UC Berkeley Extension Landscape Architecture Program

Berkeley Extension is a terrific program! The instructors are awesome and I have made some great friends through my courses. Currently, we organized a student group and have become a legit Student Chapter of the ASLA. We are working hard to bring students together to create a stronger community. It is a bit disjointed right now as many students commute to school and tend to take courses with the same folks they started the program with. This is good, but there are many other students to meet and engage. There is some question on the Admin side of things that the Certification may be in jeopardy. But, this has not bothered me as much as other students…

Hope this helps!

I actually spoke with one of the professors recently; his name is Carlisle Becker. I would recommend contacting him; he’s full of information, and I’m sure he’d be happy to chat with you. His one criticism of the program is that it takes most students more than 6 years to get their certificate. I think that’s because the advisors aren’t pushing the students enough and class availiability can be tight.

However, if you’re not going for the certificate, the classes are rated highly. I haven’t taken any, so that’s the extent of my knowledge.