The core academic experience offered in the Department of Architecture is the 3 and a half years of professional study leading to a Master of Architecture degree. All students who go through our program will matriculate through all the courses in our professional program.* There are two paths a student can follow to enter these advanced professional years of study. Path A and Path B students take the 3.5 years of professional study together in the same sections.

Path A (4 year B.Sc.Arch.Stud. + 2 year M.Arch.) is comprised of a four year Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies and a two year professional Master of Architecture degree. This is the typical path for high school graduates and university transfers wanting a design based liberal arts education leading into a professional education in architecture. The core professional years of study are the last 3.5 years of this 6 year program. Professional studies begin in the spring of the third year. Students graduating with a B.Sc.Arch.Stud. from SDSU will apply for admission into the graduate M.Arch. degree.

Path B (3.5 year M.Arch.) People who already have a B.A. or B.Sc. degree of any specialization from an accredited university can apply for admission (based primarily on undergraduate academic achievement and a portfolio that demonstrates an educated ability to make things) into the first semester of the 3.5 years of professional studies and matriculate through these years to a Master of Architecture degree. Students provisionally admitted with insufficient graphic capacity may be required to take fundamental drawing and / or design courses the Fall semester before beginning professional study.