Design in Architecture

Our four-year undergraduate degree programs emphasize the development of both making and digital skills, in order to help you become a more creative thinker and designer. All architecture students take similar courses the first three years; however, courses during the fourth year will differ depending on your choice of program.

The Bachelor of Science in Architecture entails a more intensive study of architecture during your senior year. You'll take a senior-level design studio focused on advanced building design, along with structures courses, architectural history/theory courses that emphasize urban design issues, and technology courses in environmental systems or landscape architecture.

The Bachelor of Design in Architecture offers greater flexibility. During your senior year, you may choose to take additional architecture design studios, or you may pursue courses in other areas of interest.

Both programs prepare you to move on to a master's degree, putting you on track for teaching and leadership positions in architecture and other related fields.

First Year

- Foundation studios in design
- Interdisciplinary drawing course for all Architecture and Art students
- Explorations of materials, geometry, surface, and detailing
- Design of a small building
- Practices in Architecture + Art + Design, a lecture course taught by the leaders of the 
   School
- Additional course work in the liberal arts

Second Year

- Design studios focused on the relationship of architecture to the landscape and to the urban environment
- Interdisciplinary elective studies between art, architecture, and design
- Architectural history courses
- Additional course work in the liberal arts

Third Year

- Intensified design studios exploring building assemblies, structure, landscape, and sustainability
- Building systems course
- Architectural theory course
- Additional course work in the liberal arts

Fourth Year

For Bachelor of Science in Architecture:
- Continue in-depth study of architecture through design studios
- Structures courses
- Architectural history and theory course work, with an emphasis on urban design issues
- Technology courses in environmental systems or landscape architecture

For Bachelor of Design in Architecture:
- Student-directed capstone project
- Ultimate flexibility to complete a second major or additional minor, or to explore other areas of interest
- Option to take additional architecture course work, including your choice of studios and theory classes

Requirements

• You must have graduated from high school, received a recommendation from your teachers or other responsible officials of the school, and taken an appropriate distribution of high school subjects. 
• Your application must be accompanied by a $75 nonrefundable application fee.
• You must also submit your official secondary school transcript, a teacher recommendation, SAT or ACT scores, and essay. 
• While a portfolio is optional for first-time applicants, we encourage all applicants to submit a portfolio. If you wish to be considered for an academic scholarship, you must submit a digital portfolio. A portfolio can include anything from drawings and paintings, to photographs, illustrations, videos, sculptures, storyboards, websites, or other types of work that seem relevant. Choose 10-20 pieces of your best and most recent work. There are several ways you may submit your portfolio. 
• Proof of Financial Support
• Either TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) or IELTS (International English Language Testing System) is required of all international students for whom English is a second language and recommended for U.S. citizens or permanent residents whose second language is English.

Scholarships

• First-Year Student Academic Scholarship & Fellowship Programs
• Global Education
• Need-Based Financial Aid