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BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ARCHITECTURE (BS ARCH) TRANSFER ADMISSIONS2019-2020
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• University at Buffalo Architecture is a fall only admission program.
• Supplemental Admission Procedures + Requirements:• Departmental application required *after* first applying to University at Buffalo Undergraduate Admissions -
http://transfer.buffalo.edu/degreeprograms.php. • You must first be admitted by Undergraduate Admissions prior to submitting any application material to
University at Buffalo Architecture.• No portfolio required for first-year (ARC 101/freshmen fall) studio placement or for students with no previous
college-level architecture education. • Architecture portfolio required for second-year (ARC 201/sophomore fall) studio consideration for applicants
with previous college-level architecture education. • Preferred applicants will have an associate’s degree in architecture or < 34 total credit hours earned with
courses in design studies.• Admission on a space-available basis. In academic year 2018-2019, 33% of transfer applicants were admitted to
University at Buffalo Architecture.• Visit https://catalog.buffalo.edu/academicprograms/architecture_bs_applying.html for additional information.
• 716-829-3485 | Email: [email protected] | http://transfer.buffalo.edu/degreeprograms.php
• Minimum GPA for consideration:• 2.50 GPA in architecture and architecture-related courses; 2.70 overall GPA.• Admission on a space-available basis. In academic year 2018-2019, 33% of transfer applicants were admitted to
University at Buffalo Architecture.• Preferred applicants will have an associate’s degree in architecture or < 34 total credit hours earned with courses in
design studies.• Students not eligible for admission to University at Buffalo Architecture may be offered
admission to University at Buffalo Environmental Design -https://catalog.buffalo.edu/academicprograms/environmental_design_ba.html.
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ARCHITECTURE (BS Arch) TRANSFER ADMISSIONS STEPS
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• Applicants with an earned baccalaureate degree must contact School of Architecture and Planning Undergraduate Education prior to applying to the pre-professional BS Arch for alternative academic advisement and information on the accredited professional 3+ year Master of Architecture degree.
• Application Deadline:• SUNY application, departmental application, and portfolio deadline (if required) March 1. • No supplemental transfer application material will be reviewed after May 31. • Applications from undergraduate transfer students received after March 1 will be reviewed on a space
available basis until May 31 as outline by the School of Architecture and Planning's admission statement. Contact University at Buffalo Architecture at [email protected] after these dates.
• University at Buffalo Architecture is a fall only admission program.• Visit https://catalog.buffalo.edu/academicprograms/architecture_bs_applying.html for more information.• Admission on a space-available basis. In academic year 2018-2019, 33% of transfer applicants were
admitted to University at Buffalo Architecture.• Preferred applicants will have an associate’s degree in architecture or < 34 total credit hours earned with
courses in design studies.• Students not eligible for admission to University at Buffalo Architecture may be offered admission to
University at Buffalo Environmental Design -https://catalog.buffalo.edu/academicprograms/environmental_design_ba.html.
• Applicants should have courses in architecture technology; 2-D and 3-D design; studio art drawing; hand drafting, fine art; art history; and urban + environmental design).
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ARCHITECTURE (BS Arch) TRANSFER ADMISSIONS DEADLINES
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Bachelor of Science in Architecture
http://transfer.buffalo.edu/degreeprograms.php
Transfer Admission. Transfer students must first apply to the University at Buffalo and meet its transfer admission requirements
http://transfer.buffalo.edu/degreeprograms.php.
University at Buffalo Architecture transfer admission application forms and portfolio requirement information (if appropriate) can be
downloaded once the undergraduate transfer admission application is received by the University at Buffalo. University at Buffalo
Architecture Admission on a space-available basis. In academic year 2018-2019, 33% of transfer applicants were admitted to
University at Buffalo Architecture, and University at Buffalo Architecture is a fall only admission program.
Transfer students should consult directly with the School of Architecture and Planning Undergraduate Education [email protected] to
determine architecture application deadlines, academic admission criteria, and recommended preparatory courses (architecture technology;
2-D and 3-D design; studio art drawing; hand drafting, fine art; art history; and urban + environmental design).
Applications from undergraduate transfer students received after March 1 will be reviewed on a space available basis until May 31 as outlined
by the School of Architecture and Planning's admission statement.
No supplemental transfer application material will be reviewed after May 31 -
https://catalog.buffalo.edu/academicprograms/architecture_bs_applying.html.
