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Undergraduate Record 2024-2025
Architecture, B.S.
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Return to: School of Architecture: Degree Programs
At UVA School of Architecture, our undergraduate Architecture programs are framed by an innovative curriculum that addresses the many ways in which design shapes and invents the world around us. The work of our students and faculty is investigative, critical, articulate, experimental and rigorous.
The undergraduate curriculum in Architecture introduces students to methodologies to critically understand and creatively transform the built environment. Design innovation requires creativity, technical knowledge, cultural awareness, risk-taking, and meaningful questioning. Our curriculum uses design as a mode of critical inquiry to explore questions and pose new visions for a range of scales, all of which constitute the disciplinary realm of architecture: from cities, territories, infrastructure, and buildings to rooms, installations, furniture, and clothing. The first year of study is a shared Common First Year curriculum, wherein students take courses in three School of Architecture departments: Architecture, Urban + Environmental Planning, and Architectural History.
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Universal Curriculum Requirements
To be awarded a degree from the School of Architecture, students are required to complete universal curriculum requirements in addition to the program requirements provided below. The school universal curriculum requirements can be found on the school Degree Programs page .
Program Requirements
Undergraduate students entering the School of Architecture share a common first-year curriculum. Students take core courses in Architectural History, Architecture and Urban and Environmental Planning to provide a framework for the study of contemporary culture through observation, analysis, and considered design of our ongoing constructed occupation of the earth.
During the spring semester of the first year, students choose an intended major: Bachelor of Science Architecture, Bachelor of Architectural History, or Bachelor of Urban and Environmental Planning.
Core Requirements
Grading Standards
A student must receive a grade of at least a C- in required courses, design studios, and minor requirements or must retake the course.
Students must complete each of the Following courses:
Open Electives (15 Credits)
Humanities Elective (3 Credits)
General Education Electives (12 Credits)
Physics Electives (3 credits)
Social /Behavioral Science Electives (3 credits)
Notes
Students interested in pursuing Independent Design Research (Thesis) Studio in their final year of study must apply for the IDR (Thesis) track and maintain the program requirements. If accepted, they must register for ARCH 4100 Independent Design Research (Thesis) Seminar in the fall semester in lieu of a School of Architecture Elective and ARCH 4995 Independent Design Research (Thesis) Studio in the spring semester in lieu of an ARCH 4020 Advanced Design Research Studio.
The terms “Humanities Elective”, “Math/Natural Science Elective”, and “Social/Behavioral Science Elective” mean electives defined according to the corresponding area requirements of the College of Arts and Sciences. The term “General Education Elective” means an elective from any of these three categories. See also: Academic Rules, Curricular Requirements.
One Open Elective per semester may be taken Credit/No Credit. A maximum of 8-degree credits will be granted for Ensemble Music or Dance. A maximum of 12-degree credits will be granted for AIRS, MISC, & NASC courses. PHYE “Physical Education” credits do not count toward degree totals. It may be necessary to use Open Electives to complete the requirements of a minor.
Eligible students may receive up to three credits for one independent study course supervised and graded by eligible UVA faculty members. Only one “open elective” requirement within the architecture curriculum may be substituted with an independent study course. Independent courses are subject to the same policies as other courses. Final approval of the independent study course by the Undergraduate Program Director is required no later than one month prior to the start of the semester.
Students planning to Study Abroad during their fall semester of their fourth year, must consult with Director of Advising and Academic Support and the Undergraduate Program Director.
Public Professional Licensure Disclosure
As a member of the State Authorizations Reciprocity Agreement, the University of Virginia (UVA) is authorized to provide curriculum in a distance learning environment to students located in all states in the United States except for California. (34 CFR 668.43(a)(6)& 34 CFR 668.72(n)).
Upon the completion of the Bachelor of Science in Architecture at the UVA School of Architecture, graduates may be eligible for initial professional licensure in another U.S. state by applying to the licensing board or agency in that state.
Please visit the University’s state authorization web pages to make an informed decision regarding which states’ educational requirements for initial licensure are met by this program. (668.43(a)(5) (v)(A) - (C))
Enrolled students who change their current (or mailing) address to a state other than Virginia should update this information immediately in the Student Information System as it may impact their ability to complete internship, practicum, or clinical hours, use Title IV funds, or meet licensure or certification requirements in the new state. (34 CFR 668.402).
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