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Transfer Course Criteria for

Landscape Architecture


Along with the general selection criteria, every major has required and recommended coursework for transfer students to have completed in order to be considered competitive during the selection process.

Required Courses

Before applying to a major, you should successfully complete or be in the process of completing the required courses to maximize (but not guarantee) your chance of selection. You must complete these units by the spring of the term before your intended fall enrollment to receive consideration during the selection process.

Desired Courses

Because the San Luis Obispo campus at Cal Poly is highly impacted and selection to all majors is very competitive, desired courses should also be successfully completed or in progress when you apply for admission.

Evaluating Your Courses

All the courses listed are Cal Poly courses. You can use www.assist.org to identify the course equivalencies between Cal Poly and the California Community Colleges. Be sure to use the corresponding academic year in which you completed the course. If you are out-of-state or a transfer student from another four-year institution, you may have to compare your catalog course descriptions with Cal Poly’s catalog to identify the equivalent courses. Cal Poly is unable to evaluate transcripts for you prior to selection.

Course Listings

Fall 2027

Required Courses

English Communication

  • Oral Communication
  • English Composition
  • Critical Thinking and Composition

Mathematics

  • MATH 1007/Precalculus

Desired Courses

Support Courses

  • STAT 1110/Introduction to Statistical Concepts and Methods
    or BIO 2227/Wildlife Conservation Biology
    or SS 1120/Introductory Soil Science
  • GEOL 2240/Physical Geology

Major Related 

  • BOT 1121/General Botany
    or BIO 1114/Plant Diversity and Ecology
  • 6 semester units of Professional Electives
    (any courses in the College of Architecture and Environmental Design; Art and Design Department; minor in the College of Architecture and Environmental Design)
Fall 2026

Required Courses

English Language Communication and Critical Thinking

  • Oral Communication
  • Written Communication/English Composition
  • Critical Thinking

Mathematics

  • MATH 118/Precalculus Algebra
  • MATH 119/Precalculus Trigonometry

Desired Courses

Support Courses

  • STAT 217/Introduction to Statistical Concepts and Methods
    or STAT 218/Applied Statistics for the Life Sciences
    or BIO 227/Wildlife Conservation Biology
    or SS 120/Introductory Soil Science

Major Related 

  • BOT 121/General Botany
    or BIO 114/Plant Diversity and Ecology
  • 6 semester units of Professional Electives
    (any courses in the College of Architecture and Environmental Design; Art and Design Department; minor in the College of Architecture and Environmental Design)

All information is subject to change without prior notice.