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ARCHITECTURE (BS Arch) TRANSFER ADMISSION APPLICATION PROCESS
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Acceptance Criteria - Architecture
http://transfer.buffalo.edu/degreeprograms.php
Minimum GPA of 2.70 overall.
Minimum GPA of 2.50 in architecture and architecture-related courses.
University at Buffalo Architecture admission is on a space available basis. In academic year 2018-2019, 33% of transfer applicants were
admitted to University at Buffalo Architecture.
University at Buffalo Architecture is a fall only admission program.
Preferred applicants will have an associate’s degree in architecture or < 34 total credit hours earned with courses in design studies.
Architecture and architecture-related courses may include introductory collegiate courses in architecture technology; 2-D and 3-D design; studio
art drawing; hand drafting, fine art; art history; and urban + environmental design.
Design studio courses completed at other colleges are accepted by University at Buffalo Architecture as transfer elective credit -
https://catalog.buffalo.edu/academicprograms/architecture_bs_requirements.html.
Students not eligible for admission to University at Buffalo Architecture may be offered
admission to University at Buffalo Environmental Design https://catalog.buffalo.edu/academicprograms/environmental_design_ba.html.
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ARCHITECTURE (BS Arch) TRANSFER ADMISSIONS CRITERIA
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Transfer Student Portfolio Checklist
Transfer applicants to University at Buffalo Architecture with 1-2 years of architecture
technology studies MUST use the checklist when developing a portfolio for transfer
admission consideration. YOU ALSO MUST INCLUDE THE *PROCESS* FOR ALL
DESIGN STUDIO PROJECTS IN YOUR PORTFOLIO. Use the following examples to
develop a transfer portfolio:
http://bit.ly/ubuffaloarch-sampleportfolio-1
http://bit.ly/ubuffaloarch-sampleportfolio-2
http://bit.ly/ubuffaloarch-sampleportfolio-5
http://bit.ly/ubuffaloarch-sampleportfolio-4
https://issuu.com/arca.my/docs/portfolio_02_f5436a9be93b27
https://issuu.com/myunghyunlee5/docs/architecture_portfolio_final
https://issuu.com/rahulghera/docs/issuu_submission_file
Portfolios must be in a spiral bound, hard-copy format, no larger than 8.5”x11”, only
1” inch thick with your name on the front and back cover. Your current studio faculty
should review the checklist with you when developing a portfolio. The checklist guides
University at Buffalo Architecture transfer admissions for design studio placement.
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ARCHITECTURE (BS Arch) TRANSFER STUDENT PORTFOLIO CHECKLIST
Demonstrated Skills Required Portfolio Checklisto Geometric analysiso Proportion systemso Scale drawingo Multi-view drawing with an emphasis on sectiono Paraline projection systemso Perspective Projection Systemso Representational freehand drawingo Ideation through drawing via trace/sketchbooko Diagrammingo Shadow castingo Digital Design: Creative Suite – Illustrator, AutoCADo Scaled constructiono Linear modelso Planar modelso Massing modelso Analytical modelso Section modelso Joineryo Formwork + Castingo Material Facility: Paperboard, Woodo Model photographyo Flatwork scanning + refinemento Documentation software (Adobe Creative Suite:
Photoshop + InDesign)o Architectural photography of spaceo Interior model photographyo Layouto Documentation Skills: Portfolio Development
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Transfer Policy
https://catalog.buffalo.edu/academicprograms/architecture_bs_requirements.html
Courses completed at other colleges and universities are not automatically accepted by University at Buffalo Architecture as fulfilling
departmental requirements. While select architecture courses taken elsewhere may be accepted, determination is made by an
evaluation of the student's transcripts, course content, contact hours, and grades earned. Architecture and architecture-related courses
may include introductory collegiate courses in architecture technology; 2-D and 3-D design; studio art drawing; hand drafting,
fine art; art history; and urban environmental design.
Student transcript evaluations are conducted by School of Architecture and Planning Undergraduate Education. Minimum GPA of
2.70 overall, a minimum GPA of 2.50 in architecture and architecture-related courses, and admission on a space-available
basis to University at Buffalo Architecture. In academic year 2018-2019, 33% of transfer applicants were admitted to
University at Buffalo Architecture.
Preferred applicants will have an associate’s degree in architecture or < 34 total credit hours earned with courses in design
studies.
