2025-2026 Academic Catalog
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| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Degree Core Requirements | ||
| Architecture Degree Core Courses | ||
| ARCH 2015 | Architecture II 1 | 7 |
| ARCH 2016 | Architecture II 1 | 7 |
| ARCH 3015 | Architecture III 1 | 7 |
| ARCH 3016 | Architecture III 1 | 7 |
| ARCH 4004 | Architecture IV - Option Lab 1 | 7 |
| ARCH 4014 | Architecture IV - Integrative Design 1 | 8 |
| Subtotal | 43 | |
| Major Requirements | ||
| ARCH 1015 | Foundation Design Laboratory | 6 |
| ARCH 1016 | Foundation Design Laboratory | 6 |
| ARCH 2034 | Art of Building 1 | 2 |
| ARCH 3054 | Building Analysis 1 | 2 |
| ARCH 3065 | Building Materials and Assemblies 1 | 3 |
| ARCH 3066 | Building Materials and Assemblies 1 | 3 |
| ARCH 3900 | Bridge Experience 2 | 0 |
| ARCH 4034 | Building Cities 1 | 3 |
| ARCH 4044 | Professional Practice in Architecture | 3 |
| ARCH 4055 | Environment and Building Systems | 3 |
| ARCH 4056 | Environment and Building Systems | 3 |
| ARCH 4075 | Building Structures 1 | 3 |
| ARCH 4076 | Building Structures 1 | 3 |
| ARCH 4515 | Architecture V 1 | 6 |
| ARCH 4516 | Architecture V 1 | 6 |
| ESM 3704 | Basic Principles of Structures | 3 |
| Subtotal | 55 | |
| Professional Electives | ||
| Select six credits of professional elective courses choosing from the list of approved courses below: | 6 | |
| Topics in Architecture History & Theory | ||
| Topics in Building Science and Technology | ||
| Topics in Architectural Media and Methods | ||
| Topics in Architecture and Praxis | ||
| Study Abroad | ||
| Advanced Topics in Architecture History & Theory | ||
| Advanced Building Structures I | ||
| Advanced Building Structures II | ||
| Advanced Topics in Building Science and Technology | ||
| Advanced Topics in Architectural Media and Methods | ||
| Advanced Environment Building Systems | ||
| Advanced Topics in Architecture and Praxis | ||
| Architectural Lighting Design | ||
| Study Abroad | ||
| Subtotal | 6 | |
| Free Electives | ||
| Select 11 credits of free electives 3 | 11 | |
| Subtotal | 11 | |
| Pathways to General Education | ||
| Pathways Concept 1 - Discourse | ||
| ENGL 1105 | First-Year Writing | 3 |
| ENGL 1106 | First-Year Writing | 3 |
| ARCH 4114 | Ideas, Concepts, and Representations of Architecture (1A) | 3 |
| Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities | ||
| ARCH 3115 | Histories of Architecture (in Major Required Course) | 3 |
| ARCH 3116 | Histories of Architecture (in Major Required Course) | 3 |
| Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences | ||
| Select six credits in Pathway 3 | 6 | |
| Pathways Concept 4 - Reasoning in the Natural Sciences | ||
| Select six credits in Pathway 4 | 6 | |
| Pathways Concept 5 - Quantitative and Computational Thinking | ||
| MATH 1535 | Geometry and Mathematics of Design | 3 |
| or MATH 1225 | Calculus of a Single Variable | |
| MATH 1536 | Geometry and Mathematics of Design | 3 |
| or MATH 1226 | Calculus of a Single Variable | |
| Select three credits of Pathway 5a | 3 | |
| Pathways Concept 6 - Critique and Practice in Design and the Arts | ||
| ARCH 4514 | Thesis Inquiry (6A) 4 | 3 |
| ARCH 4524 | Thesis Documentation (6D) 4 | 3 |
| Pathways Concept 7 - Critical Analysis of Identity and Equity in the United States | ||
| Select three credits in Pathway 7 5 | 3 | |
| Subtotal | 45 | |
| Total Credits | 160 | |
Prerequisite/Corequisite: Some courses listed on this checksheet may have prerequisites and/or corequisites; please consult the University Course Catalog or check with your advisor.
The Bridge Experience is the application of academic knowledge and skills to a work-based experience aligned with post-graduation goals using research-based learning processes. Satisfactory completion of work-based experience often in the form of internship, undergraduate research, co-op, or study abroad; self-evaluation; reflection; and showcase of learning. Pre-approval of a 3900 bridge plan is required after the first year. Register for the semester that corresponds with the beginning of the Bridge Experience.
It is recommended that free elective credits be taken at the 2000-level and higher.
ARCH 4514 Thesis Inquiry and ARCH 4524 Thesis Documentation each satisfy 3cr. Arts / 3 cr. Design under Pathways to Gen. Ed. Concept 6.
Critical Analysis of Identity & Equity in the US may be double counted with another core outcome.
In addition to university requirements, upon completion of the second year in the program, students must have completed ARCH 1015 - ARCH 1016, ARCH 2015 - ARCH 2016, ARCH 2034, ESM 3704, ARCH 4075, ARCH 3115, with a minimum gpa of 2.0 or above.
From the first semester of the first year onward (ARCH 1015 - ARCH 4516) all students must earn a grade of "C-" or above in each semester of their architecture design lab in order to proceed to the next lab in the five year sequence with the additional requirement that students must earn a minimum of "C" in the fourth integrative design lab (ARCH 4014).
A minimum in-major gpa of 2.0 or above is required for graduation. In-major GPA is calculated on all ARCH courses, and ESM 3704.
A minimum overall 2.0 GPA is required for graduation.
Students who apply to the Architecture major through the internal major change process must meet the following requirements prior to entering the major:
Students who do not successfully complete at least 2 units of a single language, classical language, or American Sign Language during high school must successfully complete 6 semester hours of a single college level language or classical language at the college level. Such semester hours are in addition to those normally required for graduation. Please see the undergraduate catalog for details.
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