Graduate Admission

Applications are generally considered for entrance in the Fall semester. Courses are sequenced to deliver a cohesive educational experience and students are expected to follow the established course sequence for their program. Students entering the program in Spring or Summer may not be eligible to enter the course sequence at that time but may take electives or other required courses. This will necessarily extend the duration of the degree program.

Applications are reviewed by a committee of various faculty ranks and staff who evaluate potential applicants and submit recommendations to the Graduate Program Director. The committee reviews student transcripts and portfolios for the purposes of standard or advanced placement. Committee members must submit a survey with comments and notes on each student application for program record keeping. Architecture and professional courses completed in a non-professional bachelor’s program will be evaluated by selected teaching faculty to identify courses that may be waived (max. of 6 credits).  Requirements/Recommendations for additional coursework will be contingent on the evaluation of the student’s prior work at the time of admission.

Selected teaching faculty reviews transcripts, grades, and syllabi to determine equivalent course content from non-accredited degrees that may be waived using form “Equivalent Course work” after matriculation and prior to the start of a semester.

Admission to the Graduate Program is subject to the rules, regulations and procedures of the Graduate School as stipulated in the University Graduate Bulletin. It is the responsibility of each student to understand these requirements and to ensure that they are met.

The minimum requirement for applications to all Masters’ Degrees programs is a 3.0 GPA (cumulative grade point average).

International Students are required to submit a TOEFL score of a minimum of 80 or IELTS of 6.5 (please use the University code 5815). 

For international transcript information click here.

• Master of Architecture I (3 year track)

  Applications will be reviewed by the Architecture Faculty Graduate Admissions Committee only after all of the following documents have been received:

  1. Completed application form with an application fee. This fee is mandatory. Select the College (School of Architecture) and then your degree.
  2. A letter or statement expressing your interest in the program and reasons for applying (1 – 2 pages).
  3. Official transcripts of all college and university courses taken, indicating the date your professional or other undergraduate degree was awarded. All transcripts must be sent directly from the institution’s registrar to the below address:
     

     School of Architecture
     Graduate Programs
     1223 Dickinson Drive
     Coral Gables, FL 33146

     E-scripts for download are also accepted by sending to email:
     nhejazi@miami.edu 
     Ph: 305-284-3060 

  4. Three academic (and professional, if applicable) letters of recommendation (If you have waived your right for access to your letters, they may be sent directly from the recommender, or they may be included with your application in a signed and sealed envelope).
  5. Digital portfolio (optional). A portfolio is not required but offers candidates an opportunity to share their visual interests. The work may include, but is not limited to, reproductions of drawings, paintings, photographs, mixed-media and graphics, photographs of ceramics, sculpture, wood-work and models.
     
     Each student can submit a digital portfolio via email to nhejazi@miami.edu.
     
     Please save the digital portfolio with your Lastname_Firstname. The portfolio must be no more than 50 pages and no greater than 8 MB. A portfolio link may also be shared.

• Master of Architecture I AP (2 year advanced standing track)

  Applications will be reviewed by the Architecture Faculty Graduate Admissions Committee only after all of the following documents have been received:

  1. Completed application form with an application fee. This fee is mandatory. Select the College (School of Architecture) and then your degree.
     
     
  2. A letter or statement expressing your interest in the program and reasons for applying (1 – 2 pages).
     
     
  3. Official transcripts of all college and university courses taken, indicating the date your professional or other undergraduate degree was awarded. All transcripts must be sent directly from the institution’s registrar to the below address:
     

     School of Architecture
     Graduate Programs
     1223 Dickinson Drive
     Coral Gables, FL 33146

     E-scripts for download are also accepted by sending to email:
     nhejazi@miami.edu 
     Ph: 305-284-3060

  4. Three academic (and professional, if applicable) letters of recommendation (If you have waived your right for access to your letters, they may be sent directly from the recommender, or they may be included with your application in a signed and sealed envelope).
     
     
  5. Digital portfolio. Students must present a selection of their best architectural works during their pre-professional studies. Examples must emphasize comprehensive skills including sketches, plans, sections and elevations, and graphics that exhibit conceptual and diagramming abilities, understanding of structures and of urban context, as well as any other skills (computer modeling, models, photography and film abilities, etc.). Examples of professional work are encouraged but must clearly identify and describe work done independently and as part of a team.
     
     Each student can submit a digital portfolio via email to nhejazi@miami.edu.
     
     Please save the digital portfolio with your Lastname_Firstname. The portfolio must be no more than 50 pages and no greater than 8 MB. A portfolio link may also be shared.

• Master of Science in Architecture

  Applications will be reviewed by the Architecture Faculty Graduate Admissions Committee only after
  all the following documents have been received for the below tracks:

  • Digital Fabrication & Technology
  • Hospitality Design
  • Healthcare Design
  • Classical & Traditional Design
  • Historic Preservation & Adaptive Reuse
  • Contemporary Theory of the Built Environment
    
    

  1. Completed application form with an application fee. This fee is mandatory. Select the College (School of Architecture) and then your degree.
     
     
  2. A letter or statement expressing your interest in the program and reasons for applying (1 – 2 pages).
     
     
  3. Official transcripts of all college and university courses taken, indicating the date your professional or other undergraduate degree was awarded. All transcripts must be sent directly from the institution’s registrar to the below address:
     
     
     School of Architecture
     Graduate Programs
     1223 Dickinson Drive
     Coral Gables, FL 33146
     
     
     E-scripts for download are also accepted by sending to email:
     nhejazi@miami.edu
     Ph: 305-284-3060
     
     
  4. Three academic (and professional, if applicable) letters of recommendation (If you have waived your right for access to your letters, they may be sent directly from the recommender, or they may be included with your application in a signed and sealed envelope).
     
