General Admission Protocols - All Students
Admission Protocols for Native UF Students
Admission Protocols for Transfer Students
Application Deadlines
Academic Advising
Admission to this college is selective and cannot be guaranteed automatically to applicants who satisfy minimum requirements. The college has established a selective admission process and priority is given to those applicants who, in the judgment of the appropriate department/school's admissions committee, have the greatest potential for successful completion of the program.
|
Major/ |
Minor |
Degree |
Credits |
|
Architecture |
No |
B.Des. |
120 |
|
Building |
No |
B.S.B.C |
126 |
|
Interior Design |
No |
B.Des. |
120 |
|
Landscape Architecture |
Yes |
B.L.A. |
153 |
To be eligible for admission at the junior year into the College of Architecture, students must have completed all requirements for the A.A. degree, passed the College Level Academic Skills Test (CLAST) and completed two sequential foreign language courses in secondary school or 8-10 credits at the postsecondary level (or documented an equivalent level of proficiency). Admission at the junior/senior level is open to applicants who have completed all general education and preprofessional course work and qualify for enrollment into third-year professional course work.
Conditional admission is open to applicants who have accumulated 60 credits of college-level course work and met the admissions criteria, yet still need to complete first-year and second-year preprofessional courses. Generally, transfer students with an A.A. degree and CLAST or students from other universities that do not offer approved preprofessional programs or courses required at the University of Florida are considered for conditional admission into the junior year. These students may require as many as four semesters at the university to complete preprofessional requirements because of the sequential nature of the courses.
Each department/school may include any or all of the following criteria for admissions review:
Freshmen at the university are admitted directly to the College of Architecture. The college will monitor the progress of all students. Students who fall below the critical tracking criteria for the degree program will have a hold placed on their records and they must see an adviser in the college/academic unit before they can advance register and continue in the program. They also may be referred to the Academic Advising Center to seek admission to another college.
Transfer students who will receive their Associate of Arts degree from a Florida public institution must meet or exceed the 60-hour admission protocols for admission to the college. The admission protocols for each department are as follows:
Architecture: Through an admissions committee, the Department of Architecture annually selects students to enter third-year professional studies. All students who satisfactorily complete the two-year preprofessional programs at University of Florida, Miami-Dade, Broward, St. Petersburg (Clearwater) and Hillsborough community colleges are eligible for consideration for third-year admission. Applications for transfer from one of the approved preprofessional programs must be filed by the deadline. Transfer students with conditional admission status (3AR or above) must also notify the department. All transfer students must have a minimum overall preprofessional architectural GPA of 2.00.
Interior Design: Transfer students must consult the program adviser. Students in the pre-design programs at Miami-Dade, Broward, St. Petersburg and Hillsborough community colleges must contact the department for the preprofessional courses not available at those colleges.
Students who need to complete preprofessional requirements should apply to the summer term to begin the architectural design sequences. The remaining preprofessional courses may be completed during the next academic year. Students accepted for the sequence are admitted conditionally and their records shall be reviewed during the next spring term for entry to the professional courses in the junior year.
Students are admitted selectively to the professional program on the basis of portfolio review, overall grade point average, interview and letter of application. Notification of the admission decision will be made before the end of the spring semester for the junior class that begins that fall. Contact the department for current information.
Landscape Architecture: Transfer and postbaccalaureate students must contact the department to determine admission timing and eligibility. All students must complete the general education and preprofessional course work before admission to professional studies. Criteria for admission include review of design performance, transcript, letter and interview.
Building Construction: Refer to the M.E. Rinker Sr. School of Building Construction section of this catalog.
The programs in architecture, interior design and landscape architecture will admit students for third-year professional course work only in the fall. Students who need to complete some or all of the preprofessional requirements shall be reviewed for the fall, spring or summer semesters. The Office of the University Registrar (for transfer students) or the dean's office (for UF students) must receive applications and all required credentials as follows:
Application deadlines for spring and summer are listed in the university calendar. Applicants unable to meet these deadlines may apply on a space-available basis.
The M.E. Rinker Sr. School of Building Construction will admit students for third-year professional course work in the fall and spring semesters. Refer to the Building Construction section for application deadlines.
Freshman and sophomore advising begins in the dean's office and is handled by Associate Dean Anthony J. Dasta. Transfer students and those students classified 3AR and above are to report to their department: