Architecture (Three-Year Program)

The National Architectural Accreditation Board reviewed the Northeastern University School of Architecture in February 2018. The M.Arch. degree was re-accredited for the maximum eight-year term. Further details are available on the CAMD website.

• Open to students with an undergraduate degree in a discipline other than architecture
• Offers students the opportunity to earn a NAAB-accredited Master of Architecture degree in three years
• Students may enroll in four-month internships between spring and fall semesters
• Students complete a master’s research project generating research and design solutions for a specific and complex urban site

• Application form

• Application fee

• Resumé

• Personal statement

• Transcripts from all institutions attended

  • The Foreign Credential Evaluation (FCE) is a required assessment of all transcripts and documents from non-U.S. accredited post-secondary education institutions. (Review the

    FCE requirements by country.)

• Three letters of recommendation

• TOEFL, IELTS or Duolingo exam scores for international applicants

• Portfolio preferred but not required 

• 1 semester of college physics*

• 1 semester of college calculus*

• Learn more about our admissions process from the College of Arts, Media, and Design

* Students who enter into the program without calculus and/or physics have one year from date of matriculation to complete and pass the courses. These courses may be taken at Northeastern or elsewhere.