Additional Application Materials Required for Freshman Applicants to the School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation

All freshman applicants interested in the undergraduate Architecture major must submit a specific drawing, described below, in addition to the other required application materials.  This drawing will be used to determine an applicant's drawing skills prior to admission.  It will be one of many factors considered in the review of an applicant's eligibility for admission into the School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation.  It will not be used, however, in the review of an applicant's eligibility for admission to the University of Maryland.  Please note: transfer applicants who are not currently enrolled at the university are not required to submit a drawing as part of a complete application. 

Please follow these directions precisely when composing your drawing:

  • The applicant is responsible for determining the view, composition, degree of detail, shade and shadow, line quality, etc.
  • The subject must be a still life on a table top and should include all of the following elements:
    -A bottle or vase
    -An open book
    -2-3 pieces of fruit
    -A hat or gloves
  • The drawing must be made by observation.
  • To ensure quality, the drawing must be in graphite pencil (2B-9B range) on 8 ½” by 11” white artist’s drawing paper of medium to heavy weight.

All drawings should be submitted in digital format when completing the online application. Once you have indicated Architecture as your intended major, you will be prompted to upload your file.

.  Students should scan the drawing and submit it electronically according to the following specifications:

  • File must be one of the following extensions:  .jpg, .jpeg, .png, .pdf
  • File must be no larger than 1000 KB in size
  • File should be scanned at 300 dpi or better

If it is not possible to submit the drawing electronically, students should mail the original drawing and required cover sheet to:

Office of Undergraduate Admissions
ATTN:  Jacqui Lom
Mitchell Building
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742

All materials must be submitted by the application deadlines.

For questions, please email the Office of Undergraduate Admissions
at um-admit@umd.edu.