Master of Architecture (Limited Standing)

This professional degree program has been designed for applicants who have a bachelor's degree or higher in any field other than architecture. Emphasis is placed on the development of sufficient background in introductory architectural studies so that the applicants may successfully complete a two-year graduate program described below.

Applicants accepted into this program will initially be admitted with limited status. Full status may be attained by completion of introductory architectural studies. Once full status is attained, a minimum of 54 hours of graduate work is required for completion.

The time necessary to complete the program will depend on the nature of undergraduate coursework completed by the applicant.

The following is a typical sequence of undergraduate course prerequisites to be accomplished to achieve full standing in the M Arch program:

Prerequisites before entering:

Calculus equivalent to UIUC MATH 220 5 hours. It is critical to have this course taken before entering because it is a prerequisite for all of the architectural structures courses: ARCH 351, 352, 451 and 452.

Art History or Architecture History 3 hours. It is recommended that you take this before entering, however it is not critical if you do not. In the sample schedule you will note that you have four semesters to complete three architectural history courses. If you do not have this prerequisite, you will then need to take four architectural history courses in four semesters.

Undergraduate Course Prerequisites for full standing 65 hours

First Semester
ARCH 471: Fundamentals of Architectural Design	6 hours
ARCH 231 Anatomy of Buildings	4 hours
ARCH 351 Statics and Dynamics	4 hours
ARCH 210 Intro to the Hist of Arch or ARCH 41X Architectural History	3 hours
Total:	17 hours

Second Semester
ARCH 472 Arch Des in Landscape & Cities	6 hours
ARCH 341 Environmental Tech HVAC or ARCH 342 Environmental Tech LTG & Acoust	4 hours
ARCH 352 Mech of Mat & Design Appl	4 hours
ARCH 41X Architecture History	3 hours
Total:	17 hours

Third Semester
ARCH 475 Arch Design & Development	6 hours
ARCH 342 Environmental Tech LTG & Acoust or ARCH 341 Environmental Tech HVAC	4 hours
ARCH 451 Theory & Design Steel & Timber	4 hours
ARCH 41X Architecture History	3 hours
Total:	17 hours

Fourth Semester
ARCH 476 Arch Design & Exploration	6 hours
ARCH 432 Construction of Buildings	4 hours
ARCH 452 Theory of Reinforced Concrete or ARCH 451 Theory & Design of Steel & Timber	4 hours
ARCH 41X Architectural History1	3 hours
Total:	17 hours

(Full Graduate Standing 54 hours)

Fifth Semester
ARCH 501 Architectural Practice (Core Course)	3 hours
ARCH 57X Architectural Design Studio (Core Course)	6 hours
ARCH 577 Theory of Architecture (Core Course)	3 hours
Total:	12 hours

Sixth Semester
ARCH 502 Structural Planning (Core Course)	4 hours
ARCH 57X Architectural Design Studio (Core Course)	6 hours
ARCH YYY Required Core Elective- Professional Issues (Core Course)	3 hours
Total:	13 hours