Bachelor’s degree
Bachelor of Architecture
Utah Valley University · Department of Architecture & Engineering Design · Orem, Utah, United States
- Official award
- Bachelor of ArchitectureB.Arch
- Pathway
- ProfessionalStated for United States
- Format
- On campusfive years
- Tuition
- Not published
About this program
Five-year professional degree rooted in classical and traditional architecture, combining current technologies with classicism, vernacular and traditional building methods.
- Subject
- Architecture
- Department
- Department of Architecture & Engineering Design
- Awarding body
- Utah Valley 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 department describes the B.Arch as a five-year professional degree preparing students to become licensed architects.“The Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch) is a five-year professional degree that prepares students for leadership in the profession as licensed architects.”Source
- Previous architecture degree required
- Yes
- Applicants without an architecture degree
- Not published
| Route | Duration | Credits | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry from secondary school | five years: first two years via the A.S. in Engineering Design Technology (architectural drafting and design track), then the B.Arch; 153 credits | 153 | complete the A.S. in Engineering Design Technology (Architecture Drafting and Design Track) with a minimum grade of C or betterSource |
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 accreditationOther statusUS
Scope: Bachelor of Architecture, Utah Valley University. NAAB directory lists status Initial Accreditation (initial accreditation 2025, last reaffirmation 2025, statusExpirationDate 2027-12-31, next team visit 2028). The school's own NAAB page still shows an older candidacy-stage update (candidacy 2022, projected initial accreditation 2025).
Dates: not stated to 31 December 2027
Further requirements: Initial accreditation is the NAAB's three-year initial term; see NAAB for the term and for NCARB education-requirement timing.
Study structure
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study mode
- Not published
- Duration
- five years
- Credits
- 153 creditsCredit systems differ between countries and institutions.
- Intakes
- Fall semester
- Campus
- UVU Orem campus800 West University Parkway, Orem, UT 84058
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 required10-page portfolio submitted with the application to the architecture faculty.
- Interview
- Not published
- Previous qualification
- A.S. in Engineering Design Technology (architectural drafting and design track)
- Academic prerequisites
- grade of C or above
- Official instructions
- Application instructions
Fees and costs
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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.
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)