Bachelor of Science in Architecture
Your Four-Year Journey
The pre-professional Bachelor of Science in Architecture is designed as a four-year program that builds skills progressively through studio and coursework. Below is a snapshot of the goals and milestones students reach each year.
Students spend their first year developing an understanding of how designers make decisions and how architecture and landscape architecture determine the built environment via lectures, assigned readings and design-related projects. At the end of year one, students are selected, based on their GPA and performance in first-year environmental design courses, for admittance to year two of the program.
Curriculum, Year 1
| Fall | Class Name | Credits | Spring | Class Name | Credits | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENVD 101 | Intro to Environment Design | 3 | ENVD 104 | Env. Design Fundamentals | 1 | |
| ENVD 102 | Drawing Basics for Env. Designers | 1 | ENVD 172 | Env. Design Fund. Studio | 3 | |
| ENVD 130 | Drawing Skills for Env. Designers | 3 | ENGL 120 | College Composition II* | 3 | |
| ARCH 321 | History/Theory of Architecture I | 3 | COMM 110 | Public Speaking* | 3 | |
| ENGL 110 | College Composition * | 3 | ARCH 322 | History/Theory of Architecture II | 3 | |
| Science/Tech. | Science/Tech Gen. Ed.* | 3 | QR | Quantitative Reasoning* | 3 | |
| Wellness | Wellness General Ed* | 2 | ||||
| Total | 16 | Total | 18 |
Year two marks the beginning of intense architectural design studio work that lays the foundation for successfully completing a Bachelor of Science in Architecture. All classroom learning gets directly applied in the studio through individual and group projects. Students must buy a laptop by spring semester of their second year.
Curriculum, Year 2
| Fall | Class Name | Credits | Spring | Class Name | Credits | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARCH 271 | Architectural Design I | 6 | ARCH 272 | Architectural Design II | 6 | |
| ARCH 231 | Architectural Drawing | 3 | ARCH 232 | Design Technology | 3 | |
| ARCH 233 | Math for Designers | 1 | ARCH 344 | Structures 1 | 3 | |
| PHYS 120 | Intro to Physics * | 3 | PSYCH 111 | Introduction to Psychology* . | 3 | |
| ARCH 323 | History/Theory of Arch. III . | 3 | PHIL | Philosophy elective* | 3 | |
| Total | 16 | Total | 18 |
The third-year curriculum focuses on technical aspects of architecture and students are expected to apply these concepts in their studio projects. Students with a minimum GPA of 3.0 after completion of the third year may apply to the graduate school for pursuing a Master’s of Architecture degree.
Curriculum, Year 3
| Fall | Class Name | Credits | Spring | Class Name | Credits | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARCH 371 | Architectural Design III | 6 | ARCH 372 | Architectural Design IV | 6 | |
| ARCH 341 | Site Design for Architects | 3 | ARCH 450 | Architectural Detailing | 3 | |
| ARCH 351 | Materials and Construction | 4 | ARCH 454 | ECS II (Active Systems) | 3 | |
| ARCH 453 | ECS I (Passive Principles) | 3 | ARCH 461 | Urban Design | 3 | |
| Science/Tech. | Science Laboratory* | 1 | ENGL 326 | Writing for Design Professions* | 3 | |
| or ENGL 357 | Visual Language and Culture | |||||
| Total | 17 | Total | 18 |
Students develop their Bachelor degree's capstone project and may begin graduate-level coursework during the fourth year. Architectural knowledge, ability, and self-reliance reach their peak as students approach graduation.
Curriculum, Year 4
| Fall | Class Name | Credits | Spring | Class Name | Credits | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARCH 471 | Architectural Design V | 6 | ARCH 472 | Architectural Design VI | 6 | |
| ARCH 443 | Advanced Structures | 3 | or ARCH 474 | International Design Studio | ||
| ANTH 111 | Introduction to Anthropology | 3 | SOC 110 | Introduction to Sociology* | 3 | |
| Science/Tech. | Science/Tech Gen. Ed.* | 3 | Elective* | 3 | ||
| Elective* | 3 | Elective* | 3 | |||
| Total | 18 | Total | 15 |