Admission Requirements

Students may enter the School only at the beginning of the fall term each year. All students are expected to attend full time. There is no part-time program.

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 here for information regarding additional admission requirements.

Send inquires to Yale School of Architecture, Office of Admissions, PO Box 208242, New Haven, CT 06520-8242, or telephone 203.432.2296; 203.432.2291 for financial aid information.

The admission process is designed to enroll students of the highest promise while assuring a wide diversity of backgrounds and aptitudes within the student body.

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:

* 1. Elementary calculus. A classical physics course is also recommended but not required.
* 2. A studio course such as freehand drawing, sketching, painting, sculpture, or basic architectural design. (Ceramics, photography, graphics, or film will not satisfy this requirement.)
* 3. 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.

Advanced Standing

Under rare circumstances, students who have completed an intensive undergraduate architecture major and demonstrate strong design ability may be granted advanced standing to the three-year program. Applicants considered for this category by the Admissions Committee are evaluated in relation to the quality of work expected at that level in the School. No student may qualify for a degree from the School before completion of a minimum of two years of study in residence and fulfillment of all the three-year course requirements.

Transfer

Transfer students with exceptional promise may be accepted to the M.Arch. I program under one of the following special conditions:

* 1. 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, at the discretion of the Admissions Committee.
* 2. 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.