1st year/prospective students
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Courses
- Architecture FALL
Introduction to Environmental Design: ENVD 101
Drawing I: ENVD 130
- Landscape Architecture FALL
Introduction to Environmental Design: ENVD 101
Drawing I: ENVD 130
- Architecture SPRING
Environmental Design Fundamentals: ENVD 172
- Landscape Architecture SPRING
Environmental Design Fundamentals: ENVD 172
Intro to Landscape Architecture: LA 132
Important Links for First Year Students
Student Organizations Resources
Other Good Things to Know
Financial Aid information can be found at NDSU's Financial Aid website or in the Financial Aid office
- The NDSU Financial Aid homepage for forms, eligibility, application information, scholarships, and loan counciling
- The office of Student Financial Services can be found in 202 Ceres Hall
Program Fee information
- Program fees for this major begin in second year when you are accepted into the program.
- The fees are 1/3 of the cost of tuition.
- Your fees cover many valuable tools available to our major's students only, including: part of the cost for our class studio trips; the RCDC labs equipt with the latest software, scanners, printers, and plotters; the laser cutter; Ben Bernard (our personal computer technician); and much more.
Need to know the bus schedules?
- NDSU students can ride any MAT bus free of charge with their NDSU student ID card
- ndsu students going from campus to downtown or visa-versa should be riding either 13A (a longer route) or 13B (a shorter route)
- The official MAT bus website for much more information about the service and how to use it
- Fargo MAT bus route schedule for all the routes around Fargo
- Moorhead MAT bus route schedule for all the routes around Moorhead
- The mat bus schedules are also posted at the bus stop shelters
- Printed copies are available at the Memorial Union (MU), Downtown Campus, The Ground Transportation Center (GTC), and on all of the buses.
Parking Downtown
- There are 90 minute and 2 hour parking spaces available along many of the streets around downtown campus.
- There is a $3 pay lot located directly east of the downtown building to park there all day long
- There are also private lots around the area with posted information on signs in them on how to buy parking permits from the owner (usually around $40 a month)
The Black Room (Photography Room)
- The Black Room is located on second floor across from the main restrooms.
- It is locked. To use the photograpy room you need to go to the Main Office on first floor of the Downtown building and sign out a key for it. The office is open from 8am-5pm.
- The walls are completely black inside of the room, and you will need to bring your own light sources to use it.
- This is an excellent space to photograph your models for portfolio use.

