Bachelor Programme
Architectural Studies
The BSD in Architectural Studies, from The Design School in ASU's Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, is a pre-professional degree that treats architecture as both cultural expression and technical achievement. For three years students take two studio project courses a year alongside other classes, then follow either a cross-disciplinary or a professional focus. It is not itself a licensing degree: students who want to become registered architects go on to an accredited professional master's degree, such as ASU's two-year MArch. Graduates also move into landscape architecture, construction, planning, preservation or related fields. Students apply to ASU through the ASU application or the Common App, choosing this major in the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts.
University
Arizona State University
Country
United States
Level
Bachelor
Field
Architecture
Duration
4 years full-time (120 credit hours)
Language
English
Campus
Tempe campus
Degree
Bachelor of Science in Design (BSD) in Architectural Studies
Intake
Fall (August) or spring (January)
Application Deadline
Fall 2027 entry (first-year applicants): ASU's priority admission date is 1 November 2026 (applying by then gives the most scholarship consideration) and the regular admission date is 15 January 2027. Apply with the ASU application or the Common App (no essay required); the fee is US$55 for Arizona residents, US$85 for domestic nonresidents and US$90 for international applicants. Barrett, The Honors College has a separate application due 15 January 2027. International applicants should apply early to leave time for the I-20 and visa; ASU's international page lists a 1 November 2026 priority deadline for spring 2027
Tuition Information
2026-27 tuition and mandatory fees for a full-time undergraduate (12+ credits, two semesters, ASU's approved schedule): US$14,726 for Arizona residents, US$39,134 for out-of-state (nonresident) US students and US$42,480 for international students. This is base tuition (US$12,178 resident, US$35,716 nonresident, US$39,062 international) plus a US$175-a-semester tuition surcharge, US$404 a semester of student-initiated fees, the new US$100-a-semester Advanced Technology Fee and the Design and the Arts college fee (US$595 a semester for residents, US$1,030 for nonresident and international students). Adding ASU's 2026-27 Tempe on-campus allowances for housing (US$11,473), food (US$7,346), books (US$1,320), travel (US$1,650), personal costs (US$2,343) and loan fees (US$72) gives a cost of attendance (adding up ASU's published line items) of about US$38,930 (resident), US$63,338 (nonresident) and US$69,849 (international, which also includes the US$400 International Student Fee and US$2,765 of required student health insurance). Barrett, The Honors College adds US$1,100 a semester, and course-specific fees are extra. Students from Western Undergraduate Exchange (WUE) states may qualify for a reduced nonresident rate of 150% of resident tuition plus fees. All first-year applicants, including international students, are automatically considered for ASU's New American University merit scholarships; federal need-based aid (FAFSA, priority date 15 January) is only for US citizens and eligible non-citizens
Admission Requirements
- College: Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts. Applicants choose the major on the ASU or Common App application
- University first-year standards: four years of math, four of English, three of lab science, two of social science, two of the same second language and one of fine arts or career and technical education, plus one of: top 25% of the high school class, a 3.00 GPA in these competency courses, or ACT 22 / SAT 1120 (ACT 24 / SAT 1180 for nonresidents). International first-year applicants need at least a 3.00 GPA (or equivalent) with four years of math and three of lab science
- Testing: SAT and ACT are optional at ASU. Scores are one way to meet the admission standards for this major and are also used for course placement
- English proficiency (international applicants whose native language is not English; scores no more than two years old at the start date): at least TOEFL iBT 61 (tests before 21 January 2026) or 3.5 on the new scale, IELTS 6.0, PTE Academic 53, Duolingo 95 or Cambridge English 170. Applicants below these scores may get conditional admission and complete English study at ASU Global Launch first (valid for up to three semesters)
- No portfolio is listed as required for first-year admission to this major