U of T isn't an actual architectural degree? Yikes! I hope somone responds to this b/c I was going to apply there! anyone with information?

None of the schools you mention are accredited at the undergrad level, which is what I am assuming you're asking about.

Also, you should pick the school that is right for your interests. You'll have to do a master's in the end anyway to become an architect, so wherever you do end up, you just have to make the most out of your education. I did my undergrad at Ryerson but I'm at Columbia now, and there are students in my year that studied at UofT and Waterloo as well. So...it's really a decision on how long you want to do your undergrad for, where you want to live, and the kinds of things you want to focus on in your undergrad (i.e uoft more theoretical, ryerson a balance of building science, management and design, or waterloo which among other things, also has co-op)

Haha..did the undergraduate at Ryerson too.
How many of us are on Archinect here?

Uhh waterloo is accredited..

Ya, Waterloo and Carleton are accredited.

I live in Waterloo and I can say that it is an amazing school. I visit now and then to see what is going on there. They just created their own Architecture campus in Galt, Ont. (about 15mins from Waterloo) I would say that it is one of the better schools in North America, although I am very biased.

Yes, it is extremely competitive to get in to. They only accept 70 student a year. When I applied they had over 2,000 people apply. I didn't really care all that much about grades in highschool so I didn't make the cut. You basically need a 4.0 and impress the hell out of the panel in each of your 3 interviews.

Yea i guess I should have said that I was interested in knowing if u of t's MASTERS program is accredited.

Fraggle.......did you....try asking them? Or looking on thier website?

"In March 2007, Ryerson University applied to the CACB for Candidacy Status for the M. Arch. professional degree program. In June 2008, the University’s professional programme in architecture was granted candidacy status.

In Canada, all provincial / territorial associations / institutes / orders recommend a degree from an accredited professional degree programme as a prerequisite for licensure. The Canadian Architectural Certification Board (CACB), which is the sole agency authorized to accredit Canadian professional degree programmes in architecture, recognizes the Master of Architecture as an accredited degree."

All of those schools but Ryerson is fully accredited, but only at the Master's level. Where ever you go for undergrad (from the choices above) you still need to go to grad school in order to become an architect. That is the point I was trying to make.

I meant to say "are" fully accredited. Besides, if you go to the websites of any of those schools, the facts of whether they offer a professional degree at either level, are there.

Simmer down bennji. It was a simple question. If you don't know the answer then you don't have to say anything...

I just thought that maybe there were some fellow american's thinking about going to school at U of T and may know if the program was accredited or not...

Fraggle, I wasn't trying to come across as stern....sorry if you took offence to that. Your last post seemed like you were freaking out because you were about to apply there. I found that exerpt above on the Ryerson website in about 4 seconds.

That's all I was saying dude.

U of T's undergraduate program is a liberal arts degree (Bachelor of Arts with a major in Architectural Studies), which is not a professional program. However, U of T's graduate program, the professional Master of Architecture, is fully accredited.

I asked my high school english teacher for some passages to practice with, but only tried them the day of my exam. :) It is rumored that apparently everyone fails the precis, and that they really look for the most creative answers.

Nonetheless, the interview is what you should focus on. If you do well in your interview, then they'll just look at your test to see if you comprehension is passable. However, learning to write a good precis is something you'll need to make it through the Ico tests, at least in first year.

mcgill?