Curriculum – Bachelor of Science in Architecture

Below is the typical program of studies for the four-year preprofessional B.S. Arch. degree program. Other curricula include the following:

• Click here for the curriculum for transfer students who start our curriculum after completing a two-year Associate degree (A.A.) in architecture.
• Click here for the curriculum for the University Honors Program as it applies to architecture students.
• Click here for the more rigorous math and engineering curriculum offered by the School of Engineering in place of corresponding courses offered in the School of Architecture and Planning. (This was formerly called the "Undergraduate Concentration in Civil Engineering")
• Click here for the dual-degree curriculum for students completing undergraduate degrees in both architecture and engineering, a 5 year path.

Program of Study

Year 1		Fall	Spring	Summer
Arch 101	Intro to Architecture 1	3
Phil 201	Classical Mind (or Phil 211: Honors)	3
Math 120	Precalculus (or Math 121: Calculus 1)	3
Eng 102	Literature	3
RSE 1	Religious Studies Elective 1 (TRS 200-261, 291)	3
	Total:	15
Arch 102	Intro to Architecture 2		3
Phil 202	Modern Mind		3
Phys_101	20th Century Concepts		3
Eng 101	Rhetoric (or Eng 105: Honors)		3
RSE 2	Religious Studies Elective 2 (Any TRS 200 level)		3
	Total:		15
Year 2		Fall	Spring	Summer
Arch 201	Intro to Architectural Design 1	6
Arch 135	Architectural History 1	3
Arch 315	Predesign Thinking	4
Arch 216	Design Thinking	3
Arch 509	Introduction to Sustainable Design	3
	Total:	19
Arch 202	Intro to Architectural Design 2		6
Arch 136	Architectural History 2		3
Arch 316	Construction Design		4
Arch 321	Structural Design 1		3
Arch 358	Environmental Systems Design 1		3
	Total:		19
Year 3		Fall	Spring	Summer
Arch 301	Architectural Design 1	6
Arch 235	Architectural History 3	3
Arch 322	Structural Design 2	3
Arch 457	Environmental Systems Design 2	3
LSE 1	Liberal Studies Elective 2 (Language if in FS - Foreign Studies)	3
	Total:	18
Arch 302	Architectural Design 2		6
Arch 443	Architectural Theory (565 if in FS)		3
AHE 1	Architectural History Elective 1 (575 if in FS)		3
APE 1	Architectural Program Elective 1 (574 if in FS)		3
LSE 2	Liberal Studies Elective 1 (Arch 584 if in FS)		3
	Total:		18
Year 4		Fall	Spring	Summer
Arch 401	Architectural Design 3	6
Arch 421	Structural Design 3	3
Arch 261	Digital Documentation	3
RSE 3	Religious Studies Elective 3 (TRS 300 level)	3
SSE 1	Social Science Elective (Psy, Soc, Anthr, Pol Sci, or Econ)	3
	Total:	18
Arch 402	Architectural Design 4: Comprehensive		6
Arch 407	Comprehensive Design Supplement		3
APE 2	Architectural Program Elective 2		3
LSE 3	Liberal Studies Elective 3		3
	Total:		15