IMPORTANT: All undergraduate students must bring a completed Four-Year Plan to their mandatory advising session! The Four-Year Plan is essential to the advising process, and it will clarify to the advisor what requirements you have already fulfilled and when in the future you will fulfill the rest. Not only does ensure you are on track to graduate, it helps the advisors tailor their advising session to your specific needs and interests. Students should also be prepared to discuss what courses they're planning on taking in the coming semester. Download the forms below.
To meet with one of our undergraduate advisors, schedule an appointment.
Advising questions for the minors are found in the accordion below.
Current Undergraduate Architecture Students:
To schedule an advising appointment please visit TerpEngage.
Prospective Undergraduate Architecture Students:
If you have questions about the undergraduate Architecture majors, please email us at archadvise@umd.edu. You can also learn more about the major by attending one of our Change of Major/Information Workshops.
The Office of Student Services provides academic advising for current and prospective students. Advisors are available to answer students’ questions by phone (301-405-8000), e-mail, or in person (by appointment only). Students can meet with an academic advisor for help with course selection and registration each semester or can consult with an advisor on an as-needed basis.
Some topics our advisors can discuss with you include:
ACADEMIC POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
CHANGE OF MAJOR WORKSHOP
COURSE REGISTRATION
DEGREE PLANNING
EXCEPTIONS TO POLICY
PERMISSION TO ENROLL
PROVIDE REFERRALS FOR OTHER SUPPORT SERVICES ON CAMPUS
STUDYING ABROAD
Degree Placement Review Process
In order to determine the degree placement of each student (B.A. or B.S.), current students and incoming transfer students need to apply through the Degree Placement Review Process.
Current UMD Students:
All students admitted to the Architecture program prior to Degree Placement Review Process are Bachelor of Arts in Architecture (B.A.) students. During students’ sophomore Spring semester (while enrolled in ARCH400), students can elect to submit an application to the Bachelor of Science in Architecture (B.S.) degree.
Transfer Students:
All transfer students who come into the Architecture program prior to the Degree Placement Review start as Bachelor of Arts in Architecture (B.A.) students. If a student has taken the proper equivalent prerequisite coursework, students may elect to apply for the Bachelor of Science in Architecture (B.S.) degree during the Spring semester, for the following Fall.
All transfer students must be admitted by the University of Maryland, in addition to the Architecture program requirements. University admissions information can be found on the University's website.
B.S. Application Documents:
Students must submit the documents outlined on the BS ARCH Application Cover Sheet, including the cover sheet page, unofficial transcript, resume, essay, portfolio and optional letter of circumstance. Portfolio requirements can be found in this document: BS ARCH Portfolio Requirements.
This evaluation of this application will determine the student's degree placement. This decision is based on academic performance, portfolio evaluation, professional aspirations and skill levels, as evaluated by Architecture program faculty.
For Fall 2024, the deadline to apply for the Bachelor of Science is April 12, 2024. Please fill out this form before the deadline to be considered.
Transfer Students
For students currently or previously enrolled at another institution and have not attended the University of Maryland, College Park before, you must follow the Office of Undergraduate Admissions process to apply as a transfer student.
Prospective Transfer students can learn more about the University of Maryland’s transfer process on this UMD Transfer Resources page.
Transfer courses that have already been evaluated can be found in the Transfer Database. If you would like to request an evaluation of a course(s) not appearing in the database, simply send an email to transfercredit@umd.edu with your name, UID (if you are a current student), name of the institution where the course was taken, the course ID and course title at the transfer institution, along with a detailed course syllabus.
Please see details in “Degree Placement Review Process” accordion above for the Bachelor of Science in Architecture application process.
Any questions can be directed to archadvise@umd.edu.
Minors
Please use the contact information below or schedule an appointment for minors you are interested in.
Construction Project Management (CPM) Minor
Schedule an advising appointment, or contact cpmminor@umd.edu.
Real Estate Development Minor
Schedule an advising appointment, or contact rdevminor@umd.edu.
Creative Placemaking Minor
Contact creativeplaceminor@umd.edu
History and Theory of Architecture
Contact Joseph Williams at jcwillia@umd.edu
Contact
Office of Undergraduate Advising
Preinkert Hall
7840 Preinkert Drive
College Park, MD 20740
Email: archadvise@umd.edu
To meet with one of our Undergraduate Advisors, schedule an appointment.