I’m planning on going into architecture (not landscape), and I love UGA, but it’s not accredited by the NAAB. If I were to get my undergraduate degree at UGA then transfer to a graduate school that has an accredited M.Arch program, will it be just as easy to become a registered architect, or should I stick to looking at schools that have accredited B.Arch programs?
Also, this is my first post, so feel free to move this to another forum if there’s a better fit.
Thanks!
That’s fine. You will have to attend a university that offers a masters in architecture that is accredited if you want to attend UGA.
My D is at WashU about to get a 4 year BS of Arch degree. She will be getting a Masters in Arch. too.
There are many ways to get your Arch license. First you have to attend college for 5-7 years and be sure the masters program is accredited. The 4 year UG Arch programs are usually not accredited. It’s because they are only 4 years long. The BARch is 5 years and if you go that route be sure it is accredited. Also realize this is a Bachelors degree.
Beware that the BArch that’s a hefty route to take. It’s usually 18 credit semesters with little college life and obviously has a very high drop out rate.
My D is so thankful she did not enroll in a BArch program. She finds the 4 year super hard as it is and she’s taking about 15 credits a semester which is still way too much!
Just pick the route that fits you best. My suggestion is to pick the college that you love which sounds like UGA is it! After all you will be there 4+ years. It’s very important to be happy!
I think the issue isn’t that UGA architecture isn’t accredited, but rather that UGS doesn’t offer ANY undergraduate degrees or majors in architecture (aside from landscape which you say that you don’t want to pursue).
If you majored in landscape or anything else at UGA you could still get into an MArch program at another university, but you would probably be looking at a 3.0 to 3.5 years.
The general requirements for admission to an MArch programs are a 4.0 or 5.0 year degree in architecture or anything else, a portfolio showing creativity and skill, some art studio and some art history courses, some physics and some calculus, GRE results, academic letters of recommendation. These requirements vary from school to school so you have to check each one.
As @newjersey17 notes the 5.0 year BArch is intensely focused, so if you choose to go this route at another university, you should be sure of your commitment to architecture.