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Architecture and Planning

The Professional Degree

CUA offers several options for earning the Master of Architecture professional degree. The one and a half (1.5) M.Arch. program is intenden only for students with B.S.Arch. from Catholic University.

The two-year M.Arch. program is intended for students with a four-year undergraduate pre-professional degree in architecture, a Bachelor of Science in Architecture.

The three-year M.Arch. program is intended for students who hold an undergraduate degree in a field other than architecture or a Bachelor of Arts with a Major in Architecture.

These Master of Architecture degree programs are fully accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board. 

Concentrations

The School of Architecture and Allied Arts currently offers four areas of concentration available to students for more focused specialization during their graduate education. These are Urban Design, Cultural Studies/Sacred Space; Technology, Media and Interiors; and Classical Architecture and Urbanism. 

Foreign Studies

The School of Architecture and Allied Arts offers a variety of foreign study options for graduate students, including a semester in Rome or a summer semester in London.

Polices

Policies are subject to change. Please consult the School of Architecture and Allied Arts website for current policies and requirements.

A minimum grade point average of 3.0 in graduate studies is required for graduation in all degree programs.

A grade of a B‐ or higher in a studio course counts toward the required courses for graduation and to proceed to the next course in sequence, if that course is a pre‐req.

A grade of a C or higher in a non‐studio course counts toward the required courses for graduation and to proceed to the next course in sequence, if that course is a pre‐req.

A grade of a C or higher earned in a studio or non‐studio course earns University credit.

See the University Graduate Grading System https://policies.catholic.edu/students/academicgrad/gradesfull.html for more information related to D, F, F*

Additional School of Architecture and Allied Arts requirements:

  1. “Since a C grade is passing but marginal at the graduate level, C grades are permitted in a maximum of one‐third of the courses required for the degree.”
  2. “A grade of C in studio courses is not acceptable; students who earn C grades may repeat only one studio course."