Admission Requirements
Undergraduate admission to the School of Architecture (SoA) is to the four-year B.A. in Architecture . Students admitted into this program are not guaranteed admission into the SoA’s graduate programs upon completion of this degree. Admission into the program is highly competitive. Details about the process may be found on the SoA Undergraduate Admissions website.
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 “Architecture” as their intended major. UNC Charlotte applications must be completed by February 15.
- Applicants must also submit a secondary application to the SoA by February 15.
Currently Enrolled UNC Charlotte Students
Students already enrolled at UNC Charlotte may apply for a change-of-major into the Architecture program by following the instructions on the SoA admissions website.
College Prospect for Success Course (2 credit hours)
All new freshmen in the College of Arts + Architecture must take the following:
General Education Courses (31-32 credit hours)
For details on required courses, refer to the General Education Program . Total hours to satisfy General Education Requirements may vary as some general education requirements may be double-counted in the major with departmental approval. Please see your advisor for information. Courses to meet these requirements are incorporated in the curriculum structure. However, as part of their General Education Requirements, students in the B.A. in Architecture program must complete the following:
Core Program (45 credit hours)
All students pursuing the B.A. in Architecture degree at the SoA must complete a 45 credit-hour core sequence of courses designed to provide a solid understanding of fundamental issues, knowledge, and skills related to the practice, study, and understanding of architecture. The courses in the Core Program are:
Restricted Elective Courses (12 credit hours)
All students pursuing the B.A. in Architecture degree with the Architectural Studies Concentration must complete 12 credit-hours of coursework in two fields related to the discipline, 6 credit-hours per department.
Additional courses in Architecture not included in the Core curriculum of the major may fulfill 6 credit-hours of this requirement.
Courses with the following course numbers may fulfill this requirement:
- AFRS 2xxx/3xxx/4xxx
- ANTH 2xxx/3xxx/4xxx
- ARCH 4xxx
- ARTx 1xxx/2xxx/3xxx/4xxx
- ARTH 1xxxx/2xxx/3xxx/4xxx
- CMET 1xxx/2xxx/3xxx/4xxx
- DANC 1xxx/2xxx/3xxx/4xxx
- ECON 1xxx/2xxx/3xxx/4xxx
- ESCI 1xxx/2xxx/3xxx/4xxx
- HLTH 1xxx/2xxx/3xxx/4xxx
- HIST 1xxx/2xxx/3xxx/4xxx
- GEOG 1xxx/2xxx/3xxx/4xxx
- GEOL 1xxx/2xxx/3xxx/4xxx
- ITxx 1xxx/2xxx/3xxx/4xxx
- JOUR 1xxx/2xxx/3xxx/4xxx
- MATH 1xxx/2xxx/3xxx/4xxx
- MUSC 1xxx/2xxx/3xxx/4xxx
- PHIL 1xxx/2xxx/3xxx/4xxx
- PHYS 1xxx/2xxx/3xxx/4xxx
- POLS 1xxx/2xxx/3xxx/4xxx
- PSYC 1xxx/2xxx/3xxx/4xxx
- SOCY 1xxx/2xxx/3xxx/4xxx
- SOWK 1xxx/2xxx/3xxx/4xxx
- STAT 1xxx/2xxx/3xxx/4xxx
- THEA 1xxx/2xxx/3xxx/4xxx
- WRDS 1xxx/2xxx/3xxx/4xxx
Some courses may require prerequisites or other registration restrictions that prevent Architecture students from using them to fulfill this requirement.
Courses applied to satisfy General Education requirements may also be applied to satisfy this Restrictive Elective requirement.
Courses applied to satisfy the Restricted Elective requirement may also be applied toward a minor in another department if that department accepts them (the SoA does not determine which credits may be applied to minors in other departments).
Unrestricted Elective Courses
As needed to complete the credit hours for graduation.
Progression Requirements
To graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in Architecture degree, an overall GPA of 2.0 must be achieved.
Students are permitted one opportunity to repeat an ARCH course, as long as that opportunity abides by the guidelines of UNC Charlotte’s Grade Replacement Policy. An ARCH course cannot be repeated more than once under any circumstances.
Students who earn a grade of F in the same ARCH course twice are suspended from the Architecture program.
Students are permitted one grade of D in any studio. Students who earn a second grade of D in any subsequent studio must repeat that studio.
Students who earn a grade of F in any studio after having earned a grade of D in a previous studio are suspended from the Architecture program.
Students who are suspended from the University due to deficiencies in their academic performance are also suspended from the Architecture program.
Students who are suspended from the Architecture program but remain in good standing with the University may appeal to the School of Architecture for reinstatement. The Associate Director will review the case and stipulate the terms of the appeals process and conditions for approval, after consultations with the Director, Undergraduate Program Director, and Academic Advisor.
Students who are suspended from the Architecture program as a result of being suspended from the University, but who still adhere to the progression requirements of the Architecture program, may appeal to the University for reinstatement. The Associate Director will review the case and consider whether or not to support the appeal to the University. Regardless of that support and the outcome of the appeal to the University, the student remains suspended from the Architecture program and must submit a separate program-level appeal, per the description above.
Students who are readmitted to the University under the Forgiveness Policy remain suspended from the Architecture program and must submit a separate program-level appeal, per the description above.
Students who are suspended from the University due to deficiencies in their academic performance, and who simultaneously fail to meet the above progression requirements may not appeal their suspension from the Architecture program for at least one-year following their readmission to the University.
Special Policies or Requirements
Residency Requirement
All students pursuing the B.A. in Architecture degree must complete a minimum of 27 credit-hours in ARCH-designated courses while in residence at UNC Charlotte.
Graduate Opportunities at UNC Charlotte
All applicants to the David R. Ravin School of Architecture’s Master of Architecture program (M.Arch.) are required to complete UNC Charlotte’s Graduate School application and follow all procedures for applying to that program. Applicants who earn the B.A. in Architecture from UNC Charlotte with a GPA of 3.5 or higher (both overall and in their major-based courses) are exempt from submitting a portfolio and will be automatically recommended for admission into the SoA’s M.Arch. program. These applicants, however, must still be accepted by the Graduate School in order to be considered accepted into the program. Students with GPAs lower than 3.5 must complete all application requirements for the M.Arch. program and will be evaluated alongside all other applicants.
Applicants who are accepted into the SoA’s M.Arch. program after earning the B.A. in Architecture with an Architectural Studies Concentration will be placed into one of two curricula:
- The three-year M.Arch. I Curriculum.
- The two-year M.Arch. II Curriculum.
The SoA’s M.Arch. Admissions Committee is solely responsible for determining the track in which to place admitted applicants who earn the B.A in Architecture with an Architectural Studies Concentration. Applicants from this concentration who are placed into the M.Arch. II Curriculum will be admitted on the condition that they complete ARCH 3100: Design Studio in a summer session prior to enrolling in the M.Arch. program, in most cases delaying their graduation from the undergraduate program. Applicants who do not fulfill that condition may be eligible to enroll in the M.Arch. I Curriculum program (if space allows), but they will be ineligible for the M.Arch. II Curriculum.
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