Bachelor’s degree
Bachelor of Architecture
Rice University · Rice School of Architecture · Houston, Texas, United States
- Official award
- Bachelor of ArchitectureB.Arch
- Pathway
- ProfessionalStated for United States
- Format
- On campustwo years after the BA
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
Two-year professional stage after the Rice BA in Architecture, with a paid preceptorship year in practice and advanced studios in the final year.
Intended audience: Rice architecture majors who have completed the BA and continue to the professional degree.
- Subject
- Architecture
- Department
- Rice School of Architecture
- Awarding body
- Rice University
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
- Professional pathwayThe program itself is a professionally accredited or validated degree in the stated jurisdiction, as shown by the source quoted on the page. Further steps are normally still required before registration.
- Why we classify it this way
- The school presents the B.Arch as the professional degree following the BA, and NAAB lists it as accredited.“students subsequently receive a bachelor of architecture professional degree after an additional two years”Source
- Previous architecture degree required
- Yes
- Applicants without an architecture degree
- Not published
| Route | Duration | Credits | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prior architecture degree (advanced standing) | two years after the BA, including the preceptorship year | – | Completion of all university and major requirements for the BA degree, a portfolio of work and formal applicationSource |
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.
Verified in official recordNational Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB)Program accreditationFull statusUS
Scope: Bachelor of Architecture, Rice University, Houston TX. NAAB directory lists initial accreditation 1964/65, last reaffirmation 2025, status expiration 2032-12-31, next team visit 2033.
Dates: not stated to 31 December 2032
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Not published
- Duration
- two years after the BA
- Internship or placement
- Preceptorship: minimum 9-month paid placement in architecture offices
- Intakes
- Not published
- Campus
- Rice University (Houston)6100 Main Street, Houston, Texas 77005
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 requiredA portfolio of work is part of admission into the B.Arch.
- Interview
- Not published
- Previous qualification
- BA in Architecture from Rice
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.
The institution does not publish tuition for this program on the pages we checked. Ask for current fees, what they include and whether studio, materials, printing, software, equipment and field-trip costs are extra.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: tuition, full-time or part-time options, intakes.
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)