Bachelor of Science in Architecture
Boston, USA
BSc
DURATION
10 semesters
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
15 Oct 2026
EARLIEST START DATE
Jan 2027
TUITION FEES
USD 15,561 / per semester *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* additional fees may apply
Key Summary
About: The Bachelor of Science in Architecture at The Boston Architectural College is a 10-semester pre-professional undergraduate programme that integrates real-world design practice with disciplinary studio courses. You'll study with working professionals, build a network across the college, and gain practice-based, work-integrated experience. The degree leads into the BAC's accelerated two-year Master of Architecture, letting you continue toward a professional Masters after the undergraduate component.
Career Outcomes: The degree doesn't confer licensure, but it creates new career opportunities and a pathway to the BAC MArch. Possible roles include architecture, architectural technology, design visualization, project management, interior architecture, and BIM coordination.
The Bachelor of Science in Architecture is a 10-semester pre-professional undergraduate degree that leads to an accelerated two-year Master of Architecture by integrating ongoing, real-world design practice with disciplinary courses.
The BAC Difference
- Seamlessly start your master’s: After graduation, you can move directly into the BAC’s professionally accredited Master of Architecture program and complete your Master's program in two years!
- Study with working professionals: Your instructors are leaders in the field and bring current perspectives on architectural practice into the classroom.
- Network across the College: During your first two semesters (known as Foundation), you'll learn the fundamentals of design in multidisciplinary studios with students from across the BAC's four academic areas.
- Real-world experience: The BAC partners with over 350 firms that hire students to work while they study.
Wide-Ranging Curriculum
- History and theory courses place current work into context with other times and places so you can see how where we came from influences where we are today, and where you may go tomorrow.
- Design studios build your capacity to combine ideas and innovate new ones, supported by drawing and making courses.
- Media courses harness the power of digital and physical making, offering you a range of visual languages to communicate your ideas.
- Liberal education employs the arts, humanities, and sciences to explore our place in the world.
- #4 Best Colleges for Architecture in America, Niche 2024
- #9 Most Hired from Architecture Schools, DesignIntelligence
- #4 Best Architecture School, GradReports
Earning the degree of your dreams is an important investment for you and for your future. The Boston Architectural College and our experienced Financial Aid staff are here to help you achieve this goal by providing you with plenty of resources and guidance along the way.
Scholarships and Awards
The Boston Architectural College offers our talented and deserving students a number of scholarships, honors, and awards to help make paying for college easier for them and their families. Grants and scholarships are open for all to apply.
The BAC will determine eligibility for each student for scholarships and awards; in many cases, you will be automatically considered and do not need to take further actions. We will reach out to you to let you know if there are next steps you need to take, such as writing an essay or submitting your portfolio.
- The Alumni Scholarship - Segment I Outstanding Student Award
- The Alumni Scholarship - Segment I Portfolio Award
- The Alumni Scholarship - Segment II Outstanding Student Award
- The Alumni Scholarship - Thesis Award
- Dean's Award
- Designers Lighting Forum Scholarship
- The William P. Francisco IV, B.Arch '04 Memorial Scholarship
- The Heenan Scholarship
- Robert Houseman and Richard Kirkham Scholarship
- IPAL Fellowship
- Memorial Scholarship
- The William E. Nast Scholarship
- The Richard Painter Scholarship
- The John Heman Pilling Architecture Design Scholarship
- The Robert Scagliotti, '69, '08 (HON.) Scholarship
- The Steffian Bradley Architects Scholarship
- Student Scholarships Award
- A. Anthony Tappé Fontainebleau Prize
Outside Scholarships
- AIA/ALNNJ
- AIA Rhode Island
- AIA Site Preservation Grant
- The American Institute of Architecture Students (AIAS)
- American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA) Worldstudio Scholarship
- American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) Foundation
- Archaeological Institute of America Grants and Awards
- Center for Architecture Foundation Scholarships and Grants
- The Charles E. Peterson Prize
- CINTAS Fellowship in Architecture and Design
- Conservation and Heritage Management Award
- Elizabeth Bartman Museum Internship and Scholarship Conservation and Heritage Management Award
- The Garden Club Federation of Maine
- Gensler
- Graduate Student Paper Award - Archaeological Institute of America
- Graduate Student Travel Award
- The Horticultural Research Institute Endowment Fund
- Houzz Scholarship Programs
- Jane C. Waldbaum Archaeological Field School Scholarship
- The MNLA Foundation for Educational Excellence Scholarship Program
- NEWH Scholarships
- The Plan NH Fellowship Program
- Society for American Archaeology Scholarships and Grants
- The Tradewell Fellowship
The Bachelor of Science in Architecture is a pre-professional undergraduate degree that leads to the BAC's accelerated Master of Architecture you could complete in two years. While this degree does not prepare you for professional licensure, you may pursue a variety of different careers through this pathway, including:
- Architecture
- Architectural technology
- Design visualization
- Project management