Admissions MLA

Non-Baccalaureate Student Admission Process 

Students may apply to Kansas State University, College of Architecture, Planning and Design at the following webpage http://consider.k-state.edu/index.htm.

All applications material must be submitted prior to February 1.    

Students are accepted into the College of Architecture, Planning & Design and begin their education by enrolling in the Environmental Design Program (ENVD).  The ENVD Program provides a common first year for Landscape Architecture, Regional and Community Planning, Architecture, and Interior Architecture and Product Design Students.  A student must make a decision early in the second semester of the first year regarding which of the four programs he or she would like to enter the following fall semester.  Students in the Landscape Architecture Program will apply to the Graduate School for entry into the MLA program during the sixth semester of study.  Minimum requirements for acceptance to the MLA Non-Baccalaureate Program are:

  • Cumulative grade point average of courses taken at K-State of 3.0
  • 2.5 for probationary admission

Any thing less than a 2.5 will require the submittal of:

  • A sample of the student’s writing capabilities such as a term paper or report
  • A portfolio of work accomplished in the first five semesters at K-State

For additional information concerning the Non-Baccalaureate application process, please contact:

Susan Haug
Director of Student Recruitment
PH: 785.532.1994
Email: susan@ksu.edu

Post Baccalaureate Student Admission Process

International applications should be submitted by February 1 and domestic applications by July 1.

The application package should contain the following materials:

  1. Completed K-State Graduate School application form http://www.k-state.edu/grad/gsprospective/apply/index.htm.
  2. Two official transcripts of all previous courses and grades at junior colleges, colleges, or universities showing achievement of a bachelor’s degree. Send these directly from the registrar of the college or university to this department to the attention of the graduate director. They become part of the student’s file and may not be returned.
  3. A letter of intent addressed to the landscape architecture faculty, stating your academic and professional objectives and your interest in the K-State MLA program.
  4. A portfolio or collection of previous design work, landscape plans, sketches, project photos, samples of academic or professional writing. The collection of works may be presented with photocopies, diazo prints, or other similar formats. The portfolio will be used in conjunction with the transcripts to determine what basic professional courses might be required. A portfolio is not required for applicants without a design background. Please include postage-paid, self-addressed shipping materials, if you would like your work returned.
  5. Three references from previous professors or employers, relative to the applicant’s ability to handle graduate level work. The names and addresses of the references should be listed on the application form. Copies of the reference form can be found here (Word or PDF). The applicant should complete and sign the top portion and then give the form to the reference to complete and forward directly to the graduate director.
  6. There is a non-refundable application fee of $70.00 US for domestic students and $80.00 US for international students (which includes the department and Graduate School fees). Applications will not be considered without this fee. There are detailed instructions how to pay this fee online, in step 4 of the online application, with a credit card that is issued by a U.S. financial institution. Visa, Master Card, American Express, and Discover are accepted. Applicants can pay by check or money order, issued from a U.S. financial institution, payable to the Kansas State University Graduate School.

NOTE:  The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is not required for application.

International applicants must submit the following additional materials:

  1. Copy of original TOEFL Examination Score (Test of English as a Foreign Language) of 600 or above is required (100 or above for the Internet-based TOEFL, 250 or above for the Computer-based TOEFL).  Foreign students with a bachelor’s degree from an American university are exempt from this requirement. Students may be required to complete Intensive English Program before being allowed to enroll in MLA courses.
  2. Completed affidavit of financial support. http://www.k-state.edu/grad/gsprospective/apply/international/index.htm.
  3. Copy of passport.

Evaluation of the application will not begin until all application materials and fee have been received.

For additional information concerning the Post-Baccalaureate application process, please contact:

Dan W. Donelin, FASLA, AICP
Department Head
PH: 785.532.5961
Email: dandon@ksu.edu