your ideas and visions into meaningful designs in our interactive studios and labs.
Collaborate on spaces that build meaningful and sustainable relationships between people and our planet.
Program Information
How to apply
Are you ready? We’re ready. Let’s go.
Most traditional freshman students enroll in the Summer B or Fall semester. To be considered for the BLA Program, you’ll be asked to submit:
- An application form
- A non-refundable $30 application fee in the form of a check or money order payable in US dollars to the University of Florida
- A Certificate of Financial Responsibility Form, if you are a non-US applicant
- Official transcripts and credentials from all previous high schools and colleges attended; and
- Official SAT and (if you are a non-US applicant or applicant from Puerto Rico) TOEFL scores.
After you apply, you can check the status of your application online to verify that your test scores and other application materials have been received.
Are you a current UF student and interested in changing your major? You can transfer into the BLA program’s lower division with department approval, on a space available basis.
Contact Academic Advising at the College of Design, Construction and Planning or the Department of Landscape Architecture’s Undergraduate Coordinator Dan Manley for details.
If you’ve earned an Associate of Arts degree from an accredited state college and you’ve qualified for admission to the University of Florida, you can transfer into the BLA program’s lower division with department approval, on a space available basis.
We encourage transfer students to complete the MAC 1147 Pre-calculus course before transferring.
Through this unique partnership with Santa Fe College, you can begin your studies in landscape architecture at SF, then transfer to UF as early as your third semester in college.
What You Learn
Design Fundamentals
Technical Know-how
“DCP prepared me by providing connections with talented professionals and professors who taught me not only technical skills, but also the professional skills necessary to become a landscape architect and work collaboratively.”
Carly Delay (BLA ’24)
2024 ASLA Florida Student Design Award Winner
Need Help Paying for College?
The University of Florida offers several types of financial aid including grants, scholarships, loans, and part-time employment.
The Landscape Architecture Department also has several endowed scholarships for students accepted into the program. Awards are determined by faculty based on academic performance and need.
Departmental Awards
The Department of Landscape Architecture offers several undergraduate student awards, including:
- Joshua W. Lepp Travel Endowment in Landscape Architecture: Support travel scholarship and fellowships for the Department of Landscape Architecture undergraduate and graduate students in their last year of study who are participating in a University-approved program in Europe.
- Marquis Latimer & Halback Award: Recognizes a graduate student for excellence in their Terminal Project selected by the final presentation jurors.
- Jonathan and Elizabeth Seymour Scholarship: This fund was established in 2007 by Jonathan and Elizabeth Seymour to support the Department of Landscape Architecture in the College of Design, Construction and Planning. Jonathan graduated from the University of Georgia and immediately commenced practicing in South Florida.
- Steven C. Crebbin Endowed Scholarship Fund: Family and friends created this scholarship honoring Steven C. Crebbin to provide scholarships for students in the Department of Landscape Architecture. Steven earned his bachelor’s degree in landscape architecture from the University of Florida in 1991.
- William H. Baker Scholarship: Establishes an endowed scholarship at UF’s Department of Landscape Architecture to support undergraduate students based on need and merit.
- Kim Stewart Landscape Architecture Travel and Discovery Endowment: Supports undergraduate students in the Department of Landscape Architecture to participate in field trips or travel to conferences, with preference given to students needing support to participate, as determined by the Department Chair.
More financial resources
The University of Florida offers several financial aid opportunities through the Office of Student Financial Aid and Scholarships. Eligibility varies based on different criteria.
