BArch

Education & Academia abbreviation · Degree

BArch
Stands forBachelor of Architecture
CategoriesEducation & Academia

BArch stands for Bachelor of Architecture, a degree abbreviation.

Five-year professional architecture degree, accredited in the US by the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB), that lets graduates begin the experience and examination steps toward licensure. Cornell, Syracuse and Cal Poly San Luis Obispo are among the schools offering it.

Example: The firm hires BArch graduates directly into its experience-program track.

Usage notes

Written B.Arch. A four-year BA or BS in architecture is only a preprofessional degree and cannot by itself lead to licensure in most states; those graduates usually add a two-year MArch. Licensure also requires the AXP experience program and passing all six divisions of the ARE exam.

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