BS in Landscape Architecture at Cornell University
Admissions Information
Undergraduate students enter the Landscape Architecture Department as freshmen or transfer students. Landscape Architecture is part of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS).
Incoming Freshmen
For general freshman application information, visit the CALS First Year Students page. This page contains links for how to apply, requirements for admission, selection criteria, and timetable for admission.
Transfer Students
For general transfer application information, visit the CALS Undergraduate Transfer Students page. This page contains links for how to apply, special and visiting students, timetables, transfer agreements with other colleges and universities, transfer credits, transfer day, and transfer criteria. Students who have already received an undergraduate degree should apply to the three-year Master of Landscape Architecture curriculum.
Transfer Students (from within CALS ONLY)
If you are already a student in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, and would like to transfer to the Landscape Architecture undergraduate curriculum, you will need to fill out this LA Transfer Application and submit it, along with a portfolio (see below), to:
Landscape Architecture Department
440 Kennedy Hall
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 14853
Portfolio
Applicants to the Landscape Architecture program are required to submit a portfolio. The portfolio is used to assess your aptitude for visual thinking and design.
The portfolio contents may represent a wide variety of media, including freehand drawings, travel sketches, painting, printmaking, photography, garden design, pottery and other creative endeavors, as well as evidence of any knowledge of graphics software programs, such as Photoshop, Illustrator, AutoCAD, and 3D modeling. The total number of works should be 10-12. Please include a brief caption with the title, size, project intention and medium of each work.
The portfolio format is flexible but the department prefers high-quality printed pages of images, spiral bound or displayed in a simple portfolio, 8.5″ x 11″ or 11″x 17.” Please make sure your name clearly appears on all materials and portfolios submitted.