UNDERGRADUATE :: DEPARTMENT PREREQUISITES

Satisfactory completion of University of Washington general undergraduate proficiency and areas of knowledge requirements are a prerequisite for entry into the program. Undergraduate students currently enrolled at the University may apply for admission to the department after completion of two years of arts and science areas of knowledge requirements with 75 credits in the specified prerequisites.

Students enrolled in the College of Architecture and Urban Planning (CAUP), may take courses as pre-professional and major requirements as part of the CAUP degree before being admitted as a BLA major. Major status will normally be granted upon completion of 90 credits, including most departmental and University requirements listed below. The five year BLA program requires completion of 225 credits.

Transfer students from other academic institutions must satisfy University of Washington admission requirements and have completed courses equivalent to departmental prerequisites. Students applying to the program for a second bachelor's degree are assumed to have completed the University areas of knowledge and language skills, reasoning and writing in context and quantitative and symbolic reasoning requirements.