Architecture-Application Process

High School Preparation

Minimum high school course requirements for admission to the department and the College of Design include:

4 years of English
3 years of math (including one year each of algebra, geometry, and advanced algebra)
3 years of science (including one year each of two of the following: biology, chemistry, and physics)
2 years of social studies.

Students who plan to enter the architecture program are encouraged, but not required, to take at least:

1 semester of trigonometry
1 semester of analytic geometry
1 year of physics
1 year of studio art classes.

First Year Curriculum

The undergraduate curricula in design are divided into two phases: a pre-professional Core Design Program and a professional program. Students entering the College of Design attend a common set of studio and lecture classes intended to prepare them for application to any of the college's professional degree curricula.

Classes in the Core Design Program create a shared language, experience and community that expose students to all disciplines within the College of Design, including architecture, art and design, community and regional planning, graphic design, integrated
studio arts, interior design, and landscape architecture.
This will allow students to:

make more informed degree choices,
apply to multiple programs at the end of their first year, and
experiment with interdisciplinary work at the earliest stage of their college education.
All incoming undergraduate students complete the Core Design Program to advance into degree programs.

Click here for more information about the Core Design Program

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