{"id":770,"date":"2013-12-15T18:23:16","date_gmt":"2013-12-15T23:23:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/?p=770"},"modified":"2026-03-24T14:46:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T18:46:11","slug":"landscape-architecture-b-l-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/landscape-architecture-b-l-a\/","title":{"rendered":"Landscape Architecture, B.L.A."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card   right\" href=\"https:\/\/career.uri.edu\/channels\/landscape-architecture-b-l-a\/\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/card-accent-blue.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Major to Career<\/h2><p>Explore career outcomes, jobs, internships and more for this major.<\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container button\">CCEE Virtual Career Center<\/div><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Academic Advising Resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"fullwidth\">The Bachelor of Landscape Architecture degree (BLA) is designed to prepare you for careers in design, planning, preservation and restoration of the landscape by applying art, science and technology to achieve the best use of land and water resources. Graduates are employed in the public sector (government) and private sector including in landscape architecture, architecture, planning, and engineering firms as well as in design-build, construction and horticultural related fields.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">FISS Advisors<\/h2>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-boxout-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-boxout  \">\n\n<p>The first champions on your academic journey are professional academic advisors in Roosevelt Hall. Academic advisors provide insight on courses to keep you on track within&nbsp;your major. To make an appointment with your academic advisor, log on to Starfish.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"uri-people-tool cl-tiles halves\"><div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/meet\/devin-fields\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"932\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/Devin.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/Devin.jpg 720w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/Devin-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/Devin-364x471.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/Devin-500x647.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/meet\/devin-fields\/\">Devin\u00a0Fields<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Academic Advisor<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">College of the Environment and Life Sciences<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:devin.fields@uri.edu\">devin.fields@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Faculty Advisors<\/h2>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-boxout-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-boxout  \">\n\n<p>Faculty advisors are content matter and course option experts within each major. Meet with a faculty advisor to discuss research opportunities, career pathways, and preparation for graduate\u00a0school.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"uri-people-tool cl-tiles halves\"><div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/meet\/jane-buxton\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/Jane-Buxton.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/Jane-Buxton.jpg 400w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/Jane-Buxton-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/Jane-Buxton-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/Jane-Buxton-364x364.jpg 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/meet\/jane-buxton\/\">Jane Buxton<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Faculty Advisor - Academic Year Only<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Landscape Architecture<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">College of the Environment and Life Sciences Advisors<\/h2>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-boxout-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-boxout  \">\n\n<p class=\"fullwidth\">Once you have met the requirements of your degree program, you will transition from University College to your Degree College. You will meet a new team of advisors&nbsp;to support you on your academic journey.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"uri-people-tool cl-tiles halves\"><div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/meet\/steven-marstjepovic\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/Steven-Marstjepovic.jpg\" class=\"u-photo  wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/Steven-Marstjepovic.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/Steven-Marstjepovic-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/cels\/meet\/steven-marstjepovic\/\">Steven Marstjepovic<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Academic Advisor<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">College of the Environment and Life Sciences<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.2576<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:smarstjepovic@uri.edu\">smarstjepovic@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n\n\n<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-notice-wrapper\"><div class=\"cl-notice\" data-hash=\"a393b36994109e55bf56b4474c3b4745\"><h1>Attention CELS Students:<\/h1>\n\n<p class=\"fullwidth\">If you are a Sophomore, Junior or Senior and have been notified that you have completed the requirements for transfer&nbsp;to the College of the Environment and Life Sciences (CELS), please log into <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/myapps.microsoft.com\/signin\/Starfish\/cdab3583-3ffa-47eb-800d-f9b1c0934141?tenantId=426d2a8d-9ccd-4255-893d-0686a32c168d\" target=\"_blank\">Starfish<\/a> for information on how to make an appointment with your CELS Faculty Advisor.<\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Curriculum Sheets<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-regular\"><table><tbody><tr><td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/2025-2026-Landscape-Architecture-BLA-126.pdf\">2025<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/2024-2025-Landscape-Architecture-BLA.pdf\">2024<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/advising\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/2023-2024-Landscape-Architecture-BLA.pdf\">2023<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/2022-2023-Landscape-Architecture-BLA.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2022<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/2021-2022-Landscape-Architecture-BLA-.pdf\">2021<\/a><\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1740\/Landscape-Architecture-BLA-2020.pdf\">2020<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Major Entry Requirements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list fullwidth\">\n<li>Apply for admission to the major with the chairperson of the department<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Complete 24 units with an overall GPA of 2.00 or higher<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Note: As admission is competitive, realistically students should have at least a 2.50 overall GPA with no grade in an LAR course below a C for consideration <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><a class=\"cl-button   prominent\" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/lar\/academics\/bla-internships\/\" title=\"\">internship credit<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Academic Advising Resources The Bachelor of Landscape Architecture degree (BLA) is designed to prepare you for careers in design, planning, preservation and restoration of the landscape by applying art, science and technology to achieve the best use of land and water resources. 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