Applicants without a background in architecture must have completed a calculus course with analytical geometry as well as a year-long survey in art history or architectural history prior to enrolling in the program. Applicants with a bachelors degree in architecture will have fulfilled these requirements during their undergraduate studies and therefore will not be required to take any additional prerequisites.Applicants with a four-year, pre-professional degree in architecture may be considered for advanced standing into the second year of the MArch if they have a background that includes a minimum of six design studios (eight preferred) and a portfolio that demonstrates studio work that the admission committee deems equivalent to one year of graduate design studio at UIC. Also required is upper-level course work in theory and history equivalent to Arch 531/532, at least one year of architectural and environmental technology, and one year of structures. Advanced placement is not guaranteed and is highly selective.

Bachelor

Architectural studies or any other field of study

Tuition differential varies by program. The yearly differential is $5,912 for the MArch program; $4,402 for MAD-Crit; and $4,898 for MSArch. Within each program, the differential is the same regardless of in-state versus out-of-state status. For further detail:(https://registrar.uic.edu/tuition/grad/graduate-tuition-fall-2018-spring-2019)