UNDERGRADUATE :: COLLEGE REQUIREMENTS

The following are the typical general education requirements for students in the College of Architecture and Urban Planning.

Note: the different CAUP departments vary slightly in terms of general education requirements. This list is specific to Landscape Architecture.

University requirements
Please review the University of Washington's requirements for undergraduates.

Language Skills
English Composition (5 credits).

Reasoning and Writing in Context
Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning (5 credits); Additional Writing (W courses) or extra composition (10 credits). Courses indicated as W on the transcript or WRITING in the Time Schedule count toward this requirement. English composition in addition to the required five credits also counts. (English composition plus W courses must total at least 15 credits.)

Areas of Knowledge
See list of available courses. Any course offered jointly with a course that counts for an area requirement will also count, even if not designated in its own right. The Department of Landscape Architecture requires 20 credits in each of the three areas: Visual, Literary, and Performing Arts; Individuals and Societies; and The Natural World. Courses taken for the Q/SR requirement and the W-course requirement may also be counted, but courses taken for English Composition may not.

Visual, Literary, and Performing Arts (20 credits)
Art 104 and 121 are recommended.

Individuals and Societies (20 credits)

The Natural World (20 credits)
Botany 113 and Geology 101 are recommended.