Andrews University   [back]
Division of Architecture
Berrian Springs, Mich.
www.arch.andrews.edu
Dean: Carey Carscallen, since: 2001

Annual tuition:
Private (semesters)
Undergrad: $13,400

% Scholarship Support 2002-03:
Undergrad departmental: 12%

Degree Type and % Accepted:
B.Arch. 86%

Accreditation Term & Next NAAB Visit:
5 yrs. / 2005

Innovations:
Andrews University, established by the Seventh-day-Adventist Church in order to prepare persons for lives of leadership, stewardship, and service, is committed to providing high quality Christian education in the context of the Adventist faith. Andrews welcomes men and women from all nations and faiths who meet the qualifications established by the institution and who subscribe to the ideals of the University.

In this context, the Division of Architecture seeks to identify, understand, and teach the nature and practice of architecture. In the millennia- long history of architecture in which we would take our place, architecture has commonly been understood as the art of building. This art manifests specific architectural concerns (e.g. durability, convenience, beauty, and decorum) in ways that satisfy both the practical needs and the intellectual, aesthetic, and spiritual sensibilities of human beings. We desire our faculty and aspire to educate our students - whether as practitioners or simply as citizens - to pursue excellence in the lifelong vocation of architecture. The foremost purpose of this pursuit is the creation of a physical environment for the glory of God and the good of human beings. Toward this end, we structure both the substance and the manner of our curriculum, hoping with increasing knowledge and care to engage and promote those students and faculty members whose interest and calling is architecture.

Arizona State University   [back]
School of Architecture
Tempe, Ariz.
www.asu.edu/caed
Dean: John Meunier, AIA, RIB.A. (since 1987)

Annual tuition:
Public (semesters)
Undergrad & Grad:
 res: $2,508 / nonres: $11,028

Specialization:
Computer-aided design
Community design
Energy
Environment/sustainability

Degree Type and % Accepted:
B.A./B.S. preprof 50%
M.Arch. (preprof + 2 years) 31%
M.Arch. (undergrad + 3+ years) 45%
Ph.D 27%
MS/MA 50%

Accreditation Term & Next NAAB Visit:
5 yrs. / 2005

Innovations:
The school offer a community design studio called the Integral Studio (IS). The Integral Studio is a faculty-led research studio aiming to provide leadership in forging the path of change for architecture and urbanism in the contemporary city, specficially in the Phoenix metropolitan area.

The curriculum relfects faculty expertise in four knowledge bases: design theory, urbanism, sustainability (energy) and tectonics. History and theory elucidates the philosophical foundations and contemporary ideas of each of these knowledge bases.

The curriculum is designed to explore a deep integration of the knowledge provided by courses in technology, history, analysis and programming.

Arizona, University of   [back]
School of Architecture
Tuscon, Ariz.
www.capla.arizona.edu
Dean: Richard A. Eribes (since 1997)

Annual tuition:
Public (semesters)
Undergrad & Grad:
 res: $2,600 /nonres: $11,114

Specialization:
Community design
Energy
Preservation
Urban planning and design

% Scholarship Support 2002-03:
Undergrad federal: 50%
Undergrad university: 25%
Undergrad departmental: 25%
Grad federal: 10%
Grad university: 50%
Grad departmental: 5%

Degree Type and % Accepted:
B.Arch. 80%
M.Arch. nonprof/postprof 45%

Accreditation Term & Next NAAB Visit:
5 yrs. / 2003

Related Degree Programs:
Landscape architecture
Planning

Innovations:
A number of course-related experimental laboratories.

Notes:
Financial aid support figures are approximated

Arkansas, University of    [back]
School of Architecture
Fayetteville, Ark.
www.uark.edu/~archsite
Dean: Jeff Shannon, AIA (since 2002)

Annual tuition:
Public (semesters)
Undergrad:
 res: $6,000 / non-res: $10,000

% Scholarship Support 2002-03:
Undergrad federal: 50%
Undergrad university: 30%
Undergrad departmental: 20%

Degree Type and % Accepted:
B.A./B.S. preprof 100%
B.Arch. 60%

Accreditation Term & Next NAAB Visit:
5 yrs. / 2007

Innovations:
University of Arkansas Community Design Center and Delta Research and Design Center. Students and faculty work in a multidisciplinary team on economic, physical and educational growth in small communities. We also have a comprehensive studio and design-build studio.

