Priority Application Deadline
Applications will be evaluated on an ongoing basis. For consideration of financial assistance and priority registration, it is recommended that you submit your application by the following dates:
M.Arch I – 2-year
January 3 (fall admission), October 1 (spring admission)
M.Arch I – 3-year
January 3 (fall admission only)
Application For Admission
Complete the UWM Graduate Admission Application. Your reasons statement should reflect why you are interested in pursuing this particular program and how your career interests fit with the degree.
NOTE: Top out-of-state M.Arch graduate applicants may be eligible to receive in-state tuition, thanks to a program that allows SARUP to award in-state tuition to a limited number of M.Arch students from outside of Wisconsin each year. All new out-of-state M.Arch applicants will be automatically considered for this merit-based tuition reduction.
Admission Requirements
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Academic Background
Cumulative GPA of at least 3.0 (4.0 scale).
M.Arch 2
Pre-professional bachelor’s degree in architecture with 5 architecture design studios.
M.Arch 3
Bachelor’s degree in any discipline.
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Your transcript will be reviewed by advising staff for course equivalencies or deficiencies in order to provide you with a curriculum path towards architecture degree requirements. Where clarification about courses is needed, you may be asked to provide syllabi. Final approval of course placement or exceptions is made by the Graduate Committee.
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Tests
The GRE (Graduate Record Examination) is not required. If applicants believe that making GRE scores available to the admissions and awards process would provide additional information that would buttress their record in light of previous academic performance, GRE scores would be considered in that context.
International applicants are required to submit test results from the TOEFL or IELTS Minimum score requirements: TOEFL: 100(iBT); IELTS: 7.0 Institution Code: 1473. Applicants with TOEFL scores from 79-99 iBT, or an IELTS score of 6.5 may be considered for admission with the stipulation that further coursework in English be taken. Additional specific information for international applicants can be found at the Center for International Education website.
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Letters of Recommendation
Three letters of recommendation from people familiar with your academic and/or professional work. As part of UWM’s Panthera online application system, you will be able to send a request directly to your reference(s). The individual letter of recommendation can then be uploaded by your recommender directly into your online application.
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Portfolio
All applicants are required to submit a digital portfolio in PDF format. The portfolio should show evidence of interest in design as well as critical and independent thinking, and should be carefully conceived, curated, well designed, neatly prepared, and easily readable. Design your portfolio for digital review rather than submitting an electronic version of your printed portfolio. For M.Arch 3 applicants, the portfolio should provide an indication of your aptitude for thinking critically and creatively through design. This can include such items as illustrated research papers, photographs of executed artwork, jewelry, pottery, sculpture, furniture, craft work, and/or freehand drawings. Present work that demonstrates the depth and breadth of your creative activity; a variety of work is important to give the admissions committee a sense of how you arrived at architecture as a course of study to pursue.
For successful submission, the portfolio
- Must be no larger than 15 MB. Any portfolio over 15 MB will not be accepted.
- Must be a pdf file. We do not accept any other file types.
- Format your portfolio for view on a computer screen, as it will be reviewed digitally.
- Do not include photos of yourself, or your Social Security Number.
- Include a cover page with your first and last name, and the program you are applying to (e.g., John Smith, M.Arch/MUP 3).
Apply and upload required materials on the UWM Graduate Admission Application.