Any opinions on the BAC?

soozievt
Sun, 24 Jun 2007 12:14:06 +0000

Lolabelle…interesting about your boyfriend and good that you shared since he came out of Tufts like the OP. What is he doing now that he graduated?



Remember that most people who go on to become architects DON’T have BArchs, and instead have BAs.



I am not absolutely sure what you meant by this comment. A person with a BA cannot become an architect without doing a MArch degree program. To become an architect, one has to complete either a BArch or a MArch program (and apprenticeship/internship), or in other words, a professional degree program. Perhaps you meant, and I would agree, that a person can start with a BA and eventually become an architect. But to do so, that person has to then do a MArch degree program. A BArch is not required to be an architect. However, just so anyone uninformed who reads your post may think that a BA can become an architect, that is not correct. A BA plus a MArch can, however. My daughter has chosen that route and I think the OP may wish to consider it at this point given he has already completed one year at Tufts and hasn’t yet put in for a transfer. If he were to transfer to a five year BArch program, he may have to start near the beginning and the total number of years, after two at Tufts, would be similar to doing Tufts for four years and three years of a MArch program. I agree with you that it would not be cost or time effective if the OP were to transfer to a BArch program. I would not agree with the “MOST architects” part of your statement because I think MANY architects have a BArch and then many have a MArch. I have never heard that more start with a BA. Either route (BArch, BA+MArch, or BArch+MArch) leads to this profession, but plenty have done a BArch.