Bachelor’s degree
Bachelor of Design, Architecture
University of South Florida · School of Architecture & Community Design · Tampa, Florida, United States
- Official award
- Bachelor of Design, ArchitectureBDes
- Pathway
- Pre-professionalStated for United States
- Format
- On campusfour year
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
New four-year pre-professional degree launched in 2026-27 that replaces the previous 2-year pre-architecture track; continuation requires a portfolio.
- Subject
- Architecture
- Department
- School of Architecture & Community Design
- 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
- USF calls the 120-credit BDes a pre-professional program preparing students for a two-year accredited M.Arch.“The 120 credit hour, pre-professional Bachelor of Design (BDes), Architecture program provides a comprehensive and rigorous curriculum centered within design studio courses.”Source
- Previous architecture degree required
- Not published
- Applicants without an architecture degree
- Not published
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 year
- Credits
- 120 credit hoursCredit systems differ between countries and institutions.
- Intakes
- Not published
- Campus
- University of South Florida main 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.
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, 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)