Admissions Information
Students may apply to the Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies (BSAS) after completing the pre-architecture requirements and all, or nearly all, the general education requirements at the University of Utah. Questions about the application process may be sent by email (arch@arch.utah.edu) or by phone at (801) 585-5354.
Please note the following requirements for admission:
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- Application Form
- Digital Portfolio
- Essay of Motivation
- (2) Letters of Recommendation
- Resume
All application materials are due by 6pm Friday, May 3rd via email to BSASapp@arch.utah.edu. Applicants will be notified by the dates listed above regarding the outcomes of the admissions process.
Your application and all supporting documents help us get to know your work, your goals, and your abilities as a future architect.
Architecture - M1 (Applying after completing the Design Foundations program)
May 3rd, 6 PM: All application materials due, including portfolios
May 13th: Spring grades posted
May 17th: Letters sent to students via university email
May 28th, noon: Deadline to accept or decline admission
May 30th: Acceptance letters for waitlisted students begin
June 1st: Application deadline for Volterra program
August 12th: Summer grades due
August 14th: Remaining letters for waitlisted students sent
August 19th: Fall classes begin
Architecture - M2 (Applying as a transfer student after completing the Design Foundations and M1 course requirements)
May 3rd, 6 PM: All application materials due, including portfolios
May 12th: Unofficial transcripts for transfer students due via email
May 13th: Spring grades posted
May 24th: Letters sent to students via university email
June 7th: Deadline to accept or decline admission
June 10th: Acceptance letters for waitlisted students begin
August 12th: Summer grades posted
August 14th: Remaining letters for waitlisted students sent
August 19th: Fall classes begin
Materials
Applications will be accepted until 6pm Friday, May 3rd, 2024. Applicants will fill out this form online and submit all other materials vie email to BSASapp@arch.utah.edu
Digital Portfolio Requirements:
Admission to the undergraduate major in Architectural Studies requires submission of a digital portfolio. The digital portfolio is a demonstration of your skills, ability, and aptitude for the study of architecture. The digital portfolio will be evaluated by the Admissions Committee as partial evidence for your potential success in the program. It should emphasize visual work that demonstrates your spatial and visual design abilities. The committee will be looking at presentation, thought process, definition of concept, ability to develop ideas, and visual/graphic skills.
Digital Portfolio Contents:
- Title page: the title page should include your name, address, phone number, and University of Utah identification number (if you have one).
- Samples of your Creative/Visual Work: the contents may include anything you feel conveys your abilities: architecture, graphics, industrial design, paintings, drawings, sketches, photography, sculpture, ceramics, furniture, engineering studies, creative writing, poems, essays, choreography, musical scores, etc.
Portfolio Templates (Examples):
You are encouraged to include the best work from your pre-architecture courses, drawing, visual or other classes as well as extracurricular creative projects.
If you include work done in a professional office or studio, please identify the professional’s name, your specific contribution to the project and your level of involvement.
Plagiarized work automatically disqualifies your application.
Digital Portfolio Format:
Email a PDF of your portfolio to BSASapp@arch.utah.edu.
Your essay of motivation should articulate why you are drawn to the profession of architecture in general and to the undergraduate program in architecture at the University of Utah. Consider what experience prepares you, as well as what ambitions you have for your potential studies here at Utah, or how you hope to have changed at the end of your time as a Utah student. Limit your response to a one-page PDF file, with a maximum of 500 words. Your file must be clearly named: lastname_firstname_undergraduate_essay.pdf.
Provide two letters of recommendation, at least one from someone who can speak to your potential in an academic setting (i.e., workshop instructor, professor, etc.). Please use the Letter of Recommendation Form provided here: LOR_Form. Your recommenders should email their letters in PDF format to BSASapp@arch.utah.edu. If this is not possible, please ask your recommender to mail them to: Architecture Admissions, College of Architecture + Planning, School of Architecture, 375 South 1530 East RM 332 AAC, SLC, UT 84112-0370.
Provide a one-page digital resume. Provide us with your general background and your educational and employment activities. Your resume should also inform us about your volunteer activities, services to the community and others, and more. Your file must be clearly named: lastname_firstname_undergraduate_resume.pdf.
Transfer Students
If you are not presently attending the University of Utah, you must first apply to the University of Utah. As part of the process, you will submit a complete transcript including the current spring semester grades from your current school to the University Admissions Office. An unofficial completed transcript should be emailed to BSASapp@arch.utah.edu, no later than May 12.
Students from SLCC
- Apply to the UU (you must be admitted the UU to then apply to the BSAS).
- Have completed all Associate Degree in Architecture classes
- Contact architecture undergraduate advisor Sam Dalton | sam.dalton@utah.edu
- Apply to the BSAS program
- Meet with Architecture undergraduate advisor after receiving BSAS notification letter.
Click here for Articulation Agreement
Students from other schools:
- Reach out to architecture undergraduate advisor Sam Dalton (email) BEFORE applying to the UU to explore options and discuss the possibility of transfer
- Submit coursework for a transfer evaluation to architecture undergraduate advisor Sam Dalton
- Submit a google drive link with a folder for each class you want evaluated. Each folder should include a complete syllabus and course work, assignments, projects, and tests.
- Coursework is evaluated by the Director of Undergraduate Studies in conversation with department faculty to determine if the materials and outcomes align adequately with NAAB requirements.
- Meet with Director of Undergraduate Studies and Architecture advisor to discuss what courses are transferable and what requirements are outstanding.
- Students apply to the U
- Students apply to BSAS
- Meet with Architecture undergraduate advisor after receiving BSAS notification letter.