ADMISSION TO THE SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE
All admitted students (including freshman, international, and transfer students) to the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, are eligible for participation in the pre-professional programs in the School of Architecture. The requirement for completion of the ARCH and LARC I and II design studios may be fulfilled by a two-semester fall-spring sequence or by an equivalent and intensive 12-week summer program. Students may elect either, but enrollments in the fall Environmental Design I and II studios are limited with selection based on fulfillment of prerequisites and application dates. Currently, 40 students are selected from all applicants interested in Architecture, and 20 students are selected from all applicants interested in Landscape Architecture. Priority will be based on high school or transfer GPA, ACT, or SAT scores and given to those who make application prior to March 1. Applicants selected for the fall studio must attend the designated School of Architecture orientation to ensure a space in the fall-spring ARCH or LARC design studio sequence.1
1. Students who are identified as requiring developmental work because of low ACT or SAT scores or university-administered math placement examinations or who are identified as requiring courses to remove deficiencies may not register for courses carrying ENVD, ARCH or LARC departmental designations.2
2. Upon completion of required developmental work and maintaining a grade-point average of 2.00 or more on at least 12 credit hours, students may enroll in environmental design (ENVD), architecture (ARCH) or landscape architecture (LARC) courses.
The following program is recommended in planning the first year of pre-professional work. (Course numbers refer to courses at the Fayetteville campus of the University of Arkansas.)
English composition 6
ENGL 1013, 1023
Mathematics 3
MATH 2043 or 2053 for architecture and MATH 1203 for landscape architecture.
Environmental Design 12
ARCH or LARC 1015, 1025, 1211, and 1221
American National Government, 3
U.S. History, or Social Science
WCIV 1003, 1013
PLSC 2003
HIST 2003, 2013
ANTH 1013
ECON 2013, 2143
GEOG 2103, 2203
PSYC 2003
SOCI 2013, 2033
Science Core Requirement 8
PHYS 1044/1040L is required and
PHYS 1054/1050L is recommended for architecture and
BOTY 1613/1611L, or BIOL 1543/1541L and
GEOL 1113/1111L for landscape architecture).
NOTE: The specific courses shown as Design Studio I and II, Introduction to Theory of Environmental Design I and II in this catalog must be taken at the School of Architecture. Alternate courses recommended for students at other institutions may be utilized subject to approval. Students interested in the architecture program must have satisfied the MATH 2043 (Survey of Calculus) or MATH 2053 (Finite Mathematics) requirement prior to taking ARCH 2124.
ADMISSION TO THE PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM IN ARCHITECTURE
It is the policy of the Department of Architecture to provide prospective students with both the opportunity and responsibility for demonstrating a commitment and capability for personal growth and success in professional architectural practice or related endeavors.
Students are admitted to the first year of the architectural curriculum based on criteria established by the University and by the School of Architecture. They are evaluated by grades in course work, and by grades and written evaluation each semester for performance and progress in the design studio sequence. It is the responsibility of individual studio teachers to advise all students for whom they are responsible on their potential for success in the professional program and beyond. These evaluations are subjective and speculative, however, and students will be responsible for the decision to proceed or not, except in circumstances in which department design review policy applies.
At the completion of the third year of the Department of Architecture curriculum, including completion of the 35 semester-credit hours University general education core requirement, students may apply for admission to the Professional Degree Program in Architecture (B. Arch.)3. Students will be evaluated for admission on the basis of academic performance in studio work and the core of the architecture curriculum, demonstrated commitment to serious work, a sense of responsibility to the opportunities offered by the School of Architecture, contributions to the school community and the experience of their peers. Students will be required to submit a portfolio of design and academic work, and two letters of recommendation from School of Architecture faculty (one from a design studio faculty; the other from a faculty member who has worked with the student in architectural history or technology courses) who are willing to serve as advocates for the individual student's admission to the professional program. The application documents are due in the Architecture Program office by March 1. The entire Department of Architecture faculty will serve as an admissions committee, and admission requires a majority vote of the faculty after review of the portfolio and letter of application.
Upon admission to the professional program, all students, in consultation with an academic adviser, will submit a program of study for the fourth and fifth years of the curriculum. Students are encouraged, through this plan, to take maximum advantage of the opportunities professional and free electives provide for pre-professional development, cultivation of specialization in and related to the profession, and/or preparation for graduate education. It is assumed that the students admitted to the professional program are continuing in the established studio curriculum sequence. At the time of admission, however, the faculty may recommend or approve an alternative course of study that will allow students to pursue an area of concentration other than design studio in accordance with the letter and spirit of the curriculum. Multi-disciplinary alternatives may be developed using electives and coursework from business, engineering and other areas applicable to the practice of architecture.
Students who fail to gain admission to the Bachelor of Architecture degree program will be referred to the School's academic advisers for alternative opportunities and degree programs in the School, including the Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies, and the University.
ADMISSION TO THE PROFESSIONAL PROGRAM IN LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
Successful candidates are accepted in the professional program in landscape architecture in the Fall of their second year. Applicants must have completed at least 30 hours of college level work from an accredited institution acceptable toward degree credit (exclusive of remedial, orientation or repetitive course work), and including the following: 6 hours of English Composition, 3 hours of Mathematics, the first two theory courses, and the first two design studios, or consent. Preference is given to those who complete their design studios in Fayetteville.
Admission to the professional program is limited to 18 students each year. Grade point averages are assessed from those courses that will count toward the degree and may include approved courses from other institutions. Applicants who have grade point averages below 2.00 are not accepted.
All students completing the first two design studios will be considered for admission into the professional program unless they notify the Department to the contrary. Those students who take the first two design studios during the summer sessions may also be considered for acceptance into the professional program for the succeeding Fall term. All candidates will be notified of their acceptance or rejection in writing, normally by the first of August. Those enrolled in the summer studios will be notified no later than one week prior to the start of Fall classes. Students may elect to begin the year of pre-professional work at the Fayetteville campus of the University of Arkansas or at any accredited institution of higher education. Students who choose to complete this year of work at other institutions in the State of Arkansas should take the required English composition, math, social science, fine arts/humanities, botany/biology and geology courses.
Regardless of where the pre-professional work is done, 30 hours or more of course work must be completed to qualify for admission to the Landscape Architecture professional program of the School of Architecture. Only work acceptable toward degree credit in the departmental curriculum will be accepted as part of the 30 hours of course work required. Students who desire to attend other institutions must still take 12 credit hours of pre-professional environmental design courses or an approved equivalent at Fayetteville.
Transfer and International Students
Persons who have attended other accredited programs in architecture or landscape architecture should apply to the Associate Dean's office in the School of Architecture enclosing a transcript of work completed and arrange an interview. Studio placement of transfer students will be made only after completion of a personal interview. To become eligible for advanced design studio placement, a transfer student must present a 3.00 grade-point average in all design studio work from another accredited program of architecture or landscape architecture. Exemptions from any curriculum requirement, as well as the transfer of professional course work, will be considered by the appropriate faculty upon examination of a portfolio and/or other pertinent materials. Consult the Associate Dean's office regarding submittal requirements. School policy requires that, as a minimum, the final two years of Design Studio be completed at this School of Architecture.
International students must present a TOEFL score of 550 to become eligible for acceptance into the School. Lack of knowledge or misinterpretation of policies and/or regulations on the part of individual students will not be considered a valid reason for failure to fulfill requirements. Ultimate responsibility for completion of entrance requirements rests with each student.