Design studio placement in the undergraduate pre-professional architecture program is made by the department following
this formal evaluation, in tandem with portfolio review, when applicable. Design studio courses completed at other colleges
are accepted as by University at Buffalo Architecture as transfer elective credit only.
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ARCHITECTURE (BS Arch) TRANSFER POLICY
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Transfer Policy
https://catalog.buffalo.edu/academicprograms/architecture_bs_requirements.html
A minimum GPA of 2.50 in architecture and architecture-related courses and a minimum overall GPA of 2.70 is required for
transfer admission consideration, with admission on a space available basis.
Preferred applicants will have an associate’s degree in architecture or < 34 total credit hours earned with courses in design
studies.
Architecture and architecture-related courses may include introductory collegiate courses in architecture technology; 2-D and 3-D
design; studio art; hand drafting, hand drawing, fine art; art history; and urban + environmental design.
Students not eligible for admission to University at Buffalo Architecture may be offered
admission to University at Buffalo Environmental Design
https://catalog.buffalo.edu/academicprograms/environmental_design_ba.html.
Applicants with an earned baccalaureate degree must contact School of Architecture and Planning Undergraduate
Education prior to applying to the preprofessional Bachelor of Science in architecture (BS Arch) for alternative academic
advisement and information on the accredited professional 3+ year Master of Architecture (MArch) degree. The
preprofessional Bachelor of Science in Architecture is a fall-only admission program.
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Admissions Statement
https://catalog.buffalo.edu/academicprograms/architecture_bs_applying.html
The University at Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning has an admission policy that actively encourages applicants from protected groups and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or veteran status. Admission is competitive, and; applicants are reviewed according to the admission criteria. Acceptance of students in the preprofessional, professional, and advanced graduate programs is determined on the basis of the applicants' qualifications and experience. However, since the school's size is limited, the programs may exercise discretionary powers of selection. Courses and programs offered by the University Buffalo School of Architecture and Planning may include an instructional support services fee.
Contact School of Architecture and Planning Undergraduate Education [email protected] for additional information on admission and advisement.
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ARCHITECTURE (BS Arch) SCHOOL ADMISSIONS STATEMENT
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BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ARCHITECTURE (BS ARCH) TRANSFER ADMISSIONS2019-2020
Bachelor of Science in Architecture (BS A
rch) A
pproved Undergraduate Curriculum Course M
atrix
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ystems
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ystems 2
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Design Studio 7
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Architectural Theory
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Total Semester Credits
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ARC 102
Design Studio 2
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RC 112A
rchitecture Media 2
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erican Diversity &
Design
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unication Literacy 1*
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or MTH
121 Survey of Calculus 1*or M
TH 131 Calculus for M
anagement*
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ARC 202
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rchitecture Media 4
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rchitecture History 2 1450-Present
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rchitecture Media 6
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um Required Credit H
ours128
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pleting M
TH 121 or M
TH 131 during the Freshm
en Spring must com
plete College Physics during the Sum
mer sem
ester between the Freshm
en Spring and Sophom
ore Fall. Placement policies can be located in the
Undergraduate Catalog.
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University at Buffalo Architecture
Undergraduate B
S Arch Transfer Student Portfolio Checklist
Transfer Applicant N
ame
U
niv. at Buffalo Person Num
ber (REQ
UIR
ED)
Requested Studio Placem
ent
Transfer applicants to University at Buffalo Architecture w
ith 1-2 years of architecture, architecture technology, or design studio education are required use the below
suggested checklist as guide when developing their portfolio for subm
ission and transfer adm
ission review by
University at Buffalo Architecture.
NO
TE: Students w
ithout 1-2 years of architecture/architecture technology/design studio education do not need to subm
it a portfolio for transfer adm
ission consideration.
Applicants are advised to have your current architecture studio faculty review the transfer student portfolio checklist w
ith you as you prepare your portfolio for transfer adm
ission review.
Electronic or digital portfolios are not accepted via SlideRoom
or email. A
pplicants should adhere to the transfer student portfolio checklist, as this determ
ines eligibility for possible advanced studio (ARC
201) placement consideration
with U
niversity at Buffalo A
rchitecture.
Dem
onstrated Skill Sets 1.
Geom
etric analysis 2.
Proportion systems
3. Scale draw
ing 4.
