Permission to Take Graduate Credit
Undergraduate students in Architecture are permitted to take up to 6.0 hours of ARC graduate credit on the following basis:
Completion of third year of the B.A. program evidenced by:
- Senior classification; at least 90 credits earned
- A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0
Transfer Students and Transfer Credit
The Professional Program in Architecture is designed for motivated and creatively endowed students entering directly from high school. However, the program will accept transfer students. Students without any architecture or art/design coursework must apply as architecture freshmen with both a Judson and an architecture application.
Exceptional students with some coursework in architecture may receive advanced standing after submission of Judson and architecture applications and evaluation by the department faculty. Students must submit portfolios of their work for review. Graduate students may transfer a maximum of 6 credits into the program.
Credit of Architecture Subjects Toward Graduation
A student in both the Architecture Pre-Professional Program and the Architecture Professional Program must receive a C- or above in all subjects in the Architecture Core (i.e., subjects with a prefix of ARC) for that subject to count toward their graduation requirements. A grade of D+, D or D- is treated as an F grade for major requirements and the course must be repeated satisfactorily.
Art, Design, Architecture, and Interior Design Handbook Supplement
Details of the above and other program policies and procedures are outlined in the Art, Design, and Architecture Supplement to Judson University Student Handbook.
Retention of Student Work
As part of the process of sustaining accreditation by the National Architecture Accrediting Board (NAAB), the Department of Architecture is required to prepare a periodic exhibition of student work for each NAAB accreditation visit. Samples of student work for many course assignments completed during their BA and M.Arch program are required. Consequently, a comprehensive archive of student work must be kept.
All student work produced as part of coursework in the Department of Architecture is subject to archiving. The work of a student does not permanently remain the property of the department and school, and will be made available to the student after it has served its purpose for accreditation. The possibility exists that a student's work may be kept for up to six years. The student retains ownership of the work.
The department will endeavor to keep the work in the best possible condition, but cannot be responsible for any loss or damage. Students may check out their work from the archive for a short period and have it photographed for their portfolio.
Accreditation History
Records of previous accreditation visits and results are available on the University website at https://www.judsonu.edu/Architecture/NAAB/.