Approximate Cost

• Credit Costs (approximate, minimum cost of two-years $8,800 full time at AACC)
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Graduation Requirements

Refer to Academic Regulations on Graduation Requirements  for college-wide graduation requirements.

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General Education Requirements: 22 credits

An approved list of general education courses can be found in the General Education and Diversity, Technology and Wellness Requirements  section of the catalog. Choose general education courses from the following topics:

Program Requirements: 38 credits

• ACH 111 - Graphic Communication 1: Composition and Delineation 3 credit hours
• ACH 121 - Construction Technology 1 3 credit hours

• ACH 111  and ACH 121  are corequisites.

• ACH 112 - Graphic Communication 2: Design and Representation 3 credit hours
• ACH 113 - Analysis of the Built Environment 3 credit hours
• ACH 114 - History of Contemporary Landscape Design 3 credit hours
• ACH 115 - Introduction to Landscape Architecture 4 credit hours
• ACH 116 - Landscape Architecture: System and Design 4 credit hours
• ACH 117 - Landscape Architecture: Plant Identification 3 credit hours
• ACH 118 - Landscape Architecture: Materials of Construction 3 credit hours
• ACH 242 - Environmental Systems for Design 3 credit hours
• ACH 245 - Digital Technologies 1 3 credit hours
• CAD Elective (chosen from list)

CAD Elective (computer aided-design)

• Choose one from the following courses:

• ACH 255 - Digital Technologies 2 3 credit hours
• ACH 265 - Digital Studio 3 credit hours
• ACH 270 - Building Information Modeling 3 credit hours
• ACH 271 - Advanced Building Information Modeling 3 credit hours

Diversity Requirement

General educational requirement SOC 111  meets this requirement.

Technology Requirement

General education requirement CTA 100  or CTP 103  meets this requirement.

Wellness Requirement

Satisfied by ACH 242 .

Fast Track Option

This program has a Fast Track Option  for those holding a college degree.

Program Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this degree program, students will be able to:

1. Define and apply a design process for solving design problems.
2. Demonstrate analytical skills inclusive of environmental, socio-political, health and safety, and sustainable influences and relationships.
3. Use technical skills, methods, and technologies common to the Landscape Architecture Profession.
4. Construct oral, written, and visual communications common to the Landscape Architecture Profession.
5. Express Landscape Architecture as a profession with regards to practices, values, and ethics.
6. Identify and use Landscape Architecture Historical precedents, theory, and research. 

This program aligns with the college’s core competencies.

Related Offerings

Students may wish to also review requirements for the related majors or programs linked below.

• Architecture and Interior Design (A.A.S.)  (Architecture concentration or Interior Design concentration)
   
• Architecture and Interior Design - Landscape Design (certificate) 

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