     
  5. Digital portfolio. Students must present a selection of their best architectural works during their pre-professional studies. Examples must emphasize comprehensive skills including sketches, plans, sections and elevations, and graphics that exhibit conceptual and diagramming abilities, understanding of structures and of urban context, as well as any other skills (computer modeling, models, photography and film abilities, etc.). Examples of professional work are encouraged but must clearly identify and describe work done independently and as part of a team.
     
     Each student can submit a digital portfolio via email to: nhejazi@miami.edu (see note for Contemporary Theory and Built Environment track).
     
     Please save the digital portfolio with your Lastname_Firstname. The portfolio must be no more than 50 pages and no greater than 8 MB. A portfolio link may also be shared.
     
     
  6. When applying to the “Contemporary Theory and Built Environment” track, you may send your written research proposal to email: nhejazi@miami.edu.
     
     Due to the track’s focus on theory, applicants do not necessarily need a professional architectural degree as a prerequisite.

• Master of Urban Design

  Applications will be reviewed by the Architecture Faculty Graduate Admissions Committee only after all of the following documents have been received:

  1. Completed application form with an application fee. This fee is mandatory. Select the College (School of Architecture) and then your degree.
     
     
  2. A letter or statement expressing your interest in the program and reasons for applying (1 – 2 pages).
     
     
  3. Official transcripts of all college and university courses taken, indicating the date your professional or other undergraduate degree was awarded. All transcripts must be sent directly from the institution’s registrar to the below address:
     

     School of Architecture
     Graduate Programs
     1223 Dickinson Drive
     Coral Gables, FL 33146

     E-scripts for download are also accepted by sending to email:
     nhejazi@miami.edu
     Ph: 305-284-3060 

  4. Three academic (and professional, if applicable) letters of recommendation (If you have waived your right for access to your letters, they may be sent directly from the recommender, or they may be included with your application in a signed and sealed envelope).
     
     
  5. Digital portfolio. Students must present a selection of their best architectural works during their pre-professional studies. Examples must emphasize comprehensive skills including sketches, plans, sections and elevations, and graphics that exhibit conceptual and diagramming abilities, understanding of structures and of urban context, as well as any other skills (computer modeling, models, photography and film abilities, etc.). Examples of professional work are encouraged but must clearly identify and describe work done independently and as part of a team.

     Each student can submit a digital portfolio via email to nhejazi@miami.edu.

     Please save the digital portfolio with your Lastname_Firstname. The portfolio must be no more than 50 pages and no greater than 8 MB. A portfolio link may also be shared.

• Master of Real Estate Development and Urbanism

  Applications will be reviewed by the Real Estate Faculty Graduate Admissions Committee only after all of the following documents have been received:

  1. Completed application form with an application fee. This fee is mandatory. Select the College (School of Architecture) and then your degree.
     
     
  2. A letter or statement expressing your interest in the program and reasons for applying (1 – 2 pages).
     
     
  3. Official transcripts of all college and university courses taken, indicating the date your professional or other undergraduate degree was awarded. All transcripts must be sent directly from the institution’s registrar to the below address:
     

     School of Architecture
     Graduate Programs
     1223 Dickinson Drive
     Coral Gables, FL 33146

     E-scripts for download are also accepted by sending to email:
     nhejazi@miami.edu 
     Ph: 305-284-3060 

  4. Two academic (and professional, if applicable) letters of recommendation (If you have waived your right for access to your letters, they may be sent directly from the recommender, or they may be included with your application in a signed and sealed envelope).
     
     
  5. Resume to be sent to email nhejazi@miami.edu.

   

• Master of Construction Management

  Applications will be reviewed by the Construction Management Faculty Graduate Admissions Committee only after all of the following documents have been received:

  1. Completed application form with an application fee. The application fee is mandatory. Select the College (School of Architecture) and then your degree.
     
     
  2. A letter or statement expressing your interest in the program and reasons for applying (1 – 2 pages).
     
     
  3. Official transcripts of all college and university courses taken, indicating the date your professional or other undergraduate degree was awarded. All transcripts must be sent directly from the institution’s registrar to the below address:
     

     School of Architecture
     Graduate Programs
     1223 Dickinson Drive
     Coral Gables, FL 33146 

     E-scripts for download are also accepted by sending to email:
     nhejazi@miami.edu 
     Ph: 305-284-3060

  4. Three academic (and professional, if applicable) letters of recommendation (If you have waived your right for access to your letters, they may be sent directly from the recommender, or they may be included with your application in a signed and sealed envelope).

• Executive Master of Construction Management

  Applications will be reviewed by the Construction Management Faculty Graduate Admissions Committee only after all of the following documents have been received:

  1. Completed application form with an application fee. The application fee is mandatory. Select the College (School of Architecture) and then your degree.
     
     
  2. A letter or statement expressing your interest in the program and reasons for applying (1 – 2 pages).
     
     
  3. Official transcripts of all college and university courses taken, indicating the date your professional or other undergraduate degree was awarded. All transcripts must be sent directly from the institution’s registrar to the below address:
     

     School of Architecture
     Graduate Programs
     1223 Dickinson Drive
     Coral Gables, FL 33146

     E-scripts for download are also accepted by sending to email:
     nhejazi@miami.edu
     Ph: 305-284-3060

  4. Three academic (and professional, if applicable) letters of recommendation (If you have waived your right for access to your letters, they may be sent directly from the recommender, or they may be included with your application in a signed and sealed envelope).
     
     
  5. Sponsor letter from current employer (if applicable).