Students will enter the program in the Summer term and must complete 4-quarters of graduate transition courses with a minimum of 60 credits followed by the requirements for the 2-year track, for a total of 134 credits to graduate. The transition program includes the following:
| Arch 520 | Advanced Architectural Graphics and Media | 4 |
| Arch 531 | Studies in Contemporary Urban Design | 4 |
| Arch 533 | Contemporary Issues Seminar | 4 |
| Arch 534 | Topics in Architectural History and Theory | 4 |
| Arch 535 | Topics in Modernism | 4 |
| Arch 563 | Building Science Research Topics | 4 |
| Arch 567 | Advanced Architectural Structures | 4 |
| Arch 568 | Architectural Technology I | 4 |
| Arch 569 | Architectural Technology II | 4 |
| Arch 570 | Architectural Design Transition Studio I | 6 |
| Arch 571 | Architectural Design Transition Studio II | 6 |
| Arch 572 | Architectural Design Transition Studio III | 6 |
| Arch 583 | Architectural Design Studio X | 6 |