Architecture, B.S. / General Business, B.B.A.

Recommended Curriculum

General Architecture Program

Only courses with a minimum grade of C or better including corequisites, prerequisites, core curriculum, and electives will be accepted for the architecture program. Must complete lower- division business core requirements and have at least 2.75 GPA to take junior/senior-level business courses. All business administration students must maintain a 2.75 GPA to continue enrollment in business courses at Texas Tech.

First Year

Fall

ARCH 1301 - Architectural Design I 3 Semester Credit Hours
ARCH 1101 - Architectural Representation I 1 Semester Credit Hours
ARCH 2311 - History of World Architecture I 3 Semester Credit Hours
ARCH 1311 - Design, Environment, and Society 3 Semester Credit Hours
ENGL 1301 - Essentials of College Rhetoric 3 Semester Credit Hours
MATH 1321 - Trigonometry 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 16

Spring

ARCH 1302 - Architectural Design II 3 Semester Credit Hours
ARCH 1102 - Architectural Representation II 1 Semester Credit Hours
ARCH 2315 - History of World Architecture II 3 Semester Credit Hours
PHYS 1403 - General Physics I 4 Semester Credit Hours
MATH 1350 - Analytical Geometry 3 Semester Credit Hours
ENGL 1302 - Advanced College Rhetoric 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 17

Summer I

ACCT 2300 - Financial Accounting 3 Semester Credit Hours
HIST 2300 - History of the United States to 1877 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 6

Summer II

ACCT 2301 - Managerial Accounting 3 Semester Credit Hours
MATH 2345 - Introduction to Statistics with Application to Business 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 6

Pre-professional Program

Competitive placement based on comprehensive review including student portfolio, written exam, GPA, statement of intent, and successful completion of all first year architecture courses. Students who have not been admitted to the pre-professional program are not eligible to take courses at the 2000 level and above, except ARCH 2311 , ARCH 2315 , ARCH 2342 , and ARCH 3313 .

Second Year

Fall

ARCH 2503 - Architectural Design III 5 Semester Credit Hours
ARCH 2101 - Architectural Representation III 1 Semester Credit Hours
ARCH 2351 - Architectural Technology I: Matter 3 Semester Credit Hours (material)
ARCH 3313 - History of World Architecture III 3 Semester Credit Hours
COMS 2300 - Public Speaking 3 Semester Credit Hours
OR
COMS 2358 - Speaking for Business 3 Semester Credit Hours
HIST 2301 - History of the United States since 1877 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 18

Spring

ARCH 2504 - Architectural Design IV 5 Semester Credit Hours
ARCH 2102 - Architectural Representation IV 1 Semester Credit Hours
ARCH 2355 - Architectural Technology II: Gravity 3 Semester Credit Hours (Assembly)
ARCH 2362 - Fundamentals in Architectural Thinking 3 Semester Credit Hours (Foundation)
ECO 2305 - Principles of Economics 3 Semester Credit Hours
POLS 1301 - American Government 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 18

Summer I

FIN 3320 - Financial Management 3 Semester Credit Hours
MGT 3370 - Organization and Management 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 6

Summer II

Life and Physical Sciences 4 Semester Credit Hours (select from university core curriculum)
MKT 3350 - Introduction to Marketing 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 7

Third Year

Fall

ARCH 3601 - Architectural Design V 6 Semester Credit Hours
ARCH 3350 - Architectural Technology III: Assemblies 3 Semester Credit Hours
ISQS 3344 - Introduction to Production and Operations Management 3 Semester Credit Hours
BLAW 3391 - Business Law I 3 Semester Credit Hours
Multicultural Requirement 3 Semester Credit Hours
(select from the university multicultural list)

Total: 18

Spring

ARCH 3602 - Architectural Design VI 6 Semester Credit Hours (Study Abroad)
ARCH Elective (Study Abroad) 3 Semester Credit Hours
ARCH Elective 3 Semester Credit Hours
FIN 3332 - Real Estate Fundamentals 3 Semester Credit Hours
POLS 2306 - Texas Politics and Topics 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 18

Fourth Year

Fall

ARCH 4601 - Architectural Design VII 6 Semester Credit Hours
ARCH 3355 - Architectural Technology IV: Atmosphere 3 Semester Credit Hours
FIN 4336 - Urban Land Development 3 Semester Credit Hours
Advanced BA course 3 Semester Credit Hours *
PCOM 3373 - Business Communication 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 18

Spring

ARCH 4602 - Architectural Design VIII 6 Semester Credit Hours
Advanced BA course 3 Semester Credit Hours *
Advanced BA course 3 Semester Credit Hours *
Economics Course 3 Semester Credit Hours (Must be junior- or senior-level ECO course except for ECO 3323 or ECO 4332 .)
MGT 4380 - Strategic Management 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 18

Total Hours: 166

* These courses must be selected from ACCT, ECO, ISQS, MGT, and MKT. There must be at least one course chosen from at least two of the five areas.

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