Architecture Curricula

Diploma Project

Architectural Electives

Bachelor Degree Program Total

Architecture (ARCH)

(Bachelor of Architecture Degree Offered)
The Bachelor of Architecture program is a fully accredited program by the National Architectural Accrediting Board. It is a 2 plus 3 program consisting of the Design Foundation, the first two years, and the Professional Program for the last three years. The study of architecture involves good detailing and translating abstract thought. The entire program is based on integration of foremost students into an enthusiastic, practical program of study. The professional program places emphasis on enhancing the understanding of the relationship of people and their physical environment, and the synthesis of this complex information into relevant design solutions. The program is a combination of building and environmental technology, professional practice, architectural electives and a rigorous sequence of design studios geared to exceptional students.

Professional Program
The Professional Program is comprehensive and rigorous. The Professional Program includes students who have successfully completed the two year sequence of Design Foundation and who demonstrate exceptional professional promise.

To be admitted to the Professional Program from the Design Foundation, a student should have a minimum grade point average (GPA) of 2.50 in all course work.

Special Grading Standard
All Design Foundation and Architecture courses must be taken in sequence. Students in the Architecture curriculum must achieve a minimum of 2.00 grade point average (GPA) in studio course sequence before proceeding into the next sequence of studios. Any student who fails to achieve a minimum GPA of 2.00 in a sequence must repeat all courses in which the student received a grade of "D" or "F" until his/her GPA is 2.00 or above.

Architecture students within the Professional sequence must maintain passing grades in all classes within any given semester in order to advance into the following semester. This is in addition to maintaining a GPA of 2.00.

Student Work
All student work executed in the School of Architecture becomes the property of the School and will be returned at the discretion of the faculty. The faculty also reserves the right to refuse credit for any work that was executed outside the precincts of the School or otherwise executed without coordination with the faculty.

Course Descriptions for Architecture

Architecture Professional Program First Year - Design Foundation Third Year
First Semester

					Hours Per Week		Credit
				Class		Lab	Hours
ARCH	3011	Architecture Studio I		0		9	3
ARCH	3111	History and Theory of Architecture I		2		0	2
ARCH	3211	Building Technology I		2		0	2
ARCH	3221	Environmental Technology I		2		0	2
ARCH	3231	Architecture Practicum I		0		3	1
ARCH	3311	Contract Documents		2		0	2
		Architectural Electives					4
			Total				16

Second Semester

ARCH	3012	Architecture Studio II		0	9	3
ARCH	3112	History and Theory of Architecture II		2	0	2
ARCH	3212	Building Technology II		2	0	2
ARCH	3222	Environmental Technology II		2	0	2
ARCH	3232	Architecture Practicum II		0	3	1
ARCH	3341	Computer Applications in Architecture		1	3	2
		Architectural Electives				4
			Total			16

Fourth Year First Semester

ARCH	4013	Architecture Studio III		0	9	3
ARCH	4113	History and Theory of Architecture III		3	0	3
ARCH	4213	Building Technology III		2	0	2
ARCH	4223	Environmental Technology III		2	0	2
ARCH	4233	Architecture Practicum III		0	3	1
		Architectural Electives				4
			Total			15

Second Semester

ARCH	4014	Architecture Studio IV		0	9	3
ARCH	4114	History and Theory of Architecture III		3	0	3
ARCH	4214	Building Technology IV		2	0	2
ARCH	4234	Architecture Practicum IV		0	3	1
ARCH	4312	Codes		2	0	2
		Architectural Electives				4
			Total			15

Architecture Professional Program Fifth Year

First Semester

ARCH	5015	Architecture Studio V		0	9	3
ARCH	5115	History and Theory of Architecture V		2	0	2
ARCH	5313	Professional Practice and Ethics		2	0	2
		Architectural Electives				8
			Total			15

Second Semester