Architecture, Three+ Year Program, B. in Arch. St.

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Minimum Total Credit Hours: 120

Major Hours: 81

Minimum Upper-Division Hours: 48


Overall GPA - Combined and OU: 2.50

All Required Professional Courses GPA: 2.50

Program Code: B043

Major Requirements

  • A minimum grade of C is required in all major coursework.
  • All first year courses are to be completed before advancing to the second year unless otherwise approved by the Architecture Division Director.
  • Admission to the BAS degree program is limited to students who are certified for degree candidacy and meet all prerequisites.
Required Courses
ARCH 1156Design I- Design Fundamentals6
ARCH 1163Methods I - Principles of Representation3
ARCH 1256Design II - Craft and Making6
ARCH 1263Methods II - Pattern of Architecture3
ARCH 2243History of the Built Environment I3
ARCH 2343History of the Built Environment II (Core IV-WC)3
ARCH 2356Design III - Crafting Place6
ARCH 2363Materials and Form3
ARCH 2456Design IV - Materials and Making6
ARCH 2463Methods IV - Sustainable and Resilient Systems 3
ARCH 4000Foreign Study0
ARCH 4193Architectural Structures I3
ARCH 4233Architectural Structures II3
ARCH 4453Modern and Contemporary Architecture (Core IV-AF)3
ARCH 3556Design V - Architectural Making I6
ARCH 3656Design VI - Architectural Making II6
ARCH 4563Methods V - BIM for Design3
ARCH 4543Architectural Theory and Criticism3
ARCH 4663Methods VI- Urban Design Methodologies3
ARCH 4723Methods VII - Advanced Systems3
ARCH 4756Design VII - Systems and Context6
Total Credit Hours81

General Education and College Requirements

Courses designated as Core I, II, III, IV, or V are part of the General Education curriculum. Students must complete a minimum of 40 hours of General Education courses, chosen from the approved list, including at least one upper-division Gen. Ed. course outside of the student’s major. Courses graded S/U or P/NP will not apply.

MINIMUM OF 40 HOURS REQUIRED FOR UNIVERSITY-WIDE GENERAL EDUCATION

Core Area I: Symbolic and Oral Communication
English Composition
ENGL 1113Composition I3
ENGL 1213Composition II3
or EXPO 1213 Expository Writing
Language (0-10 hours in the same language)
This requirement can be met by two years of the same language in high school:0-10
Beginning Course (0-5 hours)
Beginning Course, continued (0-5 hours)
Mathematics
MATH 1523Precalculus and Trigonometry3
Core Area II: Natural Science (including one laboratory)
Natural Science
PHYS 1114General Physics for Non-Science Majors4
Natural Science with lab
Choose one course from a different topic than natural science 4
Core Area III: Social Science
P SC 1113American Federal Government3
Choose one course3
Core Area IV: Arts & Humanities
Artistic Forms
Choose one course3
Western Culture
HIST 1483United States to 18653
or HIST 1493 United States, 1865 to the Present
Choose one course 13
World Culture
Choose one general education course at the upper division (3000-4000) level and outside of the major3
Core Area V: First-Year Experience
Choose one course3
Total Credit Hours38-48
1

Excluding HIST 1483 and HIST 1493

Free Electives

Electives to bring total applicable hours to 120 including 48 upper-division hours.

Semester Plan of Study

Courses designated as Core I, II, III, IV, or V are part of the General Education curriculum. Students must complete a minimum of 40 hours of General Education courses, chosen from the approved list, including at least one upper-division Gen. Ed. course outside of the student’s major. Courses graded S/U or P/NP will not apply.

A minimum grade of C is required in all major coursework. Completion of a university-approved minor or Division approved concentration is also required. All first year courses are to be completed before advancing to the second year unless otherwise approved by the Architecture Division Director.

Admission to the BAS degree program is limited to students who are certified for degree candidacy and meet all prerequisites.

Plan of Study Grid
Freshman
First SemesterCredit Hours
ARCH 1163 Methods I - Principles of Representation 3
ARCH 1156 Design I- Design Fundamentals 6
MATH 1523 Precalculus and Trigonometry (Core I) 3
First-Year Experience (Core V) 1 3
 Credit Hours15
Second Semester
ARCH 1263 Methods II - Pattern of Architecture 3
ARCH 1256 Design II - Craft and Making 6
PHYS 1114 General Physics for Non-Science Majors (Core II) 4
ENGL 1113 Composition I 3
 Credit Hours16
Summer
HIST 1483
United States to 1865 (Core IV)
or United States, 1865 to the Present
3
ENGL 1213
Composition II (Core I)
or Expository Writing
3
 Credit Hours6
Sophomore
First Semester
ARCH 2243 History of the Built Environment I (Core IV) 3
ARCH 2363 Materials and Form 3
ARCH 2356 Design III - Crafting Place 6
Natural Science, with lab-(Core II) from approved Gen. Ed. list 4
 Credit Hours16
Second Semester
ARCH 2343 History of the Built Environment II (Core IV-WC) 3
ARCH 2463 Methods IV - Sustainable and Resilient Systems 3
ARCH 2456 Design IV - Materials and Making 6
ARCH 4193 Architectural Structures I 3
 Credit Hours15
Summer
P SC 1113 American Federal Government (Core III) 3
Social Science - Advised Elective (Core III) 3
 Credit Hours6
Junior
First Semester
ARCH 4233 Architectural Structures II 3
ARCH 4453 Modern and Contemporary Architecture (Core IV-AF) 3
ARCH 4563 Methods V - BIM for Design 3
ARCH 3556 Design V - Architectural Making I 6
 Credit Hours15
Second Semester
ARCH 4000 Foreign Study (may be taken any semester) 0
ARCH 4543 Architectural Theory and Criticism 3
ARCH 4663 Methods VI- Urban Design Methodologies 3
ARCH 3656 Design VI - Architectural Making II 6
Free Elective (upper division) 2 4
 Credit Hours16
Senior
First Semester
ARCH 4723 Methods VII - Advanced Systems 3
ARCH 4756 Design VII - Systems and Context 6
Free Elective (upper division) 2 3
World Culture - (Core IV), upper-division 3 3
 Credit Hours15
 Total Credit Hours120
1

It is recommended for students in the program to enroll in PDC 1003 to fulfill the First-Year Experience requirement.

2

Free Elective (6 hours)—Architecture courses outside the required major curriculum may be applied as free electives.

3

Required upper-division Gen. Ed. course outside of the student’s major.