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

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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 a 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 1311 - Design, Environment, and Society 3 Semester Credit Hours ^*
ARCH 2311 - History of World Architecture I 3 Semester Credit Hours ^*
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 ^*
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

Summer I

ACCT 2300 - Financial Accounting 3 Semester Credit Hours
HIST 2300 - History of the United States to 1877 3 Semester Credit Hours ^*
COMS 2300 - Public Speaking 3 Semester Credit Hours ^*
OR
COMS 2358 - Speaking for Business 3 Semester Credit Hours ^*

Total: 9

Summer II

ACCT 2301 - Managerial Accounting 3 Semester Credit Hours
MATH 2345 - Introduction to Statistics with Application to Business 3 Semester Credit Hours
ISQS 2377 - Decision Making in Business 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 9

Undergraduate Comprehensive Review

Undergraduate Comprehensive Review (UCR) is a competitive review process. The UCR includes the student portfolio, written essay response, 1st year ARCH courses GPA, and successful completion of all first-year Architecture courses. Students who have not been admitted to the pre-professional program are not eligible to enroll in ARCH 2503 , ARCH 2101 , and ARCH 2351 .

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
ECO 2301 - Principles of Economics I 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)
POLS 1301 - American Government 3 Semester Credit Hours ^*

Total: 15

Summer I

FIN 3320 - Financial Management 3 Semester Credit Hours
MGT 3370 - Managing People and Organizations 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 6

Summer II

MKT 3350 - Marketing for a Global Marketplace 3 Semester Credit Hours
Life and Physical Sciences 4 Semester Credit Hours (Select from university core curriculum.) *

Total: 7

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 †
SCM 3353 - Supply Chain and Operations Management 3 Semester Credit Hours
BLAW 3391 - Business Law and Ethics 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 18

Spring

ARCH 3602 - Architectural Design VI 6 Semester Credit Hours †
ARCH Elective 3 Semester Credit Hours †
ARCH 3355 - Architectural Technology IV: Atmosphere 3 Semester Credit Hours (Study Abroad)
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
FIN 4336 - Real Estate Development 3 Semester Credit Hours
Advanced BA course 3 Semester Credit Hours ‡
PCOM 3373 - Applied Workplace Communication 3 Semester Credit Hours †

Total: 15

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 3343 .)
MGT 4380 - Strategic Management 3 Semester Credit Hours †

Total: 18

Total Hours: 166

* Core Curriculum
† Required for Communication Literacy: ARCH 3314 , ARCH 3352 , ARCH 3602 , PCOM 3373 , and MGT 4380 .
‡ 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.