Admission Requirements
General Admission Requirements
Students matriculate only at the beginning of each academic year. All students are expected to attend full-time.
Notifications of admission and of financial aid award, if applicable, are sent no later than April 1. Acceptance of the offer of admission, including a nonrefundable deposit of $750, must be made electronically by April 15. This deposit will be credited toward tuition. Acceptances may not be deferred.
International students should refer to the chapter International Students for information regarding additional admission requirements.
For admission inquiries, contact gradarch.admissions@yale.edu or telephone 203.432.2296. For financial aid inquires, contact archfinancialaid@yale.edu or telephone 203.432.2291.
M.Arch. I: Three-Year Program Admission Requirements
Admission to the M.Arch. I program in architecture normally requires the prior possession of a bachelor’s degree, or the equivalent, from an accredited college or university. The following college-level courses are required as prerequisites to this program:
- Elementary calculus.
- A studio course such as freehand drawing, sketching, painting, sculpture, or basic architectural design. (Ceramics, photography, graphics, or film will not satisfy this requirement.)
- Two courses in the history of art and/or architecture. It is recommended that one course be a survey, the other a course in modern architecture.
- A classical physics course is also recommended but not required.
Transfer
Transfer students with exceptional promise may be accepted to the M.Arch. I program under one of the following special conditions:
- After completion, in high standing, of at least one year in an accredited graduate program in architecture, a student may receive credit for some or all course work.
- After completion, in high standing, of the fourth year of an accredited five-year undergraduate program in architecture, a student may be accepted into the M.Arch. I program with the following provisions: a minimum of one year to qualify for the B.Arch. degree (retained by the School solely to accommodate those few students needing it as a prerequisite in order to work for the M.Arch. degree, but conferred only upon successful completion of work for the M.Arch. degree) and a minimum of an additional two years to qualify for the M.Arch. degree.
M.Arch. II: Two-Year Program Admission Requirements
The prerequisite for admission to the M.Arch. II program is a professional degree in architecture, normally a five-year bachelor of architecture (B.Arch.) degree.
M.E.D. Program Admission Requirements
The M.E.D. program accepts qualified applicants with a degree in architecture, or with an undergraduate or graduate degree in a related discipline, who exhibit a strong capability for independent advanced study in a topic related to architecture and environmental design.
Candidates are selected on the basis of academic and/or professional records and individual research proposals. (See pages 33 and 97 for information regarding submission of the research proposal.) Applicants to the M.E.D. program are encouraged to contact the director of the M.E.D. program to arrange an informational interview with faculty in their study topic area, or to submit a draft study proposal before the application deadline.