Both first-time applicants and transfer applicants will use the Common Application.



Portfolios

A portfolio may be submitted but is not required for those students applying to Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ's B.S. Arch. program from high school. If you want to be considered for admission as a transfer student to the B.S. Arch. program, you are no longer required to submit a portfolio of your design coursework and other creative work.

Freshman Student Portfolio Guidelines

 

Application Deadlines

All application materials must be received by:

  • NOV
     1
    Early ActionStudents are notified before Jan.1
  • NOV
     15
    Early Decision
     Students are notified before Jan.1
  • JAN
     15
    Regular Decision
     Students are notified before March 20

Visit Crough Center for Architectural Studies

The Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ School of Architecture and Planning is located in the heart of Washington D.C., steps from the Brookland-CUA Metrorail station. We strongly encourage interested undergraduate students and their parents to visit our school. Our unique, state-of-the-art facility, The Crough Center for Architectural Studies, offers aspiring architecture students a best-of-both worlds experience:

  • the convenience and excitement of having easy access to everything that Washington, D.C., has to offer;
  • the safety and park-like beauty of our 176-acre residential campus in the vibrant Brookland neighborhood.

We are happy to arrange one-on-one meetings during business hours (9 a.m. – 5 p.m. M-F). Please contact cua-architecture@cua.edu

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    Undergraduate Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ Website

    Have more questions about the undergraduate application process? Visit the main Undergraduate Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ website to meet your admission counselor, request information, schedule a visit or sign up for a virtual information session, take a virtual tour, and more. 

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    Visiting Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ

    The best way for you to discover what it means to live and learn at Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ is to visit our campus! We invite you and your family to explore our 176 acres located in the heart of Washington, D.C.

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    Visit CatholicU Virtually

    We know many of you are unable to travel to our beautiful campus for a visit. As you continue your college search, we want to make sure you are able to learn more about Ë¿¹ÏÊÓƵ while staying close to home. Check out our virtual visit page to get a better sense of what CatholicU is really like.