Overview

Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning / Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning is located in College Station, TX, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration
Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA)	Landscape architecture
Master of Land and Property Development (MLPD)	Land and property development
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Urban and regional science
Master of Urban Planning (MUP)	Urban and regional planning

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	62
Doctoral Degrees	6

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required for some Thesis Required for some Professional internship
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test Comp Exam Required Thesis Required Seminar

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

182

Applied

142

Accepted

65

Enrolled

Applying

65

Application Fee - Domestic

90

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	December 1st	December 1st	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Master's Degree Requirements	Portfolio (MLA), letters of recommendation
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Writing sample (URSC), letters of recommendation

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 80
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 6

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	December 1
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Institutionally-sponsored Loans Scholarship and/or loans Traineership Graduate Assistantships Tuition waivers for student who do not receive fellowships or assistantships Career or field-related internships Financial support for part-time students

Student Body

166

Total Graduate Students

28%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	13.25%
Black or African American	5.42%
White or Caucasian	45%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	5.42%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	1.2%
Unknown	1.2%

Gender

Male (51%)

Female (48%)

Faculty

32

Total faculty

Male (22)

Female (10)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Erosion control/water quality, geographic information systems/spatial information technology, transport hazards, international sustainable development
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address 400 Bizzell Street
College Station, TX  77843
United States

Contact Dr. Shannon Van Zandt
Head
Email: svanzandt@tamu.edu
Phone: 979-458-1223

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