<p>While chasing for B arch I am considering applying to schools which offer 4-year programs as a backup plan. However so far i cannot tell the critical difference between BA and BS, and how they would affect your future plans (like taking an M arch). Could anyone give me some information please? Like curriculums or so...</p>
<p>BTW do we have a standard for these 4 yr programs or does their quality largely depend on the overall ranking?</p>
<p>I am sure employers and grad schools have their standards, however the only halfway decent ranking of arch programs I know of is the Design Intelligence rankings and they only rank the accredited professional programs (b arch and m arch). </p>
<p>My DD applied to some 4 yr programs as well as 5 year B arch, her fave among the 4 yrs was Lehigh. We asked around about the Masters programs the grads got into, but never did get a complete list.</p>
<p>Is there a significant reason why you would want to pursue a BA/BS instead of a B.Arch?</p>
<p>You actually may be more likely to get AP with a BS in Architecture as opposed to a BA in Architecture. </p>
<p>As for the difference between BA and BS, the BA will probably be geared towards arch history, urban soc and other LA classes, while the BS will have more structures/materials classes, &c. Shouldn’t the respective schools with a BA or BS have their curriculum online?</p>
<p>Washington Univ. in St. Louis’ [take</a> on the options](<a href=“http://art.wustl.edu/degrees/bs-ba-arch]take”>http://art.wustl.edu/degrees/bs-ba-arch).</p>
<p>@NYCHADesign： no i want to pursue a B.Arch of course! Just in case i get rejected from them all…</p>
<p>@so<em>ein</em>quatsch: im sorry but what do you mean by AP? don’t really understand…
about the curriculum… maybe i overlooked somewhere… ill search again=.=</p>
<p>thank you all for replying!^^</p>
<p>AP = advanced placement. If you get AP, it usually shaves off 1-1.5 years from the typical 3-3.5 year M.Arch 1 program.</p>
<p>i understand now… thanx</p>
<p>I also heard that BS in architecture is more geared towards the skills required for the professional field whereas BA in architecture is less specialized compared to BS in architecture.</p>