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Master of Architecture

ACADEMIC BACKGROUND

2 YEAR

Architectural Studies
(B.S., B.A), BED, B.Arch
 

3-1/2 YEAR

B.A. or B.S. 
Any discipline

ACADEMIC RECORD

2 YEAR

3.0 minimum GPA (4.0 scale)

Completion of at least five
undergraduate design studios
 

3-1/2 YEAR

3.0 minimum GPA (4.0 scale)

APPLICATION

REASONS STATEMENT

Required with application

STANDARDIZED TESTS

GRE – General Test
TESTS http://www.gre.org

 

TOEFL – international applicants, 100 (iBT) or 600 (PBT):  www.ets.org                               

or IELTS examination score of 7.0.

The GRE must be taken in order to apply for fellowships and assistantships.  To report scores use R1473 as the institution code and 4401 as the departmental code.

RECOMMENDATIONS

Three letters of recommendation from people familiar with your academic and/or professional work. Letters should be from non-related individuals who know you through previous academic programs or relevant professional activity.
 

PORTFOLIO

Required of all applicants.
Format: 8-1/2” x 11” bound;
name on cover – no CDs

DEADLINE

January 15 (Fall admission only)

3-1/2 YEAR

January 15 (Summer admission only)
 

International applicants are advised to apply by September 1 to allow time for processing all credentials, and to meet deadlines for financial assistance.
 

Please note that earlier application deadlines for various forms of financial assistance (e.g., graduate school fellowships) require prompt submission of all credentials.  Fellowship applications are available November 1, and can be downloaded from the Graduate School website at http://www.graduateschool.uwm.edu/forms-and-downloads/. 

Please direct materials as follows:

Graduate School:
Application/fee, reasons statement, transcripts*, and test scores.

Mailing address: UWM Graduate School
                           P.O. Box 340
                           Milwaukee, WI 53201-0340

School of Architecture and Urban Planning:
Letters of recommendation and portfolio.

Mailing address: UWM School of Architecture and Urban Planning
                           2131 E. Hartford Avenue
                           Milwaukee, WI 53211

* Students earning an undergraduate degree at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee do not need to submit transcripts.

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