Bachelor of Arts in Architecture Admissions

Admission to the School of Architecture is competitive and requires two separate admission processes: 1) Admission to the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and 2) Admission to the School of Architecture (SoA). When applying to the university, please designate “Architecture” as your intended major and submit all required materials (such as test scores and transcripts) by November 1st or February 1st (applies to both incoming freshman and transfers). For more information about applying to UNC Charlotte, go to admissions.uncc.edu.

Approximately one week after the payment of your university application fee, you will receive an email notification from SoA-admissions@uncc.edu with your username and password to access the online SoA Application. Early applicants are given priority in the SoA admission process. Therefore, you should submit your SoA Application prior to the following deadlines:

• Priority Review: November 1st
• Standard Review: December 1st
• Final Review: January 22nd

SoA Applications submitted after January 22nd will be considered if there are seats available. Currently enrolled UNC Charlotte Students can access the SoA Application by going to http://apply-soa.uncc.edu.

Based on a review of your academic standing and SoA Application, you may be selected for an individual interview during an Open House / Interview event. At the Open House you will learn about the SoA through an information session, a tour of the building and facilities, and small group discussions with students and faculty. You will also have a thirty-minute individual interview, for which you will be asked to bring a collection of your original, creative work for discussion. Examples of creative work might include traditional forms of art (such as freehand drawing, graphic design, painting, photography, and sculpture) or other forms of creative expression (such as carpentry, craft, ceramics, dance, film-making, model-making, music, poetry, and set/costume design).

Final decisions regarding admission to the SoA will be made on or before April 1st. Important: Applicants must be admitted to UNC Charlotte before they will be admitted to the SoA. If you apply to the SoA, but your application to UNC Charlotte remains “incomplete” after February 1st, you will no longer be elgible for admission to the School of Architecture (applies to both incoming freshman and transfers). Please monitor your UNC Charlotte application in your Future 49er Portal to verify that all admission materials (test scores and transcripts) have been received no later than February 1st. The SoA admits applicants for the fall semester only. If you are not admitted to the SoA, your acceptance to the University remains unchanged. Many applicants who are initially denied admission to the SoA choose to enroll at the university and reapply to the SoA the following year.

For questions regarding the admissions process, please email SoA-admissions@uncc.edu.