Architecture (MArch) at Dalhousie University

Entry requirements

At least four years of university including a pre-professional architecture degree fully equivalent to Dalhousie's BEDS curriculum, a minimum 3.00 GPA and a B average in design courses. Applicants without prior architecture study should apply to the BEDS programme; applicants with a pre-professional degree apply as non-degree undergraduates and expect senior qualifying courses first; holders of a professional architecture degree qualifying them for practice at home are not eligible. Also required: portfolio of architectural design work (PDF), statement of intent, CV, two confidential references and transcripts from all post-secondary study. No supervisor needed. Deadlines: February 1 (Canada and US) and December 1 (other countries). English language (Faculty of Graduate Studies minimums for applicants whose first language is not English): TOEFL iBT 92 (4.5 on the 1-6 scale for tests from 21 January 2026), IELTS Academic 7, PTE Academic 65 with no skill below 54, CAEL 70 with no band below 60, MET 64 with no skill below 53, or Dalhousie English for Academic Purposes Level 2 with A-.