Track 1: Bachelor of Architecture, B.ARCH.
A five-year professional Bachelor of Architecture degree (B.ARCH.) intended for students who will pursue a career as a licensed architect or advanced study in the field of architecture.
B.ARCH. Program Requirements (Five-year professional degree)
First-year curriculum: 30 Credits
Fall 1
| ARCH 110 | Foundation Design I | 4 |
| ARCH 112 | Introduction to the Designed Environment?And Design Thinking | 3 |
| RST 112 | Modern Belief | 3 |
| ENGL 160 | Composition and Rhetoric | 3 |
| UNIV 100 | Living Responsibly in an Interdependent?World | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 14 |
Spring 1
| ARCH 120 | Foundation Design II | 4 |
| ARCH 124 | Digital Media I | 3 |
| ARCH 125 | History and Theory of Architecture I | 3 |
| MATH 160 | Analysis of Functions (pre-Calculus) | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Second-year curriculum: 36 credits
Fall 2
Spring 2
| ARCH 220 | Design Studio IV | 6 |
| ARCH 225 | History and Theory of Architecture III | 3 |
| ENGL 180 | Introduction to World Literature | 3 |
| PHYS 140 | Physics for Architects | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 18 |
Third-year curriculum: 33 credits
Fall 3
| ARCH 310 | Design Studio V | 6 |
| ARCH 313 | Building Assemblies | 3 |
| SOC 315 | Studies in Urbanization | 3 |
| PHIL XXX | Philosophy Elective | 3 |
| LANGUAGE | Foreign Language I | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 18 |
Spring 3
| ARCH 320 | Design Studio VI | 6 |
| ARCH XXX | Program Elective | 3 |
| | Or | |
| IARC XXX | Program Elective | 3 |
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| LANGUAGE | Foreign Language II | 3 |
| FINE-ARTS | Fine-Arts | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
FINE ARTS: Choose from ART 218 (Art in the Modern Era); FA 100 (Music, Art and the Contemporary World); FA 102 (Sound and Symbol in the Arts)
Fourth-year curriculum: 33 credits
Fall 4
| ARCH 410 | Design Studio VII | 6 |
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| ARCH XXX | Program Elective | 3 |
| | Or | |
| IARC XXX | Program Elective | 3 |
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| HIST XXX | History Elective | 3 |
| PHIL XXX | Philosophy Elective | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 18 |
PHIL XXX: Choose from PHIL 215 (Critical Thinking); PHIL 315 (Ethics); or PHIL 325 (Philosophy of Art)
HIST XXX: Global if Global Requirement has not been fulfilled previously
Spring 4
| ARCH 420 | Design Studio VIII | 6 |
| ENGL XXX | English Elective | 3 |
| RST XXX | Religion Elective | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
ENGL XXX: 300 or 400 level
Fifth-year curriculum: 30 credits
Fall 5
| ARCH 450 | Design Studio IX (A) | 6 |
| ARCH XXX | Program Elective | 3 |
| | Or | |
| IARC XXX | Program Elective | 3 |
| ARCH 453 | History & Theories of Urban Form | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Spring 5
| ARCH 460 | Design Studio X (A) | 6 |
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| ARCH XXX | Program Elective | 3 |
| | Or | |
| IARC XXX | Program Elective | 3 |
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| ARCH 462 | Professional Practice | 3 |
| GE XXX | General Elective | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Note: Recommended: ECON (Basic Economics); ART 223 (Basic Ceramics); ART 226 (Basic Printmaking); ART 262 (Sculpture I); ART 315 A (Basic Photography)
Total Credit Hours: 162