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 |
|---|
| ENVD 101 | Intro to Environment Design | 3 |
| ENVD 102 | Drawing Basics for Env. Designers | 1 |
| ENVD 130 | Drawing Skills for Env. Designers | 3 |
| ARCH 321 | History/Theory of Architecture I | 3 |
| ENGL 110 | College Composition * | 3 |
| Science/Tech. | Science/Tech Gen. Ed.* | 3 |
| | | |
| | Total | 16 |
| Spring | Class Name | Credits |
|---|
| ENVD 104 | Env. Design Fundamentals | 1 |
| ENVD 172 | Env. Design Fund. Studio | 3 |
| ENGL 120 | College Composition II* | 3 |
| COMM 110 | Public Speaking* | 3 |
| ARCH 322 | History/Theory of Architecture II | 3 |
| QR | Quantitative Reasoning* | 3 |
| Wellness | Wellness General Ed* | 2 |
| | 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 |
|---|
| ARCH 271 | Architectural Design I | 6 |
| ARCH 231 | Architectural Drawing | 3 |
| ARCH 233 | Math for Designers | 1 |
| PHYS 120 | Intro to Physics * | 3 |
| ARCH 323 | History/Theory of Arch. III . | 3 |
| | Total | 16 |
| Spring | Class Name | Credits |
|---|
| ARCH 272 | Architectural Design II | 6 |
| ARCH 232 | Design Technology | 3 |
| ARCH 344 | Structures 1 | 3 |
| PSYCH 111 | Introduction to Psychology* . | 3 |
| PHIL | Philosophy elective* | 3 |
| | 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 |
|---|
| ARCH 371 | Architectural Design III | 6 |
| ARCH 341 | Site Design for Architects | 3 |
| ARCH 351 | Materials and Construction | 4 |
| ARCH 453 | ECS I (Passive Principles) | 3 |
| Science/Tech. | Science Laboratory* | 1 |
| | | |
| | Total | 17 |
| Spring | Class Name | Credits |
|---|
| ARCH 372 | Architectural Design IV | 6 |
| ARCH 450 | Architectural Detailing | 3 |
| ARCH 454 | ECS II (Active Systems) | 3 |
| ARCH 461 | Urban Design | 3 |
| ENGL 326 | Writing for Design Professions* | 3 |
| | or ENGL 357 | Visual Language and Culture |
| | 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 |
|---|
| ARCH 471 | Architectural Design V | 6 |
| ARCH 443 | Advanced Structures | 3 |
| ANTH 111 | Introduction to Anthropology | 3 |
| Science/Tech. | Science/Tech Gen. Ed.* | 3 |
| | Elective* | 3 |
| | Total | 18 |
| Spring | Class Name | Credits |
|---|
| ARCH 472 | Architectural Design VI | 6 |
| or ARCH 474 | International Design Studio | |
| SOC 110 | Introduction to Sociology* | 3 |
| | Elective* | 3 |
| | Elective* | 3 |
| | Total | 15 |