Ph.D. in Architecture Application Instructions

Admission decisions are made by the doctoral subcommittee of the Architecture Graduate Studies Committee.

Students who enter the doctoral degree program must hold a master's degree or the equivalent in a discipline relevant to their area of concentration and must demonstrate the ability to excel in doctoral work. 

[  ] Follow the application instructions for all UTSOA graduate programs.
[  ] See below for Ph.D. application requirements.

[  ] Follow the Graduate School instructions to submit the application, application fee, transcripts and test scores.

The GRE is **WAIVED** for Fall 2025 applications. It may take 72 hours to be removed from your MyStatus after you submit your application. There is no reason to reach out in the interim. 

[  ] Upload your statement through MyStatus.

+The Ph.D. Program in Architecture promotes research in three broad areas of specialization: history/theory, historic preservation, and sustainability. Write a 1,000-word essay that outlines the research questions or academic topics you will explore if you are accepted to the Ph.D. program. Outline any relevant academic or professional experience that prepares you to undertake this line of research and indicate which faculty members or research efforts at the UTSOA are best poised to assist you in exploring these areas of interest. 
+ You may submit your online application before finishing your statement of purpose. You can later upload your statement through MyStatus.

[  ] Manage and track your letters through MyStatus.
[  ] Provide recommenders' emails as part of the online application.

+ Recommenders may include former instructors and professional employers.
+ Letters should include comments on the applicant’s intellectual, communicative, and leadership abilities as well as their capacity for creativity and relevant personal characteristics.
+ After you submit your application and pay your application fee, notification emails will be sent to your recommenders. Any delay in submitting your application or application fee will delay the notifications to your recommenders.

[  ] Upload through MyStatus. 

[  ] Upload through MyStatus.

+ This document should demonstrate your analytical writing and reasoning skills.
+ Ph.D. applicants are expected to submit more substantial writing samples, such as theses or dissertations, which demonstrate research abilities and scholarship.