Program: Architecture, B.S. / Civil Engineering, B.S. - Texas Tech University

Apr 09, 2025

2024-2025 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog

General Architecture Program

Only courses with a minimum grade of C or better, including corequisites, prerequisites, and electives, will be accepted for the architecture program.

Recommended Curriculum

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
ENGR 1110 - Engineering Seminar 1 Semester Credit Hours
MATH 1451 - Calculus I with Applications 4 Semester Credit Hours
ENGL 1301 - Essentials of College Rhetoric 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 18

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
ENGR 1330 - Computational Thinking with Data Science 3 Semester Credit Hours
MATH 1452 - Calculus II with Applications 4 Semester Credit Hours
PHYS 1408 - Principles of Physics I 4 Semester Credit Hours
ENGL 1302 - Advanced College Rhetoric 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 21

Summer I

MATH 2450 - Calculus III with Applications 4 Semester Credit Hours
HIST 2300 - History of the United States to 1877 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 7

Summer II

MATH 3350 - Higher Mathematics for Engineers and Scientists I 3 Semester Credit Hours
ECE 3301 - General Electrical Engineering 3 Semester Credit Hours
OR
PHYS 2401 - Principles of Physics II 4 Semester Credit Hours
(If PHYS 2401 is selected, a total of 189 hours will be earned for degree)

Total: 6 (or 7 optionally)

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 , 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 3313 - History of World Architecture III 3 Semester Credit Hours
ARCH 2351 - Architectural Technology I: Matter 3 Semester Credit Hours
CE 2301 - Statics 3 Semester Credit Hours
CE 2201 - Materials for Constructed Facilities 2 Semester Credit Hours
HIST 2301 - History of the United States since 1877 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 19

Spring

ARCH 2504 - Architectural Design IV 5 Semester Credit Hours
ARCH 2102 - Architectural Representation IV 1 Semester Credit Hours
ARCH 2362 - Fundamentals in Architectural Thinking 3 Semester Credit Hours
ARCH 2355 - Architectural Technology II: Gravity 3 Semester Credit Hours
CE 3303 - Mechanics of Solids 3 Semester Credit Hours
CE 3103 - Mechanics of Solids Laboratory 1 Semester Credit Hours
COMS 2300 - Public Speaking 3 Semester Credit Hours
OR
COMS 2358 - Speaking for Business 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 19

Summer I

CHEM 1307 - Principles of Chemistry I 3 Semester Credit Hours
CHEM 1107 - Experimental Principles of Chemistry I 1 Semester Credit Hours
POLS 1301 - American Government 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 7

Summer II

CHEM 1308 - Principles of Chemistry II 3 Semester Credit Hours
CHEM 1108 - Experimental Principles of Chemistry II 1 Semester Credit Hours
POLS 2306 - Texas Politics and Topics 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 7

Third Year

Fall

ARCH 3601 - Architectural Design V 6 Semester Credit Hours
ARCH 3352 - Building Information Technology 3 Semester Credit Hours
CE 3321 - Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering 3 Semester Credit Hours
CE 3121 - Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory 1 Semester Credit Hours
CE 3340 - Structural Analysis I 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 16

Spring

ARCH 3602 - Architectural Design VI 6 Semester Credit Hours (Study Abroad)
ARCH 3314 - Contemporary Issues in Architecture 3 Semester Credit Hours
IE 2341 - Engineering Statistics I 3 Semester Credit Hours
OR
MATH 3342 - Mathematical Statistics for Engineers and Scientists 3 Semester Credit Hours
CONE 2302 - Surveying 3 Semester Credit Hours
CE 3305 - Mechanics of Fluids 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 18

Fourth Year

Fall

ARCH 4601 - Architectural Design VII 6 Semester Credit Hours
CE 3341 - Principles of Structural Design 3 Semester Credit Hours
CE 3354 - Engineering Hydrology 3 Semester Credit Hours
CE 3309 - Environmental Engineering 3 Semester Credit Hours
CE 3171 - Environmental Engineering Laboratory I 1 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 16

Spring

ARCH 4602 - Architectural Design VIII 6 Semester Credit Hours
CE 4343 - Design of Concrete Structures 3 Semester Credit Hours
CE 4340 - Structural Analysis II 3 Semester Credit Hours (Offered during spring semesters only.)
CE 4342 - Design of Steel Structures 3 Semester Credit Hours (Offered during spring semesters only.)
CE 3372 - Water Systems Design 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 18

Fifth Year

Fall

CE 4430 - Design of Engineering Systems 4 Semester Credit Hours
CE 3302 - Dynamics 3 Semester Credit Hours
CE 3361 - Transportation Engineering 3 Semester Credit Hours
IE 2324 - Engineering Economic Analysis 3 Semester Credit Hours
Multicultural Requirement 3 Semester Credit Hours

Texas Tech University Academic Catalog

General Architecture Program

Recommended Curriculum

First Year

Fall

Total: 18

Spring

Total: 21

Summer I

Total: 7

Summer II

Total: 6 (or 7 optionally)

Pre-professional Program

Second Year

Fall

Total: 19

Spring

Total: 19

Summer I

Total: 7

Summer II

Total: 7

Third Year

Fall

Total: 16

Spring

Total: 18

Fourth Year

Fall

Total: 16

Spring

Total: 18

Fifth Year

Fall

Total: 16

Total Hours: 188