Undergraduate Architecture Schools

Syracuse University

• The bachelor's degree program in architecture at Syracuse University is a five-year program that leads to a professional degree. The curriculum consists of coursework in structural design, the history of architecture and real estate design. During the fifth-year, students work on a thesis project with a faculty adviser. Courses are taught by professors who are practicing architects. Additionally, visiting architects from outside the U.S. teach selected courses every semester, providing students with a global perspective to the field. Prospective students submit a creative portfolio of up to 20 original pieces of artwork, such as drawings or photographs.

  School of Architecture
  Syracuse University
  201 Slocum Hall
  Syracuse, NY 13244
  315-443-2256
  soa.syr.edu

Rhode Island School of Design

• Students in the five-year Bachelor of Architecture program at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) learn the technical side of architecture and develop artistic skills. All first-year students at RISD, including architecture majors, participate in the school's first year experience. This program consists of studio art and liberal art courses that are the foundation for major studies in subsequent years. The major curriculum for architecture students at RISD includes studies in construction methods, environmental design and building systems. Fifth-year students complete a degree project that is the culmination of the skills learned in the first four years. Applicants to the program should take algebra, trigonometry and physics in high school, along with drawing courses; three drawing courses must be submitted as part of the application process.

  Architecture Department
  Rhode Island School of Design
  Bayard Ewing Building
  231 South Main Street
  Providence, RI 02903
  401-454-6281
  risd.edu

University of Oregon

• The five-year architecture program at the University of Oregon requires students to take core courses in design and technology. Art history and computer drafting classes are also required. Upper division students take seminars covering topics such as sustainable design and urban design. Internships are available off-campus to students after completion of their third year of study, and they can also participate in a historic preservation training program during the summer months. Applicants must have a minimum GPA of 3.0 and submit three recommendation letters, a creative portfolio and a personal statement.

  Department of Architecture
  1206 University of Oregon
  210 Lawrence Hall
  Eugene, OR 97403
  541-346-3656
  architecture.uregon.edu