Dear Incoming Student,
Welcome! Congratulations on your admission to the School of Architecture! You form part of a group of students coming from across the continental U.S., Puerto Rico, the Caribbean, Latin America, Europe and Asia. Our goal now, is to help you develop academically and professionally, during your years at the U-SoA, and after graduating.
Undergraduate Architecture Transfer students are individually evaluated as all students transfer a different set of previously enrolled coursework. Upon completion of the portfolio and transcript evaluation, the Office of Academic Services contacts each admitted transfer student to go over the design placement and coursework accepted. Note that applicants that do not submit an architecture portfolio will be automatically placed in Design I: ARC 101. Students that wish to be placed in an advanced studio level must submit a portfolio with the work completed in the previously enrolled design studios. The architecture admission committee will evaluate the portfolio and determine the design level of the student.
Below you may find guidelines for incoming transfer students.
Transfer student admitted into Design I: ARC 101
Transfer Students admitted into Design I: ARC 101, generally come from programs not related to architecture. You should follow the New B.Arch First-Year instructions and attend Fall Orientation.
Transfer student admitted into Design III: ARC 203
Students admitted into Design III: ARC 203 have previously enrolled in design studios and portfolio design content was reviewed to confirm design placement. If an equivalent of 12 design credits was not completed as part of the previous coursework, individual make up credits will be arranged. Student may already have most if not all of the supplies needed. ARC 203 transfer students are highly encouraged to attend Fall Orientation.
Transfer student incoming into Design V: ARC 305
Students admitted into Design V: ARC 305 have previously enrolled in design studios and portfolio design content was reviewed to confirm design placement. Student may already have most if not all of the supplies needed. ARC 305 students participate in a workshop studio during the summer prior to the Fall semester. The coursework of the workshop is completed as part of a class (ARC 301) during the Fall. If an equivalent of 24 design credits was not completed as part of the previous coursework, individual make up credits will be arranged. Students placed in ARC 305 are highly encouraged to attend Fall Orientation. Students placed in ARC 305 are highly encouraged to attend Fall Orientation (For Incoming Fall Students Only).
If you have any questions or general issues, please contact Ana Regalado, Associate Dean & Director, Academic Services, and/or Matthew Fernandez, Asst. Director of Academic Services, at (305) 284-3731 from M-F.
