City College and Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture

My brother just finished his college applications and one of the CUNYs he applied to was City College. For this particular school he chose the major/program for Bernard and Anne Spitzer School of Architecture as a freshmen. I wanted to know that if acceptance to City College was separate from acceptance to the Architecture program. Similar to how you can still be accepted a college but denied or accepted to the per say the honors program.

Essentially is the acceptance to City College separate from acceptance to their architecture major/program?

thanks you in advanced