Multi-view
drawing w
ith an emphasis on section
5. Paraline projection system
s 6.
Perspective Projection Systems
7. R
epresentational freehand drawing
8. Ideation through draw
ing via trace/sketchbook 9.
Diagram
ming
10. Shadow
casting 11.
Digital D
esign: Creative Suite – Illustrator, AutoC
AD
12. Scaled construction
13. Linear m
odels 14.
Planar models
15. M
assing models
16. Analytical m
odels 17.
Section models
18. Joinery
19. Form
work + C
asting 20.
Material Facility: Paperboard, W
ood 21.
Model photography
22. Flatw
ork scanning + refinement
23. D
ocumentation softw
are (Adobe Creative Suite: Photoshop + InD
esign) 24.
Architectural photography of space 25.
Interior model photography
26. Layout
27. D
ocumentation Skills: Portfolio D
evelopment
The transfer student portfolio checklist will guide the U
niversity at Buffalo Architecture transfer admissions com
mittee
when review
ing your submitted portfolio to determ
ine design studio placement.
2016-01-01
University at B
uffalo Architecture, 126 H
ayes Hall, B
uffalo New
York 14214-8030 T: (716) 829-3484 F: (716) 829-3256 E: ap-advising@
buffalo.edu UR
L: http://ap.buffalo.edu/admissions/undergraduate-program
s.html
Bachelor of Science in A
rchitecture (BS A
rch) U
ndergraduate Transfer and Re-Entry A
pplication for Fall Adm
ission Transfer students first apply to U
niv. at Buffalo Undergraduate Adm
issions - https://admissions.buffalo.edu/transfer/degreeprogram
s.php. University at
Buffalo Architecture Undergraduate Transfer and R
e-Entry Application can be submitted upon official adm
ission to the University at Buffalo. Transfer
students should consult with School of Architecture and Planning U
ndergraduate Education for more inform
ation. University at Buffalo Architecture transfer
applications are reviewed on a space-available basis beginning M
arch 1. No additional transfer application m
aterial is reviewed after M
ay 31. Ineligible applicants m
ay be offered direct admission to U
niversity at Buffalo Environmental D
esign - https://catalog.buffalo.edu/academ
icprograms/environm
ental_design_ba.html. SU
BMIT ALL U
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SITY AT BUFFALO
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E APPLICATIO
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IAL TO TH
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RESS LISTED
AT THE TO
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N VIA U
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FS.
Nam
e and Current A
ddress (Please print or type)
Last Nam
e First N
ame
Middle N
ame or Initial
Num
ber Street
Apartment
City
State Zip C
ode
Area Code and Telephone N
umber
FAX
Date of Birth (m
onth/day/year) U
niversity at Buffalo Person Num
ber (application required) C
ountry of Citizenship
Applicant Inform
ation
Have you been adm
itted to the University at Buffalo? Yes
No
U
B Person #
H
ave you previously applied to University at Buffalo Architecture?
Yes
No_
Year
If not a U.S. citizen, are you a perm
anent resident of the United States?
Yes N
o
Year
Do you an Architecture Technology AAS or an Architecture AS degree from
a U.S. college?
Yes
N
o
Have you com
pleted studio art or design courses while attending college?
Yes N
o
College
Are you applying for Freshmen Fall (Architecture D
esign Studio 1/ARC
101) program placem
ent? Yes
No
Education
List in chronological order all post-secondary schools that you have attended including the University at Buffalo. (You are required to send official
transcripts from all post-secondary schools as w
ell as SAT or A
CT scores directly to U
ndergraduate Adm
issions, University at B
uffalo, 12 C
apen Hall, B
uffalo, NY 14260-1660).
Nam
e of School Major D
ates of Attendance Degree R
eceived/Year
Indicate the name of your current school and list all courses in w
hich you are registered during the spring semester and/or sum
mer sem
ester (this section M
UST be com
pleted as part of the application process. Failure to complete this section m
ay delay application review.):
Nam
e of School Sem
ester/Year C
ourse Prefix andN
umber
Credit H
ours
Adm
ission Criteria
An architecture and architecture-related G
PA of 2.50 and a m
inimum
overall GPA
of 2.70 is required for admission consideration,
with adm
ission on a space-available basis. The pre-professional Bachelor of Science in A
rchitecture is a fall-only admission
program, w
ith applicants admitted on a space available basis. Preferred applicants m
ay have an associate’s degree in Architecture
or fewer than 34 credit hours earned in design studies. Ineligible applicants m
ay be offered direct admission to U
niversity at B
uffalo Environmental D
esign - https://catalog.buffalo.edu/academicprogram
s/architecture_bs_applying.html. Applicants w
ith an earned baccalaureate degree *m
ust* contact School of Architecture and Planning Undergraduate Education prior to applying to the
pre-professional Bachelor of Science in Architecture for advisement on the accredited professional 3+ year M
aster of Architecture degree. Subm
it all University at Buffalo Architecture transfer m
aterial to the mailing address listed at the top of the application.
