Architecture, B.S.

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General Architecture Program

Only courses with a minimum grade of C or better (including corequisites, prerequisites, and electives) will be accepted into 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 (core)
ARCH 1311 - Design, Environment, and Society 3 Semester Credit Hours (core)
MATH 1321 - Trigonometry 3 Semester Credit Hours
ENGL 1301 - Essentials of College Rhetoric 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 (core)
MATH 1350 - Analytical Geometry 3 Semester Credit Hours
PHYS 1403 - General Physics I 4 Semester Credit Hours
ENGL 1302 - Advanced College Rhetoric 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 17

Pre-professional Program

Competitive placement based on comprehensive review of the student’s portfolio, written exam, statement of intent, grade point average, and completion of all first-year architecture courses including corequisites and prerequisites with a minimum grade of C-. 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 2362 , 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
COMS 2300 - Public Speaking 3 Semester Credit Hours
OR
COMS 2358 - Speaking for Business 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 15

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
Core Life & Physical Sciences 4 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 16

Third Year

Fall

ARCH 3601 - Architectural Design V 6 Semester Credit Hours
ARCH 3350 - Architectural Technology III: Assemblies 3 Semester Credit Hours
ARCH 3352 - Building Information Technology 3 Semester Credit Hours
HIST 2300 - History of the United States to 1877 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 15

Spring

ARCH 3602 - Architectural Design VI 6 Semester Credit Hours (Study Abroad)
ARCH 3355 - Architectural Technology IV: Atmosphere 3 Semester Credit Hours
ARCH Elective 3 Semester Credit Hours (Study Abroad)
HIST 2301 - History of the United States since 1877 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 15

Fourth Year

Fall

ARCH 4601 - Architectural Design VII 6 Semester Credit Hours
Multicultural Requirement 3 Semester Credit Hours
ARCH Elective 3 Semester Credit Hours
POLS 1301 - American Government 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 15

Spring

ARCH 4602 - Architectural Design VIII 6 Semester Credit Hours
ARCH Elective 3 Semester Credit Hours
ARCH or General Elective 3 Semester Credit Hours
POLS 2306 - Texas Politics and Topics 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 15

Total Hours: 124

Core Curriculum

(grades of C or better required)

ENGL 1301 - Essentials of College Rhetoric 3 Semester Credit Hours
ENGL 1302 - Advanced College Rhetoric 3 Semester Credit Hours
MATH 1321 - Trigonometry 3 Semester Credit Hours
MATH 1350 - Analytical Geometry 3 Semester Credit Hours
PHYS 1403 - General Physics I 4 Semester Credit Hours (with lab)
Life & Physical Sciences 4 Semester Credit Hours (with lab)
(choose from Life & Physical Sciences courses listed in the Academic Requirements section of the catalog)
POLS 1301 - American Government 3 Semester Credit Hours
POLS 2306 - Texas Politics and Topics 3 Semester Credit Hours
HIST 2300 - History of the United States to 1877 3 Semester Credit Hours
HIST 2301 - History of the United States since 1877 3 Semester Credit Hours
COMS 2300 - Public Speaking 3 Semester Credit Hours OR
COMS 2358 - Speaking for Business 3 Semester Credit Hours