Admission Requirements
Undergraduate Admissions Requirements
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Completed application
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Official transcripts
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Letter of recommendation
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Official SAT and/or ACT test scores (Marywood is test optional)
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Essay (optional)
Facilities & Technology
Center for Architectural Studies
In some cases, where students learn can be as important as what they learn. Where it can be a modern urban center or a historic city like Florence, or it can be a building so innovative in its design that it becomes a partner in the educational experience. Such is the case with Marywood’s Center for Architectural Studies, which houses the School of Architecture.
The School of Architecture is a state-of-the-art example of sustainable design. It's a spacious, adaptive re-use of Marywood's former gymnasium and natatorium. It features:
- Two levels of open studios
- Wood and metal shops
- Digital Fabrication Lab
- Plaster-casting room
- Printers and plotters
- Construction Materials Lab
- Reference library
A two-story commons under a continuous skylight harvests abundant natural light throughout the day and serves as the building's "agora" - an open, shared, central space for educational exchanges among students and faculty. This is an ideal place for group discussions, debates, displays, and project critiques.
Entrance to the building with student work displayed
School of Architecture Classrooms
A two-story commons under a continuous skylight harvests abundant natural light throughout the day and serves as the building's "agora" - an open, shared, central space for educational exchanges among students and faculty. This is an ideal place for group discussions, debates, displays, and project critiques.
Every student is provided an individual work space with a drawing board, personal storage area, pin-up wall, and space for a laptop.
It features:
- Two levels of studio space
- Fully-equipped woodshop
- Plaster-casting room
- Printers and plotters
- Computer-Aided Design (CAD) lab
- Student lounge
- Reference library
Cloud Room
The Cloud Room (CAS 251) is located on the second level of the Center for Architectural Studies, above the lobby. Including only chairs without desks, it is not considered a traditional classroom space. The Cloud Room is used by the School of Architecture as a meeting space and as a location for architecture lectures and guest speakers.
Scholarships
Morris K. Udall Scholarship
The Udall Foundation seeks future leaders across a wide spectrum of environmental fields, including policy, engineering, science, education, urban planning and renewal, business, health, justice, and economics. The Foundation also seeks future Native American and Alaska Native leaders in public and community health care, tribal government, and public policy affecting Native American communities, including land and resource management, economic development, and education.
Courses & Curriculum (120 Total Credits)
The four-year Bachelor of Virtual Architecture degree (B.V.A.) degree program at Marywood is a pre-professional degree, currently pursuing accreditation by the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD). Marywood offers advanced standing in their professional Master of Architecture (MARCH) and Master of Interior Architecture (MIA) programs for students with undergraduate degrees in Architecture, Environmental Design, Interior Architecture, Virtual Architecture, or Construction Management.
The Bachelor of Virtual Architecture degree program offers study abroad in the third year in Florence.
A minimum grade of “C” is required in order to fulfill the University’s requirement of design competency in each of the following studio courses: ARCH 110, ARCH 120, and ARCH 210.
Total of 120 credits required including:
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Core curriculum*
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Virtual Architecture curriculum
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Program Electives
The Virtual Architecture curriculum is scaffolded by four curricular sequences listed below. Please email the MUSOA Director at architecture@marywood.edu for a recommended, semester-by-semester curriculum tracker outlining the four-year program.
BVA Program Requirements Four year professional degree
Studio Sequence
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Design Studio I |
4 |
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Design Studio II |
4 |
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Design Studio III |
6 |
The following courses are also a required component of the Studio Sequence:
VARC 220, Virtual Architecture Studio IV
VARC 310, Virtual Architecture Studio V
VARC 320, Virtual Architecture Studio VI
VARC 410, Virtual Architecture Studio VII
VARC 420, Virtual Architecture Studio VIII
Representation Sequence
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Hybrid Representation Lab I |
2 |
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Hybrid Representation Lab II |
2 |
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Hybrid Representation Lab III |
2 |
Technology Sequence
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Building Technologies I |
3 |
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Building Technologies II |
3 |
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Building Technologies III |
3 |
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Building Technologies IV |
3 |
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Building Technologies V |
3 |
History and Theory Sequence
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Hist & Thry of Arch & Interior Arch I |
3 |
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Hist & Thry of Arch & Interior Arch II |
3 |
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Hist & Thry of Arch & Interior Arch III |
3 |
Additional Courses
Program Electives** (12 credits), VARC 399KK[1] Video Games and Virtual Architecture is recommended.
* MATH 160 and PHYS 140 are required to fulfill Math and Physical Science Core requirements for Bachelor of Virtual Architecture students. Equivalent or higher courses will be accepted on a case-by-case basis.
** Program Electives shall be selected from Architecture, Interior Architecture, Virtual Architecture, Construction Management, and other courses approved by the MU SOA Director. Program Electives shall not be otherwise required courses in the Bachelor of Virtual Architecture degree program.
Faculty
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