Architecture Options, Planning & Design

Master of Architecture, Master of Interior Architecture, Master of Industrial Design, Master of Landscape Architecture, or Master of Regional and Community Planning 

The College of Architecture, Planning & Design (APDesign) is a selective admission college. A minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 is required to be eligible for admission, however it does not guarantee admission. Placement is also based on available space. Admission is based on successful completion of all required courses, cumulative grade point average (GPA) and faculty review of an electronic portfolio of work completed in JCCC studios. Applicants must have grades of “C” or better in all non-studio-based courses with grades of “B” or better in studio-based courses. APDesign cannot accept course with a grade of CR or NCR to meet requirements in our degree programs. All JCCC courses listed in the articulation agreement must be completed by end of the Spring term prior to attending K-State. Questions regarding JCCC Architecture, contact Jonathan Miller, Chair and Professor. 

Apply for Admission: Priority deadline for scholarships through K-State is Dec. 1. The application deadline for APDesign is Feb. 1. Late applications will be accepted only if space is available.

• Apply to K-State for undergraduate admission. Mark Architecture, Interior Architecture, Industrial Design, Landscape Architecture, or Regional and Community Planning as your intended major.
• Pay the application fee.
• Send official transcripts from all schools you have attended to the University’s Office of Admissions, 919 Mid-Campus Drive North, Manhattan, KS 66506. Must include the most recent grades.
• Send an electronic portfolio, as prepared in JCCC courses ARCH 127 and ARCH 292 (Fall) and ARCH 131 and ARCH 140 (Spring) to myapd@k-state.edu.
• Admission decisions will be made by early to mid-March.

Begin in the second year of Architecture, Interior Architecture, Industrial Design, Landscape Architecture, or Regional and Community Planning for 4 years at K-State 

Environmental Design Studies is the required first-year program of the professional degrees offered in the AP-Design. This option leads to an accredited master’s degree in Architecture, Interior Architecture, Industrial Design, Landscape Architecture, or Regional and Community Planning. The first year Environmental Design Studies program provides an introduction to a way of seeing and thinking about the environments we occupy. The studio introduces the visual and verbal vocabulary employed in the creation, definition and communication of space. 

Visit APDesign to learn more about it.