Notes:
Student acceptance rates include BLA candidates

Auburn University  [back]
School of Architecture
Auburn University, Ala.
www.arch.auburn.edu
Dean: Daniel D. Bennett, FAIA (since 200)

Annual tuition:
Public (semesters)
Undergrad & Grad:
res: $3,260 / nonres: $9,780

Specialization:
Community design
Interior design architecture

% Scholarship Support 2002-03:
Undergrad federal: 60%
Undergrad university: 17%
Undergrad departmental: 12%

Degree Type and % Accepted:
B.Arch.23%

Accreditation Term & Next NAAB Visit:
5 yrs. / 2004–05

Related Degree Programs:
Construction science/management (B, M)
Industrial design (B, M)
Interior design architecture (B)
Landscape architecture (M)
Planning (M)

Innovations:
Rural Studio
Urban Studies
Joint degrees in Architecture, Landscape Architecture, and Planning

Ball State University  [back]
Department of Architecture
Muncie, Ind.
www.bsu.edu/cap/arch
Deans: Joseph Biello, AIA, RA (since 2001)
Brian R. SInclair, MRAIC, AIA (since 1998)

Annual tuition:
Public (semesters)
Undergrad:
  res: $4,320 / non-res: $12,100
Grad:
  res: $4,320 + $8/credit hr. / non-res: $12,100 + $8/credit hr.

Specialization:
Computer-aided design
Community design
Energy
Environment/sustainability
History
Preservation
Theory/criticism
Urban planning and design

% Scholarship Support 2002-03:
Undergrad federal: 89%
Undergrad university: 51%
Grad federal: 41%
Undergrad university: 24%

Degree Type and % Accepted:
B.Arch. 43%
M.Arch. nonprof/postprof 33%

Accreditation Term & Next NAAB Visit:
6 yrs. / 2007

Related Degree Programs:
Interior design architecture (B)
Landscape architecture (B, M)
Planning (B, M)
Preservation (M)
Urban design (M)

Innovations:
The College of Architecture and Planning offers an interdisciplinary foundation year program for all entering first year students, followed by other interdisciplinary studios and seminars and upper years. The College has three research and service units: Community Based Projects, the Land Design Institute and the Building Futures Institute. Affiliated with the College is the Center for Energy Research, Education and Service. All these units have an impact on the undergraduate and graduate students and play a role in cultivating the research culture in the College. The M.Arch. II Post-Professional Program attracts students from around the world and provides and environment for research-Based knowledge development. The Department of Architecture sponsors exchange and travel experiences to Canada, Europe, the Far East, South Asia, and Latin America, and conducts virtual studios with universities globally. All architecture students participate in the 4th-year internship program. The Department is fully immersed in advanced digital media and design, starting in the 2nd-year studio sequence and supported by both university and external sources. High-end laptop computers are required of all students enrolled in an architecture major. In the fall of 2002, new freshmen will start in a new curriculum leading to a Master's of Architecture as a first professional degree.

Notes:
– Undergraduate architecture fees are $500 freshman year, $800 sophomore year, $500 years 3-5.
– Licensed faculty include 19 full-time faculty members, 7 part-time faculty members (total: 26)

Boston Architectural Center  [back]
College of Architecture
Boston, Mass.
www.the–bac.edu
Dean: Theodore Landsmark (since 1997)

Annual tuition:
Private (semesters)
Undergrad: $7,348
Grad: $10,904

Specialization:
Computer-aided design
Environment/sustainability
Interior design architecture
Preservation

% Scholarship Support 2002-03:
Undergrad federal: 75%
Undergrad university: 11%
Grad federal: 75%

Degree Type and % Accepted:
B.Arch.
M Arch (undergrad + 3+ yrs.)

Accreditation Term & Next NAAB Visit:
6 yrs. (B. Arch), 3 yrs. (M. Arch) / 2004

Related Degree Programs:
Interior design architecture (B. M)

Innovations:
The BAC is known nationally for its concurrent academic and practice curricula that form the cornerstone of its Bachelor's and master's degree programs. The BAC's predominantly volunteer faculty is composed of practicing architects and designers whose links to the profession provide students with direct access to pragmatic knowledge of professional practice. Drawing upon these strengths, the BAC recently made curricular innovations to the thesis process by developing integrative building systems seminars. The seminars require that thesis students recruit a structural and a mechanical engineer to act as advisors throughout the design process to better integrate building systems in their thesis projects. Students approach and collaborate with expert engineers in ways similar to those in design practice. Students learn how to take initiative in soliciting input from engineers and how to form constructive relationships with engineers and architects that will be essential to their continued success as practicing professionals on a design team. This new process better prepares students for the kind of collaborative work practiced in architectural firms and ensures that all graduates have completed a comprehensive design project that integrates building technologies continuously at several scales and throughout different phases of design.