Course General Description

The Bachelor of Architecture (BArch) is an accredited, five-year professional degree providing the foundation for becoming a licensed architect as well as for continued study in a graduate program. It is accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB). Students complete the first-year Core Design Program before applying to the Bachelor of Architecture degree program. The architecture program admits 80 students annually. Design studios and studio culture are the fundamental components of our degree program.

School General Description

Iowa State University of Science and Technology (Iowa State) is a flagship public land-grant and space-grant research university in Ames, Iowa. It is the largest university in the state of Iowa and the third largest university in the Big 12 athletic conference. Iowa State is classified as a research university with highest research activity" by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Iowa State is also a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities (AAU), which consists of 60 leading research universities in North America. Iowa State University is organized into eight colleges and two schools that offer 100 Bachelor's degree programs, 112 Masters programs, and 83 Ph.D programs, including one professional degree program in Veterinary Medicine. ISU is home to the following schools: Greenlee School of Journalism and Mass Communication (within the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences) School of Education (within the College of Human Sciences)