College of Architecture and Planning
bsu.edu/cap
Architecture Building 104, 765-285-5859
Interim Dean: Dave Ferguson
Interim Associate Dean: Tarek Mahfouz
The College of Architecture and Planning, established by the Indiana Legislature in 1965, is dedicated to the development of professional competency in the functional, aesthetic, and humane design of the physical environment. The primary mission of the college is to offer undergraduate and graduate education programs of high quality in architecture, landscape architecture, and urban and regional planning and such related subjects as historic preservation and urban design. The college also stresses scholarly and creative activity as well as public service, including educational service to university students, professionals, and the general public. The college enrolls approximately 750 students and has more than 60 faculty and professional staff members. Because members of the college faculty have a wide variety of educational and experiential backgrounds and expertise, they approach their work in different ways. The curricula stress dedication, leadership, initiative, and a strong commitment to creativity, technical skill, and social and professional responsibility.
The College of Architecture and Planning, established by the Indiana Legislature in 1965, is dedicated to the development of professional competency in the functional, aesthetic, and humane design of the physical environment. The primary mission of the college is to offer undergraduate and graduate education programs of high quality in architecture, landscape architecture, and urban and regional planning and such related subjects as historic preservation and urban design. The college also stresses scholarly and creative activity as well as public service, including educational service to university students, professionals, and the general public.
The college enrolls approximately 750 students and has more than 60 faculty and professional staff members. Because members of the college faculty have a wide variety of educational and experiential backgrounds and expertise, they approach their work in different ways. The curricula stress dedication, leadership, initiative, and a strong commitment to creativity, technical skill, and social and professional responsibility.
The facilities features extensive resources especially in the area of design, digital design, fabrication, and visualization. These resources are accessible to both students and faculty. The architecture library contains more than 27,000 volumes. The Drawings and Documents Archive maintains architectural, planning, and landscape architectural drawings and other materials documenting significant historic sites and structures in Indiana. Each student is assigned individual workspace in a studio. Additional facilities in the college include wood and metal shops, design build lab, virtual reality simulation lab, computer labs, laser cutters and 3D printing labs.
Architecture programs currently offered at Ball State University consist of: concentration one, a pre-professional undergraduate degree program combined with a professional graduate degree (4+2), that when earned sequentially, comprise an accredited professional education in architecture. The pre-professional degree on its own is not recognized as an accredited degree as required for professional licensure. The other accredited professional degree, concentration two, is a professional graduate degree program for students with an undergraduate degree in other fields of study other than architecture (not a pre-professional architecture degree). This second accredited graduate degree option allows students from other fields to make the transition into architecture. These two professional degree programs in the Department of Architecture are fully accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB). Next accreditation visit for the department of Architecture is 2021.
The professional degree programs of the Department of Landscape Architecture are fully accredited by the Landscape Architecture Accrediting Board (LAAB). Next accreditation visit for the department of Landscape Architecture is 2016.
The professional programs of the Department of Urban Planning are fully accredited by the Planning Accreditation Board (PAB). Next accreditation visit for the department of Urban Planning and Development is 2017.