Arch schools in Canada

newjersey17
Wed, 09 Sep 2015 20:21:05 +0000

In the U.S., all 4 year BA/BS/BDES in Architecture are all undergraduate degrees which are preprofessional. To become a licensed Architect you need more than 120 credits (which the normal 4 year UG degree requirement).

The minimum for an accredited licensure that I’ve seen is 160+ credits - so it is impossible to get that in a 4 year degree. As you can see getting 160+ credits in 5 years is also very rigorous. Also, I’ve been told that NAAB recommends the 4 + 2 program (4 year UG BS in Architecture + 2 year Masters in Architecture).

Obtaining the licensure can be done several ways: getting into a 5 year undergraduate BArch degree (which is a highly rigorous program and leaves little room for taking other courses) or by getting an UG degree + Masters degree in Architecture which can take 2-3 years depending on what your UG degree is.

However, I don’t know what the licensing rules are for Canada?