649 - Architecture (BArch)
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Program Description
The Bachelor of Architecture (BArch) program helps prepare students to
be well-rounded, creative, and socially responsible architects who shape
our world through the design of meaningful and inspirational spaces. The
BArch is a fully accredited professional program, preparing students for
employment and the opportunity to pursue licensure shortly after graduation,
reducing the need for further graduate education or an advanced degree.
Program Advantages
Students enrolled in the BArch program have had the opportunity to select a “cognate area of focus to allow them to develop additional expertise.” A list of options is available in the department office or from an academic advisor.
Upon successful completion of the BArch degree, graduates may begin an internship and the other professional steps leading to licensure as a registered, practicing architect. Students may participate in the Architectural Experience Program (AXP) while enrolled at Alfred State.
The BArch program provides a career-focused, project-based education integrating theory and practice with a strong multidisciplinary foundation that draws upon an institutional heritage of building and technology.
Alfred State offers multiple study abroad options through our signature 12-week semester study abroad program (offered in conjunction with Sant’Anna Institute in Sorrento, Italy) and other programs offered in conjunction with SUNY partners. To learn more, see www.alfredstate.edu/study-abroad.
Professional Outlook
Employment and continuing education rate of 95 percent – 94 percent are employed; 6 percent continue their education.
A wide range of career opportunities are available to graduates of this accredited degree: intern architect, practicing architect (after successfully meeting state registration requirements), or practitioner in related subfields that include, but not limited to: sustainable architecture, urban design, interior architecture, adaptive reuse and historic preservation, building construction management, hospitality design, lighting design, acoustical design, religious building design, and others.
BArch graduates who wish to continue academic study may choose to apply at another institution to master's or doctoral programs in architecture or related disciplines.
Accreditation Information
In the United States, most state registration boards require a degree from an accredited professional degree program as a prerequisite for licensure. The National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB), which is the sole agency authorized to accredit professional degree programs in architecture offered by institutions with US regional accreditation, recognizes three types of degrees: the Bachelor of Architecture, the Master of Architecture, and the Doctor of Architecture. A program may be granted an eight-year term, an eight-year term with conditions, or two-year term of continuing accreditation, or a three-year term of initial accreditation, depending on the extent of its conformance with established educational standards. Doctor of Architecture and Master of Architecture degree programs may require a non-accredited undergraduate degree in architecture for admission. However, the nonaccredited degree is not, by itself, recognized as an accredited degree.
Alfred State Department of Architecture and Design offers the following NAAB-accredited degree program: Bachelor of Architecture (BArch) 156 Credit Hours.
A detailed archive of NAAB-related accreditation documents is available on our website.