Portfolio Subm
it a portfolio of your work as described below
. Please note: if you have LITTLE or NO
EXPERIEN
CE in college-level art or
architecture studios and wish to enter the FIR
ST YEAR
(AR
C 101-102) STU
DIO
SEQU
ENC
E, A PO
RTFO
LIO IS N
OT R
EQU
IRED
. All portfolio m
aterial for possible advanced (AR
C 201/Sophom
ore Fall) studio placement consideration m
ust be a sprial bound portfolio and m
ust not be more than one inch thick, nor m
ore than 8.5" x 11" in size. The applicant's name m
ust be clearly visible on the front cover and back cover. Students subm
itting portfolios *must* use the transfer student portfolio checklist as a guide.
Electronic or digital portfolios are not accepted via SlideRoom
, and portfolios submitted by em
ail are not accepted. A
pplicants *must* adhere to the transfer student portfolio checklist, as this determ
ines possible eligibility for advanced (AR
C201/Sophom
ore Fall) design studio placement consideration in U
niversity at Buffalo A
rchitecture. C
ontents of the portfolio should include copies of architectural and design work done in academ
ic settings, during actual practice, or as studio projects. You also m
ay include any work in the visual arts. In any case, subm
it work that represents your best creative
ability and interests. Applicants *m
ust* adhere to the transfer student portfolio checklist, as this determines possible eligibility for
advanced design studio (ARC 201/Sopohmore Fall) placem
ent consideration in University at B
uffalo Architecture.
All work m
ust include the name of the applicant, date of w
ork, and an indication of whether the w
ork was an academ
ic, professional, or studio project. If the item
is part of a group effort, the specific role of the applicant should be identified. U
pon completion of the adm
issions process, the portfolio or other material(s) m
ay be claimed in person. All subm
itted portfolios become a
part of a transfer applicant’s admission file and m
ust remain on file for 6 years w
ith the University at Buffalo as per federal U
.S. Departm
ent of Education regulations.
Honors/A
wards
List any academic honors, aw
ards, scholarships and/or public recognition that you have received: Signature By accepting responsibility for their education, students enhance the developm
ent of their academic, social, and career goals. As a
condition of enrollment, students are responsible for review
ing, understanding, and abiding by the university's regulations, procedures, requirem
ents, and deadlines as described in official publications, including the university's undergraduate catalog, University at Buffalo W
eb sites, and official university e-m
ail comm
unications. In addition, all students are required to positively affirm their know
ledge of, and adherence to, U
B's Student Conduct R
ules, University Standards and Adm
inistrative Regulations prior to their inaugural sem
ester at the U
niversity at Buffalo. Asserting a lack of knowledge of university regulations w
ill not be accepted as a basis for an exception to these regulations. I certify that all inform
ation, as well as any supplem
entary forms or statem
ents, is complete and correct, and have
reviewed the B
achelor of Science in Architecture 2019-2020 transfer handbook. If accepted, I agree to obey the conditions of
admissions, statutes, ordinances, rules and regulations of the U
niversity at Buffalo and the School of A
rchitecture and Planning.
Signature of Applicant Date
Adm
issions Statem
ent: The University at B
uffalo School of A
rchitecture and Planning has an adm
ission policy that actively encourages applicants from
protected groups and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin,
disability, or veteran status. Adm
ission is competitive, and applicants are review
ed according to the admission criteria. A
cceptance of students in the pre-professional, professional, and advanced graduate program
s is determined on the basis of the applicants' qualifications
and experience. How
ever, since the school's size is limited, the program
s may exercise discretionary pow
ers of selection. Courses and
programs offered by the U
niversity at Buffalo S
chool of Architecture and P
lanning may include an instructional support services fee.