The tuition fee for the full Semester Programme is £11,800; this fee full includes AA core studies courses: History & Theory studies, Communication and Media studies, and Environmental and Technical studies an AA Digital Membership for 1 year.

If you do not require to take Core Studies courses, you can apply for the Design Studio Only for a fee of £5900 which includes the AA Digital membership. Please contact the Visiting School office to clarify you require this option.

Applicants may wish to pay the deposit of £3,920 at receival of their successful outcome application to secure their place in the progarmme and to ensure that an invitation letter is issued ahead of visa applications. The full course fees are to be made payable by 12 December 2025.

Please note that the fees do not include flights, accommodation or any expenses incurred on the study trip to an European location.

ACCOMMODATION

The AA recognises that the prospect of finding private-sector housing* upon arrival in London can be daunting, and has therefore enlisted the services of the University of London Housing Services (ULHS). The ULHS offers advice to students regarding how to find accommodation, which areas to consider, pricing, contract checking, legal advice and more. They produce an annual Private Housing Guide and maintain an online database of available accommodation provided by registered landlords and letting agents for both groups and individuals. The ULHS also works with short-term accommodation providers and Private Student Halls of Residences.

Applicants can book an appointment for advice, you’ll just need to provide ULHS with a copy of your unconditional offer letter from the AA Visiting School.

*Please remember to check the council tax exemption criteria specific to each borough when booking accommodation. The AA Visiting School can provide a letter confirming that you are a participant on the Semester Programme but cannot guarantee council tax exemption.

The AA Semester Programme is open to qualified undergraduate and graduate students currently enrolled in an architecture school or university. A minimum of two years of study in architecture or urban design is required. All English language tests must be taken at a test centre in person.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIRMENTS

To meet both the Semester Programme AA entry requirements and the Home Office/UKVI English language requirements, applicants must obtain one of the following language qualifications listed below, unless you are from one of the following groups:

- You are a national of a majority English-speaking country: Antigua and Barbuda, Australia, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, The British Overseas Territories, Canada, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Malta, New Zealand, St Kitts and Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, United States of America.

- You have successfully completed an academic qualification equivalent to a UK bachelor’s degree or above, which was taught in a majority English-speaking country, excluding Canada. In order to assess the equivalency of an overseas qualification, the applicant should provide official documentation produced by UK ENIC which confirms the translation. Please go to the UK ENIC website, navigate to the English language assessment section for individuals, apply online and send us your ENIC certificate.

We also accept if you have successfully completed a course of study in the UK as a Tier 4 (Child) student or as a student under rules in force before 31 March 2009, where you were under 18 when granted leave, provided your course was at least six months long and it was completed no more than two years before your CAS was assigned.

If your place is conditional on providing an English language qualification, the following qualifications satisfy both the requirements of the Home Office/UKVI and the entry requirements of the AA:

• IELTS for UKVI (Academic) 6.5 overall with at least 6.0 in each category. IELTS reports have a two-year validity period. Certificate must therefore have been issued no more than two years prior to the date of the applicant's visa application.
• IELTS Academic (Test Centre Exam) 6.5 overall with at least 6.0 in each category. IELTS reports have a two-year validity period; therefore, the certificate must bear a date of no more than two years before the date of application to the AA.
• Trinity College SELT test (ISE II (B2) or ISE III (C1)): a pass if required in each category at minimum.
• In addition, we accept: LanguageCert International ESOL SELT B2 Communicator, Pearson PTE Academic UKVI/ Academic, PSI Skills for English, TOEFL IBT and Cambridge C1 Advanced. Please contact the Visiting School Office for a full list of acceptable English language tests or qualifications.

Please check the UK Government website for a list of approved test centres to ensure you book the correct type of SELT with an approved provider.

Applicants are required to meet the scores in each category and overall – we cannot accept lower scores. In addition, your certificate must show that you have achieved the required scores during a single sitting of the examination.

All applicants are responsible for securing their own travel and health insurance, and should ensure that their policy provides coverage for personal belongings such as: laptop, equipment, tools, passport, etc. The AA takes no responsibility for lost or stolen property.

Note for EU*, EEA and Swiss Citizens:

The UK left the European Union on 31 January 2020. Applicants should complete the Brexit checker and go through the guidance notes on healthcare for visitors to the UK from the EU.

Applicants who are in the UK for less than six months will require a European Health Insurance Card (EHIC), which can be obtained from their home country. This card is not an alternative to travel insurance and it will not cover any private medical healthcare or costs, or lost or stolen property. It is therefore important to have both an EHIC and a valid private travel insurance policy.

Note for international students:

As students will be in the UK for less than six months, they will not be covered by the National Health Service (NHS) services and treatment, and must therefore obtain travel and health insurance from their own country.