Sample Curriculum

Five-Year Curriculum for the Bachelor of Architecture (B.Arch.)

First Year Pre-professional Program

First year for students admitted to the Fall-Spring Architectural Design Studio:

First Year — Fall

Code Title Hours
ARCH 1015 Architectural Design I 5
ARCH 1212 Design Thinking I: Foundations in Technology 2
PHYS 1044/1040L Physics for Architects I 4
  HIST 2003 or 2013 American History or PLSC 2003 American Government 3
ENGL 1013  Composition I 3
UNIV 1001 University Perspectives (required for freshmen students only) 1
  Total Semester hours 18

First Year — Spring

Code Title Hours
ARCH 1025 Architectural Design II 5
ARCH 1222 Design Thinking II: Foundations in History 2
  Science Core requirement. Recommended: PHYS 1054/1050L Physics for Architects II 4
  MATH 1213 Plane Trigonometry, MATH 2033 Mathematical Thought, MATH 2043 Survey of Calculus, or MATH 2053 Finite Mathematics 3
 ENGL 1023  Composition II 3
  Total Semester hours 17

 

First year students admitted to the Summer-Summer Architectural Design Studio

First Year  — Fall

Code Title Hours
  Fine Arts or Humanities Core Requirement 3
PHYS 1044/1040L Physics for Architects I 4
  HIST 2003 or 2013 American History or PLSC 2003, American Government 3
  MATH 1213 Plane Trigonometry, MATH 2033 Mathematical Thought, MATH 2043 Survey of Calculus, or MATH 2053 Finite Mathematics 3
 ENGL 1013  Composition I 3
 UNIV 1001  University Perspectives 1
  Total Semester hours 16

First Year  — Spring

Code Title Hours
  Fine Arts Core Requirement 3
  Science Core requirement. Recommended: PHYS 1054/1050L Physics for Architects II 4
 ENGL 1023  Composition II 3
  Humanities Core Requirement 3
  Social Science Core Requirement 3
  Total Semester hours 16

Summer Session I

Code Title Hours
 ARCH 1015 Architectural Design I 5
 ARCH 1212 Design Thinking I: Foundations in Technology 2
  Total Semester hours 7

Summer Session II

Code Title Hours
 ARCH 1025 Architectural Design II 5
 ARCH 1222 Design Thinking II: Foundations in History 2
  Total Semester hours 7

 

Second Year Pre-professional Program

Second Year — Fall

Code Title Hours
ARCH 2016 Architectural Design III 6
ARCH 2233 History of Architecture I 3
ARCH 2113 Architectural Structures I 3
ARCH 2132 Environmental Technology I 2
  Social Science Core requirement 3
  Total Semester hours 17

Second Year — Spring

Code Title Hours
ARCH 2026 Architectural Design IV 6
ARCH 2243 History of Architecture II 3
ARCH 2123 Architectural Studies II 3
  Social Science Core requirement (students who elected summer studio may have completed this requirement ) 3
  Total Semester hours 15

 

Third Year Pre-professional Program

Third Year — Fall

Code Title Hours
ARCH 3016 Architectural Design V 6
ARCH 3134 Building Materials and Assemblies 3
ARCH 4433 History of Architecture III 3
  Fine Arts or Humanities Core requirement (students who elected summer studio may have completed this requirement) 3
  Total Semester hours 16

Third Year — Spring

Code Title Hours
ARCH 3026 Architectural Design VI  6

ARCH 4523

 Architectural Theory 3

ARCH 3253

 Environmental Tech II 3
  Social Science Core requirement 3
  Fine Arts or Humanities Core requirement (students who elected summer studio may have completed this requirement) 3
  Total Semester hours 18

 

Fourth Year Professional Program 

Fourth Year for students who participate in the Rome Program, Fall Semester

Fourth Year — Fall

Code Title Hours
ARCH 4116 Architectural Design Studio - Rome 6
ARCH 4023 Advanced Architectural Studies, Rome 6
ARCH 4653 Architecture of the City (required) 3
  Total Semester hours 15

Fourth Year — Spring

Code Title Hours
ARCH 4016 Comprehensive Studio 6
ARCH 4152 Environmental Technology II & Building Systems 2
  Professional Elective 3
  Free Elective 3
  Total Semester hours 14

 

Fourth Year for students who participate in the Rome program, Spring Semester

Fourth Year — Fall

Code Title Hours
ARCH 4016 Comprehensive Studio 6
ARCH 4152 Environmental Technology & Building Systems 2
  Professional Elective 3
  Free Elective 3
  Total Semester hours 14

Fourth Year  — Spring

Code Title Hours
ARCH 4116 Architectural Design Studio - Rome 6
ARCH 4023 Advanced Architectural Studies, Rome 6
ARCH 4653 Architecture of the City (required) 3
  Total Semester hours 15

 

Fourth Year for students who participate in the study abroad program, Summer Semester

