Candidates who lack basic preparatory work can complete the equivalent of up to one year of full-time coursework as Extension students or as undergraduates. The M.Arch. degree program of three years is in addition to this preparatory work. In exceptional circumstances, students who have a nonprofessional baccalaureate degree and have completed the equivalent of the first year of the graduate program may receive advanced placement in the design sequence. Depending on their academic record, coursework completed, and portfolio review, students can complete the M.Arch. These students work with a faculty adviser to plan a curriculum around their special interests.
Admission is based on the quality of previous academic work and the portfolio.
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