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Apply / UG Undergraduate Program

How to Apply

Application Deadline: February 1st annually
Portfolio Deadline: March 10th annually

Application Materials
All applicants, whether currently enrolled at UM or applying from another university, must include the following materials:

• University of Michigan Online Application Form
• Statement of Purpose (long essay encouraged)
• Portfolio
• 1-2 letter(s) of recommendation and recommendation form(s)
• 1 letter and form required for current UM students (cross-campus transfer)
• 2 letters and forms required for non-UM applicants (new transfer)

Additional Application Materials for Incoming non-UM Students Only (New Transfers)

• 2 additional essays
• Official transcripts from high school and all colleges attended
• Fee payable to the University of Michigan (online using credit card or mail check or money order)

All hard copy application materials, except portfolios, should be mailed to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions:
Office of Undergraduate Admissions
515 East Jefferson St.
Ann Arbor MI 48109

Portfolios should be mailed to Architecture Admissions:
Architecture Admissions — UG
Room 2150
Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning
2000 Bonisteel Boulevard
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2069 USA

Letters of Recommendation
Cross-campus 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.

New transfer applicants: 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.

Letter of Recommendation Form (PDF 56 KB)

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.

Notification of Acceptance
Applicants will be notified of their admission status by mid-April. Accepted applicants must return their Response Form to Michigan Architecture Admissions by May 1st. All new transfer students must pay an enrollment deposit fee to the Office of Undergraduate Admissions.

Wait List
The wait list means that the admissions committee is interested in your application, but have offered admission to other candidates. If space becomes available, students from the wait list may be offered admission. The wait list is unranked and when space becomes available, all waitlisted students will be reviewed again for admission. The chances of being admitted from the wait list vary from year to year.

Registration and Orientation
Students accepting their offer of admission will receive detailed registration and orientation information over the summer. Please do not attempt to register for architecture courses until you have received this information.