ArchiTexas Sources & credits

San Antonio → Texas

Build your path
in architecture.

Start in San Antonio. Find the degree that fits the way you want to practice, and make every transfer credit count.

Explore the routes
One Riverwalk PlaceUT San Antonio · DowntownPhoto: UT San Antonio ↗
01Know the difference

Two degree paths.
One big decision.

01 / PROFESSIONAL BACHELOR'S

B.Arch

A five-year, NAAB-accredited professional degree. The direct bachelor's route to the education requirement for licensure.

UH · UT Austin
02 / PRE-PROFESSIONAL + GRADUATE

BS + M.Arch

A four-year pre-professional bachelor's followed by an accredited Master of Architecture. Plan for both degrees.

UT San Antonio · Texas A&M · Texas Tech · UTA · PVAMU

Licensure rules vary by state. A professional degree is one part of the path; check the licensing board where you plan to practice.

02The local route

The clearest map from here

San Antonio College
→ UT San Antonio

For students who want to stay close to home, the Alamo Colleges transfer guide maps architecture courses to UT San Antonio's B.S. in Architecture.

San Antonio College logoBegin atSan Antonio CollegeAlamo Colleges District
Transfer Advising Guide · 2025–26
UT San Antonio logoContinue atUT San AntonioB.S. Architecture · 121 hours
Professional degree
ThenM.ArchNAAB-accredited · 52 graduate hours
66of 72 guide hours
apply to the bachelor's

A real guide, not a guess.

The current Alamo guide lines up architecture design, history and technology courses with UT San Antonio requirements. It is the strongest published local articulation in this comparison.

Open the Alamo transfer guide
03Across Texas

Seven destinations · different roads

Find your next studio.

An associate degree can save money and build a portfolio. It does not always shorten a sequenced studio program.

04Before you enroll

Bring a portfolio.
Ask about the sequence.

San Antonio College is the local hub for architecture studios. The current 2026–27 catalog lists ARCH 2603 at SAC; campus offerings and award names can change between catalogs.

Choose a destination early. Ask an adviser to follow that school's Transfer Advising Guide, and keep course syllabi and clear images of every studio project.

View SAC's current catalog

Keep the map current

Catalogs move.
Your questions matter.

Admissions thresholds, course equivalencies and studio placements can change. This guide is based on official sources checked September 22, 2026. Confirm details with the school before making a plan.

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