Undergraduate Admissions

In addition to the general requirements for applying to Cornell University, admissions requirements for the five-year Bachelor of Architecture program reflect the focused, professional nature of the curriculum. You need to present evidence of your creative ability and your commitment to the field of architecture, in addition to having strong academic credentials. The interview and portfolio requirements help the faculty assess your strengths in these more subjective areas. Both of the interview and portfolio requirements must be met for your application to be considered.

Time-sensitive Information for transfer applicants: The transfer application deadline for all materials (including portfolio and interview/essay) is Friday, March 1, 2013. The deadline to request an off-campus alumni interview is 4 p.m. EST, Friday, March 1, 2013. We will not process interview requests made after this date and time.

 

As of January 10, 2013, transfer applicants may submit a request for either an on-campus or an off-campus interview.

• Required Interview
• Portfolio Guidelines
• Transfer Applicants

Secondary School Subjects / Standardized Test Requirements
Sixteen units of secondary school subjects must be completed, including four of mathematics (including plane geometry, intermediate algebra and trigonometry), four of English, and one of physics. Recommended: One unit of calculus and three or four of foreign language (three years of one language or two years each of two languages)

 

The SAT Reasoning Test or ACT (with writing) is required.

 

The SAT Subject Test in Mathematics (any level) is required. If you are applying early decision (deadline for all application materials: November 1, 2012) the last date to take the SAT Subject Test in Mathematics is October 6, 2012.  If you are applying regular decision (deadline for all applications materials: January 2, 2013) the last day to SAT Subject Test in Mathematics is December 1, 2012.

The TOEFL and/or IELTS is required of all international applicants whose first language is not English.

The recommend minimum scores are:

TOEFL - Score of 100 (Internet-based exam) and 600 (paper exam)

IELTS - Score of 7