Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio - Architecture, Interior Architecture, and Designed Objects

In the Department of Architecture, Interior Architecture, and Designed Objects (AIADO), our studios have no boundaries: we are creative across disciplines and we are engaged with our community at SAIC, our context in Chicago, and the world.
Our students are exploring the future of how we live, work, and communicate, asking how design responds to shifting modes of belonging, and ensuring design will address the transcendent challenge of a changing climate.

The School of the Art Institute of Chicago considers students who have a high school diploma, GED or equivalent for admission. Your counselor may submit your transcript through the Common Application, Parchment, email or mail. If your high school diploma(s), certificate(s), or transcript(s) are in a language other than English, please include officially translated transcripts. We recommend students consider and use credential evaluation services that are members of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES). All admission decisions are subject to evaluation of final high school transcripts, which must be received by August 15 for fall and January 15 for spring. Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL): minimum 82 Internet Based TOEFL Essentials: minimum 9 International English Language Testing System (IELTS): minimum 6.5 Pearson Test of English (PTE Academic): minimum 55 Duolingo: 110 International Baccalaureate (IB): 6 college credits for any International Baccalaureate (IB) score of 4-7 at the Higher Level (HL) only up to a maximum total of 12 credit hours.