Creating Landscapes Transition Pathways

Information for Existing Creating Landscapes Certificate and Diploma Students

Effective September 1, 2019, the Creating Landscapes Certificate and Creating Landscapes Diploma will be phased out to make way for the new Landscape Design Certificate and Diploma programs. The programs will officially be discontinued December 31, 2024.

If you have successfully completed one or more courses within the Creating Landscapes Certificate and/or Creating Landscapes Diploma prior to September 1, 2019, the following options are available to you:

Continue your studies towards your intended certificate/diploma and apply for the certificate prior to December 31, 2021 and the diploma prior to December 31, 2024

Students Who Have Successfully Completed All Six Courses Within the Creating Landscapes Certificate as of September 1, 2019

Option A: Apply for Your Creating Landscapes Certificate

If you have successfully completed all six required courses within the Creating Landscapes Certificate as of September 1, 2019, you are eligible to apply to receive your parchment and graduate with a Creating Landscapes Certificate. Your last date to apply is December 31, 2021.

Option B: Begin or Continue Your Studies Towards the Creating Landscapes Diploma

If you have graduated with a Creating Landscapes Certificate and would like to begin or continue your studies towards the Creating Landscapes Diploma, you may do so. Upon successful completion of all 10 required courses, you are eligible to apply to receive your parchment. Your last date to apply for the Creating Landscapes Diploma is December 31, 2024.

Table 1 will help you to identify and register in the courses you need to complete the Creating Landscapes Diploma. The first column indicates the current required course and the second column indicates the new required course pathway. If you have not completed the required course indicated in the first column, look for the replacement or alternate course in the second column.

Table 1: Creating Landscapes Diploma Student Transition Pathway for Students as of September 1, 2019
Required Courses (prior to September 2019)	New Student Pathway: New Courses (available after September 2019)
If you have not successfully completed the following course...	...you must register for and successfully complete the following course:
Presentation Styles – Extend Your Graphic Skills	Graphic Skills and Presentation Styles
Computer Assisted Drafting II	Computer Assisted Drafting II
Capstone Landscape Design	Landscape Design Capstone
Designing for Sustainability	Ecological Design

Students Who Have Successfully Completed One to Five Creating Landscapes Certificate Courses as of September 1, 2019

Option A: Continue Working Towards the Creating Landscapes Certificate

If you have successfully completed one to five Creating Landscapes Certificate courses as of September 1, 2019, you can continue working towards the Creating Landscapes Certificate. Upon successful completion of all five courses, you are eligible to apply to receive your parchment. Your last date to apply for the Creating Landscapes Certificate is December 31, 2021.

Option B: Continue Your Studies Towards the Creating Landscapes Diploma

If you have completed one to five courses prior to September 1, 2019, you can continue to complete the Creating Landscapes Diploma. Upon successful completion of the 10 required courses, you are eligible to apply to receive your parchment. Your last date to apply for the Creating Landscapes Diploma is December 31, 2024.

Table 2 will help you to identify and register in the courses you need to complete the Creating Landscapes Certificate or Diploma. The first column indicates the current required course and the second column indicates the new required course pathway. If you have not completed the required course indicated in the first column, look for the replacement or alternate course in the second column.

Table 2: Creating Landscapes Certificate and Creating Landscapes Diploma Student Pathway for Students Who Have Successfully Completed One to Five Courses
Creating Landscapes Certificate and Diploma Required Courses (prior to September 2019)	New Student Pathway: New Courses (available after September 2019)
If you have not successfully completed the following course...	...you must register for and successfully complete the following course:
Landscape Design I	Landscape Design I
Landscape Design II	Landscape Design II
Introduction to Plant Identification	Plant Identification
Computer Assisted Drafting	Computer Assisted Drafting
Introduction to Landscape Construction	Landscape Construction
Business Management Principles	Business Principles in Horticulture
Continue to the diploma by completing the following courses:
Presentation Styles – Extend Your Graphic Skills	Graphic Skills and Presentation Styles
Computer Assisted Drafting II	Computer Assisted Drafting II
Capstone Landscape Design	Landscape Design Capstone
Designing for Sustainability	Ecological Design

Apply your successfully completed courses toward the new Landscape Design Certificate or Landscape Design Diploma launching Fall 2019

Transition to the New Landscape Design Certificate and Landscape Design Diploma

If you have successfully completed one to five Creating Landscapes Certificate courses as of September 1, 2019, you can apply those courses to the New Landscape Design Certificate and Landscape Design Diploma launching in September 2019.

