Welcome to the College of Architecture, Planning and Landscape Architecture and thank you for your interest in our majors!
This change of major process applies to current University of Arizona students only.
If you are an admitted first-year or transfer student, change of major requests may be made in your Next Steps Center, or by contacting us at capla-ugrad@arizona.edu.
Change of Major Process
- Select your major of interest below and read the information carefully.
- Complete the change of major form for your selected CAPLA major.
- Wait for a response from an academic advisor or recruitment coordinator for updates. Responses may take up to two weeks.
Change of Major
The Bachelor of Architecture is a NAAB-accredited professional degree that requires 5 years of progressive studio-based courses. Students who change to this major should expect a minimum of an additional 5 years from the semester they start to graduate from the program, regardless of prior coursework.
- Students who would like to switch into the B.Arch must have at least a 3.0 cumulative GPA from the University of Arizona.
- Architecture remains a popular major, and there is limited space available each term. We encourage you to plan for an alternative major of your choice in case your change of major request is denied.
- The B.Arch includes a competitive Milestone evaluation after your first year of studio courses. Change of major students are not exempt from this evaluation point and will need to pass the Milestone to continue into their second year of the major. Not all students will progress past the Milestone, which will add additional time to degree completion. Learn more about the Milestone process.
- Please contact the recruitment coordinator at capla-ugrad@arizona.edu if you have any questions about this major prior to completing the Change of Major Interest Form.
The Bachelor of Landscape Architecture is a professional degree that requires 4 years of progressive studio-based courses. Students who change to this major should expect a minimum of an additional 4 years from the semester they start to graduate from this program, regardless of prior coursework.
- Students who would like to switch into the BLA must be in eligible academic standing (2.0 minimum cumulative GPA from the University of Arizona).
- There is limited space available each term. We encourage you to plan for an alternative major of your choice in case your change of major request is denied.
- The Bachelor of Landscape Architecture is not yet professionally accredited. The accreditation process will begin after Spring 2024, once the college has graduated the first cohort of students. Once accredited, all future cohorts of students will receive their degree with LAAB accreditation.
- Please contact the recruitment coordinator at capla-ugrad@arizona.edu if you have any questions about this major prior to completing the Change of Major Interest Form.
The Bachelor of Science in Sustainable Built Environments is a 4-year program for first-year students. Based on prior coursework (including transfer credits), graduation timelines may be reduced for students changing their major.
- The Bachelor of Science in Sustainable Built Environments does not have space constraints and is open to all current students in eligible academic standing (2.0 minimum cumulative GPA from the University of Arizona).
- The BS SBE is not accredited through NAAB or LAAB. However, students may decide to later continue their education with one of our professional graduate programs. Students may also qualify for an opportunity to accelerate their graduate degree through an accelerated master’s program (AMP) with the BS SBE degree.
- Students will be able to meet with an advisor to discuss their curriculum plan and prior coursework to determine a possible graduation timeline after they have submitted the interest form.
- Please contact the recruitment coordinator at capla-ugrad@arizona.edu if you have any questions about this major prior to completing the Change of Major Interest Form.
Please contact the recruitment coordinator at capla-ugrad@arizona.edu with any additional questions about a CAPLA major, or if you need assistance with the change of major process.
Affiliated Majors
The Bachelor of Arts in Design Arts and Practices is serviced through the College of Fine Arts. The Spatial and Object Design Emphasis areas are offered through CAPLA.
To request a change to this major, please contact the College of Fine Arts academic advisors on Trellis.
The Bachelor of Science in Architectural Engineering is serviced through the College of Engineering.
To request a change to this major, please visit the College of Engineering advisor’s website or email engr-advising@arizona.edu.
The Bachelor of Arts in Applied Humanities is serviced through the College of Humanities.
To request a change to this major, please visit the College of Humanities Public and Applied Humanities Declare Major website, or email cohadv@arizona.edu.