Bachelor’s degree
Bachelor of Science in Architecture (B.S. Arch.)
The Catholic University of America · School of Architecture and Allied Arts · Washington, Washington, DC, United States
- Official award
- Bachelor of Science in ArchitectureBS
- Pathway
- Pre-professionalStated for United States
- Format
- On campusfour years
- Tuition
- $61,240per year, 2026-27
About this program
Four-year pre-professional architecture degree with liberal arts, design studio, history and technology.
- Subject
- Architecture
- Department
- School of Architecture and Allied Arts
- Awarding body
- Not stated on the pages we checked
Qualification and professional pathway
Pathway is classified only from a statement on an official page. A degree title such as B.Arch, BA, BSc, M.Arch or MSc does not decide it, and no degree by itself grants permission to practise as an architect.
- Degree level
- Bachelor’s degreeA first degree entered after secondary school.
- Pathway
- Pre-professionalA first stage. The source says further study or a further qualification is needed before registration or licensure.
- Why we classify it this way
- The program page calls the degree four-year and pre-professional.“The four-year, pre-professional, undergraduate degree is a 126-credit-hour program culminating in a Bachelor of Science in Architecture (B.S. Arch.).”Source
- Previous architecture degree required
- No
- Applicants without an architecture degree
- Not published
| Route | Duration | Credits | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry from secondary school | four years | 126 | –Source |
Accreditation, validation and recognition
Recorded for this program and campus, with the authority’s role. Institutional recognition, degree-awarding authority, program accreditation, professional validation and eligibility toward registration are different things; none of them is full professional registration.
No accreditation, validation or registration-pathway record for this program has been verified yet. That does not mean none exists; check the national authority and the institution.
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Not published
- Duration
- four years
- Credits
- 126 creditsCredit systems differ between countries and institutions.
- Intakes
- Not published
- Campus
- Washington, DC campus
Source could not be re-checked automatically.
Teaching language
- Taught in
- English
- English
- English teaching not verifiedAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.
Admissions
- Portfolio
- Portfolio optionalOptional for students applying from high school; the page says transfer applicants are no longer required to submit one.
- Interview
- Not published
- Official instructions
- Application instructions
Source could not be re-checked automatically.
Fees and costs
Original currency is authoritative. Each price keeps its basis (per year, per credit, whole program), academic year and student category, and is never converted. Annual tuition and whole-program tuition are different figures.
| Item | Amount | Applies to | Dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate tuition for students in Architecture and EngineeringTuition | $61,240per year, 2026-27 | All students | 19 October 2026SourceSource could not be re-checked automatically. |
Calculated tuition total: $244,960 (All students). Calculated from published annual tuition for 2026-27 x 4 years. It assumes no fee changes and excludes studio, materials, printing, software and other charges.
Studio fees, materials, model-making, printing, software, equipment, field trips and residencies are not listed by the institution on the pages we checked; architecture students often meet such costs.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: full-time or part-time options, intakes, accreditation or validation record.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked 19 October 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked 19 October 2026)