Looking for online B&M schools accepting 90+credits

[perrik]

FYI, Charter Oak is a zero-residency regionally-accredited non-B&M like TESC and Excelsior. But anyway...

I did a little research on AIA's education site, and there's no really quick way to do this! Without the B.Arch, he'll need prep courses to cover prerequisites for the M.Arch I (if he hasn't already taken the relevant courses, of course). He could also pursue a quick completion of the BSLS and then apply as a 2nd-degree-seeking student to a B.Arch program. Texas Tech and Syracuse both offer the B.Arch online - Texas Tech's online program is a degree completion, so he'd have to transfer in a ton of credits anyway (66, if I recall correctly) to start the program. Getting the unrelated BS and then entering a 3-year M.Arch I would probably be the fastest way to get started.

Your son should contact his target M.Arch programs now to determine what they require from applicants with unrelated undergrad degrees. Would he be expected to take certain courses before applying, and if so, would any of his existing graphics design credits meet the requirements? Would he need additional classes in calculus/analytical geometry, physics, history and architecture?

Just from reading a few of the program websites, it looks like admissions committees are primarily concerned with design portfolios, recommendations, and personal statements. As long as your son can demonstrate to the evaluating faculty that he has the ability and ambition to be a successful architecture student, the number of buildings inhabited by his undergrad alma mater (as long as it's regionally accredited) won't matter so much. Strong recommendations from design professors/instructors would count for a lot, and perhaps one of them could advise him on putting together a strong portfolio.