<p>FreyMom: my son and I visited KState last year and got a great vibe from the CAPD. It is a very solid program and is highly regarded. My son liked the fact that students are accepted directly into the CAPD as a freshman, unlike other arch programs that admit students after freshman or sophomore year. He also liked the fact that all freshman take introductory classes in architecture, landscape architecture and interior design to expose them to the different design fields. This gives them the chance to consider whether they may prefer another design field to the one they initially applied to, and the faculty said that occasionally students do end up transferring to another program within the CAPD as a result. I too found this to be a plus, as I sometimes worry about an 18 year old making a commitment to such a demanding major before s/he even sets foot on campus. </p>
<p>I noticed that first year architecture students at KState share studio space, usually about 2 students per space. I am not sure how common this is across arch programs that admit students into freshman year or how much of a problem it poses when assignments are due. </p>
<p>Regarding the M.Arch degree: during our visit, we were told that both KU and KState converted their B.Arch and B. Landscape Arch degrees to master’s degrees because the number of credit hours required to obtain the B.Arch/BLA was similar to the number that would typically be required to earn both a bachelor’s and master’s degree in many other fields. </p>
<p>KState is definitely worth looking at. My son also really liked KU’s arch program, and liked Lawrence much better than Manhattan. I believe that KU’s OOS tuition is somewhat higher than KSU’s, although they do lock in the freshman tuition rate for all 4 (or 5) years, so the costs may even out in the long run.</p>
<p>I am not familiar with the current UM program in architecture, but they have had a good reputation in the past. I think the program at LSU is OK, but I would not rank it among the top programs in the region. KState has a very good school along with KU. We stopped recruiting at KSU because when the economy was good there was a huge competition for their students, and we just couldn’t get the best ones to Dallas. My son had KU and KSU as his two top schools in engineering, and after visiting choose KU because of the campus. KSU is in a small town in the middle of nowhere, it is a relatively conservative school as opposed to KU. Similar to UT Austin vs. Texas A&M. I seem to remember that their out of state tuition was very reasonable. I think you would be well served there.</p>
<p>FreyMom…all I know is that it is COLD in Fargo! My dad is a NDSU grad…Go Bison! I have family in Moorhead and Fargo. Serious cold in the winter, but that region of the country has some of the nicest, most hardy people that you will ever meet. Did I say it was COLD? :)</p>
<p>Oh my husband graduated NDSU engineering and I graduated NDSU pharmacy but that was many moons ago and really know nothing about the architecture program there and yes it is darn cold but a great college town. We also want to go somewhere where’s there football that’s important :)</p>
<p>and my favorite, Frank Gehry started out at a JC, then graduated from USC school of architecture, then he went to the School of Design.</p>
<p>In 1947 Frank Gehry moved to California, got a job driving a delivery truck, and studied at Los Angeles City College, eventually to graduate from the University of Southern California’s School of Architecture. After graduation from USC in 1954, he spent time away from the field of architecture in numerous other jobs, including service in the United States Army. He studied city planning at the Harvard Graduate School of Design</p>
<p>Yes, I think it’s a great program. I worked with many architects in Wichita, KS who got their degrees there and they were all very sharp & competent.</p>
My dad is a NDSU grad…Go Bison! I have family in Moorhead and Fargo. Serious cold in the winter, but that region of the country has some of the nicest, most hardy people that you will ever meet. Did I say it was COLD? :)</p>