Bachelor’s degree
Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch)
Southern California Institute of Architecture · Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc) · Los Angeles, California, United States
- Official award
- Bachelor of ArchitectureB.Arch
- Pathway
- ProfessionalStated for United States
- Format
- On campusfive-year
- Tuition
- $29,505per semester, 2026-2027
About this program
Five-year professional Bachelor of Architecture built around design studio, liberal arts, history and theory, visual studies and applied studies.
- Subject
- Architecture
- Department
- Southern California Institute of Architecture (SCI-Arc)
- 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
- 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 describes the B.Arch as a professionally accredited five-year degree.“B.Arch is a five-year, 165-credit professionally accredited degree that prepares students to engage in and practice architecture.”Source
- Previous architecture degree required
- Not published
- Applicants without an architecture degree
- Not published
| Route | Duration | Credits | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry from secondary school | five-year | 165 | –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.
Stated by the schoolNational Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB)Program accreditationFull statusUS
Scope: SCI-Arc B.Arch / M.Arch 1 / M.Arch 2 as listed on the school's NAAB page; school page also says 'Next accreditation visit for all programs: 2026-2027'
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Not published
- Duration
- five-year
- Credits
- 165 creditsCredit systems differ between countries and institutions.
- Intakes
- Not published
- Campus
- SCI-Arc campus960 East 3rd Street, Los Angeles, CA 90013
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full-time tuition per semester (page covers undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate students)Tuition · mandatory | $29,505per semester, 2026-2027 | All students | 19 October 2026Source |
| Lab fee per semesterStudio fee · mandatory | $150per semester, 2026-2027 | All students | 19 October 2026Source |
| Administrative fee per semesterOther compulsory charge · mandatory | $600per semester, 2026-2027 | 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: full-time or part-time options, intakes, portfolio requirement, whether a previous architecture degree is required.
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)