Whether you are preparing for a career in architecture, planning to transfer or updating your skills, College of DuPage has the right program for you. We offer:

• Dedicated instructors with years of practical industry experience, certification and licensing.
• Instruction in top-notch facilities and on cutting-edge equipment.
• Flexible schedules with day, evening and online learning.
• Practical, hands-on experience as well as classroom-based studies.
• Affordable programs that get you on the fast track to success without breaking the bank.
• Articulated transfer agreements provide students an affordable educational option with seamless transfer to prestigious universities.
• Industry recognition and involvement that demonstrates and advances the rigor and relevancy of the program.

Pre-Architecture Technology, Associate in Applied Science

The Pre-Architecture Technology Associate in Applied Science degree includes the core group of architecture courses as well as courses designed to prepare students for transfer to baccalaureate or professional programs.

The second year curriculum emphasizes portfolio production while the electives allow students to customize their curriculum to match the transfer institution. 

Pre-Architecture Certificate

The Pre-Architecture certificate provides students with the group of classes commonly required for transfer to an architectural program. 

Pre-Architecture Program graduates will:

• Apply creative problem-solving skills.
• Identify appropriate techniques and technology to use in the solution of problems.
• Demonstrate knowledge of architectural history, theory, and practices.
• Demonstrate knowledge of architectural technology and construction materials and methods in the solution of architectural problems as a steward of the environment.
• Utilize freehand drawing, architectural graphics, software, and model building skills.
• Utilize technology as a tool in a wide range of documentation, presentation and analysis applications.
• Identify, formulate, and effectively communicate the critical issues involved in the solution of problems.
• Gather, assess, record, and comparatively evaluate relevant information and performance in order to support conclusions related to a specific project or assignment.

The architecture program has transfer agreements and pathways with the following institutions.  See a program faculty advisor for transfer details.

• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
• University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
• Illinois Institute of Technology
• Ball State University
• Southern Illinois University
• Judson University