Landscape Architecture (MPS) at Cornell University

Programme overview

Our Graduate School program in landscape architecture complies with the requirements of three governing bodies: the New York State Education Department (NYSED), the Council of Landscape Architecture Registration Boards (CLARB), and the Landscape Architecture Accreditation Board. The degree program is designed to accommodate a variety of academic backgrounds, both with and without design training in landscape architecture and architecture.

What you will study

All coursework for this major is in person, in Ithaca, unless otherwise noted. There is a tech fee of $500 every semester for all Landscape Architecture majors.

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Application information

Entry requirements

All applicants are required to submit a design portfolio. The portfolio may include a wide variety of media, including freehand drawings, painting, photography, graphic design and renderings, garden design, and other creative endeavors.; Portfolios are digitally submitted along with the M.P.S. application. There is no page limit; however, your file size should be less than 20 megabytes total to be able to upload onto the Cornell Graduate School application site.; Complete Cornell’s online Graduate School application . Get started by setting up an ApplyWeb account. Application deadline: Fall, March 15; no spring admission

Graduate fields set their own fall and spring admission deadlines; some fields (for example Communication PhD) admit for fall only.

Graduate School applications are submitted online through the Graduate School application; the application fee is $105 (non-refundable, waivers available). Each graduate field sets its own fall and spring deadlines, and many fall between early December and mid-January.

Apply through the official page: https://gradschool.cornell.edu/admissions/application-steps/apply-now/

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