Bachelor’s degree
Architectural Design (BFA)
James Madison University · School of Art, Design and Art History (SADAH) · Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States
- Official award
- Bachelor of Fine Arts, major in Architectural DesignBFA
- Pathway
- Not classified
- Format
- On campus
- Tuition
- $4,273per semester, 2026-27
About this program
Studio-based architectural design major housed in an art and design school; the school warns that the BFA may not meet licensing education requirements in some states.
- Subject
- Architecture
- Department
- School of Art, Design and Art History (SADAH)
- 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
- Pathway not classifiedNo source we could read states the professional status of this program. It is left unclassified rather than guessed from the degree name.
- Previous architecture degree required
- Not published
- Applicants without an architecture degree
- Not published
- Further professional requirements
- The page says educational requirements for architectural licensing vary by state and the BFA may not qualify graduates for licensure in some states.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
- Not published
- Intakes
- Not published
- Campus
- Harrisonburg campus
Teaching language
- Taught in
- English
- English
- English teaching not verifiedAn English-language website does not mean a program is taught in English.
Admissions
- Portfolio
- Not published
- Interview
- Not published
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, full-time (12+ credit hours)Tuition | $4,273per semester, 2026-27 | Virginia Resident | 19 October 2026Source |
| Undergraduate tuition, full-time (12+ credit hours)Tuition | $13,177per semester, 2026-27 | Non-Virginia Resident | 19 October 2026Source |
| Comprehensive fee, full-time (12+ credit hours)Other compulsory charge · mandatory | $3,111per semester, 2026-27 | All students | 19 October 2026Source |
No total is shown: the sources do not state a whole-program figure and the published duration and fee basis do not support a calculation.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: duration, full-time or part-time options, intakes, portfolio requirement, whether a previous architecture degree is required, 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)