The B.E.D. program may be used as preprofessional preparation to continue graduate study in landscape architecture or related fields, or for employment in environmental design or planning that does not require an accredited professional degree. Degree requirements in pre-environmental design weave together a background in ecological sciences, written communication, and the visual and liberal arts. B.E.D. graduates applying to the M.L.A. professional degree program receive advanced standing in the program upon acceptance by the Department of Landscape Architecture and the Graduate School. All required courses must be taken A-F with grades of C or better. All applications must be submitted by January 15 of the year of desired entry.
Admission is for fall only, unless advanced standing is granted.
Apply to the University of Minnesota if not already a University student. See the pre-environmental design curriculum above. Submit official transcripts of all coursework at the college, university, or graduate level, including coursework currently being taken. Typically, a student must have a GPA of at least 2.75 for admittance. Submit a portfolio of art or design work, environmental or design reports, photographs of three-dimensional work, slides, or similar examples of creative work.