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Landscape Design

Professional Studies

The Landscape Design program at GW was a perfect fit for me because I was looking for a program that I could complete while I was still working full time. The time and location of the classes were very convenient, and I learned much not only from the instructors, but from the other students, too. Now that I've finished the program, I've been impressed with the number of job opportunities for landscape designers. GW does a great job of communicating with its alums and notifying us of job openings. I really recommend this program—whether you're thinking of a new career or just want an education in landscape design.

Katie Roberts
Owner, Katherine S. Roberts Landscape Design, LLC

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Graduate Certificate in Landscape Design

Students in the Landscape Design graduate certificate program turn their passion into a marketable career by studying horticulture, nursery and planting standards and the creative process of design. This certificate is taught as a cohort program. It can be stacked at a later date with the graduate certificate in Sustainable Landscapes (taught via distance learning with four short-term residencies at GW’s Alexandria Graduate Education Center) for a Master of Professional Studies in Landscape Design.

Students must complete two introductory courses, plus 26 credit hours, attaining a GPA of 3.0 or above. The program is designed to be completed in two-and-a-half years. Permission from the instructor is required for students not admitted to the Graduate Certificate Program to take courses 201 and above. A maximum of six credits (including introductory courses) can be taken in non-degree status.


  • Note: The Landscape Design program at the GW Virginia Science and Technology Campus has suspended applications for 2011-2012. Interested students are welcome to join the program at GW's Graduate Education Center in Arlington.