Since all general education requirements for the Augustana degree and most of the geography major must be completed before transferring to the University of Illinois, students interested in this coordinated degree program should meet with the advisor early in the first year of study to plan a schedule of courses. Special attention should be paid to the number of 300 and 400 level classes taken in the first three years at Augustana. Students should work closely with the advisor since completion of these requirements alone does not guarantee admission to the University of Illinois. Admission to the University is based on grade-point average (minimum 3.0, but Augustana advises 3.2), recommendations and test scores.

Students should initiate the application procedure in the fall term of their junior year. After satisfactorily completing one year of study at the University of Illinois and satisfying the Augustana graduation requirements, the student will be awarded the Bachelor of Arts degree by Augustana. Upon satisfactory completion of the requirements for the master?s degree, the student will be awarded the degree of Master of Landscape Architecture by the University of Illinois.