MLA I Master in Landscape Architecture I at Harvard University

Entry requirements

MLA I (programme): bachelor's degree in any field (including applicants with design studio experience in environmental studies or urban planning, or a pre-professional architecture or landscape architecture degree wanting the three-year route); placement is decided by the admissions committee. Three prerequisite college courses with B- or better: one semester of environmental science, one of history of the built environment, and one of visual arts (drawing preferred); not all need be complete at application. Application deadline January 5, 2027 (5:00 p.m. ET); $90 non-refundable application fee. Transcripts from all prior institutions, three letters of recommendation (ideally at least two from instructors), the GSD community essay plus programme essays, and a resume/CV are required. A portfolio of visual art or design work is required. GRE is optional. International applicants submit TOEFL scores, with exemption for applicants holding a bachelor's degree with at least three years of full-time in-person study taught solely in English in Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, the Bahamas, Canada, Ghana, Ireland, Jamaica, New Zealand, Nigeria, Singapore, South Africa, Trinidad and Tobago, the United Kingdom or the United States. TOEFL minimum overall score is 5.0 (preferred 5.5) on the 1-6 scale for tests from January 2026 (92 minimum, 104 preferred on the earlier 0-120 scale).