Admission Requirements

Undergraduate admission to the School of Architecture (SoA) is to the four-year Bachelor of Arts in Architecture (B.A. in Architecture). Students who do not intend to pursue an accredited professional architecture degree may elect a modified undergraduate curriculum that requires completion of the Core Program but may elect not to complete the Advanced Program. This alternative allows greater academic flexibility for students to augment their architectural studies with coursework from other University departments, allowing double major or minor in other disciplines, or preparation for graduate studies in related fields (such as planning, urban design, landscape architecture, or architectural history).

Freshmen and Transfers

• See University Admission Requirements  
• Minimum GPA:  n/a (Freshmen); 2.0 (Transfers)
• Declaration of Major:  Applicants must first apply to UNC Charlotte indicating the Architecture major as their intended major.  UNC Charlotte applications must be completed by January 31.  Applicants must also submit a second application to the School of Architecture (SoA) by the posted deadlines.

Currently Enrolled Students

Students already enrolled at UNC Charlotte access the SoA Application from the School of Architecture’s website.  The SoA Undergraduate Admission Review includes an evaluation of the UNC Charlotte and SoA applications by a faculty committee with qualified applicants granted a personal interview (which will include a presentation of their portfolio of creative work).  All SoA admission decisions are completed by April 1 for entry beginning in the Fall semester.

Students who maintain a minimum GPA (3.5 in architectural studies through the Fourth Year) are automatically recommended for acceptance into the 12-month graduate Master of Architecture program (Advanced Standing).  Students with an “automatic admit” to the Advanced Standing M.Arch. program may enter the Summer term following completion of the B.A. degree program or the subsequent academic year.  Students who do not have the minimum GPA for the “automatic admit” must submit a separate application for admission to the graduate Master of Architecture program.

Degree Requirements

Degree Total = 128 Credit Hours

Advising

Undergraduate students are required to meet with the Academic Advisor at least once per semester. Students in their Fourth Year planning may elect to also meet with the Associate Director to plan their transition to graduate programs.

Progression Requirements

To graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in Architecture degree, an overall GPA of 2.0 must be achieved.

Students may not repeat an ARCH course more than once.  Students are permitted one opportunity to repeat any architecture course.  Earning a grade of F in the same course twice results in suspension from the Architecture program.

One grade of D in any studio is permissible.  A second grade of D or F in a subsequent studio requires repeating the course.  Successive D and/or F grades in a studio that is taken for a second time results in suspension from the Architecture program.

Students who are suspended from the University due to deficiencies in their academic performance will be suspended from the Architecture program.  If a student is readmitted to the University, they are not automatically readmitted into the Architecture program; they must appeal to the School of Architecture for reinstatement.  Students who are readmitted to the University under the Forgiveness Policy must also appeal to the School of Architecture for reinstatement into the Architecture program.

Honors Program

For details about the Arts + Architecture Honors Program, visit the AAHP program page .