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The Bachelor of Science program is a transfer program. Students apply at the end of their Sophomore year to transfer into the Taubman College of Architecture for their Junior and Senior years. To be eligible for admission to the junior year, a student must have completed 2 years of college and completed 60 credit hours by the end of the spring term (June) preceding the intended fall term of entrance. Admission is limited to the fall term only. Students with more than two years of college level work are also eligible for admission to the junior year. The College does not admit students at the senior year level. Students may apply to the program two different ways:
1) Students interested in pursing architecture that apply to the to the University of Michigan as Freshman (right out of high school) are advised to apply to the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts, where they will be able to complete all of the pre-requisite courses. Please visit the Undergraduate Admissions website for information about applying to University of Michigan. Students may also be enrolled in other schools such as Art & Design, Engineering, School of Music, etc and transfer into Architecture, but it is usually more difficult to complete the pre-requisites when enrolled in those programs. After completing 2 years in the College of LSA, students will apply to transfer from LSA into the Architecture program as a Cross Campus Transfer. Freshman applicants that meet the qualifications may also apply for Architecture Preferred Admission Status when applying to the College of LSA, which would guarantee them a spot in the Architecture program for their junior year.
2) Students may complete their first two years at any other university, school, or college and complete the pre-requisite courses and apply to transfer into the College of Architecture at the end of their Sophomore year as a New Transfer Student.
Please note all preferred admit students are required to complete the application process as a cross campus transfer applicant. They will not be reviewed competitively with other applicants but only reviewed for merit-based scholarships.
Online Application
The Office of Undergraduate Admissions handles both application procedures (incoming freshman and incoming transfer students). Students are required to apply online. The application deadline for both freshman and transfer students is February 1st annually.
Application Fee:
Cross campus
transfer applicants |
New transfer applicants |
| No application fee required. |
A non-refundable application fee is required from all applicants. Applicants may pay the fee online using a credit card or include a check/money order payable to the University of Michigan with their application materials. DO NOT SEND CASH. |
Essay Questions:
Cross campus
transfer applicants |
New transfer applicants |
| One essay required. Longer responses encouraged. |
Three essays required. Longer response encouraged on question number two. |
Transcripts:
Cross campus
transfer applicants |
New transfer applicants |
High school and University of Michigan transcripts are not required. If you have attended another school and have not previously sent your transcripts to the University of Michigan, please send official transcripts to:
Office of Undergraduate Admissions
515 East Jefferson St.
Ann Arbor MI 48109
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All high school and college transcripts are required. Please have official transcripts from all schools attended sent to:
Office of Undergraduate Admissions
515 East Jefferson St.
Ann Arbor MI 48109
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Letters of recommendation:
Cross campus
transfer applicants |
New transfer applicants |
One letter of recommendation is required from a non-architecture professor or GSI. Please have the recommender complete the recommendation form and attach a letter on letterhead and send to:
Office of Undergraduate Admissions
515 East Jefferson St.
Ann Arbor MI 48109
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Two letters of recommendation are required. Please request at least one from a college professor or Graduate Student Instructor. It would be preferable if both letters were from college instructors; one from a design instructor and one from a general academic course. Please have the recommenders complete the recommendation form and attach a letter on letterhead and send to:
Office of Undergraduate Admissions
515 East Jefferson St.
Ann Arbor MI 48109
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Recommendation form (pdf, 23kb)
Portfolio: All applicants are required to submit samples of their academic work and, if possible, their professional work. The following guidelines have been prepared by the Graduate Admissions Committee to help applicants select and prepare these samples. Please see the Portfolio section for details.
Evaluation
Eligible applicants are considered for admission on the basis of the following criteria:
1. Quality and content of all previous academic education
2. Other data, which indicates professional growth and motivation toward architecture-written statement of career goals, employment, record, letters of recommendation, portfolio, etc.
Students who have completed freshman/sophomore studies at other universities or community colleges are evaluated on the same basis as those who have completed their studies at the University of Michigan.
Application Deadline/Admissions Timeline
The completion and submission of all application materials is solely the responsibility of the applicant. Failure to submit any of the required materials (for any reason) will result in a less than thorough review of your application. Incomplete applications are considered only after all complete applications have been reviewed.
February 1st - All paperwork application materials due at the Office of Undergraduate Admissions
March 10th - Portfolio due at the Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning
Mid April - Admissions Decisions reached and applicants are notified
May 1st - Applicant response form due at Taubman College. All admitted students who are new to the University must pay an enrollment deposit fee to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions
FRESHMAN PREFERRED ADMISSIONS
The College of Literature, Science, and the Arts and A. Alfred Taubman College of Architecture + Urban Planning have developed a program directed toward a limited number of highly-qualified entering freshmen who are interested in transferring to the Architecture Program during their junior year to obtain the Bachelor of Science degree. Candidates for preferred admission must have (1) a high school GPA of at least 3.5 (University of Michigan calculated) and (2) a total SAT I of 1300 or ACT composite of 29. Students accepted for the preferred admissions program are guaranteed admission to the junior year of the Architecture Program, provided they maintain an overall GPA of 3.0 and complete the program requirements specified for the freshman and sophomore years (a minimum of 60 credit hours), including studio art, English, mathematics, and physics. Participation in the preferred admissions program does not guarantee acceptance to the graduate program. Freshman applicants to the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts should indicate their interest in preferred admission on the application form obtained from the Office of Undergraduate Admissions. Transfer students to the University are not eligible for preferred admissions.
LS&A ACADEMIC MINORS
Students in the Architecture Program have the option of electing one or more academic minors offered by departments within the College of Literature, Science, and the Arts (LS&A). Minors are intended to recognize the completion of a coherent sequence of courses in a particular academic area. They also serve as recognition, via the transcript notation, of the completion of a more in-depth course sequence.
To initiate a minor, a student must meet with an LS&A advisor in the minor discipline and together determine the necessary minor courses. The certification that the appropriate courses have been completed will be communicated from the LS&A department offering the minor to the College registrar. The student will be responsible for making sure this paperwork arrives at the appropriate offices.
There may be minors offered in units other than LS&A. For minors available in liberal arts, please refer to the LS&A website at http://www.lsa.umich.edu/saa/minors.html.
ACADEMIC COUNSELING
Students enrolled at U of M are encouraged to discuss their academic plans with both their current academic advisor (through their home department) and the Architecture Admissions Office.
For questions about the Architecture Program or Advising for Pre-Architecture contact:
Anne Schoen
Admissions Counselor
Phone (734) 615-0431
Email: aburghdo@umich.edu
LSA Office of Academic Advising
The University of Michigan
1255 Angell Hall
435 South State Street
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1003
(734) 764-0332
Students currently attending other universities and high school students interested in architecture are also encouraged to make an advising appointment with the architecture admissions office. |
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