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Jun 21, 2025
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2025 - 2026 Catalog
Master of Architecture (MARC-MARC-KE, MAR3-MARC-KE, MARG-MARC-KE), M.Arch
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Master of Architecture
The KCAD Master of Architecture is a first professional degree in architecture. As such, its curriculum is designed to not only provide a well-grounded and unique graduate architecture education, but also meet the requirements for accreditation by the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB). The curriculum design is a flexible framework, upon which each individual student’s personal practice of architecture will build. The Master of Architecture is designed to balance research, theory, and practice. It places a strong focus on design-thinking and design leadership, place-making and engagement with the community.
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New Student Admission Requirements
- The Master of Architecture program accepts students each year for the fall semester.
- Graduate students admitted with a regionally accredited undergraduate degree in any discipline may study architecture for three years (90 credits) to achieve the first professional M.Arch degree. In addition, we offer a two-year (60 credits) course of study for those students who have completed a pre-professional degree in architecture. In both cases, the application and admission process is the same.
- Evaluation of prior education is performed by the M.Arch Admissions Committee.
- Current admission requirements can be found on the program’s web page.
- Students on the articulated degree pathway from the B.S.E. in Interdisciplinary Engineering program at Grand Valley State University (GVSU) should apply for provisional admission to the KCAD Master of Architecture program during their 4th semester of study at GVSU.
Year One - Entry Point for 3-Year M.Arch
Total Credits Year One: 30
Year Two - Entry Point for 2-year M.Arch
Total Credits Year Two: 36
Total Credits Year Three: 24
Total Credits for 2-year M.Arch: 60
Total Credits for 3-year M.Arch: 90
Graduation Requirements
Successful completion of all of the required coursework for the 2-or 3-year M.Arch, including KGAR 623 , Thesis Proseminar. A non-credit professional practice internship in an architectural firm is required. Internships must be pre-approved by the Program Chair. Suggested Semester Layout
First Semester (3-year M.Arch)
Third Semester (First Semester 2-year M.Arch)
Please Note
The program is cohort-based. Students are expected to move through the program in concert with the cohort with whom they entered. Study is full-time at 15 credits per semester in Years 1 and 2, on a 3-year plan. The final year is 12 credits per semester. Exceptions, such as taking fewer than 15 credits per semester or exiting and re-entering the program, may be considered at the program’s discretion on a case-by-case basis for individual students. Electives may be offered by the M.Arch program or may be from other graduate programs with the approval of the Academic Advisor. |
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