The Bachelor of Design in Architecture program is a partnership with Valencia College and the University of Florida, enabling students to complete an NAAB accredited architectural program in Central Florida. Students earn the credentials needed to become a design professional or begin preparing for a career as an architect.
Through the 2+2+2 program, you can complete your associate’s degree at Valencia, your bachelor’s degree at UCF and your master’s degree at UF.
Students ready to begin their journey must complete a studio test in the spring term before their intended fall start. Visit our Studio Test info page to get started.
Please note: courses for the associate’s and bachelor’s degree program are taught at the joint-use University Center on Valencia’s West Campus. The master’s program is located at UF’s Citylab Orlando in downtown Orlando. Currently, there is no shuttle service available from UCF’s main campus to Valencia West.
Admissions Info
First Year (Lower Division)
Freshmen and incoming transfers with less than 30 credits will begin their studies in Architecture concurrent to their General Education Program.
Studio Test
As a prerequisite to joining the program and enrolling in ARC1301C Design 1, prospective students must successfully complete and rank in the top group of test takers during the spring semester prior to starting classes in the fall.
Visit the Studio Test page for more information.
Curriculum
Complete the following Prerequisites:
- ARC 1201 Theory of Architecture (3 credits)
- ARC 1301 Architectural Design I (4 credits)
- ARC 1302 Architectural Design II (4 credits)
- ARC 1701 Architectural History I (3 credits)
- ARC 2180 Introduction to Digital Architecture (3 credits)
- ARC 2303 Architectural Design III (5 credits)
- ARC 2304 Architectural Design IV (5 credits)
- ARC 2461 Materials and Methods of Construction (4 credits)
- ARC 2702 Architectural History II (3 credits)
- PHY 2053C - College Physics I (4 credits)
- Select One:
- MAC 1114C - College Trigonometry (3 credits)
- MAC 1140C - Pre-Calculus Algebra (3 credits)
Grade of “C” or better required in each course.
Official record of completion from your previous institution(s) must be sent to the UCF Registrar's Office.
Third Year (Upper Division)
Seats in the upper division are limited. Candidates are admitted to the Bachelor of Design program by a competitive ranking process that includes overall GPA, architectural GPA and Pin-Up review.
Pin-Up Review
All students must be accepted to UCF before applying to the Bachelor of Design in Architecture program. Standard admissions requirements for transfer students must be met for a student to be accepted to UCF.
Students from institutions other than Valencia must have their transcripts evaluated. The program is restricted and requires an additional admissions process:
- The Architecture Prerequisites must be met.
- Students from institutions other than Valencia College must have their transcripts evaluated.
- All applicants are selected for the Bachelor of Design in Architecture program by a competitive process, according to cumulative scores (a combination of overall GPA, architectural GPA and pin-up review score).
- The committee evaluation model for admissions decisions is based on a pre-set point system:
- Overall GPA (4.0 scale) 1 point
- Architectural GPA (4.0 scale) 2.5 points
- Pin-up Review 2.5 points.
All students interested in the Bachelor of Design in Architecture will be required to participate in a Pin-Up Review. View Pin-Up Details.
Prospective Transfer Students
Transfer Students from a Florida Public State College/University
- Students are encouraged to complete an Associate of Arts degree with Valencia College or with a Florida public state college or university to meet the General Education Program (GEP) requirements.
- Architecture classes listed as prerequisites can be taken at Valencia College or various Florida public institutions.
- Similar courses, or courses from schools outside the Florida public state college and university system (including all out-of-state institutions and all private colleges and schools), must be evaluated for equivalency by the UCF Registrar's Office *AND* the UCF Architecture Program.
- Official course evaluations are not reviewed until after the student has accepted their UCF admission offer.
- Previously evaluated courses are listed on the Transfer Credit Equivalency Portal
- Similar courses are not guaranteed to transfer. Therefore, it is recommended that the architecture prerequisites be taken at Valencia College or a Florida public college or university.
Transfer to UCF from a Regionally Accredited Institution Outside of Florida or a Private Institution in Florida
- Students transferring to UCF from any other institution will need to meet the UCF GEP requirements and complete the architecture prerequisites listed in the UCF Catalog to be considered for admission to the Architecture program.
- Courses from schools outside the Florida public state college and university system (including all out-of-state, international, and all private institutions), must be evaluated for equivalency by the UCF Registrar's Office *AND* the UCF Architecture Program.
- Official course evaluations are not reviewed until after the student has accepted their UCF admission offer.
- Previously evaluated courses are listed on the Transfer Credit Equivalency Portal
- Similar courses are not guaranteed to transfer. Therefore, it is recommended that the architecture prerequisites be taken at Valencia College or a Florida public college or university.
Prospective 1st-Year Students Pin-Up
Prospective 3rd-Year Students
Contact
UCF Architecture
Melissa Choinski
melissa.choinski@ucf.edu
407-823-4547
Valencia College Architecture
Kourtney Baldwin
kbaldwin6@valenciacollege.edu
407-582-5618
VC Students, click here for more info about the program.