Before deciding on transitioning to the new Landscape Design Certificate and Landscape Design Diploma, review the new program requirements:

Landscape Design Certificate
Landscape Design Diploma

Table 3 will help you to identify and register in the courses you need to complete the transition to the new certificate and diploma program. The first column indicates the current required courses and the second column indicates the new required course pathway. If you have not completed the courses in the first column, look for the replacement or alternate course in the second column.

Table 3: Transitioning to the New Landscape Design Certificate and Landscape Design Diploma for Students Who Have Completed One to Five Courses
Creating Landscapes Certificate Required Courses	New Landscape Design Certificate and Diploma
If you have successfully completed the following course...	...you will be given advanced standing (or credit) for the following course:	New Student Pathway	Type of Course and Area of Focus
Landscape Design I	Landscape Design I	Same	Required foundational course in the new program
Landscape Design II	Landscape Design II	Same	Required foundational course in the new program
Designing for Sustainability	Ecological Design	Complete either Designing for Sustainability or Ecological Design	Required foundational course in the new program
Introduction to Plant Identification	Plant Identification	Complete either Introduction to Plant Identification or Plant Identification	Required foundational course in the new program
To complete the Landscape Design Certificate, choose one of the following two courses:
Computer Assisted Drafting l	Computer Assisted Drafting l	Complete either Computer Assisted Drafting OR Computer Assisted Drafting l or Soils and Plant Growth	Required elective
	Soils and Plant Growth	Complete either Soils and Plant Growth OR Computer Assisted Drafting l	Required elective
Continue to the Landscape Design Diploma
If you completed Computer Assisted Drafting or Computer Assisted Drafting I, we recommend you complete
Computer Assisted Drafting II	Computer Assisted Drafting II	To graduate with an area of focus	Area of Focus: Computer Assisted Drafting
If you completed Soils and Plant Growth, we recommend you complete:
	Integrated Pest Management	To graduate with an area of focus	Area of Focus: Horticulture
You also have the option of selecting an elective from the list of electives listed after this table.
Advanced Required Courses The following four required advanced courses must be completed:
Presentation Styles – Extend Your Graphic Skills	Graphic and Presentation Styles	Complete either Presentation Styles – Extend Your Graphic Skills or Graphic and Presentation Styles	Required advanced course
Introduction to Landscape Construction	Landscape Construction	Complete either Introduction to Landscape Construction or Landscape Construction	Required advanced course
Business Management Principles	Business Principles in Horticulture	Complete either Business Management Principles or Business Principles in Horticulture	Required advanced course
Capstone Landscape Design	Landscape Design Capstone	Complete either Capstone Landscape Design or Landscape Design Capstone	Required advanced course

Table 4: Additional Elective Courses Available in the Landscape Design Diploma
Elective Courses	Area of Focus
Greenhouse Crop Production Greenhouse Management	Greenhouse Production
Naturalizing and Restoring Landscapes Arboriculture	Natural Landscape Management
Nursery Production Plant Propagation	Nursery Production
Issues in Urban Agriculture Vegetable Production	Urban Agriculture
Turf Management Weed Management	Turf Management

Graduating with an Area of Focus

You can take one additional course and graduate with an area of focus: Greenhouse Production, Natural Landscape Management, Nursery Production, Urban Agriculture or Turf Management. Your area of focus will appear on your parchment.

If you have not successfully completed any required courses within the Creating Landscapes Certificate and or Creating Landscapes Diploma prior to September 1, 2019, you will not be able to initiate studies in this program. The alternative is to begin your studies in the new Landscape Design Certificate or Diploma program, beginning September 1, 2019.

Important Dates

Transition Period Start Date: September 1, 2019
Creating Landscapes Certificate Application Deadline: December 31, 2021
Creating Landscapes Diploma Application Deadline: December 31, 2024