ARCHITECTURE

Bachelor of Arts

Architects have a creative responsibility of designing the buildings which shape our physical environment. To understand the humanistic, economic, and technological nature of environmental problems, students must have a sound general education. Subsequent professional education must be preparation for a life of continuing change in which the problems to be solved will be large and small, for every sort of function, in every type of climate, and for every condition of budget.

Architectural Registration/Licensure

Most states require that an individual intending to become an architect hold an accredited degree. There are two types of degrees that are accredited by the National Architectural Accrediting Board: (1) the Bachelor of Architecture, which requires a minimum of five years of study, and (2) the Master of Architecture, which requires a minimum of three years of study following an unrelated bachelor's degree or two years following a related preprofes-sional bachelor's degree. The professional degrees are structured to educate those who aspire to registration/licensure as architects.

The four-year preprofessional degree, where offered, is not accredited by NAAB; it is useful for those wishing a foundation in the field of architecture, as preparation for either continued education in a professional degree program, or for employment options in architecturally related areas.

Freshman Year

First Semester
4 - ARCH 151 Collaborative Studio I
3 - ENGL 101 Composition I
3 - HIST 172 Western Civilization
4 - MTHSC 106 Calculus of One Variable I
4 - Foreign Language Requirement
18

Second Semester
3 - ARCH 152 Collaborative Studio II
3 - ENGL 102 Composition II
3 - HIST 173 Western Civilization
3 - MTHSC 301 Stat. Theory and Methods I
4 - Foreign Language Requirement
1 - Elective
17

Sophomore Year

First Semester
3 - A A H 101 Survey of Art and Arch. History I
4 - ARCH 251 Collaborative Studio III
3 - ENGL 207 Survey of World Literature I
4 - PHYS 207 General Physics I
3 - Foreign Language Requirement
17

Second Semester
3 - A A H 102 Survey of Art and Arch. History II
4 - ARCH 252 Collaborative Studio IV
3 - ENGL 208 Survey of World Literature II
4 - PHYS 208 General Physics II
3 - Foreign Language Requirement
17

Junior Year

First Semester
3 - A A H 203 History and Theory of Arch. I
6 - ARCH 351 Architecture Studio I
3 - C S M 201 Structures I
3 - C S M 203 Materials and Methods of Const. I
3 - Minor
18

Second Semester
3 - A A H 204 History and Theory of Arch. II
6 - ARCH 352 Architecture Studio II
3 - C S M 202 Structures II
3 - C S M 205 Materials and Meth. of Const. II
3 - Minor
18

Senior Year

First Semester
6 - ARCH 451 Architecture Studio III
3 - C S M 304 Environmental Systems I
3 - Humanities Seminar¹
3 - Minor
3 - Elective
18

Second Semester
6 - ARCH 452 Architecture Studio IV
6 - Minor
6 - Elective
18

141 Total Semester Hours

¹See advisor.