Fourth Year — Fall

Code Title Hours
ARCH 4016 Comprehensive Studio 6
ARCH 4152 Environmental Technology II & Building Systems 2
  Professional Elective 3
  Free Elective 3
  Total Semester hours 14

Fourth Year — Spring

Code Title Hours
  Professional Elective 6
  Free Electives 6
  Total Semester hours 12

Summer Design Studio (before third year or after fourth year)

Code Title Hours
ARCH 4126 Architectural Design 6
  Total Semester hours 6

 

Fifth Year Professional Program 

Fifth Year — Fall

Code Title Hours
ARCH 5016 Option Studio I 6
ARCH 5314 Professional Practice 4
  Free Elective 3
  Professional Elective 3
  Total Semester hours 16

 Fifth Year — Spring

Code Title Hours
ARCH 5026 Option Studio II 6
  Free Elective 3
  Professional Electives 3
  Total Semester hours 15

 

Total Credit Hours  157  (UNIV 1001 does not apply to degree requirements.)
Four-Year Curriculum for the Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies (ARSTBS)

First Year Pre-professional Program

First year for students admitted to the Fall-Spring Architectural Design Studio

First Year — Fall

Code Title Hours
ARCH 1015 Architectural Design I 5
ARCH 1212 Design Thinking I: Foundations in Technology 2
  PHYS 1044/1040: Physics for Architects I 4
  ENGL 1013 Composition I 3
  UNIV 1001 University Perspectives 1
  Total Semester hours 15

First Year — Spring

Code Title Hours
ARCH 1025 Architectural Design II 5
ARCH 1222 Design Thinking II: Foundations in History 2
  Science Core requirement. Recommended: PHYS 1054/1050L Physics for Architects II 4
  ENGL 1023 Composition II 3
  MATH 1213 Plane Trigonometry, MATH 2033 Mathematical Thought, MATH 2043 Survey of Calculus, or MATH 2053 Finite Mathematics 3
  Total Semester hours 17

 

First year for students admitted to the Summer-Summer Architectural Design Studio

First Year — Fall

Code Title Hours
  PHYS 1044/1040L Physics for Architects I 4
  MATH 1213 Plane Trigonometry, MATH 2033 Mathematical Thought, MATH 2043 Survey of Calculus, or MATH 2053 Finite Mathematics 3
  HIST 2003 or 2013 American History or PLSC 2003, American Government 3
  ENGL 1013 Composition I 3
  Fine Arts or Humanities Core requirement 3
  UNIV 1001 University Perspectives 1
  Total Semester hours 16

First Year — Spring

Code Title Hours
  Fine Arts Core requirement 3
  Social Science Core requirement 3
  Humanities Core requirement 3
  Science Core requirement. Recommended: PHYS 1054/1050L Physics for Architects II 4
  ENGL 1023 Composition II 3
  Total Semester hours 16

Summer Session I

Code Title Hours
 ARCH 1015 Architectural Design I 5
 ARCH 1212 Design Thinking I: Foundations in Technology 2
  Total Semester hours 7

 Summer Session II

Code Title Hours
 ARCH 1025 Architectural Design II 5
 ARCH 1222 Design Thinking II: Foundations in History 2
  Total Semester hours 7

 

Second Year Pre-professional Program

Second Year — Fall

Code Title Hours
ARCH 1013 Diversity and Design 3
ARCH 2233 History of Architecture I 3
ARCH 2132 Environmental Technology I 2
  HIST 2003 or 2013 American History or PLSC 2003, American Government (unless already taken) 3
  Interdisciplinary Core requirement 3
  Social Science requirement 3
  Total Semester hours 17

Second Year — Spring

Code Title Hours
ARCH 2243 History of Architecture II 3
  Interdisciplinary Core requirement 3
  Fine Arts or Humanities Core (unless already taken) 3
  Free Elective 3
  Social Science Core requirement 3
  Total Semester hours 15

 

Third Year — Fall

Code Title Hours
ARCH 4433 History of Architecture III 3
  Upper-Level Arts and Science 3000+ Course Requirement 3
  Interdisciplinary Core requirement 3
  Concentration/Minor Elective 3
  Social Science Requirement (unless already taken) 3
  Total Semester hours 15

Third Year — Spring

Code Title Hours
ARCH 4523 Architectural Theory 3
  Concentration/Minor Elective 3
  Upper-Level Arts and Science 3000+ Course Requirement 3
  Fine Arts or Humanities Core Requirement 3
  Total Semester hours 12

 

Fourth Year — Fall

Code Title Hours
  Free Elective 6
  Concentration/Minor Elective 9
  Total Semester hours 15

Fourth Year — Spring

Code Title Hours
  Upper-Level Arts and Science 3000+ Course Requirement 3
  Free Elective 3
  Concentration/Minor Elective 9
  Total Semester hours 15

 

  Total Credit Hours  120  (UNIV 1011 does not apply toward degree requirements.)