Still, it’s not as if you’ve really lost two full years. A lot of the general courses you’ve taken are required, and will transfer, which will help. And if you can take a course or two over the summer, you may catch up, more or less. This is something you’ll need to discuss with transfer admission at your new school.

Generally speaking, you need to get a degree from a NAAB accredited school in order to meet the educational qualifications necessary to take the Architectural Registration Exam. In Kentucky, your only option is at the University of Kentucky.

Some students may graduate from a non-accredited program and then complete an accredited MArch program. There are certain things you need in order to be admitted to such a program, so check the site at U of Kentucky and find out what they, as one example, need.

I’ll give you some links, below, which will be useful.

If you do want to be an architect, your best option is to transfer as soon as you can. In that way, you’ll be able to start the architecture coursework asap, and thus graduate sooner.

There will be other transfer students in your class, and there will be quite a few students at university who take longer than four years to graduate – especially transfer students. If you really want to be an architect, don’t let the extra time hold you back. Apply, and work hard, and you’ll end up where you want to be.

Good luck.