APDesign offers accredited 5-year Master's degrees in architecture, interior architecture, industrial design, landscape architecture, and regional & community planning which are designed for high school graduates and transfer students.
Post-Baccalaureate Programs
APDesign also offers graduate degrees for those who already hold a bachelor's degree. We offer 2 and 3-year professional degrees, an advanced architecture research degree, and an interdisciplinary Ph.D. program.
The Environmental Design & Planning Ph.D. program is an interdisciplinary research-based degree program. Our doctoral students are members of the College at-large, rather than a particular department, allowing students to draw from the sizeable and wide-ranging knowledge of faculty from all three of our departments.
The application deadline for the 5-year Master's degrees is February 1st. The priority deadline for incoming U.S. freshmen to be considered for admission and scholarships is December 1.
The admission decision will be based on cumulative high school grade point average and review of high school transcript. Submitting ACT and/or SAT test scores is optional, but encouraged for students who would like to be considered for University-level scholarships.
Early Acceptance to APDesign
If you apply before the Feb. 1 deadline and have a 3.5 GPA or above, you will be offered early admission to APDesign, following a holisitic review of your application. If you do not meet the requirements for early admission, your application will be reviewed during the month of February, and you will be notified of the admission decisions in early March. If you are curious about how competitive you are for admission, please reach out to us at myapd@k-state.edu.
Submit your application for admissionsand select one of the majors in our college: Architecture, Industrial Design, Interior Architecture, Landscape Architecture or Regional & Community Planning.
Pay the application fee of $40 to K-State.
Provide the self-reported GPA and ACT or SAT score on the application to K-State. The self-reported GPA and ACT or SAT scores provided on the application to K-State will be used for preliminary review. Please send official transcript to K-State or unofficial transcript to myapd@ksu.edu for complete review of your application.
Students should submit official or unofficial transcripts along with their application.
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Your application will be reviewed by the Office of Recruitment and Admissions and referred to the College of Architecture, Planning and Design for further review. You will hear from the University and from our College separately regarding your admission to our program.
Suggested high school curriculum
High school students are encouraged to complete a college preparatory curriculum including:
½ unit of Trigonometry (may be incorporated in another course)
Algebra
Geometry
4 units of English
History
3 to 4 units of science, including physics
3 to 4 units of social studies
2 to 4 units of foreign language
In addition, courses that are helpful in developing creative abilities should be taken if time permits. With respect to drawing, we recommend courses in both freehand drawing and technical drawing. Students who are planning to take Pre-Calculus and/or Calculus in high school are encouraged to do so.
Admission decisions will be based on the college grade point average.
Submit your application for admissionsand select one of the majors in our college: Architecture, Interior Architecture, Industrial Design, Landscape Architecture, Regional & Community Planning.
Pay the application fee of $40 to K-State.
Send official transcripts from all institutions where you have earned credit. Including the fall grades and spring classes. All transcripts should be sent to the K-State Office of Recruitment & Admissions.
If you are applying for theaccelerated summer studio (pdf) you must email the director of student recruitment at myapd@k-state.edu to notify us of your intention to be considered for the accelerated summer bridge studio.
Students planning to transfer to the college are urged to contact our academic advisors in the College of Architecture, Planning & Design at myapd@k-state.edu for advice about courses that may meet some of the college's requirements.
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Students wishing to pursue an education in architecture, interior architecture, industrial design, or landscape architecture in Kansas City can begin their studies at the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC).
This is a cooperative agreement established in 1987, between K-State and UMKC enables students to enroll in a comprehensive two-year curriculum (one year for landscape architecture) that introduces them to the fundamentals of environmental design. Eligible students complete a sequence of courses comparable to those offered by Kansas State University’s College of Architecture, Planning, and Design. Students apply for admission to K-State and APDesign upon satisfactory completion of UMKC’s curriculum.
UMKC student course work and overall experience are enriched by alliances with the Kansas City Center for Design Education and Research, the American Institute of Architects, the Kansas City Art Institute, and the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.
Approximately 36 students are selectively admitted to the first-year class at UMKC. Most students are from Missouri and the Kansas City metropolitan area. Scholarships are available for students interested in beginning their architectural studies at UMKC, and Bright Flight Scholarships are also accepted.
Admission decisions will be based on grade point average and if available the ACT or SAT scores if available for high school applicants.
Submit your application for admissionsand select one of the majors in our college: Architecture, Interior Architecture, Industrial Design, Landscape Architecture, Regional & Community Planning.
High School students send your official transcripts and if possible, your ACT or SAT scores.
Transfer students send official transcripts from all institutions you have earn credit from. All transcripts and test scores should be sent to the International Admissions Office at K-State.
Primary language is not English
If English is not your primary language you must demonstrate English proficiency before you can be considered for admission to APDesign. All documentation must be received by the Office of International Admissions prior to February 1. If language proficiency is not proven and you attend K-State in the English Language Program (ELP) you must have complete ELP requirements and a full semester of university courses before applying to APDesign. For more information on English language proficiency, please contact International Admissions.
If you are applying for the accelerated summer studio (pdf) you must email the director of student recruitment at myapd@k-state.edu to notify us of your intention to be considered for the accelerated summer bridge studio.
Students enrolled in K-State's English Language Program (ELP) must have completed ELP requirements before beginning studio in the APDesign.
Graduate degreetracks and programsfor those who already hold a bachelor's degree include 2 and 3-year professional degrees, an advanced architecture research degree, and an interdisciplinary Ph.D.
This MS degree program in Community Development is a 36 credit hour program which is an Online Collaborative Inter-Institutional Degree program offered in the Department of Landscape Architecture/Regional & Community Planning through the Graduate School at Kansas State in cooperation with the Great Plains Interactive Distance Education Alliance.
