BootCamp
Thank you for expressing interest in the University of Idaho’s Architecture Bootcamp for Summer 2025. Bootcamp teaches basic design principles, foundational techniques of architectural design and representation, and basic materials and methods of construction. The goal of the Bootcamp is to prepare students who cannot (or do not need to) go through our entire foundations sequence in order to move on to the professional architectural degree, the M.Arch.
Please note that Bootcamp is intense: eight weeks, eight hours a day, five days a week in class + homework (on average 20 hours a week outside of class time), so you will need to commit your summer to it in order to succeed. We say this because, bootcamp is equivalent to the normal process of applying for acceptance into the 3rd year of the architecture program – it is not guaranteed. Although most students matriculate into the 3rd year of the architecture program after Bootcamp, some may be advised to take or retake parts of second year sequence; placement depends on performance.
(Students may also use Bootcamp as preparation for the B.IAD degree – if you intend to do this please consult with the IAD Program about their requirements and expectations.)
ARCHITECTURE BOOTCAMP CLASSES AND SCHEDULE SUMMER 2025
Undergraduate students take two courses for 10 credits:
- ARCH 266 3 credits: Materials and Methods, 6/9/25-6/20/25, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- ARCH 257 7 credits: Architectural Design Bootcamp, 6/23/25-7/31/25, Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Graduate students take three courses for 10 credits:
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ARCH 266 3 credits: Materials and Methods, 6/9/25-6/20/253, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- ARCH 552 6 credits: Alternate Graduate Design Experience, 6/23/25-7/31/25, Monday-Thursday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- ARCH 5xx 1 credit: Conversations about Architecture
REGISTRATION DETAILS
Summer 2025 Registration starts at 7p.m., Monday, March 31, 2025.
COST DETAILS
Cost of Summer Session taken through the University of Idaho (uidaho.edu)
To Register
Email arch@uidaho.edu.